20223. The Arizona Republican, Phoenix, Arizona, February 1st, 1909. Death of William Gilson, A Builder of Arizona (article)

The Arizona Republican Phoenix, Arizona February 1st, 1909 DEATH OF WILLIAM GILSON A BUILDER OF ARIZONA. He Had Been a Resident of the Territory Almost a Half Century. William Gilson, a resident of the territory for forty six years died yesterday morning at eight o’clock at his home on the Tempe road. Mr. Gilson had been in ill health a long time and his death had been expected. Arrangements for the funeral have not yet been announceth Mr. Gilson was a native of Ireland and was seventy—seven years of age. He came to the territory in 1863 and engaged in mining at Walnut Grove with W.H. Kirkland and others. After that he settled on Date Creek. At that time that was an Indian country and Indians were at their worst. Mr. Gilson took his part in the struggle of these settlers against their depredations and their murdero us raids. Mr. Gilson came to the valley in 1880 and bought the old Roberts ranch. He built the St. John’s canal and the Gilson block at the corner of Second and Washington streets, now known as the Dennis block. In fact few men have done so much for the building of Phoenix and the Salt River Valley as Mr. Gilson -

20195. The Arizona Miner, Prescott, Arizona Territory, March 26th, 1875. Local Intelligence. Indian Rumors. (article)

The Arizona Miner Prescott, Arizona Territory March 26th, 1875 Local Intelligence. INDIAN RUMORS.- Constable Leonard rep orts having seen some half dozen Indians near the Agua Fria last week, which Mr.. Swilling thinks are a few that have been wandering harmlessly about that country for months. A man named Thompson, who has lately arrived from California, told us of seeing one and hearing two others hollow, on the Santa Maria, and near by came upon the remains of an ox or cow that had recently been butchered and eaten by them. On his arrival at Gilson’s place, on Date Creek, Mr. Gilson informed him that there were some ten Indians in that locality where they had been for somet ime and they were not dangerous.

20189. The Arizona Miner, Prescott, Arizona Territory, December 19th, 1873. Chimahueva "Sal" (article)

The Arizona Miner Prescott, Arizona Territory December 19th, 1873 CHIMAHUEVA “SAL”- Strange name for a male Indian cut-throat- is now, or was, a short time ago, in the hands of the military authorities of the Department of Arizona. “Sal” is a very bad wearer of moccasins. He used to “gad” around what was once a very good home for bad Indians- Camp Date Creek, and, we bel ieve, stands accused of playing a very active part in the horrible Wickenburg Massacre. Captain James Burns, of the Fifth Cavalry, took the fiend alive. It is now in order to find out what he knows about the horrible affair at Wickenburg, and other horrors committed by himself and confederates.

20187. The Arizona Miner, Prescott, Arizona Territory, September 13th, 1873. Indian Items. (article)

The Arizona Miner Prescott, Arizona Territory September 13th, 1873 Indian Items. Since the Indians went on the Verde reservation, last spring, many of them have been sick and more than one hundred have died from fever and whooping cough. The sickness and mortality have rendered them uneasy and many have been anxious to leave the Verde and go back to Date Creek, their old home. Some few have left the reservation and gone back, as tracks seen near Date Creek the last week show. All their old haunts are known however, and so long as they do not break out in large numbers, no serious trouble is anticipated.

20179. The Arizona Miner, Prescott, Arizona Territory, May 31st, 1873. One Indian, sure, will soon be tried... (article)

The Arizona Miner Prescott, Arizona Territory May 31st, 1873 One Indian, sure, will soon be tried for complicity in the murder of Loring, Hamel and others, at the time of the Wickenburg massacre.

