Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-12-13

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 Having b'en cAo-ol by o1r worthy Presidou. to g.yc 9 plp'r upon some events connected with tae early history ot Arizona, the writer la. selected gs his theme, thc so called Camp Grant NI1sG. crc; belisinl it Co hnye hneu one o1 the events most important n ',s ra.ult+ lo tae peace and pro Ioas @. Our Arorna c1r ot land. TO give a mc-o recital ot t1a Gct os killing Few moro cor lcs uI UIJpI- thirsty nYlgos, without tu' de.I.s oI thc causes and prlvOol.unus which drove g. long suffering aud patton. people to thc adoption oi remedial measures sl ap- puronLly cruel m their rc-ubs; w11ll bs great wrong and injustice Co Those 1C our friends and nci glhlr who u various ways guve sanction and aid tr .la uuIcrtaEiu.-. gut Eu1ll faI .f .HH.t H. 70. nHIHa .1t aiu of lI' writer give lIi. aD.l llln.Ilial history luthe year lSl0 iu acc9slarce with thn peace policy which AGt heca decided upon by lhe v. S. Government tho pinal and Auvaipa bands of Apache Indian wcrcc1iecied to-g,heraai p.ac'd upon 9 reservation around oiI Camp Grant. at thu junction oI ihc San PclrO and Aravaipa cfaeia HoIg, 5J miles from Vuc7ln under iha supervision 0i military stCii,nelat thlt post One or two ogoul5 for them had been taken from civil life. but in a short Gm1 tlermn3.om utprOy- ing uus1.isiec org, ula E1Hi Y. Nhij- man, a Lieut.. ot tde it Cavalry V. S. A. was assigned to duty a tlpT agent; being what is termed a sharp man aud oi .hrItty turl. he soon saw tlr.owJs money i1 the Apache and lost no tima in the practical application oi that knowledge tJ do which successfully required outside part nefs who were soon found in Tucson; a sutlo B store was first s,aredtoilowed by blacksmith. butcher, aui a number ol strikers chosen u vHrio1s capacities, ostensi1ly for the belci. ot poor To, really "adi ilvy' and easy conscience wit ness men for the has; and gs ,-i.e say ing goes, hell wls lnly ina1gurl.rd
 The Indians soon commenced F'uuder- ing and numbering tLc citizens of Tucson, San Xavier, TGblc. Slloi,a S1n Pedro and every other settlement within a radius of 100 miles of old Camp Ctraltn lhe con iidence that if they ssclpei Co their reser- vatinn, they reachcl secure haven. Dur ing the winter of lSl}-li these murders and depredasous were SO numerous as tC threaten the abandonl'eu. of nearly all the settlements outside of Tucson, espcci- ally of San Pedro the most numerous and important of all il the meantime the citizens or Tucson were 0rlu -l, meetings were held upon the occurrence of each new murder and outrage, representiOus were made Co the right Royal Whitman that bis Indians were piunlering and murdering our people, which he deniel and stood reaIy io prore by every striker on the reservation Chat his Iudians never Jeff the place McHuWitile the work o death and destruction was kept no with ever increasing fore until the slmgltogol Wooster aud wife on Che Santa Cug ahoy, Tuhac so inlanci thc people Chat ar indignation meeting was held at Iac-on great amour! uf resulting and speech flying induigcd m, aud itw,. determined tn rgise a military company GO once iol which paper was drawn np and signer callal e.r Co ui,iaA S3 lmarieans zienea their Bnmoa The writer WIZ elected Oup. q tain and all hands pledged Co eat uI blood raw every Apache in the land i'm mcdintely upon the recurrence oi new outrage, a committee Wls appointed tJ visit the Department C0mm00ier. tieu nral Siouemap. at the iimo on Che Gill near Florence, consisting ci $. E. De Long. J. W. Hopkins and ihe WrteL tl. remaining uGwcs mot now remembered which committee started gt once Tor it destination The result of the coafareuc, withthutaueus. personlgcG q elceal Stone man was that he bad hutfew troops, am. could give us no ad. that Tucson bad thD iarQost population il the Territory, am gave us to understand ihat We mU,t pro tect oursciyea With this cold comioI after trip oi l5) miles and iue loss of
 yqluahlc mule. ", returned t1 our cpu etituanis and although opubhc demon strati0a WIS made. al quie. assembling of some Ol our able5, and mos. substnn tial citizens Wss resolved that th recommendation oi Gen. Slolemau 5alui be adopted, aud thal tl tnl best oi on ability we woald CniaWor lo protect om selves X icW days afterwards i1 the b, ginning of April. lo,Lt-e arrival ol cal yiar lrom San Xavier hrJuel. ihasaj ir fellieeDce that the Indians had just mad a descent npon that place and had drive OA a largo uumber ui cattle and horse the alarm drum Uheusu1l way of collect ing our pcJp,clWas Real-a lilHMG c8-t1o carried by man who accompanied tl drummer was displayed with LAe iQ.lowiu inscription 'lnIuusluiuus lnluns b: meeting at the Court House. como Cvc-y body, time for action has arrived, Ihp device had been sp ira4u1u,iy re5lrtal and the result obtained su ulsat factor that it failed tO draw. Meanwhile party citzpns had alddled their horses Gu learning from two San Xavier couue the direction t1e m1uuujng Indians ba taken, rode off hoping t iqtawep, thai before they rcpehei JAe "C eJailla Pa i5 in this they wcra disappointed for tho J dans had gone into the pI57 be.ofa lhs arrived. but theymetthe pursuing par from San Xavier and the whole party fc lowed tha trail through Che pass and owe took Che rear Indian driving the stock ( tired horse and killed hin aud roc)7ef( some of thp cattle the other Indians esca 5np with the horses end the ire hast catl Upon the return of the party b Ialsc ! huHtei up one Jt llsu. Jesus iLl L.I and had a long conference Wi.h him
 which he said to me Don Gniilcrm0 have always been satisfied and have , peaielly told yoB so that Cha Can Grant Indians were the ones that we destroying ua. <! DOW have proof DO five. the Indian wG have iu8t killed ! " swear and others will ClaG swear IS
 Camp Grant Indian ! have i.aiUept eeen him thero and know him well by having irGlt tooth uut and as turti proof when We overlook the ln,tdn5 th were making ditect course foC Cn Grant. Now it deyUlyes upon you as e Of the oldest American residents or country 9doYi6e some means Of sayi us from tlla tolai ruin which the prest s;ale of affairs mast inevitably lend to not remelieI; Bee your c5Eutymen, th arc the only ones who have money
 furnish tse upplic necessary to make formal and off ciive campaign against ( ,mDlacable enemies l know my count men and will Youch that !. 1rms, ann milton and provisions however eaant furnished them they will De reaGy qt
 first opll' 1 replied, Don Jesus Tor n self l viii answer that ! will at all tlt baready to domy part end will at o issqe a call i0s tAs gssemblaEe oI my D ole at Che court house, where you publicly eiaie what you have !gst t me. and some coucarlel plan can
 adopted which mag give the desired rel With a sad shake of the Ae1d he an5we "Nn Don Guillermo for molia1 we h repeatedly held public meetings at wi many patriotic speeches have been m and many glowing resolutions pas meanwhile our melu9 of 7u1si2,ence h been rapidly diminishing auI n9JL accomplished; we cauuol resolute the
 moreless Apache ont of existence, 1T could have been done every one Di l..