Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1908-12-31
.WOOLW|CH, IN
MEXICO, TALKS
OF YAQU| PEACE
Says $4,000 viii Be Spent
BY the Government In cele-
brating Event-Six of Eight
Chiefs Win Sign.

G. H. Woolrich, mining engineer
who spent the last two years in Her
mosillo, Sonora, has arrived in The
capital, says the Mexican Herald, and
speaks Interestingly of the Yaqui sit
uation in that section.
He says that the Yaquis now num-
Der about 5000 men. The greater
portion of these are employed in the
mines and on the various haciendas.
Those who are not so employed lead
nomadic life and spend their time
wandering through the mountains and
over the plains. At intervals these
wanderers commit depredations which
range in seriousness from the killing
and stealing of horses and cattle and
the firing of homes and other buildings
to an occasional murder. BY the COM
hitting of these depredations the in
habitants are kept incensed constant
ly, and a continual feeling of bitter
ness against the Yaqufs is sustained.
These nomads, however, are not the
ones who cause the most serious trou-
bic, but those who are employed In the
southern Arizona mining camps who
work until they have enough Money to
procure arms and ammunition. They
then return to old stamping grounds
and kill and plumber until their sup
plies are exhausted. At present these
serious disorders are being extirpated
through the assistance of Governor
Kibbey of Arizona, who has forbidden
under severe penalty the sale of arms
or ammunition to the Indians.
Most of the murders committed
thus far nave been for the most part
the result of carelessness on the part
of the victims. Government guards
are cheerfulIy furnished to those who
make application for them. hence all
who travel through the valley unpro-
tected do so at their own hazard and
unnecessarily. Five thousand federal
| troops are stationed in the valley to
quell any serious outbreaks which
might occur. Arms and ammunition
are being sold at cost to those natives
who desire to protect themselves from
the Yauuis.
The damage incurred in the various
mining camps in the Yadui valley
| through the intermittent outbreaks of
vandalism and lawlessness, is almost
inestimable. Because of the danger to
the freight service between the mines
and the railroad stations, the cost of
freightage has been increased from SIS
| to $50 per ton. This is due to the fact
| that the men are afraid to work be-
cause of the Indians. The men refuse
| to work in small bands, and hence ali
work on the smaller properties has
been abandoned for the time being.
This has curtailed almost all the new
development work This state of af-
fairs exists in all the Yaqui river
camps from Cumuripa, the actual ter
minus of the c., Y. r. & P. railroad,
to Hermosillo.
1t is not thought that any change
will be effected until the signing Of
the Mexican Yaqui treaty, which is set
for January 4. Six of the eight chiefs
have already signified their willing
ness to sign the treaty. The remain
ing two, with their followers,
seem to be much disgruntled with the
proposed terms However, they sent
word they would be present on the
date set for the signing Of the treaty.
So important is the amicable drawing
up and signing of this treaty consiI,
cred by the national government, that
II will be celebrated by the eCpsndi-
ture of $4,000.
Mr.. Woolrich anticipates one Of the
greatest booms for the Yaqut river
valley Immediately following the sign
ing of the treaty that that district has
ever known.