Arizona weekly enterprise., 1889-12-07

ldlluS TOT corn HcluS, pastures for lOrS- es and cattle and minerals, and also as points of ingress and egress of the inimical Apaches, and where they make their abodes, I, Don Manuel Barragua and Antonio Romero and Francisco Castro (who are the two individuals who possess the requisites which you dcmlnded,) most respect fully obey, and affirm that tL-e town of Tubac Is situated between two mountains, which arc distant from each other six leagues.
 In the valley there is much land fertile and suitable for corn fields. There is sufficient water for wheat growing, but scarcely enough each year for corn but If that which is at Tumacacori be distributed, one week to the Indian laborers and another for Tubac, 1t will sufficient benefit the said laboTers, and there will be an abundance of water; in this manner was it disposed of by our former Capi- tan, Don Juan Bapt. Auga, and re- centty this same disposition has been sanctioned by your honor.
 There is much pasture, with an abundance of sustenance for horses and cattle, as veil on the hills and in the dales as on the nlountainless plains. In the same valley there is a great deal of cottonwood and willow, and in the Santa Rita mountain there is an abundance of excellent pine, of easy access, six leagues distant.
 Of provisions alone there is raised every year by the inhabitants six hun dred or more fanegas of wheat and corn-one third of the land not being occupied.
 There are many mines of very rich metals to the west, in the vicinity of Aribac, at distance of seven leagues; there are three. particularly, in the aforesaid vicinity, one of which yields, according to rule (de sopotable Iey) a silver mark from one arroba (25 pounds) of ore, the other yields six marks from q load GOO pounds) of ore and the third yields little less. Three leagues beyond this vicinity, in the valley of Babocomari, there are fine gold plaeers, exa'si ined by Don Jose Zorro and this whole population. Al ter three visits which these people made with Don Jose at great risks, and by remaining there over three days each trip, 1t was verified by their having brought away and spent with two traders who at this time have it, as much as 9200 in gold
 In the Santa Rita mountain and its envirous, which is distant from Tu- bac four leagues, there have been ex- amincd five silver minca-two have been tFied ith fire and three with quicksilver, with tolerable yield All of this is notorious among this entire ! population, and they do not work them because there are Apaches in ali ] these places; because they live and 1 have their pastures there, and pass ] continually by this mountain itself to ! a place little more than four leagues off, called Hot Springs (Agua Calien- i te.) Daily experiencing more violence from the enemy, because he is aware of the few troops that we possess, we have desired to break up our homes and sell our ef'ac 5; and you being , aware of it, We received the ordsr, which you were pleased to send Us, imposing heavy penalties upon us if we should remove or sell our goods, and have punctually obeyed t; and now, finally, the last month, the Apaches finished with the entire herd of horses and cattle, which we had guarded and, at the same time, with boldness, destroyed the fields and carried away as much corn as they were able Since the font was re moved to Tucson these towns and missions have experienced some casualties, so much so that they have been obliged to burn the town of Calabazas, calamity 1t had never be- fore experienced Also, but few days ago, the cavalcade which the Apaches brought from the west was grazing for three days in the vicinity, falling every day upon the fields to load with corn, end 10 run away with those whom they i05,4.! there; and lastly, their not leaving the neighkorhood, We momentarily expect that they may serve us and our families as they have served oul property, there being noth- ing else left for them to do.
 We trust in God that, by the num- erous petitions of the poor people, this fort may be restored to its ancient site, and, if necessity requires it, there shall be more troops to protect the herds, by remaining at the several points of ingress and egress which the enemy have established throughout this entire region, and that they may be continually watching rom the hills and the adjacant mountains.
 We humbiy beseeeh you, in the name of the whole community, that you will pity our misfortunes and listen to our petition, that you may remove the continual mis[ortuGas that we have sufPred, paing in continual expectation Of our total destruction.
 We live in great confidence, from the knowledge that some us have oi you, that by your ezeriioo and by your conduct, and by that of the milf taTy commandant, NC shall receive
 the benefit to which we are entitled since no one is better known thar : Senor Sayelra, and he knows that Wg cxaggeratc nothing, considering thi many years we have been under hi orders.
 l Your humble and
 obedient servant.
 MANUEL BAERAGUA. : %BANCIsCo CASTRO, 3 ANTONIO ROMERO. 8 San Augustin de Tucson, Nov. 21