20094. The Arizona Sentinal, Arizona City, Yuma County, A.T., Saturday, May 25th, 1872. Gen. Howard At Prescott. (article)

The Arizona Sentinel Arizona City, Yuma County, A.T. Saturday, May 25th, 1872 GEN. HOWARD AT PRESCOTT. During Gen. Howard’s visit to Fort Whipple, he was invited to address the citizens of Prescott, and he did so. Rev. F.P. Smith also spoke on this occasion: Gen. Crook gave his views on the Indian question, at the unanimous solicitations of all present; so also did Judge Carter, of Prescott. In response to the argument brought to bear by the latter gentleman, Gen. Howard, evidently a little excited by the warm, earnest tone of his remarks, made the following honest confession, which we cull from the Miner: “Judge Carter, there are several hundred Indians now on the reservation at Camp Date Creek, living on Government rations, How would you proceed with their education?” “Shoot the first one of them who leaves the reservation.” “RIGHT,” said Gen. Howard. “That is just what we propose to do. We propose to invite the Indians to come on reservations, then to consider all as enemies who do not come, and to make war upon them until they are glad to come. Then to allow no Indian to leave a reservation without a pass from the officer or agent in charge, under penalty of being considered a hostile foe.”

20056. Arizona Citizen, Tucson, Pima County, A.T., Saturday, November 18th, 1871. Another Wholesale Indian Massacre. Six more good men... (article)

Arizona Citizen Tucson, Pima County, A.T. Saturday, November 18th, 1871 Another Wholesale Indian Massacre. Six more good men have been murdered by Indians. This terrible massacre occurred on the 5th instant nine miles west of Wickenburg. The western bound stage on that day had on board as passengers Frederick Shoholm, Frederick W. Loring, P.M. Hamel, W.C. Solomon, C.S. Adams, William Kruger, Miss Sheppard, and John Lanz, driver. When passing through an arroyo, the attack on them was made by, as is variously reported, from nine to thirty Indians, and at the onset all but Kruger and Mollie Sheppard were killed, and they both wounded. One of the men was lanced and scalped— name not reported. All the dead were brought back to Wickenburg and there buried. We heard the above last monday and the reliable details waited till this morning, when our space is nearly occupied and now can only say that Messrs. Loring, Hamel, and Solomon were members of the Wheeler Expedition; Adams, Shoholm, Kruger and Sheppard of Prescott. The murder was quite surely the work of the Apache Mohaves. A friend at Prescott promises us a complete account by next mail, which will appear in our next paper. Week after week such sad and sickening reports come to us for record, and yet there are a few men so despicably mean as to say the Indians want peace. Skylock was a saint in comparison to such heartless and avaricious wretches.

20035. The Arizona Miner, Prescott, Arizona Territory, November 4th, 1871. The Wheeler Expedition. Mr. Loring, of Dr. Cochrane's Command... (article)

The Arizona Miner Prescott, Arizona Territory November 4th, 1871 The Wheeler Expedition. Mr. Loring, of Dr. Cochrane’s Command, called at our office on Tuesday, and related a few incidents connected with his tour among the mountains of North-eastern Arizona. The party had, evidently, been subjected to extreme suffering, not only from cold and exposure, but likewise from hunger— having been obliged, at one time, to subsist for several days on half rations. Mr. Loring is a graduate of Harvard, the author of several popular works, and before joining this expedition was connected with the Boston Press. A writer of rare ability he has, upon general principles, a pretty clear and ready perception of matters generally. He, a native of New England, declares that of all the outrages ever perpetrated upon any community within the limits of our national domain that in which Vincent Colyor has just figured, in Arizona, is the most flagrant. He says that the people of New England have no idea of the condition of affairs here, or of the untameable character and insatiable rapacity of the Apache Indian, and that to his personal experience in this Territory for the past few months is he, himself, indebted for the true knowledge which he has gathered, upon this subject. But Mr. L. is not satisfied that the matter shall rest with his own conversation. He says he feels it a duty incumbent upon him to do his part toward changing the public sentiment of New England into the proper channel. Upon his return he will lecture upon this matter, and make himself heard, through the medium of the Press, all over New England. May he gather fame from his efforts in the cause of right and justice.