Arizona silver belt., 1890-04-05
PROM APACHE.LAND.
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\ BAN CARLOS, April J, lo90. i Warm weather has come, accom-
 panied by the usual daily sand storm
 So severe at times as 10 compel bipeas
 white, black and red, to seek shelter
 The landscape looms up like th'
 verdant illustration on a horticultu
 rahst's catalogue; beautiful flowers 1T
 abundance help to make natures
 wreath of loveliness complete. IT
 fact, Arizona, at this season of tht
 year, is surely Gods country.
 The Agency people are all hard al
 work. Capt. John +. Bullis returned
 on the 29.h ult. and resumed direction
 of affairs with vigor. He has every.
 thing in the labor line booming; the saw mill at the summit will be run. ming in q few weeks; work on the adobe building, to be used as ware house, Is progressing.
 I Edward Hays, who has charge oi the Tentos on the lower Gila River, has finished repairing the irrigating ditch, and hls large fields of gram look well. The eighty acres of alfalfa sown last fall is growing finely.
 The Indian Department has furn- lshed the Agency fine steam thresh- ing machine with all modern improve ments attached. Capt. Bulls will en- deayor to construct water works during the coming summer Several hundred fruit trees, including peach, apricot etc, have been planted; alse a large number of Japanese umbrella trees, for shading purposes, nave been set out around the Industrial School, winch is now in charge of Supt. Theo. Lennon.
 < This military post, comprising two troops of cavalry, three companies of infantry and one of Indian scouts and commanded by Capt. Lewis Johnson, Is about the largest post in the De- partment of Arizona, and the most important one. Capt. Johnson, who was Colonel during the ciyi war, is an experienced officer and well liked by everybody, Target practice has begun and all the command is kept busy.
 The ice machine Is set up and the building covering it is about comple- ted. Several patches of Ice have al- ready been made. The capacity efthe machine is 5000 pounds daily, which steady running willincrease. Enough ice can be made to supply everybody in the vicinity, The machine is under the control and management of Dr. E. NJ. Mann, post surgeon.
 Considerable sickness prevails al present; stomach trouble, colds, sore throats etc, constitutes the ailments. Miss Hope Gheislin, teacher at the school, who was confined to bed for a few days troubled with severe cold is cut again Mrs, Chas. w Ling is eonvalescing from an attack of bron uhitis.
 Mai. J Wlndmiller, Indian trader. on the 1st from buslness trip East. During his absence Charles Thayer, of Globe, had charge of his business. Charlie is fine salesman and everybody hopes he will remain al San Carlos this time.
 < Since the removal of the Apaehes to Fort Union, N M., the Indians have resumed their usual quiet demeanor. and no further trouble is anticipated this year. Undoubtedly, Kid, the rem egade, when seen near the sub-agency, was trying to induce the Indians up that way to leave the reservation and go on the war path. However, he failed to accomplish bis purpose.
 Troops have been securing the coun- try for this renegade and bis gang of cutthroats, and 1t is only question of time when they will be run in. In all | there are eleven Indians at large, who are wanted by the authorities,
 Lieut.. c. ?. Johnson, Of Apache, who has charge of the White Noun tain Apaches, is spending few days at San Carlos. c. ". LING.