WEEKLY ARIZONA MINER
Saturday May 18, 1872
A NEW SETTLEMENT

     Pleased were we, a few days ago, to take by the hand W.R. Milligan, who had just arrived from the eastern portion of the Territory, where, he informed us, there are now between 20 and 30 persons engaged in farming. The new settlement is upon one of the branches of the Little Colorado river, about 70 miles north of Camp Apache and at least 240 miles east of Prescott, in a region which, from actual personal observation, we know to be well watered, timbered, blessed with a healthy climate and well stocked with bear, elk, deer, antelope, turkey, ect.   The streams, of which there are a great many, are literally filled with fish. The grazing cannot be surpassed, and, added to all these inducements are mines of gold and silver. The settlers had constructed three irrigating ditches, but Mr. M. says irrigation is scarcely necessary, and we know this to be a fact, as it rains a great deal in the section of which we now speak. So far, Indians had not molested the settlers, their stock or improvements. The settlement is distant about 50 miles from the route of the proposed 35th Parallel Railroad, and from it to Prescott is one continuous line of large forest trees, in which immense belt of timber there are many excellent valleys, ready for occupation. Mr. M. came through to Camp Verde with two men and four animals. He will start back in a few days.


WEEKLY NEW MEXICAN

SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO, TUESDAY, MAY 21, 1872, Page 1
ARIZONA ITEMS
From the CITIZEN of May 4
Mr. Apple arrived yesterday from the White Mountains. His train will arrive today. He reports the Indians very unruly on the reservation and that he was more in danger from an attack by the Indians there than when off.  A soldier from Co. D, 21st Infantry, named William Irwin, one of an escort to Mr. Apple's train, 25 miles this side of the White Mountains, was killed while hunting within a few hundred yards of camp by an ambushed Apache; the ball entering the back of the head and coming out at the forehead. He was stripped when found a few hours afterwards and gun and belt missing.
The Apaches are frightfully killing people about Prescott as per the MINER of last Saturday. Joseph Akerman, George W. Smith, and O.P. Clack have been killed; and J. Callaghan badly wounded--these deeds being committed in three separate localities. The two murders in Sonoita Valley and these three were committed about the same time and make five known in one week. Much stealing is reported.

WEEKLY NEW MEXICAN
SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO, TUESDAY, AUGUST 27, 1872
From a private letter from Camp Apache we make the following extract: "I got here yesterday and dined today with our old friend Cooley, who lives about twelve miles from here. The Red Man had a row yesterday over their "tiswin," in the course of which one was shot. The difficulty was confined entirely to the Reds, and they made no attempt to interfere with or molest the Whites. Gov. Safford left here this morning to prospect the San Francisco and Bonito. He was accompanied by Lieut. Whipple and about twenty soldiers.

From Jack Becker's Collection