Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-09-13
ARIZONA.
The Indian Situation.

Tucson. September 12th.-The Cits.ea has
the following: A special from Wilcox says
DR.. Girard came in this evening from Grant
to this point, where he has been ordered
temporarily for duty with the Eighth In
fantry, stationed here. An invoice.of wagons,
PAINTED red and in other colors. arrived to-
day for the Agency Indians. This invoice,
together with the grranulatedl sugar, Eastern
hams Java coffee, iron hunks, etc, provided
before, will enable the monarchs of the forest
to fatten up and again be in condition to per-
petrate their cold-blooded atrocities but
with the present Department commander
they will be singled out each and every one
individually and punished according to the
deeds committed.
SECOND DISPATCHl
TUcsoN, September 12th.-A special from
Wilcox to the Citizen says Colonel Biddle,
commanding the operations in the field at
Thomas came over the trail to-day from the
direction of Fort Apache The citizens of
Galeyville have asked for rifles, and General
Wilcox has directed the commanding officer
at Bowie to sell any on hand which are sur
plus The citizens of Prescott have organ
lied militia company, and have asked the
General to issue to the company any surplus
arms and ammunition which may be on hand
at Whipple barracks. Twenty-Five Hulapais
have been enlisted as scouts, and will join
Colonel Price, who is commanding the
district of the Verde He price)
is now moving with his COM
mand through the Tonto Basin toward
Cibicu, where the fight with Carr's command
occurred. Colonel Hodges, Chief Quarter
master of the Department, arrived here last
evening, and will direct the operations of his
department. A large number of horses and
mules have been ordered purchased from
California, and will soon arrive, to complete
the mount for the Sixth Cavalry, as well as
to replace those stolen by the Indians from
General Carr's command. The mules will be
used for fitting up pack-trains. Lieutenant
Galwood has enlisted fifty Indian scouts at
the Agency, and is moving with Captain
Upper, commanding Company G, Sixth
Cavalry, towards Apache. Fifty Sharp's or
Springfield carbines, with 10000 rounds of
ammunition, have been ordered to each of the
following points Forts Mcdowell, Bowie,
Grant, Lowell and Wilcox. Ammunition
will be sold to citizens at S15 per thousand
rounds.
THIRD DISPATCH!
Tucson, September 12th.-The Citisen has
the following from Thomas, dated the I'd
Colonel Biddle arrived from Apache yeste--
| day, ell route for Wilcox. Lieutenant Clark
| arrived yesterday with his company of scouts,
who are to be mustered out. Lieutenant
Guilfoyie, accompanied by Frank Bennett,
Chief of Scouts, enlisted thirty-fve Indian
scouts at Carlos, twenty of them being Yu-
mas and Navaioes, and fifteen Tonto and
Agency Apaches. They left this morning for
| New Mexico.
s. French, a stock rancher living eighteen
miles above Apache, now here. ascertained
| by telegraph last night that his wife end six
children had taken refuge at Cooley's ranch,
and the Indians had driven off 400 head of
stock and 60 horses. At Cooley's ranch there
| are now 80 white families and $50 Indian
squaws and children, guarded by friendly In
dians. Yesterday Captain Ramers and Com
pany E. of the Sixth. commanded by Lieu
tenant Stanton, left for Apache. Major
Tupper's company Is under marching orders.
Colonel Scully, Post Quartermaster, is build
ing large ferryboat, to enable troops to cross
the Gila river readily, which would indicate
with company OF scouts, is expected here
FOURTH DlSPATCH.l
Tucson, September th-A mass meeting,
completely filling the largest hall in the city,
was held tonight, to discuss and take action
on the Indian question. Mayor Carr pre-
sided. The unanimous sentiment of the
meeting was in favor of urging the Govern.
ment to remove them to the Indian Terri
tory, and in the meantime, if necessary, to
organize for Territorial protection. A com.
mittee was appointed to draft resolutions and
report tomorrow night.
The news from Fort Thomas tonight is
that the White Mountain Indians have
gained control of the canyon commanding
Fort Apache. Should this be true, in spite
of General Willcox's active and energetic
movements so far. the situation is undoubt.
edly very serious.
At the meeting tonight there were many
prospectors and mining men, who one and
all stated that the idea Of a concerted move
ment among the Indians was positive and
beyond doubt, and sooner or later the Apaches
woulo surely join the White Mountain band,
The situation in the past forty. eight hours
has assumed serious phase.
1t is believed that Governor Fremont will
convene the Legislature in extra session upon
his arrival