Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-09-25
TELEGRAPH.
COAST NEWS.
General Carr s Advance.

Fstheir presence. There are many rumo kiafoat concerning them, but none can l isE E,called authentic. No part of Arizona isi las fine as the country which the Whit Il Mountain Apaches have forfeited | ,eftheir murderous folly. The growt
 of grass, which is magnificent, is du
 Ito the unprecedented rainfall, whic in this region is of great benefit to tn eE cavalry. If an Indian war is to occur eEwill be developed within the nel l. Effteen days, during which this scou 5bis to last. The hostiles have ha k;the cheek to send theiT women and chi
 dren to the ses9sy There are stil st no doubt, small skulking parties hangin J -Esaround to cut of couriers or peopl VI yEtraveling in small parties. The slail eEmedieine man, it is stated, melted tn
 EWhite Mountain scouts to mutiny b,
 Eimpressing upon item that the dea,
 E,could not be resurrected until the white fE, had left the country His prompt talk eking off has no doubt cured then lEsof that belief. The scents abov,
 1.-two miles from Cedar Creek cam, .Iupon trail of abou. 40 week old. 20
 King southeast towtrd the San Carlo. ,Etcressing of the Black River. Genera lE Cars command will march on Cibicr ,ECreek in the morning.
 E Uncle Sam se.tles the Bill.
 if Special to the CTTIZENl
 ,E BENSON, Septembe- 17.-Lieut. Huse
 tswith twenty-two men, camped at Me
 FsKenZie < SteePs ranch last week ana ,S4while there used for firewoOd a lot ol
 Elumber and poles that had been hauled
 Eto repair the corral. When 1t is con.
 < fssidered that the materials had to hauled
 a long distance, the case more aggra- fiyated one. Mir. Mckenzie remonstrated, land told the Lieutenant that there was Splenty of wood within three hundred ksyards of the house, but that officer grew | tsindignant and replied, " The govern
 Sment pays for what l get, and don't
 give a d-n."
 ls Operations in the Fisld.
 , Special to THE CITIZEN
 SAN CARLOS, September 19.-Com- Ispany I, Captain Carr, and Company G. t t8Captain Barnard, Firs Cavalry. mum ls;bering l05,men, commanded by Colonel :. Sanford, left to-day for Black river, the k,supposed headquarters of Sanchez. This smorning Sanchez's sister, another squawI sand buck of Eskeallis' band came inI .Fand gave themselves up Lieutenant eMiles, of the First Cavalry, recruited 20 Isscouts and left with the command. Movements Of the Host.les.
 'a Special to the CITIZEN s SAN CARLOS, September 19.-Yester1 Eiday morning report was received frOmI lSCamp Thomas stating that Sanchez, orI S"Dull Knife" as the Indians call him, { with 64 warriors, was about fifteen milesl ESfroIn here. Captain Sterling, with 3O. Fagency scouts, went out. but did not see. ahim. They captured three of his menl land one squaw, and learned that hei
 ruamed across Black River. Captaini sCarr and Captain Bernard, with two 5companies of the First Cavalry, arrived. syesterday. Agent Tiffany is at Camp; . .Hhnmas bnldinC consultation with Military Eatters. a WILCOX, September 1S.-At Ca.hps SThomas all press dispatches have to be, lsubmitted to military officer detailed. or that purpose, who only permits thes Stransmission over the military wire tos etms place of such news as he approves.' sThe field correspondents of the ChicagOt sTimes and the New York Herald Objects 5to this military supervision, and sends stheir dispatches by mail to this point, tlhe nearest Western Union office. Thei eI'imes and Herald correspondents. Rare rather sharply criticising the course, Fof the officers and Agent Tiffany. 4 It is alleged that considerable ieal-s Sousy exists among the officers, and thatl ,3military movements are made more withi Preference to gratifying official ambition. Sthan for the purpose of quickly sup-i
 spressing the outbreak and protecting thel slives of settlers. This IS not generally Scredited. inc military movements are, Smade cautiously because it Is difficult. zcountry in which to move troops, andi 'iaccurate information as tO the location; Band number of the hOstiles Is hard tO. Sobtain. It will not do to make mis-I sstake in the first encounter. Generals SCarr has been ordered to advance on. aCibicu. where the Indians are reported. Sin force, with his command, consisting. l,of twelve officers and 1S2 men and Lieu. stenant Gatewood's scouts. It IS eXpec-. sted that an engagement will soon be had. 3with the hostiles. 4 Brave Herdo-. T Special to the CITIzES.l
 s TOMBSTONE, September 19-AbOut 4 Soclock this morning two cowboys sud. sdenly came upon the herder of the mules: SsbelonCing to the AtchisOn, Topeka and. ;iSanta Fe R. +. Co. surveying party on' sthe BarbacOmari creek, took his arms. faway and made him help drive the, eidrove off When about mile from scamp he jumped off his horse and ran to. Ia house near by, procured a gun andi
 topened fire on the cowboys and recap. 5tured she mules. $ The Coal Field Question < Special 70 the CITIzEN.I a WILCOX, September 20.-Forty bucksi Exchanging to the White Mountain ApaI fches with their chiefs, came into Camp aTho1nas yesterday to have a talk with SGen. Wilcox over the causes of the out 9break. The Indians have been hithertOl srecoCnized as hostiles and are undOubtI sedly the party that made the attack upOnl SCarr at Cibicu and Fort Apache. They; ssrelated the Indian side of the history of. .sthe attempted sale of the coal beds. It. Sappears, according to their story, that sChas. Crocker, the great railroad mag- 4nate, sent one Stauberger to stipulate, 3swith the Indians for their interests in: =Sthe coal beds, offering them forty dOllars' "a head for their title. At first they re .5fused the offer, but Agent Tiffany urgedl 3them to take the money, which they did,i 4Eas they allege, at his command. Therei Fare but forty men now Tn Camp Thomas. Band less than that number here.
 4 San Carlos Affairs. zl Especial to the CTTIzEN.l
 s SAN CARLOS, September 20.-A Tonto' fhorse thief escaped last night by dig-i tging under the walls of the calabOose lille was manacled. This was bis third
 sescape. The two companies of rangers
 Eat Globe will cooperate with General
 4Carr near Fort Apache. Agent Tiffany sShas sent orders to the agent at Wilcox Alto stop any wagons containing spirit
 zuous liquors destined for Globe, as they
 Twill mot be allowed to pass the reserva- Ttion, he fearing sthat through the care1 flessness or venality of the drivers, the, TIndians may get 1t and disaster result 7 A Fight With the Indians.
 1Speoial to the CITIZEN.
 S SAN CARLOS, September 20-A scout
 shas just arrived from the Black River
 Scountry. He announces that Col. Sand &fords command attacked and defeated Sa body of White Mountain Apaches I3near Black River. No full particulars .zof the engagement yet received. Col. 'zSandfords command was composed of ssCOmpany I, Captain Carr, Company C., lCaptain Barnard and Lieutenant Miles Hscouts.
 .4 Battle Now 6o.ng On
 Especial to the CITIZEN.
 .l SAN CARLOS, September 20.-A Yuma lSscout has just come in on a horse nearly
 Sdead with fatigue. He says the fight be-
 ztween the soldiers and Indians took 1place at a point 9 miles north of here