JOHN MILLER
September 2, 1897
Arizona Republican Newspaper

In the month of December 1895, John Miller, a well known prospector 
and miner disappeared from Morenci, where he had lived for several 
years. Mr. Miller left home one morning with the intention of 
going to Gold Gulch to do some assessment work for Mr. I. Knapp, 
who was then at Globe.  He took his Winchester with him and that 
was the last time any of his friends saw him alive. His 
disappearance occurred only a few days prior to the killing of 
Pablo Salcido by A. Chaco and his band of robbers and murderers. 
Foul play was suspected by Miller's friends as some tough 
characters in Morenci he was by no means a favorite with  
who had been stealing horses, robbing dwellings, etc. One of 
the men killed in the fight with the officers at the same time 
Salcido lost his life had Miller's rifle and this strenthened 
the theory of Miller's death.  Last March a grave was found on 
Eagle Creek six miles from Morenci. The other day it was 
opened and the body was identified as that of Miller.


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