Arizona weekly citizen., 1895-08-24
SAN PEDRO VALLEY.
Its Progress, and Affections by the
 Apaches.

SAN PEDRO A. T., Feb. ', 1S71.-The
 lands here were first located Dec. 15,
 1865, by Mark Aldrich, John H. Archi-
 bald F. Burthhold, Jarvis Jackson, John | Montgomery and J. Brown of Tucson.
 A crop of wheat and barley was planted. | In Feb. 1866, the work was commenced
 on the ditch to convey water to the land. By April 25' all were ready to plant a
 corn crop. Houses had been built and
 land secured. The detachment of sol ! diers that had been promised us to be permanently stationed here, had arrived,
 and each day brought arrivals of settlers
 to the valley, until the population reach ed one hundred men, woman and chil-
 dren. In September, the soldiers were taken away from here. The crops pro- duced in the valley the first year amoun- ted in all to about 350,000 pounds of wheat, barley end beans. During the year there was not single death from any cause, nor was there one Indian depreciation. All was peace and prosper ity.
 The commencement of the first Apa- che depredationa was in 1867. The h. dians attacked some Mexicans whilst
 blowing, and killed one of theiI number. A few weeks after, they attacked herd of oxen and killed the herder, and drove off one horse and four yoke of oxen. Some of the settlers in the lower part of the valley were becoming alarmed and talked of leaving their places. About this time. Capt. Hinds of the firm of Kinds and Hooker, happened in the set tlement, and wrote petition which was signed by number of citizens and for werded to General Crittelden asking for guard to b5 stationed at this place; The General immediately sent ten men. They remained hers until the next year. In September there more horses were stolen, the property of Ruis, Burthhold and Lopee, making for the year. two men killed and twelve head of stock stolen. About 25O,OO0 pounds of corn was raised in the valley.
 The Apaches commenced in 1868 by breaking into the house of Mir. Colwell and robbing it, and destroying a consi- derabe amount of property. During the year, they stole from the settlements eleven head of stock-eight horses and three oxen. Six of the horses were the property of Colwell and Burthhold and two belonged to Brown and Wesley. The oxen belonged to Montgomery and Rus. No person was killed during the year, and the crops about the same as the previous year.
 In 1869, the valley received number of new settlers; new farms were opened; ;; ditohes were constructed; and there sp- peared to be chance for the better. The Indians commenced depredations about the first of April, and from that time until January, 1870. they killed six Americans and stole fourteen heal of valuable horses. In April, they stole
 MT. Gardner's horse; in May, two from Nelson & Brother; same month, two from Mr. Hartsell, and about the last of the month, attacked and killed man in the employ of Brown, and took off the tesm-a valuable horse and mule. On the third of July, they attacked the house of Wesley & Co.,, killed MT. John son, destroyed the entire property and took of four horses. The owners of the place estimated their loss Rt $500. The same day they killed two men at the farm above Wesley's' About the last of August, the Indians stole two horses from miller and Smith. A month later they stole another horse from Mir. Egg shorn. January ', 1870, they attacked and killed s. Brown and J. Simes. The
 crops in the valley for 1869 amounted to about 450, 900 pounds.
 In 1870, the Indians killed one man Mir. Jacksen-snd stole five horses. Two | of the horses belonged to Mir. Valencia; | one to Jackson; one to Peal; one to Lopes. The crops for the year amount ed to about 250,000 pounds.
 This year opens 5y tho lneians steal | ing ore horse from Montgomery. There never has been but one death ! by natural causes in the valley.
 JOHN MONTGOMERY