Another " Modoc War" Threatened

A correspondent of the San Francisco Ch.ron.icle, writing from Camp Beale Spring, Arizona Territory, says that a serious Indian war is impending there, under the following circumstances : " On the Gila River, between the Mohaves and the Juacarilla Apaches, lies the country of the tribe of the Hualapai Indians. These Hualapais were our friends and aided in conquering the Apaches. - The old chief Soruin - courageous as a Hou and the best shot in the Territory - was not filled with affection for the whites. But his peoplo were in favor of friendship and he, recognizing it as the best policy, made a treaty with us, to which, whiïe we kept good faith with him, ho was as truo as steel. But the evil day came at length. The mandate was issued from Washington that they should be moved away from their old homes and located on the Indian reservation north of the Colorado River - a land so poor that even the ' land ring' of tho Indian Department did not want it - where they might pine and freezo and die. They refused to submit. Porce was threatened to compel them. Then in tho night they stolewway to their inountain fastnesses, with their few possessions, their women and childrou and their arms. Thirty-three of the Hualpais, who had been enlisted in the army as scouts and were serving at this post, deserted and joined the tribe, taking their arms, accoutrements, etc, with them. "It is hardly neco3sary to say that this unlooked-for result has filled this section with the wildest alarm. Thero are but few troops hero, end those are mostly infantry. The Hualapais are splendidly armed and equipped and well inounted. Upon leaving here for their mountain fastness they announced that they would commit no act of hostility unless the government attempted to euforce ita mandates about removing them, but they have evidently forgotten this, for a few i days ago we heard that a band of them had been raiding and killing cattle at a point forty-six miles distant from here. - This report has sinco been fully verified, and it would therefore appear that the , war is aotually upon us." The Legislature hews right and left ; upon the Oonstitution, and the ' sion will scarcely recognize its own f ling. I i