The Phoenix herald., 1882-05-19


 armed to defend valuable proper ty could have proved their suspi-
 cions if they be ieved in them and
 had Had the-nece>sary tran>por-
 etion for their ratinns. After ie- ] fiectinn. with no demonstrations
 having been made against th" camp,
 erta'n of the pre- cnee Of the 1 .
 diaEs, yet see none, they abtnd m the camp and property. march to the nearest town, and the SuperIn- tendrnt or Commandtr tele ,raphs Col. Perry, commanding at Wilcox: "rhrnugh the cowardi of Captain Madden. l have been forced to aban. don our property al Ayers Camp. . Chas. C. Cute" The truth is
 iot an Indian was in the moinTsin
 when Capt. Madden 'uraed hl, d. k
 on it and tooS up the trail. There
 We're hu l5 to % at any time, and
 Mr. Cute had about 90 men well stl iilctis uitilf II tAl fa-OoiN'hCA III t-te
 Confederate army, as ne says, her Q q man of trie,i ni.i'ary experience
 The Galcyvillc 30 un'ier It. Mont somery WE must have ss Company
 \, this Aver Camp 30, under Col. Cute, we must have as Conipa- ny B. of tie 5e0 necessary and de- sired for our business. The Colonel or commanding officer must he n man equal (, any ard every tmsr -ency. 1uI, of re ource- and well up
 n al the devices Decesssry to lead
 he way hosti.e es iuin ambush pre-. par ed for heir destruction As there may De many aspirnnts for the place, We will uot name our man. but dS- s.:ribc hjs mot prominent qualifica ti"n. Considerable excitement pre- vails in the viciIi;y of the ChIrica- hun mountains in consequence of depredainns and murders by In- dianS. Tioops hurry hither and ihither to investigate reported dep reda ions and signs. A column pass ing e, rou e 10 8 certain place Is ac costed by man just from cerlail point, ho says: ''lBdian tI dcKs are 100 thick anu fresh u, there for me-" The officer in commant sends de- ,achmelt too look into the matter, acco,n ahied by Indian traIlers to render he investigator maIe thor- 1 ou.h The iraIlers or scouts say: ( Company Indians pass thr. days 1 ago" But the cltizeL knoins bette, and sass, .tresh trdcks, don't you see ! tn. m." Tne scouts laugh, shake 1 their heads and say, Me sabe much. ; and go on to j.,in their o.u- cer. But on the ropCrl of the Ser .-ant to the officer that there wee fresh tracks, the fficer marches baC k two miles to make a persrnal He finds, and his scouts show i quickly. that the ciri- zen had pulie,i of one boot. walked al, ng by the trail aud very three or four s!eps planted his stockenei foot iu the tail A few rods iii this way IS sufficient. He puts on his boot, mounts his hnrse-wh ch he has led D, lis side while nak ing Inuian igns-rushes away to amp and reports the presence oF InGian.-.ot- of them.
 This man will do for Cnlonel un- e-s. Mir. Edisor. you can furnish a Utter one. Now, Mir. EGilor. we lave tried our St iu show he utter {. .zi' III iur'ss-sr <ivr'- E t1;I he military tor q, fense of our homes Ind prnper.y, and to give onr ear lest >ufpori to the herne generally . lvoo"ted hy our people as the means to settle this Indian business.
 k a iig question, ard sll such Iue>tiuns must be areurd at ength.
 simply subn.i; facts and have een careiul with our figures. Il is ! he dutt of every m Il. especially d oi.i'rr. to use their al ms when the T cca- ion demands and he opportu T .ly iS lrese ted Bat the soldie Til n;,t-neye' get up with he h. f .ans, if they do they are out If It. ons. ;.nri i k doubtful if they ill fl rh' at al. It is wrong for them to g zcite the people by reports of hos le Indians when what they see is l. 1T own ya''lS train. If they would = fly repoi' ,ehat they see. carefully d circnm-'an iall,, hat lucy hear i'h"ut ezasseratine, giving their
 tn T, they vould do us vast deal
 service. C Just as we close. this brilli nt idea q ike u> quAre brtw es-n the eTes, in z: 4 hali dozen resolute men can ca skt q stubborn, s ou, cf 10 cases a cessiul. figh' again Gians and tg' tT, V'- Ihtm soOd cd ii on favorable an 'und; they can ma q ll--l of cti lug d. st, "id bigger report, il ai m nting in resolution to make a res 1t Yours truly, sai
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