The Arizona sentinel., 1879-10-25

an article from the SENTINE1
referring to the false report tina
1900 passes had been issued t
the San Carlos Indians and trie,
to read us a lesson. v e had re
gretted that the creduIity of tn,
editor of the Silver Belt had beel
| deceived, and the official denlali
| of Major Chaffee and Inspector
Hammond prove that such mao
been the case. We had information
of the forced resignation of Agent
Hart, of the closing of the traders
store and of employees implicated
In charges of crookedness, and
could see the spite which would
prompt such a report.
Mr.. Hackney not contented
| with publishing the report in the
Silver Belt wrote to one editor
1--WE were told, to severaD a note
containing the statement that
Capt Chaffee, Sixth Cavalry is-
sued passes to about 1900 Indians
and some of the said passes, over
a period of forty days" See
The Weekly Citizen, Aug. 1st,
second page, first column.
We took no notice of the phil
ippic; but the Silver Belt in its
issue of Oct. IL feels especially
called upon to correct errors (?) of
the SENTINEL in reference to
Indians. We said that people
are saying that the vicinity of
Globe City is a country TO flee
from, Judging from the Silver
Belt Now the editor says: "The
people are not saying that the
vicinity etc. but it is the ARIzo-
Ma SENTINEL that says so. end
perhaps the SENTINEL after read.
ing our reference to the war in
Colorado, will find further cause
to warn people against Globe Dis
trict Arizona For the imforma-
tion of the SENTINEL, we will
state that the Indian atrocities
referred to i'm the Belt were COM
mitted in New Mexico. not an
inch less than 800 miles from
Globe and that the Ute war in
Colorado, referred to in this issue
is at least double that distance"
In the first place, people were
judging harshly and wrongfully |
of the vicinity of Globe from
reading the Belt; secondly, the
SENTINEL did not say so," but
does now. We are asked by a
gentleman doing business in that
district to go for the Belt"
on this question; he had received |
a letter from person who had
made preparations to move to
Globe with his family but whose |
wife had refused to go from read |
ing the Belt. The SENTINEL |
does not " go for " any person or
newspaper, so We merely gave the
hint which has excited the ire of |
cur colleague.
The Belt says it has parti-
,ularly examined four preceding
with reference to this
matter, and there is not a line in
either of them to justify our re-
marks. Why only examine four?
So have we examined four, and
he four preceding them.
Let the editor examine the issue for
August %. We have not space to quote
three quarter column article, but the
,ditor will find that L" he says Indians
we're stealing MELONS & corn from the
arlners along the Gila; stock horse
vas shot two miles above Scott's ranch;
there were about fifty roaming in that
vicinity; three bands of them were travel
ing from Globe to the Pinal mountains;
numerous bands were constantly rowing
IN the vicinity of Summit Precinct, de-
predaung upon property belonging to
cltizens and literally swarmed there; at
Wheatnelds they were burning fences and
annoying Mr.. Laubach; they broke into
and robbed the cabin of George Bird.
y one mile north of Globe;" they were
numerous ia the vicinity of Bloody Tanks, !