Arizona miner., 1868-01-25
Military Matters.

EDITOR ARIZONA MINER In my communi- cation of last week, said that, in future communication, I would refer to an order made by General Gregg, modifying certain orders previously made by him, the modified ton said to have been made by order of the Department Commander That your readers may be the better enabled to understand the matter, and determine with whom rests the responsibility of that celebrated order, by which the Apache Indian (exccpt under cer- tain crcumstances) is to be regarded as peaccsble, I propose to quote the orders oi General Gregg. and the communications from Department Headquarters in reference there to. In April last, General Gregg published the following orders:
 HEAD QUARTERS DisrRrCr OF PEEscorT.
 CAN'T WHiPrLE, A. T., April 23, 1867. GENERAL ORDERS, No. 3.
 The increasing number of Indian depreda tions committed throughout this District renders it necessary, m order to remove doubt, to announce what tribes are consider ed hostile and against whom hostilities may be carried on.
 The following tribes are announced hostile VIZ ! ut " NlliIldI~. INt NtilllttulNlN. lut Tonto, the Apache Tonto, and the Apache Mohavc, and all other tribes, or parts of tribes, within the limits of this District, in- cluding the Mohaye and other Indians pur- porting to be friendly, except when the latter are found within the limits of the reserya- tions on the Colorado River, or acting in conjunction with the troops as guides CT otherwise.
 By order of Brevet Brigadier- Gen. Gregg.
 A. F. IIooKER, First Lieut.. and Adiutant, Sth Cav, A. A. C.
 HEAD QUARTERS DISTRICT OF PREscorr.
 CANT WHWrIE, X. T., April 24, ls67 GENERAL ORDERS. No. Al
 It having been brought to the notice of the Brevet Brigadier-General commanding this Military District that passes or permits are granted 10 Indians living upon reservations, to pass beyond the limits of the same for the purpose of hunting, and that passes or per mits, signed by the Indian Agent, have been found upon the persons of Indians killed in hostile attacks on trains, it is hereby an- nounccd that, hereafter, until further orders, no such passes or permits will be recognized within the limits of this District.
 By order of Brevet Brig Gen. Gregg.
 A. E. HOOKER, First Lieut.. and Adjutant, Sth Cav, A. A. G. In reference to these orders, the following communication was addressed to General Gregg, from Department Head Quarters: HEAD QUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF CAITFORNtt,
 SAN FRANcIsCO, Cal, May Is, 1867. Brevet Brigadier-General J. L Gregg. Colo mel Sth U. s. Cavalry, Commanding Dis trict of Prescott and Upper Colorado, Fort Whippie, <. T.
 Generri-I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of the papers forwarded by you on the 24th of April, being
 l. A report of a general meeting of all tho miners and settlers at Planet, Great Central and Springfield Mining Companies, Bill Will. liahis' Fork, Arizona, held April sth, 1867.
 ?. A letter from c. W. c. Rowell. and others, dated Aubry City. February 22d.
 }. Copies of your General Orders, No. ; and I, current series.
 1 am instructed by the Department Com mander to say, in reference to those orders that, as he is at present informed, and so fai as he can, at this distance, judge of them, il seems to him you have declared war on many Indians with whom it might be possible te continue friendly relations. You unquestion ably "remove doubt.n as you express it, but you have given the doubt in favor of hostili ties against tribes of all kinds whatsoever who may not be on the Indian reservation.
 With respect to that reservation, the fol ' lowing is from the last annual report of th, Commissioners of Indian Affairs: "RRIZoNAn