The Ari zona Miner
Prescott, Arizona Territory
March 23rd, 1867
BRIG. GEN. RUSLING, of the volunteers ,
and connected with the Off ice of the
Quartermaster General at Washington
arrived at Fort Yuma on the 28th of
February , on a tour of inspection as a
general agent of the Quartermaster
Department. Gen. R. has been through all
the northern Territories ,
and through
California- He was accompanied by Ben .
C. Truman, a well known war correspon—
dent of the New York Times, and a member
of the staff of Andrew Johnson while he
was Military Governor of Tennessee. Mr.
Truman is now the special agent of the
Post Office Department for this coast
and he will visit all parts of Arizona
to examine mail routes ,
and post of—
f ices , and make such recommendations of
new routes, new service and new offices
as seen warranted
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