Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-03-15
WILCOX.
A GENERAL ROUND UP OF STOCK
 AND OTHER NEWS.
Removal Of the Families of Renegade Indians--- Wilcox as a Cattle ship ping Point---Stock fin Demand
 Other News.

ping Point---Stock fin Demand
 Other News.
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 Fred Herbert a freighter on the Globe road, whose home is near Stafford, on the Gila river, was brutally murdered last Sunday afternoon nine miles west of Fort Thomas and be- tween that post and San Carlos. The perpetrators of the crime were five In dians-three San Carlos Apaches and two Tontos. After killing Herbert the Indians set his wagon on fire, took his team (two horses,) and escaped into the mountains. These Indians, with the murderers of Reynolds and Holmes and several other outlaws, make sixteen Agency Indians that are class ed as renegades, and an order has been issued by General Grierson, Depart ment commander, at the request of Captain Bulls, Agent at San Carlos, that the families and immediate rela- tives of these renegade Apaches be removed to Fort Union, New Mexico. They are now being got together, and it is believed that the order will be executed in ten days or two weeks. What effect their removal will have on the other Indians is yet problem atical, and the Indian situation at present is not pleasant one, though a general outbreak is not apprehended. d.
 Wilcox is now one of the most i'm portant cattle shipping points along the line of the Southern Pacific. Not withstanding this, the shipping facili- ties here are among the poorest on the road. Larger and stronger cattle pens are badly needed, and there should be two shutes for loading stock instead of one Two shutes are pro vided at nearly all the other shipping yards on the road. We believe that If a petition were drawn up, citing the facts here stated, and asking that bet ter provisions for shipping cattle be given us, the railroad company would comply with the request. At any rate, let's ask them.
 Mir. G. F. Black, the Deming cattle buyer, on Monday shipped a train load-49O head-of feeding steers, twos and up, from here to Kansas City. The cattle were purchased from Dunbar < Calkins, w. T. Hughes, H. w. Etz, Everhardy and Balm, San Pedro stockmen; J. c. and Melvin Jones and the Messrs. Drew, of the Hot Springs country; W. M. Atten- borough and J. NJ. Richardson, of Dos Cabezas; T. O'Bryan, of Stafford, and H. c. Severin, of Winchester.
 MT. E. E. Burns, the San Diego cat tie buyer, arrived here last Saturday night. He is here to receive and ship two train loads of long yearlings and two-year-old steers which Richard O'Neill, owner of the great Santa Margarita ranch, of San Diego county, California, has contracted for with the Chiricahua Cattle Company. MT. Burns on Tuesday went out to the Chiricahua Company's Sulphur Val ley range with Mir. Jim Pursley, and the cattle are now being gathered.
 MT. George Brisk, who went with Mir. Wright. the Emporia cattle buyer, to the San Pedro, returned home Sun day. He tells us that Mr. Wright contracted with Lower San Pedro stockmen for several hundred head of steers, to be delivered and shipped from here during this month.
 We are sorry to learn that William Bakin, former resident of this~ place and uncle of Mrs. T. Steele, was a sufferer from the Walnut Grove dis aster. Mir. Bakin had a ranch at Wickenburg, and his house and all improvements were swept away by the flood, himself and family barely es- caping with their lives.
 c. P. Leitch, of this place, has pur- chased the interest of Wm. Cooking in the stock and ranch owned by the firm of Richards < Cooking, and To- cated near Fort Grant. The stock will be divided, and those belonging to Mir. Leitch will be rebranded in his iron. How to divide the ranch Is & problem that has not yet been solved.
 Colonel Joe Johnston, who is now buying cattle for MT. Black, informs us that he desires to purchase 1,2OO more feeding steers during the present month, and would like to secure them in this valley. Three and four-year- olds are wanted. Stockmen having such steers for sale can hear from MT Johnston by addressing him at Will COX.
 MT. G. w. Lang, who recently drove a herd of cattle from Arizona, across the Colorado desert, to Los Angeles county, California, is again in the Territory, and, it is stated, will make another drive. He was very success ful with the first drive, found plenty of feed and water alongthe route, and the cattle arrived at their destination in good order. Mir. Lang has con clusively demonstrated that cattle can now be driven across the desert with no greater expense or loss than wal incurred in driving them in the day. before we had railroads,
 Messrs. G. F. Black and J. P. John ston on Monday night went to Hua chuca siding, from which point th' cattle purchased by Mir. Black iron Colin Cameron will be shipped.
 The editor returned from his yisi to California last Saturday evening He had splendid time, and believe the Golden State to be great countr. but Arizona greater-in some respects GERONIMO,
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