Arizona republican., 1896-11-07
GEN. WHEATON IS CUR GUEST
Impressed With the Wonderful
 Growth of the Valley.
An Effortto Stop IrVasions of Mexi- can indians VIII Re Made by the General on HIS Coming Trip to Sonora, Me xsco,


 General on HIS Coming Trip to
 Sonora, Me x;co.
 Brigadier General Wheaton, U. s. A., i commanding the department of the Colorado, spent yesterday in Phoenix as the guest of MT. Frank M. Murphy, | of Prescott, president of the Santa Fe, Prescott & Phoenix Railroad company l General Wheaton is making a tour of | inspection. He has visited Font Win gate, headquarters of the Second cav-I airy, and Fort W'hipple, headquarters of the Eleventh infantry. Mrs. Wheat On, Miss Wheaton, Miss Beatrice Ham ilton and Lieutenant Langhorme, Gen. eral Wheaton's aide de camp are with him on the trip.
 During the morning they enjoyed a drive about the city, and visited sev- e1al orange groves and fruit ranches in the valley. They took luncheon at the Ford hotel at o'clock and spent the remainder of the afternoon at the hotel. The party left Phoenix last evening for t.Ie south. General Wheat on will look after matters of interest to the territory on the sou, ,hern boun- diary near Fort Huachuca
 General Wheaton was seen by Re publican reporter at the Ford yesterday afternoon He said: q have been many years interested in Arizona and am very much impressed with the wonderful development in this valley. The beautiful homes and the presence of a live, progressive city where once was wilderness impress me greatly. can see a glorious future for this valley with its great facilities and unsurpassed climate. Your-moun- tain regions are enormously rich in gold, silver and copper and the mines now being operated are equal to any in the United States.
 T hope to see a complete military post at; or near the present site of Fort Huaohuca- At a point east of Fort Huachuea the Indians from over the line in Mexico cause us considerable annoyance at times. They live just south of the boundary line in the Sierra Madre mountains and frequent trips are made by them Ito southern Arizona. As to the Indians of Arizona, we have had no trouble with them for some time
 T expect to be able to make some arrangements to have immediate ac- tion taken in the matter, and for that purpose I shall visit General Torras, who is in command of the northern | Mexican zone, with headquarters at | Hermosillo, Sonora. shall make an effort to give perfect protection to the Arizona border from invasion, and will insist that some concerted action be taken by the Mexican government.
 ''There has been change in Ehe troops composing the garrison of Fort Huachuca since I was there last, and I expect to see many new faces The posts I have visited are in excellent condition as regards discipline and drill. The troops at Fort Grant, San Carlos, Fort Apache, Fort Bayard, and Fort Huachuca have been employed since last January in protecting south ern-central Arizona from the Indians of the Sierra Madre region. The off cial records show that, including the marches of large and small detach- ments, scouts and patrol parties, the troops from the different posts named above, have marched more lthan 40 ,0OC miles since last January The border is not now menaced, and I am confident that the Mexican government will dc what it can to put a stop to the in vasion of Indians from its country.''
 General Wheaton has seen probably the longest field service of any officer of the United States army. Since 1S5( he has been in the service of the gov ernment and has a record of which ht has reason to feel proud He is ia , miliar with all the country lying be tween Ell Paso and Tucson, where h, was stationed during 1851 when ther, was not white sebdler in all tha section of country. It was then oc , eupied by the Maricopa, Pima ant ', Apache Indians The Salt River valle,
 was then neutral ground between th, Pimas and Apaches, and many ferc
 battle has been fought where Phoeni7 now lies between the warriors of thes
 tribes.
 JOHNSON IS REVIEWER