20181. The Arizona Miner, Prescott, Arizona Territory, July 12th, 1873. Abandonment of Old Military Posts. (article)

The Arizona Miner Prescott, Arizona Territory July 12th, 1873 Abandonment of Old Military Posts. The withdrawal from this military department of five troops of the first cavalry and the consequent lessening of the number of soldiers in the department, has caused the “powers that be,” to give the word for the breaking up of Camps Hualpai, Date Creek and Beale Springs. Camp Date Creek was established early in 1865. It is on the road from Prescott to Wickenburg, Ehrenberg, Phoenix, Yuma, Florence, Tucson, and other towns in Southern Arizona, as well as to points in California. It is a very neat post in the heart of a very picturesque country, containing some good farming lands, excellent stock ranges and mineral deposits. Mr. Geo. Kimball the post trader, has a fine store building. It is his intention to stick to the place and raise stock. Date Creek has been a boarding or feeding place for Apache-Mohave and Apache-Yuma Indians ever since they have condescended to take Government rations. Near it they have committed numerous murders and robberies. As near as we can divine, Inspector General Sacket has reported in favor of the abandonment of these three posts. Hualpai will be vacated immediately, but we are not certain as to the time fixed for abandoning the other two. Neither are we prepared to say whether any of them are to be abandoned for good.

20180. The Arizona Miner, Prescott, Arizona Territory, June 28th, 1873. We learn that Captain Burns... (article)

The Arizona Miner Prescott, Arizona Territory June 28th, 1873 We learn that Captain Burns, commanding at Camp Date Creek, took 30 loaded guns from Tumaspie’s band of Indians, while they were at his post, en-route to the Verde. The Indians gave up their guns reluctantly, when they saw themselves surrounded by Americans and Wallapai soldiers. Old Tumaspie tried to run away, but seeing that he could not make it, made the best of what he thought a dangerous necessity. Some of the Date Creek’s are still out.

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.

20178. The Arizona Miner, Prescott, Arizona Territory, May 31st, 1873. The road through Bell's Canyon... (article)

The Arizona Miner Prescott, Arizona Territory May 31st, 1873 The road through Bell’s Canyon is greatly in need of repair, and this county, the freighters, stage men, etc., would do well to repair it. It is a terrible piece of road.

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.

20176. The Arizona Miner, Prescott, Arizona Territory, May 24th, 1873. Camp Date Creek. It was late in the evening... (article)

The Arizona Miner Prescott, Arizona Territory May 24th, 1873 Camp Date Creek. It was late in the evening when we arrived at this military post and exI ndian boarding house. The post—trader’s store of our excellent friend, Geo. H. Kimball, was filled with citizens, military officers and others, who were anxiously awaiting letters and papers from Prescott and other up—stair viil ages. Capt. Geo. F. Price, an old newspaper editor, stumper and soldier, Lieut. Trout and many others whose names have slipped our memory, were there. Kimball offered us samples of nearly every good thing in his establishment, many of which we had to refuse, owing to paucity of transportation facilities. A good supper, change of horses and driver, a crack of the whip and we were bounding along for Wickenburg.

20175. The Arizona Sentinel, Yuma, Arizona Territory, May 24th, 1873. DISCOVERED.- We have it from undoubted authority (article)

The Arizona Sentinel Yuma, Arizona Territory May 24th, 1873 DISCOVERED.- We have it from und oubted authority, and the proof is conclusive, that “Chimehuevi Sal,” chief of the Date Creek Indians who were in search of human and other game in our vicinity a few weeks ago, was the leader of the band of fiends who murdered boring and party near Wickenburg in 1871. When capt ured, or when he surrenders with his band, he will, no doubt, be presented with an extra blanket, a Winchester rifle, and all the ammunition he wants.