Show AKI ZONAr f t s t ra vino country tho indian ont 1 tt b reab A byice to Youn ff folks through the of W W fife esq wo have perused a letter dated july from hia father W N fife an old time resident of city who is now living at oak grove ranch arizona we make a few extracts thinking they will he interesting to our readers on the ath of july a grand picnic was held at amr cifes fifes place and all the leading people in the country around assembled and spent a jolly time in dancing partaking of the good things of earth etc etc stock in that part of the country is looking well and pretty good sonora cows can be bought for about 17 per head and if mixed with the cattle which are on hie ranch now they would be fine stock there is not much money around at present aa the mines in tomb are most of them shut down consequently there is hardly any team work to be done but it is expected that the mines will open up shortly extensive works for pump ing out the water having been put in and then times will be more brisk tu pat lynch accidentally shot himself a short time ago while pulling his rifle out of hia blanket the bullet went through his heart causing instant death anthe of may some indiana left the reservation and passed east of mr cifes fifes place into new mexico they were beaded back by the troops and a portion of them broke into the san simon valley and came to ICea tons ranch over the mountains their main object was costeal to steal horses or mules they crossed the mountains about nine miles above oak grove and stole a male and several horses they also fired at fry the owner of the animals nine shots the fire was returned the renegades rene gades then came down near mr cifes fifes ranch but he had everything prepared and was in readiness for any emergency the horses were corralled near the house in which there were nine men well armed and a good supply of ammunition on hand the in deans came to the top of a hill at the rear of the house and mr fife went out with a field glass and had a look at them this was about four pm on june ath the indians also had a glass and could eee the port bolea with which the residence is provided and could also eee that the horses were only yards from the house apparently they thought mr cifes fifes position was too strong so they went off to the left toward rock creek where they found some cattle belonging to a mr white and killed two of them they went on through the valley stole a lot more horses and then continued their journey into sonora there were were 73 indians in tho band the troops soon started in pursuit and indian scouts and pack strains have been passing the ranch ever since on sunday june general crook started a big force from fort bowie and mr fife saya he is satisfied this will bo the last indian outbreak two representative men from each county in arizona have been sent to president cleveland to pe altion for the removal of the indians from that territory it is thought that most of tho indiana who left the reservation will be killed for the orders are to take no prisoners captain crawfords Craw fords scouts had a fight a body of them ten days before the dioio of writing and quite a number of the renegades rene gades were killed and a number of horses etc were recaptured and four scouts were wounded it is thought general crook will make a sure thing of them and it will be a lesson to those who remain on the reservation the present elpe is the largest ever fitted out to go against the indians and there 19 every reason to believe they have made their last break there is a good free school in sea siuai ull the tio at the settlement and a school election was held last month when fife riega and smith were elected trustees according U mr cifes fifes letter arizona is a fine country offering splendid facilities for young people desirous of making a home and ho says he would never stay around the cities when there is nothing to be done while there are such beautiful homes to be made by industry and perseverance and by going out and helping to build up a new country mr cifes health is better than ever before and he abbes to bo remembered to his numerous friends in the junction city |