Show show low lines spring has been very backward here as in other places the lovely r rain ain that we had from the alth to the of may helped our fall wheat amazingly although tite the frost damaged the wheat some ear early 1 y in the spring it is now heading out the heavy rain caused the creeks and rivers to rise very rapidly tile the little colorado was a booming 13 jor for a short time As many as head of dead cattle which had bad died along the river last winter per hour for five hours passed over woodruff dam on that stream large numbers of cattle aud and sheep died in arizona last winter the heavy loss in cattle has caused the aztec land cattle co to return their lauds to the rail as they were unable to pay for the same quite an all excitement occurred here list last we week ek between the indians indiana and the settlers tile the indians have llave lie been doing about as they pleased ever since lieutenant but johnson has been indian agent here johnson in the indians to drive into the post any cattle which they found on the reservation and if the settlers came after them and paid the damages they were to be delivered over to the owners of the same the indians finally did not restrict their labors labor s to the reservation but took stock anywhere they could find it hobles and bells were often taken from animals that had bad been turned out to feed the indians were further instructed by this lieutenant that if they caught any white men on the reservation to arrest them and in case they carried arms and offered resistance to shoot them down this kind of work made the lives of the citizens very uncertain and unsafe just lately the indians drove a number of cattle to the post fort apache also shot some along the road and simply taking a quarter with them leaving the remainder of the carcass to spoil these barbarous wretches took sticks and bored the eyes out of calves leaving 0 them in this condition to wander around the country when mr huning heard what the indians had done he immediately telegraphed to washington 0 informing the officers there of what was going on here an officer was immediately sent to arrest johnson but what has been done with him we know not I 1 since the peoples stock is be being returned and a petition is is being prepared to send to washington to have their lost and stolen property made good we hope the out come will be to the benefit of the people of show low as they have suffered enough 0 through the conduct of christian unchristian un uri like ac agents 13 rents the show low river is very low just now and if we do not have rain very soon it will go dry members of the show low relief society anticipated having a grand time on the dinst in the way of social entertainment supper and dance sheep shearing 0 is about over with and wool hauling to 1101 holbrook brook has commenced john mcneil made a trip east cast thursday with a big load of wool it all being his own raising MORE ANON snow low lony Arizona June 4 1893 |