Arizona weekly miner., 1875-03-19
FAREWELL TO GEN. CROOK.
An Expression of Regret at his De.
 parture from Arizona.
Meeting of Citizens and Soldiers next Tuesday Evening, at the Courtroom.
Everybody Invited to be There

It were useless verbiage 10 attempt to set before the people of Arizona the debt of gratitude due from them to tho General and brave officers and men under his command who have rendered them secure in their homes from the fear Of sayages. It is all recorded in the memories of the people and written in more enduring form in the booKs that are to go down to coming generations, and will live in history forever.
 Learning with unfeigned regret that General Crook was about to leave Arizona, number of citizens met at the office of Thos. Cordis on Mon- day evening and appointed committee to wait on the General and ascertain whether or not it would be agreeable to him to meet the people be- fore going away, in order that they might express in some public and suitable manner to him per- sonally their appreciation of his services
 The following correspondence ensued, which will explain itself.
 PREscoTT- March 18th, 1875. To Brigadier- General George Crook, Headquarters
 Department of AriI I.na:
 SRA an informal meeting of a large num- Der of citizens of Prescott and vicinity, the sub- feet of your early departure from our midst was discussed, and it was thought proper to say 10 you, that although you have been among us for nearly four years and although your services are
  large portion of our people have never met you personally, and many indeed do not today know you by sight. The desire therefore to meet you is universal, and it was decided to ask if you would not set apart an evening when our people could see you, accompanied by your staff, at the Court House in Prescott, take you by the hand, thank you for the peace the Territory enjoys, and bid you goodbye.
 We are, General, very respectfully, &c., T. J. BUTLER, (Siyned1 C. HEAD, THOMAS CORDS, Committee. In the afternoon of the same day, the General returned the following reply:
 HEADQUARTERS DEPT OF ARIZONA, PRESCOTT, March 16th, 1875. l To the Honorables T. J. Butler, c. P Head, 1hos Cords, Committee, Prescott: GENTLEMEN am in receipt of your com municaion of current date, requesting me if pos sible to designate an evening in which the peo ple of Prescott and vicinity can meet myself and staff, and in reply would say that on Tuesday evening next, 23d instant, will be present at the Court House in Prescott, from seven 10 eight o'clock. with my personal staff, where shall be glad to meet such of your people as may desire | 10 be present.
 have also invited General Kautz, who succeeds me- his staff, with the officers and ladies ot Fort Whipplc and Headquarters, to be present.
 With assurances that l am sensible of, and fully appreciate, the complimentary terms of your communication, remain, gentlemen, very truly | your obedieut servant, GEORGE CROOK, Brigadier General, U. S. Army
 Tuesday evening another meeting was held al Mir. Coras' office at which a committee of ar engagements was chosen 10 carry out details as in dicated above That committee consists of z. Luke, Mayor of Prescott, Dr. G. D. Kendall, Gray P Foster, Esq, Sheriff E.. F. Bowers and Capt J. P. Hargrave.