Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-03-22

settlements. On March 18th William Cook of Lieutenant Ross company was killed at Hughes ranch, on the Sonoita. March 21st, attacked the Bosoui ranch and killed L. B. Wooster and Trinidad Iguera, woman. The same band swept down on the. Sants Pedro settlements, killing Alex. Nc Kenzie, H. c. Long, Walter and Owry Chapin, April IS, 1871. May 6, 1871 Lieutenant H. B. Gushing, Third Cav airy, citizen Wm. H. Simpson ant Private Gurn, Third Cavalry, were killed in an ambuscade in the Whet stone mountains; May 23d-Twc Mexicans were killed on the upper Santa Cruz, near the Sonora line; May 21st-J. B. Blanchard and George Saunders were killed near the Calaba sas on the lower San Pedro; June 17th-Charles Mckinney was killed by Eskiminzengang on January l7th son of Peter Kitchen of this city was killed at Potrero, aged eleven years; W. H. Harris was killed July 18th near Cienega; D. McDougall, 8 butcher at camp Bowie, was killed September 18th; Tiburcio Satello mail rider, was killed on the other side of Jimmie Lee mill. During the year innumerable other murders were committed in other parts of the Ter ritory, among them being the Loring massacre, west of Wickenburg, at Sol's wash, in which six were killed and two wounded. These names when read by the many old Arizonians yet in the territory, and those in other States and Territories, will recall scenes and incident to their minds in which ac- tions as noble as the worlds history can show were performed by men who unknown to fame, sleep in unmarked graves.
 "I have before me list of 1f6 men women and children who were mur. dered during the year 1869 to 1870 The number killed in the years 1856 to 1862, not enumerated in this list according to a record kept by Herman Ehrenberg, civil and mining engi- neer, was 425, being at that period about one-half of the American pop ulation. When Geronimo made his outbreak in 1885 the Society of Pic neers held numerous meetings, and asked the several towns in the Ter. ritory to hold mass meetings and pass resolutions, giving true expression oi the people, that the same might be forwarded to the President of the United States, asking the removal of the Indians from the Territory Among resolutions adopted by the citizens of Tucson, June 13, 1885, I find the following, which is as truly the sentiment of the people now as it was then.
 Resolved, That it is the sense oi this meeting that the Indian reserya- tion system is q failure and should be abandoned, and all Indians be remov- ed to the Indian Territory That the policy of colonizing Indians in the Indian Territory is the only policy which has borne good results, as H. lustrated by the civilization, happiness and prosperity of the Indian tribes permanently located there, and we believe it is the most practical and safe policy and urge its adoption by the Government.
 "Among those adopted by the citi- zens of Solomonville, county seat oi Graham county, June 18th, find the following:
 Whereas, IL is j. well-known fact that the General Crook had timely warning of the recent outbreak of the Chiricahua Indians, also of the raid into this Territory from Mexico in the spring of 1883 by these same Indians and that he failed to take advantage of these warnings; and
 Whereas, We condemn the policy pursued by General Crook for the past two years and especially condemn him for refusing to allow the civi authorities to arrest Indians under his charge known to have committed murders and against whom warrants of arrest were issued; and
 Whereas, It is rumored that as saults are to be made by armed par ties on the Indians now at peace or the San Carlos Reservation therefore be it
 Resolved, That in the event o the Chiricahua Indians being brought back to Arizona we demand that theil chief and head men be turned over to the civil authorities that they may be punished for their many crimes and the remainder of the said Chiri cahua Indians be removed to the In dian Territory.
 co Resolved, That it is the sense O this meeting that General Crook Ina: outlived his usefulness as a command CT in an Indian country, and we, there fore, ask for his removal from thu command of this department
 Meetings were held at almost every settlement. and resolutions wer, adopted urging the removal 0 these Indians from the Territory During the outbreak which was ended by the capture of Geronimo by Gen eral Miles, beginning in April, 1885 and ending June 3, 1886, there is record of the killing Of seventy-sil white men, women and children Why General Crook has changed hi mind regarding the character of thes Indians (and he has changed as vii appear heFeafteE cannot be accounted | for.
 CROOK ON THE APACHEs.
 From an interview held by MT Herbert Brown of the Tucson Citizel with General Crook March l, 1885, would appear that he at that time when on the field and close to tn renegades, used the following Ian guage:
 "I have come in contact with al most every tribe of Indians, but hay never seen the equals of the Apaches especially the Chiricahuas. They ar absolutely indefatigable and don seem to tire. They live on food tha We could starve on. When they g into camp they will leave scoSts an outposts six or seven miles behind They will travel hundred miles
 day over the toughest country imagir able. The country Is so immens that if they are caught it will be tn merest accident. A million men car not take them. Their little camp 6 Funnel canyon could not be capture by thousand men. When I Tel
 Omaha I knew that the task wa