Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-04-08
WORSE THAN EVER.

Some days ago a band of seventeen
 Indians entered this Territory from
 Sonora. Their first act was to murder
 four white men at a Coal camp almost in
 sight of Camp Huachuca. They after
 wards murdered another man near by, since found by Jerry Dillon or some of his men. They then passed north twelve miles to the Wdetstone noun tsins, where they murdered four more men late in the following afternoon. The next night they crossed the South- ern Pacific railroad and the San Pedro rIyer near the town of Benson, and long before daylight they were safely quar- tered Tn the Drsgoon mountains. After resting for nearly a day, they murdered two more white men, and attacked Win chester Camp, but were repulsed. After this We next hear of them on the Gila, some fifty miles to the northeast, where ten men, one woman and one child were killed. In all twenty-three human be- lngs have been killed, and no doubt oth-- CTS have been killed that We have no account of.
 During all this time this little band of Indians, which has ridden rough shod over country as great in extent as from St. Louis to Terre Haute, passing within an hours ride of at least four military camps and forts, have never been sighted by our soldiers. They had reached the New Mexican line when last heard of. Our soldiers have not only failed to gain sight of the Indians, but so far as known they have not been within miles of them, nor save when the Indians passed near Fort Huachuca aud Camps Grant and Apache. We have learned nothing definite of the movement of the troops, save . company that left Fort Lowell We believe 1t was on the morning of the 23d ult. The troops, who were sup posed to be on forced march, camped the first night between this place and Dave Harshaw's. They reached Mir. Hsrshaw's ranch at o'clock the follow ing morning, having been just twenty four hours on a road which Mir. Harshaw informs us he has frequently driven in five hours. The following day they reached Total Wreck, distant seven miles from HRrshaw's. The next day they made another march of seven | miles down to Psntano, as We have been informed, ''to await orders" The last movement was, without doubt, the most | praisworthy act of their brief campaign, 1 for God knows if ever a poor set of devils needed orders, ir was the com pany that left Fort Lowell in search of | Indians. Why they went to Dave Har- shsw's where there has been no Indians, and why they went to Total Wreck | which contains enough able bodied | men to whip ten times the number of | Apaches known to have been on the war | path, We are unable to understand. If they had put their horses on the cars, got on board themselves, gone up the road where every one knew the Indians had gone,they would have had no trouble in getting on the trail But why refer to the soldiers at all! They have taken no part in this campaign aud should not be mentioned h connection with it.
 It now looks as though the people will have to organize for theIr own protec- ton; it IS certainly unsafe to depend on the army for protection. As we have stated above it IS now about twelve days since the little band of Indians entered Arizona. We have hear that General Crook had shipped his baggage some days ago, but up to this writing We have not heard that he has taken the field, or put himself in a position to oppose even the seventeen rsnegsdes from Juh's band. Our people had placed great con- fidence in General Crook; but up to this time he has not been as efficient as was expected. What he may do remains to be seen, if he does his duty We shall be and will give him all the praise his services may merit. But unless he inaugurates a more vigorous campaign, and takes the field ln person, or removes his headquarters to some point in South ern Arizona where he can be in close with his troops, and know more of the movements of the Indians, be can accomplish nothing.