Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-09-18

all, thirty-five or forty bucks from the reservation. They are SO situated that they could do a great deal of harm if SO disposed. Agent Tiffany has been re- quested as a precautionary measure to recall the bucks Es-kim-in-zin has on his ranch. It is feared that Es-kim-in- gin uses his position to supply the h. dlans with arms and ammunition. Capt. Cage Is expected back with arms for the Rangers, when they will be ready for home guards or active service if neces- ssrv
 Buford, the ex-chief of Indian scouts. who knows the Indian language and character well, and knows most of the San Carlos Apaches personally, who now resides on @ ranch on Aravapai creek, says that two-thirds of the yonng bucks are off the reservation. He thinks that they mean trouble.
 News From the rrea:
 CAMP THoMAs, September I6.-Noth- ing new from Apache. A Mexican, who has been herding sheep about nine miles east of here, came in this evening and reported that his pistol was stolen and sheep stampeded by some Indians. Lieutanant Bailey, with party Of scouts, went in pursuit. Major Sanford. with two companies of the First Cavalry, ar- rived this evening. Paymaster Come gys IS paying off such of the companies as have rolls ready. Nothing has been heard from Colonel Price, who k thought to be in TontO Basin.
 Matters at Camp Thou,a, From Our Special Correspondent in the tield. )
 CAMP THOMAS, September i6.-I had an interview today with Mcintosh, chief of scouts. He IS half Scotch and half Indian and is said to be the best judge of the Apache in this country. He holds to the belief that they are hiding and for a raid down the valley This the opinion held by military men and if this be correct you may look for stirring news shortly.
 Capt. Bailey's Indian scouts from New Mexico arrived yesterday. This is another company of unreliables, and they will probably be mustered out.
 A number of White Mountain Apaches are in the company and the military au- thorities are afraid to trust them
 There are now two doubtful com panies of scouts at this post, Bailey's and Clark's.
 Newland and his cattle got in yes er- day morning from Eagle Greek. They saw no Indians on the route in.
 Gen. Wilcox with Major Arnold and others of his staff arl ived at four o'clock yesterday afternoon.
 Major COmegys, Paymaster, paid the troops at Fort Grant Wednesday, and arrived here yesterday afternoon.
 Surgeon Norman has been ordered out for field duty.
 Mir. Samaniego is here taking his train to San Carlos.
 Pedro Aguirre will arrive here to-mor- row.
 Mr. James Stewart, agent for Gilmore, Salisbury x Co, mail contractors, is here looking after delayed mail.
 San Francisco Beats New York.
 NEw YORK, September l7.-At 220 yard race took place yesterday at Man lattan Polo grounds between Lee Meyer, of the Manhattan Athletic Club, and Horace Hawes, of the Olympic Club of San Francisco. Meyer gave Hayes eighteen yards start. For the first one hundred and fifty yards Lee Meyer gained rapidly on his opponent, but when within about five yards of him he 'ound that he could not win and slack sned up little. Hawes won by about our yards in 20.3-5 seconds. Meyers lime was 21 seconds.
 Destructive Fires
 SAN FRANCIsCo. September 15.-A San Rafael dispatch says a brush fire started O-day in Batt's gulch at the foot of Mount Tamalpais and swept over a tract ,f country three miles wide by seven niles long. Farm houses and country esidences of San Francisco men in the lcinity are surrounded by the flames 'ut have thus far escaped destruction, hough the fire Is still raging. The new iepot of the railroad company at Corte l 'ladera Is burnt. The railroad company ent up fire train and gang of men | ald Tn checking the spread of the con- l agratiOn. Wm. PiXley, brother of | rank Pixley of this city, who started | he lire while clearing his land, is miss ! lg and it Is feared he has perished.
 Rich Strike Reported on the COmstOck
 VIRGINIA, Nevada, September I4.-E1-I itCIucHt III regard tO tue stIiAC in tIle { ierra Nevada Is still unabated. In an Interview this evening Senator Fair said an Enterprise reporter, when asked y,hat was being done at the bottom of jiie Joint Union and Nevada winze: "I |. io got wish to say what I am doing at -ila. ,la pint. l will say, however, that I 1s ,s'' T ling mp the development as last Iool.fd aSly can" BeiT asked if all in tbe affiu as yesterday, he answered befora loDf, tive. He intimated that m re to be safe would be something mine today. SheAIrs. Fair visited the tom of tbe winze- SceDded to the bot specimen. vbiehh Ssfr. {i brought mp a 1F 10 pounds. She saNssd!s "eiShs o0 the winze looks lovely. Nti pottoul ol able unofficial information Isi oDI;aih- night, after a set ot holes lSt last drilled ready to be charged, ah been came to set up the drill and drill GIer ward in the bottom, which was d0l- The suppositiOn is that the drill wal running all day to-day. Specimens of ore show what Is said to be black sul- phurets and rich, but as yet no assays have been made public. One of our old est mining superintendents who to-day saw piece of the ore, weighing 4OO or 800 pounds, says it is genuine black sul- phurets and fine, but he did not feel at liberty to say just how much he thought it would assay. The drift from the Union shaft on the 200 level is tapping hot water to-day. hut has not reached the ore channel.
 The Body or Pixley Pound.
 SAN FRANCISCO, September.-A iater San Rafael dispatch says the body Of William Pixley, who started yesterday s brush fire, was found by his son this morning in the Baltimore g',ich. He died while fighting the flames, his hand still grasping the shovel. The fire is still raging. Cushings country boarding house is burning and the bOarders are fleeing, leaving their effects behind.
 EASTERN NEWS.
 4 Dfe.rtroua Fair