The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-09-14
GEN. KaUTz' rEIr 10 SEE rHE INDIANS

Gen. Kautz returned las, night from hi, extended trip to the northern portion oi the Territory. He went via Camp Verde
 Sunset Crossing snd the Puerca 10 Fort Wingate. Returning, he came via Fort De fsnce, the Canyon de Chelly the Moqui Vii lsCes and San Francisco mountains. making the entire journey in twenty-four days. He proLounces the road from here to WinCate S fine freight route for OK teams. X little Improvement on the Mogolon mountains k riauired. otherwise the route k aD excellent natural road The hill from Beaver Head 70 the top of the Mogollon mountains is no, as difficult as that of Copper Canyon. He learned al Fort Winga;e that the mili- tary authorities oi New Mexico were nov ing in the matter of procuring an appropri- ation for military road from Fort Garland to Fort Wingatc. which Is all that Is re- Quired to open this new route of supply from the East to Prescott.
 He found the route from Wingate back tc Prescott very interesting. He passed through a very large portion of the Nayaioe reservation. saw large numbers of Indians with immense fiockS of sheep and goats and herds of horses. At one camp near the mouth of the Canyon de Chelly he saw two or three thousand sheep and goats and several hundred head Of horses driven to a water hole al his camp. He went up tine Canyon de Chellv to see the remarkable scenery. and found the Canyon populated with Indians. having large corntieldS and peach orchards and fiochs of sheep and goats, and herds of horses. In fact, every where that he met Indians they seemed to be industrious and thrifty. The Puerca was also quite populOuS with these thrifty h. .lians. He found the Moquis also well to do. with fine looking crops of corn and herds of sheep. They labor under great disadvantages for wood and water. He thinks the MoquiS offer a fine field for the hrmanitarians and missionaries who are so anxious to eiyilize the indian. Removed 90 q more favorable country. with their pres -.nt industry ani economy, they would soon become rich. Under present circumstances they have a hard struggle for existence. The great difficulty throughout the whole northern portion ot the Territory is the great scarcity of water. There is nn living stream north nf ,he Little Colorado; even shat stream Was dry where h. crossed it. and for fifteen mile> along itS course that he travele1i above thc Cascades before he Isft if for the San Francisco mountains. Wells could he dug in all the canyons and valleys sud water obtained within fifty feet. and in :qany places much nearer the surface. He saw . number of fine sprin"> which however were ;i' !n Use by the Navs- joes.
 In the San Francisco mouctain country he saw and heard of many large bands "i sheep and cattle Notwithstanding the ,lryness of the season, the grass iS very iine in that region. particularly on the eastern side of the mountain where no herds have yct been. On the Little Colorado he found :. well travelled wagon road. evidently made eIy the MormonS. The party supplied themselves with all the turkey and antelope they required in passing along the wagon road. without stopping to hunt The Gen cral rode in from Bear Springs yesterday. lieutenant Baird ana Al Sirher. with train, same in this morning from Chino Valley.