Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-09-07
PACIFIC COAST.

lie Apache WaE-FuTtHcr faftlculars.
TUCSON "a. T), September 6th.-The ex-
element here still continues. The news of
the appearance of Indians in Pleasant valley
looks as though the disaffection of the tribes
was spreading. There are large number of
settlers and prospectors in and about Cherry
creek and Tonto creek. 1t is conceded that
the Indians have been preparing for trouble
for more than a year. 1t is said that they
have not less than three tons of ammunition
stored away. Of late they have shown great
anxiety to procure additional arms and am
munition.
A prospector 10 from the lowerSan Pedro re-
ports that friendly Indian last Fridaywarned
him that there were bad things going to hap
pen, and told him to leave at once. He tried
very hard to buy his gun and ammunition,
for which he offered large price. The set.
tiers in the valley are preparing for the
worst. The general prevailing impression is
that the outbreak is not general, and that if
the military show large force at an early
check. Several of the oldest inhabitants
think that while it is not general now, it has
been prearranged by the chiefs of the various
tribes. As soon as corn was ripe a general
uprising was to be made. The arrest of the
medicine man precipitated the emeute sooner
than was contemplated, and if the Indians
on the war; path are uot whipped out
at once there is little doubt but
all of the tribes will be drawn into the out.
break. 1t is hoped by many that since they
have shown a disposition to break over that
eral war of determination may be waged
against them. The people are ready to or.
ganize q large body to aid in the work.
Several merchants have expressed a willing
ness to contribute S., 600 and upwards to pay
the expense of arn.ing and equipping 1000
men. There is strong feeling against al
lowing the hostile Indians to return to the
reservation. The press Of the Territory for
the last year have been warning against the
all of the tribes to Indian Territory.
The Star, il commencing their removal,
says: There is but one cf two ways to treat
the Indian question. One is their total ex
termination, the other is their removal to In
dian Territory. One of these two will be
practically demonstrated before many months.
The press of the Territory are q unit on their
removal. The Government is convinced of
the fact that the reservation system is fail
ure 1t knows that the only true solution of
the Indian problem is their removal to In.
dian Territory, or to some other suitable
place far away from their old hunting grounds,
or any placs where they can be colonized and
| forced to stay. One thing is certain-the
| ApacLe is making his last fight in Arizona.
The people demand that the Govern
ment remove them, and will give
every aid and encouragement in car
| rying out the work. If they are al
| lowed to remain it will not be on Govern.
ment reservation. The people will not
tolerate the system. They, will organize, as
| they did in 1869. when they swept the In
dians off the old Camp Grant reservation
into their happy hunting grounds. We have
now forty times the number of citizens to
enforce those conditions, and if the Govern
| ment fails in its duty the people will act, and
| that action means a war of determination of
| Indian reservations.
Captain 1. J. Jeffreys has been relieved by
the military authorities, to proceed at once
to Camp Thomas. There is perhaps no man
| in Arizona who wields so much influence with
| certain of the Apache tribes as Jeffreys, and
the authorities have undoubtedly acted
| wisely in seeking his counsel and
assistance. The Captain is thoroughly con.
versant with the country in which the
hostiles are located, and he speaks several of
Apache dialects fuently. But his greatest
usefulness. probably, lies in the fact that
many of the chiefs place implicit con-
| idence in the Captains word. During the
time he was Agent his conduct was such as
which he has retained up TO the present
| time.
CERTAINLY ON THE wARPATH
WILCOX, September 6th-Fifteen carpen-
ters have come in from Bowie Station. A
| number of Apaches have appeared there
| Most of them certainly are on the warpath.
| Two companies went to Thomas to-day
Artillery and infantry are expected here to-
| day, and will Immediately go to the front
All sorts of rumors are ahoat. and it is hard
to tell what is true.
The Wrecking OF the Overland Train-A
New Theory.
NEVADA CRY, September 6th.-Two prom.
| inent detectives advance the theory that the
wrecking of the Central Pacific train at Cape
Horn Mills was not the result of desire to
plunder, but was done in hopes of intimijat-
ing the railroad company into putting on
extra watchmen along the route, and thus
making positions for themselves or friends.
The detectives think the powder, masks and
other things found there were left for
effect simply. They have interviewed
Chadwick, the express messenger. and
also fremen Henderson and Hackett, none
of whom claim to have seen any armed men
or other persons whom they thought at the
time were robbers. Had the wreckers de-
sired to stop the train by simple means, they
would only have been obliged to turn the
switch slightly. It is believed by the de-
tectives that the sanguinary remarks credited
to the robbers were in part the utterances of
men connected with the train, and in part
imaginary. The nigh. was so dark that