20192. Arizona Citizen, Tucson, Arizona Territory, September 26th, 1874. Telegraphic News. Special Dispatches to Citizens (article)

Arizona Citizen Tucson, Arizona Territory September 26th, 1874 TELEGRAPHIC NEWS. Special Dispatches to The Citizen. The buildings at Camp Date Creek have recently been inspected wi.th a view to turn them over to the Interior Departm ent for settlers according to the act of Congress which passed last winter.

20186. The Arizona Miner, Prescott, Arizona Territory, September 6th, 1873. (article)

The Arizona Miner Prescott, Arizona Territory September 6th, 1873 Lieut. J.F. Trout, with Company B, 23rd Infantry, began work on the telegraph immediately after the initiatory cerem onies at Fort Whipple, referred to elsewhere, and the wires are now up through Prescott and some miles south of town. After getting into the pine timber south of Prescott the wires are, for a distance of 17 miles, to be attached to the trees, and very few poles will have to be used in that distance. After getting out of the mountains and timber they expect to set up seven miles per day of poles and wire. Two army wagons, carrying material, tools, and camp equipage, passed through Prescott into the hills Thursday afternoon.

20185. The Arizona Citizen, Tucson, Arizona Territory, September 6th, 1873. Military and Other Matters. (article)

The Arizona Citizen Tucson, Arizona Territory September 6th, 1873 Military and Other Matters. The Infantry company at Date Creek is under orders to march at once and build the telegraph line from Prescott to Phoenix- Lieutenant Trout, 23rd Infantry in charge. Two telegraph operators have arrived at Prescott and reported for duty. The line will surely be completed before Christmas.

20145, 20146. Daily Alta California, San Francisco, California, Saturday Morning, November 16th, 1872. Arizona. Universal Faith in General Crook... (article)

Daily Alta California San Francisco, California Saturday Morning, November 16th, 1872 ARIZONA. - Universal Faith in General Crook— The Loring Massacre- Indians Dying. By Telegraph. SAN DIEGO, November 15th.— Major Royall, Fifth Cavalry, arrived here today, en route to San Francisco to attend the Tompkins Court—martial. He leaves by the first steamer. He reports that the Superintendent of Indian Affairs in Arizona has discovered that fifty or more Apache-Yuma Indians lately escaped from Camp Date Creek Reservation, and have taken refuge with friendly Indians on the Colorado river. All Arizonians now here protest against the changing of Arizona to the Department of New Mexico, and the assignment of General Howard, or any one else, tà command in place of Gen. Crook, who has taken great pains to acquaint himself with Indian affairs, and is now putting into execution most important movements in the direct interests of peace and humanity. The Arizona “Citizen,” received to—day, says: “Let the Reservation be solely entrusted to General Crook, and it will soon be made respectable and as advantageous to citizens as Indians; in fact, would be made to promote the best interests of humanity, in the most just and merciful manner. Our belief is that General Crook is the best adapted officer in or out of the Army to manage the Indians, in their transition from war to peace. He has, for years, been fixed and verified by his works. His command in Arizona has been so interf ered with, that any judgement of it by results is very unfair to him. Let him have unrestricted control of the Indians on the Reservations, while operating against those off, and ere long his success will be manifest and satisfactory to all just and reasonable people.” Universal Faith in General Crook- Continued. The same paper says of the participants in the Loring massacre: “It is estimated beyond question that at least thirty—four Indians were engaged in that massa cre. Thirteen of them are known to have drawn rations at Camp Date Creek Reservation, on November 1st, 1871, and on the 5th of that month the massacre was committed. Of these thirteen, six were known to have been on the Date Creek Reserve on and before September 7th, 1872.”

10072. New York Tribune, May 6th, 1867. The Indian War. Indian Massacre in Arizona by Telegraph to the Tribune

New—York Tribune May 6th, 1867 THE INDIAN WAR. INDIAN MASSACRE IN ARIZONA. By TELEGRAPH '110 THE TRIBUNE. WASHINGTON, May 4. — A communication which has been received at the Bureau of Indian Affairs from George Dent, Super in— tendent of Indian Affairs for Arizona Territory, and dated La Paz, during the month of March last, reports another melan— choly massacre of American citizens by the Apaches of Central Arizona. On the 2nd of that month two teams belonging to a resident of La Paz returning from Prescott in charge of two drivers and accompanied by five other men, were fired into with guns by a party of about forty Apaches, at a place in the open country sparsely covered with sage—brush, and the two drivers and one traveler were killed- The scene of this casualty was about eight miles on the La Paz side of Date Creek. Two of the travelers were wounded, and they with the two others who were unhurt escaped. The Indians destroyed part of the harness of the teams, rifled the wagons, and ran off the stock, consisting of 11 mules and four horses. About three hours after the occurrence another train of wagons came up, and being prepared, attempted to recover the stock. They followed them to a canyon in the mountains to the north of the road, when they were charged by the Indians and repulsed, and the Indians again made off with their entire booty. After burying the dead by the roadside, they proceeded to town and reported the foregoing. The depredation occurred in a part of the road heretofore regarded as safe against hostilities, and is additional proof of the increasing boldness of the Apaches . Mr. Dent further writes , by recent order Of the commanding military off icer , a military patrol will be stationed between here and Date Creek, and the efficiency of the troopers will be tested

10032. Sacramento Daily Union, Sacramento, California, Tuesday Morning, March 27th, 1866. By Telegraph To The Union., Murder Near La Paz

Sacramento Daily Union Sacramento, California Tuesday Morning, March 27th, 1866 BY TELEGRAPH TO THE UNION MURDER NEAR LA PAZ. "Three deserters from the Native American Cavalry visited a place about eight miles from here, on the road to Prescott, where two men were digging a well, and had what they wanted to eat and drink. After one of the men went down the well they shot and he fell into the well the other dead , his body going to the bottom ; eighty feet. They then took what they wanted and left. Mail—carrier Duff found the other man in the well alive, and 'took him out One of the murderers came to La Paz last night, and we have got him chained to a black—smith ' s anvil, having no jail to conf ine him in. "