Arizona weekly citizen., 1886-06-26
Something Must Be Done.

| Pima County. What is the history or shese two months and our position to- days From the raiding and killing on the border, it has extended to the edge of Tucson, and all over Southern Ari
 zoaa; from murdered Shanahan on the
 border to Dr. Davis near Tucson. No
 road leading out from Tucson IS sale
 today and no small settlement, ranch
 or road in Pima County. All the prIn- cipsl ranches and ranges have been
 raIded, and some, in the southwestern
 section, twice within six or seven weeks.
 Prospectors are being drIven in; capital
 IS being kept away, and those who have
 already made investments will soon with
 draw them If proper protection iu the
 pursuit oi their business is not afforded
 And, If something efTeclUal Is not speed
 fly done, the buslnts tss interests Of Tucson
 and Pima County will be ruined for years.
 Every one knoSs that General Miles
 has done and IS doing all that hs can,
 night and day, with tue niggariiy re-
 sources at his command, but what does
 il amount to? 4 few colored soldiers
 and some white troops. have worn | themselves and animals out, 10 careless
 racing from "Dau unto BeershebG, aud from Beershebs unto Dan" not accom- plishing much besides getting one or two of themselves killed or wounded.
 losing few of their own animals and
 occasionally capturing a few worn horses
 or some camp equipage from the Apa-
 ches, who naturally make their escape Tn the rocks, and inside of forty-eight hours make fresh raid somewhere else
 and are remOunted; such a victory,
 where DO Indians are killed or captured,
 being practically blow and defeat for
 us. IL IS not the fault of General Miles,
 it is not the fault of the few, worn out
 officers and soldiers under him, who
 have msde heroic exertionF, but IL is the
 fault of General Sheridan, or of
 the War Department Tn gener l
 that do not reGlIzs the difficulty of the
 situation and furnish efTrc.ual means 10
 crush out these blJokY forays, extend
 ing over @ wonderfully broken ard ya-t
 eXteVt of country. Every citizen from
 the Sopori, Arivacs and Gro B!anco that
 could be spared, mounted and armed.
 have for R second time taken their lives
 in their hands and started on ths Indian
 trail, 10 live on raw beef and use up their
 horses. A few impoverished settlers
 have to do this to protect their families
 and small possessions; having Ike the
 rest in tbis territory and New Mexico to leave their homes and business in this
 year of grace, lSS6, to do the neglected work of this great nation ot sixty mil lions ot people and protect themselves
 and families from murder and robbery, | by roaming thugs md assassins, fed by
 our own government and supplied with
 the latest improved U. 5. needle g1ns
 and ammunition with which 10 murder
 The business of Arizona is paralyzsd
 and the end is not yet, unless the busi- ness men, and the community generally,
 wake up 10 the fact that they have goi
 to help themselves or be ruined. Some thing, however, can be doUe, and done effectually, too, and II should De done at once.
 Let the citizens of Pima county agree to pay a reward Of not less than S2J0 for the arrest and capture or the killing, if resisting capture, of all rob bers and nurderers be they white, black or brown. found within its borders. Let the territory offer s similar amount, and the hills and Indian trails will soon swarm with good men prosDecting for
 Indians who will ambus .ade and wayiay them Indian fashion and Indian signal fires will find prompt investigators. in stead of being made n sight of Tucson, and allowed 10 remain without the in stant investigation that should follow. To protect Papagos and others, tht arms, clothing and all other indie tions of the hostiles, together with the body when possible should be produced in open court before the nearest justice of the peace in cases O. killing iu resisting ar rest, and by him certified to as ID the claiming ol the bounty for killing lioEs and wolves. and when not possible c. produce the body in court there tue evidence of one or twu reliable persons, who had been desired tO view tue same or were present at the time 10 be gwen under oath in connection with the pro duciiOn of the entire head, or scalp and eHrs, and the clothing, weapons Ur the additional evidences reasonably usces- sary to coroboTBte the attending clrcuin- stances. Let the payment be prompt and immediate n cash or its egulygleut tO any one on each arrest or captured thief or murderer being turned by him or them over to the sheriff or his deputy. or where proved killed in resisting cap ture. The aggregate reward should not be less than SJ00 a head. \ lfty-IollsJ reward Is not sufficient to replacn g lost or used up horse, replncs clothing and | buy food much less stimulate men 10 risk of life and roughicg it in the rough | est mountains of Arizona. 4 five thou- | sand dollar subscription list to proteci the county supervisors from persousl | risk ID case of any legal objection to the | use of county funds for ihIs purpose, could no doubt be readily obtained, or | the money itself if necessary: 10 small | an amount az Sj coo would cover twenty | captures or make good Indians of that | number at S2JO per head-the Indians | are as cowardly as they are fienfIsb. | and would soon take their heads where | they would be safer than m Pima coun- ty (aiter losing fev). do not drub. | that the losses of Pima county. direct | and indirect. through this last outbresk | IS already SJ00.0OO and # means com. merciGl and financial rum to All Of yls If 1t IS allowed tO continue. 1.-the Ter ritorlHl executive cannot do ..--.'I ;,f;Ii b and if the super-'-s.nce, .Hial ,a--,i;;,,o act, let @u orlcistegSts cannot oficiaIiT
 S,':y ny'pablic meeting be called. and s sS6mmittec of safety be appointed lo collect and pay the rewards Tn the name of and by authority of the power vested in them by the people ot Pima county. Something must be done, and done quickly. ,he mere running backwards and forwards of troops ui militia is no; sufficient of itself. but with all the trails and their hiling places by numarou~ small parties oi men, lying m wait for the Apaches to snbuscsde. and surprise and hunt for them. Indian fashion. whilst United States troops continue to drive them as they have been doing, and practical re suits will soon follow. Even should the Indians swing ont of this country for a while, 1t will only be to return and do worse, emboldened by their past sue cesses. But turn the almighty dollar" loose and 1t will prove the longest ranged gun in the country, and the bills will swarm with white men instead of Indians; but this kind ot work must be paid for and paid for well, for few men of means. or of genteel leisure, will engage in IL. Business men and heads of fanilies cannot leave their homes to io if nrl tha cfaes whn cru y-fu uCs