Apache Campaigns - Fort Huachuca - U.S. Army

A MAGAZINE OF THE FORT HUACHUCA MUSEUM
Voices: Economic Growth
An item in the Arizona Weekly Star datelined Tucson, July 12, 1877, passed along encouraging
news:
Messrs. A. Smith, John C. and Charles A. Bullard and William Griffith were in from the
Upper San Pedro this week, all ranchers or stock men. They are much pleased with the new
settlement they have just established, and named it “Whiteside [sic]” in honor of Major
Whiteside, who has been of so much service to that section of the country. They all feel safe
from the Indians, and speak in high terms of the activity and vigilance of the military. They
think that with the appearance of the troops, one of the most productive and beautiful sections
of the territory will be thickly settled within a few months. All kinds of game and fish are in
abundance, and rains this season have been frequent. The grass and vegetation are in full
vigor. There are about twenty-five settlers in and about Whiteside, the people want a Post
Office and we think they ought to have one. 105
Other optimistic Tucson journalism followed in the months and year to come.
Paymaster Roche and his clerk Claud Anderson, returned on Tuesday from Camp Huachuca,
where they have been paying off the troops stationed at that point. There has been
large quantities of rains in that locality during the last two weeks. Grass is growing luxuriously,
and the weather is cool, while the mercury has reached 90 during the season. The
camp is beautifully located among the oak trees; the water is clear, cool and wholesome; fine
fish abound in large quantities in streams adjacent, some of which were relished by them
pronounced “way up.” Report says that the settlement on the Upper San Pedro has swelled to
sixteen persons, and seventeen more will be added in a few days. An old mine was discovered
a few days since and it has been extensively worked. The discoverers are going to put up
arasters and go to work. Much good feeling and high hope is exhibited by all in that section
of the country. 106
Mr. C. E. Burton, propietor of the Burton Hotel of Fort Huachuca, has been in the city
for the last few days. He says the country surrounding Fort Huachuca is filling to the brim. All
of the available agriculture and grazing land is now settled upon. Stock is turning the Mesa grass
into meat, and the country is full of activity. Miners and prospectors are moving in every
direction, and new finds are the rewards for their labor. Fort Huachuca for years has been
considered the choise (sic) spot of southern Arizona. The temperature is about 25 degrees less
than Tucson, owing to the altitude. Excellent water is found in abundance. The rolling mesa
lands are heavily timbered and together with the beautiful mountain scenery is what will make
Huachuca the Saratoga of Arizona. 107
Military Intelligence in the American Southwest: Apache
Scouts
The use of Indian Scouts by U.S. Army commanders on the frontier was a prominent
example of how military intelligence can be employed with ingenuity and effectiveness. Their use
in Arizona, as both spies on the reservation and as reconnaissance patrols in the field, was given
credit for bringing the renegade Apaches to bay and significantly shortening the Apache cam-
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