Arizona weekly citizen., 1886-06-12
Letter from the QulIOtOas. En CTTIzRS.-Dear Sir

ED. CITIZKS:-Dear BIT
 The ladies were excited,
 When the news to us Nas aighted
 That Apaches bad united,
 Our domain to invade;
 but we swore we'd stand thc racket.
 And make the hosfil-s back lt.
 Ifit took our Sabbath jacket
 For we are not a bil afraid!
 Hank smith would shoot a hcstilc
 Az quick as any man
 And Postmaster Stevens nays
 Hell shoot one li he esn;
 While all ths boys m Logan
 And DenuIc at the well
 Would eierGtc tlClr lrearTns
 And give the Apaches sucl set back they would not soon forget, If they came fooliug around our nelghbor- hood, but alas, Mr. Editor. We fear noth- ing short of Jumbo's return could fright en or even startle this peaceful com munity now, and Rs for an excItement- s-h!-don't say a wordl-wait till they "strike it. ID the new tunnel that Is now in zoo feet.
 Hostile Apaches with blood in their eye rate very low compared to some evIl. and trials that have be inflicted on Ouijotoa people. lhu such Is life ID the lar WastD 90 dOut be surpTls, c when we tell you It was Slth mure amusement than iear tugt our rlvver straight republican voters re;sd n ls.e CITIZEN, the Tepuri Di ''APscu,s EiIlHL .n the mountains southeast Oi Qui!OtO.. We can assure the CITIZEN man that he has been misiu. uTmeI for We doubt muchIy If tbeTe las been aH Apache lu tLIs valley for the last go eIrs. Thee are 2i PapagO villages within a radius or 90 miles of tEis place and 1t Is DO. reasonable to suppore that Hn Apache will endauRer hIs pTeclous(J neck by returning where there Is little or LOthIr z to tempt hIm-Or tha. our dushy ueieh bors would nOt be the first to know and resent hIs undesIIable presence. The report, late lest week, that a family of 3 Papagoes cutting wheat, were killed by the ApAches not far from Soni in SO- nora, IS no doubt true and may have given rise to many unpleasant TumOrs out II IS not probable that they yentured nearer the line h th.s direction and the PapHgos SO far US We can learn are at tending to gathering their wheat ss quietly ss ever.
 It is not strange that many of them have moved to the Gila rIvcr, ss they do so every year during harvest time, 10 assist the PImas m gathering their gram but they will all return m July when the Sahuara fruit is ripe and the sum- mer rains have replenished their water supply.
 When the Peerless mill shut down so unexpectedly last January 1t left them comparatively unprepared for the wIn- ter, and many of them that spent their earnings so hberally for musical in struments, sbOwy clothing and the like have consequently suffered not a little for want of provisions since. It may be q consolation to saw away half day, on sn old violin with tFo strings, and an empty stomach, but as our musical education has been somewhat neglected of late We can only offer a conjecture. One reason why Lieut.. FsIson was not more successful in his attempt to enlist s company Of Pgpago scouts, during his recent visit among them for that pur- pose. is that many of them are too poor to make the venture at present, and 1t would have been necessary to have fur nIshed them with some provisions in Gd- vance to leave with their families. When those who have gone to the GIla river re- turn and the present crop of sshuars fruit has been safely stored away for n rainy day, we have no doubt 500 PEpa- gos, fl necessary, could be raised and put under the command of Gen. Miles to be used agaIust the Apaches.
 SLUG g.