Year: 1879

From time to time reports are cir

 culated that these Indians have broken

 out or intend to do so. Should there

 be general outbreak of them it would

 incidentally damage Arizona. Many

 lives and much property would be de

 stroyed. The prosperity that prevail.

 in Globe, Pueblo Vieio, and about

 Clifton and other localities would be

 arrested and years would be re.

 quired to regain actual losses, to say

 nothing of the gains that are otherwise

 certain. Those Indians, or the chiefs

 of them, have declared that they would

 not submit to military rule, and from

 the impression we have of Gen. Will

 cox's predeliction in this regard, the

 military now in Arizona do not care

 to take them in charge.

 While there has been no outbreak

 of much consequence by those Indians since their settlement at San Carlos, the Globe and other settlers are ap- prehensive, but not on account of any

 bad disposision of the Indians. Judge X. II. Hackney has for years been editing a paper either at Silver City, New Mexico, or at Globe City, both of which places suffer from any Indian disturbance. The Judge is not a man of maudlin sentiment, but one whose views, especially on the Indian busi- ness, have been formed amid much murder and destruction of property by Indians. Independent of this expert ence, he is man of good common sense as applied to public affairs, and he he is now editing the Silver Belt, at Globe City. His words ought to have weight with those in authority. Here are extracts from The Belt of July IS:

 It is a well known fact that the question of giving the military man agement of Indians has occupied more or less of the time of Congress for sev- eral years and so far has been invari- ably met by a negative vote, and now Secretary Schurz has done what the representative of the people refused to do, but in doing so has unqueStion- ably done it under a misapprehensiob of facts. The San Carlos Indians arc at peace and if fairly treated will re- main SO. We remember that a year ago they were obliged to subsist upon acOrns or whatever else they could find in the mountains to appease the, pangs of hunger, but notwithstanding their extremity they were obedient tOI the orders of their agent and expressed q determination to maintain friendly with the whites.

 There was no necessity for the fail ure to furnish the San Carlos lndiansI their expected ration of flour on Fri day last. Although the contractor had failed III his agreement, there was more than sufficient flour in Globe tol have enabled the Government, through its representative, to have kept its promise to the Indians.

 We here assert that there has not been an Indian war with reservation Indians since the system of providing for them was adopted that has not re- suited from the failure to supply them with stipulated food.

 We learn from L. P. Christensen that a report was conveyed to thel officer of Camp Thomas that the San Carlos Indians, to theI number of 500, had left the reServa- ton and had declared their intention of cleaning out" the Pueblo NiejoI valley, and that while the cavalry were on their track they would fall back upon the post and take it in. That the absurd report was believed is evil denced by the fact that a double guard was mounted and a Gatlin gun got in readiness and endorsements sent for 10 Camp Grant. We tire of these h. dian wars, and although bloodless they are too frequent, and what IS strange the Indians have no part i'll them, but, notwithstanding, the good name of Arizona bleeds.