20166. The Arizona Miner, Prescott, Arizona Territory, April 26th, 1873. In the direction of Camp Date Creek, (article)

The Arizona Miner Prescott, Arizona Territory April 26th, 1873 In the direction of Camp Date Creek, there is observable a small dark cloud. Some of the Indians of that feeding post have not, as Judge Cartter would say, been ‘educated,’ and they actually refuse to go upon the Verde reservation. Gen. Crook made a rapid horse-back ride to Date Creek and back this week. While there, we learn from Mr. Frank Murray, of Date Creek, that Crook spoke very plainly to the Indians, giving them good advice, which they had better follow. Jemaspie and Ochocama- two principal chiefs- said they would not go to the Verde, but they will have to go there or take to the mountains, in which latter case, they will be very apt to meet bands of Crook’s white and red soldiers, who are, just now, “all fixed” for soothing the breasts of such murderous savages as Ochocama and his followers, whose excuses for not wishing to go to a place where, in a short time, they would be self sustaining and happy in the possession of prope rty, was that they did not like to leave the home of their childhood, and go among strange Indians, who, they alleged, would steal and blame it upon them (the Date Creeks.) Again, if they went to the Verde, their squaws would bewitch the men of the tribe. This reasoning will not serve their purpose. About the first of May is fixed for their departure, and both Indian and military officers have already made the necessary arrangements for their removal.