The Phoenix herald., 1879-06-14

lecture delivered by Gen. George A Stoneman, in Los Angeles, May 3Oth and taken from the Los Angelo; Herald:
 THE FIRST SETTLERS OF ARIZONA. i The first settlers who went to Ari zona after its purchase from Mexico and it's organization into a Territory came from that class of people usual ly encountered on the most remote frontiers. There, however, three iron tier met -together-that of Texas on the east, Mexico on the south and of ! California on the west It is very natural to conclude that a man who could find an asylum in neither ot these three countries, must have been to say the least, q very peculiar sol { of person. As illustrative of their pc culiarities, story Is told by m army doctor, who YVES ordered to Arizona iB charge of some troops. In the pur- suit of information he asked the first man he met on the road what brought him 10 that God-forsaken country {: and he gave as a reason thai he and another fellow got into difficulty and t'othcr fellow he got killed. The second person gave as reason that he was accused of having more live stock in his possession, than he was entitled to; and the third, that he was caught with one wife more than the law allowed. The Doctor said he had no doubt, that had he con h- rfr-ra l,p 1l h received equally satisfactory reasons from every man that he met.
 ARIZONA's GREATEST BONANZA.
 We have been hearing during the past twenty years, marvellous ac- counts of the fabulous wealth of Ari- zona's gold and silver mines; but the richest mine and the biggest bonanza for the average ArizOnan, was the Apache Indian. Without the Indi- ans there would have been no out ragcS, no contractors and po eXpendi- ture by the Government ot it's ten millions ot greenbacks.
 Some years ago, while in command of the Department of Arizona, rs- celved instructions from President Grant, in his own words. :" to treat these Indians justly and kindly, and to observe his policy of moral and religious influences, in preference to the bloody remedy of war" In ac- cordance with this humane policy the Yavapais, Yampais, Coyotoros and Arevaipas bands were induced to To- cate themselves near the posts respec-. lively of Date Creek, Verde, Apache, and Grant, with a view of cultivating peaceful relations. They were per mitted to purchase from the Subsist ence Department, bread, meat and salt and pay for them in wood, hay and whatever was needed for the use of the troops, to encourage them ln the habits of industry This treat ment gave them 10 understand that they
 COULD AND SHOULD EARN THEIR OWN
 LIVING,
 And it showed them also that if they would do as the " hite man dId-l work-they need not go hungry, But strange as it may app ear, this brought the Indian, as an element, into the
 
 as obnoxious when peacihle as they could possibly be when hostile; and the hay, wood, grain and other con- tractors and speculators came to the that the Indian must go. The Arevaipas, some 500 in number, were located near Camp Grant, in charge of Lieut.. Whitman, a very correct and capable offer.
 DAsTARDLY OUTRAGE.
 A party of men from the town of Tucson, taking advantage of the ab- sence of the troops from Camp Grant on scout, sailed forth, armed with the guns entrusted by the United States Government to the care and control of the Territorial Governor, and attacked the camp of these un- guarded and unsuspecting Indians at early dawn The result was, eighty five old women and young children were slaughtered and some thirty young sauaws were carried into cap tivity. Incredible as it may appear, thls sIaught CT of the innocents, and barbarous outrage, met with the ap- proval of many of the leading citi- zcns of the Territory.
 THE COLORADO SCHEME.
 Much has been said of late regard ing a great geological basin, lying between the coast range ofmountains in California and the Colorado river on the east. This basin is represent ! as being 800 miles long, 90 miles 1 wide and 300 feet deep-about the ' size of Lake Erie We are told that | Governor Fremont, of Arizona, has | just returned from Washington, 1 where he has been for the p9rpose of inducing Congress to lend the aid of the treasury to enable some one to fill tie basin with water. The Gov ernor has been, during his checkcred career, engaged in some grand and conspicuous enterprises, but in this ease he has evidently laid his plans before be consulted his figures. Let us make the calculation for him.
 TO FILL SCCH A POND
 In one year, suppoSing the bottom to be water-tight, and evaporation en- irelv checked, would require a small