Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-06-16
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PACIFIC COAST

. LoRDsBuBG, June 9.-General Me Kenzie has ordered Col. Forsythe's com
 mand from Richmond, N. M.. to Clover dale. This change wss made with view of heading of the Indians supposed to be driven that way by Crook
 J. Liberman X Co. have secured thr contract with the United States Govern ment for three million pounds of gran to be delivered at Grant. Thomas an, San Carlos.
 The east bound emigrant train thi morning. four miles east of this place run into two steers; three cars wer,
 ditched and the oxen killed.
 WILCOX, June 9.-Con Cutler, whC has been at work on large mine 1T Arispe district. Sonora, for the last 1. years mas just effected sale for thre,
 hundred and fifty thousand dollars
 from which Cutler will realize eighty
 seven thousand five hundred dollars fol
 his share. He left Fn-hanks yesterday
 with the purchasers, consisting of New
 York capitalists, to turn the mine over
 TOMBSTONE, June LA young son O!
 Sorghum Smith arrived from the Chiri
 cahuas this morning bringing informa.
 tion to the Epitaph that Crook had re
 turned from his expedition, and was en- osmped at Silver Creek in the southern end of the Chiricahuas, about sixty miles southeast of this place. Loco. Chatto and about two hundred of the hostIles had surrendered, and were brought in by General Crook, who recrossed the line last Saturday with them. Among the prisoners were about seventy-fve bucks old and sick; the balance are wo- men and children. It IS believed that he will return and endeavor to capture the warriors. Ills command IS n fine | fighting trim. The casualties SO far have been nothing The CITIZEN ex- poets full report tomorrow.
 LoRDsBURG. June II Advance Rich mond special says: A man arrived here this morning and reports that last night he was fired upon by party of tweny five Indians eight miles from Richmond on the Burro springs and Richmond road. The Indians were mounted and he was on foot; he returned their fire and secreted himself in tine rocks the night being quite dark enabled him to escape Col. Forsythe who was reported in these dispatches last Saturday as having been ordered to Cleverdale was ordered yes- terday morning to return to Richmond, aud arrived there last night and took the trail early this morning. It Is be- lieved by the military and all other irontiersmen that these Indians have been driven out of Mexico by General Crook and are now making their way back to Arizona. Crook Is probably following the main band and will be first heard from in the Gila valley.
 TOMBSTONE, June 1.-The Joyce Cashman party have returned to Guay- mays from the Lower California gold fields and report nothing in it.
 CHARLESTON, June 1.-The postpon- ed examination of Ellis for the shooting of McDowell on the 3rd inst, was called Saturday morning before Justice Clark. Eight witnesses were examined for the prosecution. The case was hOtly contest ed and at seven o'clock in the evening was continued to this morning. The prisoners bail was reduced to twenty five hundred dollars, which was furnish ed. Upon the case being called this morning, it was agreed by the concur renee of counsel that because Of the ill., ness of the justice, the absence of some important witnesses and urgent busIness of their own which required attention that the case be again postponed to the morning of the fifteenth. McDowells' condition IS much improved and he is now doubtless out of danger.
 GUAYNAs, Mexico, June l1.-FOur yes sels from Trinidad bay arrived at this port yesterday, bringing 70 or 80 placer prospectors.
 YUMA, June 1.-The Board of Prison Commissioners met here this morning; present Commissioners Davis and Coats. c. L. St. Ormand resigned as sec retary Of the Board and c. H. Brinley was appointed to fill the vacancy. The cases of two insane prisoners were ex- amined and preparations made to send them to Stockton tomorrow. Bids for supplies were opened and read and the Board then adjourned until five p. m., at which tune contracts will be awarded.
 TOMBSTONE, June I2.-Mauy captives say they were never ou the reservation at San Carlos. but went into the Sierra Madres when the trlbe was removed from the ChIricahua mountains. The Indians seen near Nacori were Juh's band. A report has just been received per CITIZEN and Epitaph courier from Oposurs, which states that Captain Aguirre, of the Mexican troops, Is still on their trail and not heard from. The Indians are in the district ot Sauharipa, where they.hsve killed several persons within the last two weeks. Intense ex- citement prevails. Last week they at- tackled a man from Guasabas on his way to Oposura, but he escaped with the loss of bis mule.
 LoRDsBURG. June 12-The Indians reported to have been seen near Rich mond yesterday morning proves upon investigation by Col. Forsythe, to have beer band of drunken Mexicans For. sythe has returned to Richmond. All quiet on the Gila.
 SANTA FE, \. M., June g. No news of any kind from Gen. Crooks command has been received at military headquar;- CTS here. No uneasiness on his account is being felt. A battalion of four com panies of the Fourth cavalry IS being gotten ready and will start for scout on the southern border of New Mexico at an early day. No action in the Can yon del Agua case to-day
 FL PAso, June s.-The Times pub blishes O letter from an old resident givIng an account of the disappearance of a mining man named Finn, formerly from Colorado. early in May. Himself and partners were at that time camped near Cssas Grsndes, Chihuahua. Mir. Finn left camp on the sth Gltimo to go hunting and has never been seen or heard from since. General Guerra, whose