Arizona republican., 1903-12-27

{ MT. Mccormick hO1Sted the stars ana Stripes and called for cheers for them, which were given with a will. Prayer was then offered by the Rev H. w. Read The oath of office was admin istered tc Chief Justice Turner. and to Associate Justices Howell and Allyn. by MT. Mccormick. Governor Goodwin and District Attorney Gage qualified l before Chief Justice Turner.
 Governor Goodwin's first act was to issue a proclamation. announcing his intention to organize a territorial gov ernment in accordance with the pro- visions of the organic act. and to en- force the laws. He stated that pre- Iiminary census would be taken, and that thereafter judicial districts would be formed and an election held for a legislature and to fill local offices. He | invoked the aid and cooperation of all citizens in his efforts to establish government whereby the security of life and property will be maintained throughout it's limits, and its various resources be rapidly and successfully developed" The proclamation closed with the statement: "'rhe seat of gov ernment will for the present, be at or near Fort Whipple."
 It was a long time. however. before life and property were secure. The very first number of the Arizona Min CT had this account of Indian troubles.
 "To this time. with a single excep- ton. the Indians formerly roaming in the immediate vicinity of this post, the Hualpis and Yalapais, or as some have it the Tonto Apaches, have not shown hostile disposition. That exception was at the Rattlesnake. or Hell Can yon, 15 miles north of here. where Captain Chacon and some of his men, riding in advance of the governors es- cort came suddenly upon a small par ty of them. The savages refused to obey the caDtain's order to accompany him to his camp. and undertaking 10 run away (and drawing knives, it is said). were fired upon and two of the number killed. The day shefore n hundred of the Hualpis had been to this post to talk with Major Willis, and had stoutly denied all knowledge of the stealing of the cattle at CanyCn Spring in December last. They moreover pro- tested entire ignorance of the dea- relations committed at the mines. They agreed to the propriety of the majors proposition to shoot any of them caught stealing. They seem a poor. degraded Indian. without spirit and many think they are not chargea- ble with any of the Outrages com mitted
 "The Pinal Apaches are entirely diff rerent customers. Their pluck and au- dacity no one can question. They have, we are sorry to say succeeded in steal ing from the ranches a largo amount of valuable stock. King Woolsey. Esq. of the Agua Fria ranch. who had lost heavily before. was on the 18th ult. robbed of all his stock, some thirty head. excepting three yoke of oxen actually before the plough. About fir ty; of the redskins made a descent on the herd al midday, before the herd CTS could alarm the men at the ranch. succeeded in driving of all the animals except enc or two. which they killed. Immediate pursuit vas impossible, without neglecting, the ranch. and MT. Woolsey, who was with the governor on the Verde. was sent for and return ed as quickly as possible. He ~lli or ganize company to hunt and punish the thieves. and if '- is as successful as the party he headed some weeks since, which slaughtered twenty or mere of them. he will have a good .e- venge. He is one of our most daring and skillful Indian fighters. and he lieves fully, as he has gc"d reason tc. in the eXterminatior policy
 Incidentally, it has already been mo- ted from our quotation ,Ibcve. how the Eame of one of the greatest counties in the territory. was in March. 1864 spelled "Yalapai." The word Has sayampa" has undergone similar evolu- tion. as shown by further quotation from the article on the Indian tro.:- bles:
 "On Saturday afternoon Messrs. Vickroy and Smith of the lower Hesi- ampa diggings. waited upon Secretary Mccormick with q request from the people of that district for military pre- teotion. They reported that on We'd nesday a very large body of Apaches had entered the district and killed eight of the miners. five Mexicans and three Americans. and that some tWe1- ty more were missing. The secretary immediately solicited Captain Pishon, commanding in the absence of Maicr Willis, to send a force to the Hesiam- pa, and at nightfall, by order of the captain, twenty of Cap-ain Butchers Missouri volunteers were upon the road. Messrs. Vickroy and Smith ex- pressed much satisfaction with the prompt response to their appeal. It is their opinion that the Apaches medi- tate a severe and continued campaign against the miners on the HeisiamDa. and at Weaver"
 The same article recites that "Col ] Poston. superintendent of Indian af- fairs for the territory, refers to ,nu- merous Apache outrages In the south ern part of the territory. where their disa agreeable presence has long beer Q | terror to the people and a bar tn n proper working of the silver mines" A letter from Col. Poston is quoted in which he urges the authorities to make an active campaign against the