Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1878-04-17
Guess Wilcox Will Do.

Army matters in Arizona have
taken decided turn for the better.
The country has been carefully in
spected by its commander, and al.
ready have men and horses been
distributed where they can do some
good and in manner that meets
the approval of citizens most fa-
miliar with the necessities of the
territory. New scouting lines have
been made nearer the border. Capt.
Madden has established a supply
camp close to the Mexican line, at
the old San BernardinO ranch.
Lieut.. Hanna, with cavalry and
Indian scouts, is to patrol the line
between Huachuca and Supply
Camp. Lieut.. Rucker does the
same duty, cooperating with de-
tachments of Col. Hatch's troops,
between there and Fort Bayard.
Lieut.. Carter is to operate with
scouts between Bayard and Camp
Apache. Other operations will be
directed from Grant and Bowie.
In this manner can be quickly dis
covered and followed any trails of
hostile Indians now in the country
or driven over the line by Mex.
lean troops, which are vigorously
operating against our renegade
Indians in Sonora. A glance at the
map will show the wisdom and eff
fectiveness Of this disposition of
our forces. Lieut.. Henely has been
put to work at making new and
accurate map of all that part of
Southeastern Arizona, which has
till now been almost u sealed book.
G. e. Compton, Major of, and COM
handing the Sixth Cavalry, has
been placed in general command
eff all these operations. He is
young man of fine abilities and
splendid record, who has hereto.
fore been "sat upon" and scarcely
given the power of corporal. He
is now turned loose to show what
he can do; as in fact are all the gal
liant fellows we have just named.
Henely once reported to Kautz the
presence of Indians in the Chirica.
hua country. X. ordered him to
go out and scout there sixty days,
"to prove the truth of his asser-
TONS" but he gave him no scouts,
and might as well have sent him
to kill Apaches in Boston. Good
officers have been made to feel that
no foot is upon their necks.
An escort now protects the mails
in and out of Bowie, through all
the dangerous country. Amicable
and proper relations have been es-
tablished with officers of the Indian
Department.; both branches of
the government can now
work together here, for the
general good of the Territory.
The supply camp at San Bernar-
dino, is in the San Simeon valley,
surrounded by superb grazing, well
watered and timbered land. 1t can
be supplied with forage cheaper
than any post in Arizona. Cheap
grain can now be obtained from
Fronteras. But the choice farming
lands and water around it will soon
be occupied by settlers, since the
presence of active troops has made
the country safe. Prospectors and
settlers are already rushing into
this one of the choice parts of Ari-
IONA. General surprise at its beauty
and value for agriculture and min
ing is expressed by all who see it
for the first time. Formerly, IA
tions had to be taken from Bowie
for going and returning; before the
troops could overhaul the Indians,
they used to run short of food. The
supply camp changes all that. But
Arizona's biggest debt to General
Wilcox is for giving our people
confidence in the desire of the
army to afford actual protection to
settlers down there in our danger
Gus corner. We all like a manly,
earnest soldier; but, Lord! how we
did detest that petticoat-governed,
rass-buttoned old fraud, who has
just been shelved on Angel Island.
-YuDaG Sentinel.