20177. The Arizona Miner, Prescott, Arizona Territory, May 24th, 1873. Bell's Canyon. (article)

The Arizona Miner Prescott, Arizona Territory May 24th, 1873 Bell’s Canyon. After good Mrs. Beach had looked through the “way—pocket” for letters and papers, the team started, the wheels rolled on until, in a short time, we were in that detested place— Bell’s Canyon- where at various times, Indians have murdered some 10 or 12 men, beside having attacked and wounded more than a score of others. It was here that they mur— dered good Indian Superintendent Leihy and his clerk, Mr. Henry Evarts. Here too, fell Bell and Sage, two men who had always befriended the Indians. And we regret not being able to state that here, too, fell Vincent Colyer. It is a narrow gorge through a rough granite mountain. The road, for several miles, is rough and dangerous; more wagons have been wrecked in it than in any other canyon in the Territory, and when we know that one quarter of the money that has been expanded in repairing said wagons would make a good road through it, we cannot help thinking that our freighters have acted very sensibly.

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.