New-York tribune., 1870-02-04
THE INDIAN COMMISSIONERS.
TIE osAGE AND APACHE INDIANS.

TIE osAGE AND APACHE INDIANS.
The Board of Indian Commissioners held an
adjourned meeting in this city on Wednesday, at the
office Of Commissioner VIM f. Dodge. There were pres
ent Messrs Brunot OF Pittsburgh, Campbell Of st. Louis
Tobey Boston, Stuart Of Philadelphia, and Colyer Of
NewYork The report Of agents In Kansas represented
that white settlers the number Of over 2OOO have
trespassed upon the Usage lands and, during the abb
sence OF the tribes their hunt last Summer had occu
MED their cabins taken possession Of their oornelds
cattle hogs &C. refusing to and threatening the
lives OF the Indians they troubled them One agent
writes as follows:
Have received mail yet. I heard two days since
bis town ELK River Two men were In last evening
mehad come direct from the mouth or Walnut to
out there 1t that Hard Rope aud Chctopa are
there and notified all the settlers to leave creating
much alarm. / think those men expected to obtain
encouragement and protection or permission 70 remain
if they were disappointed; Hard'R9pe viii probably
settle the disputes IN TINS valley when ne iSnsnS ,n
young, industrious half-breed was in yesterday
SuH @ cabin and had incioscd and cultivated several
acres Of ground-had been there four years Now the
whites have surrounded him, and one has built within
few yards OF his house. threatens his life II he does
not leave his house, don't allow him to cut timber for
rails &c. There is no language used among Friends that
fully describes the and ingraude OF some OF
those settlersat least am ignorant OF the terms.
went TO see another case last week the man came
last Spring found fullbood living very desirable
piece Of ground he told the Indian II he would let
"a
and do many other good things for him. The indian
took him and now he threatens the life OF the Indian
IL the claim reasoned the case with hitn,
purpose told him 10 pay the Indian reason
able price for his improvement, or he must get on the
claim refused do either In conversation with the
Indian asked him il he felt like taking revenge he
answered that lie trying TO live good CathOuS or
he would not tako such injustice. This IL sad Case
otherwise for they going out 10 the hunt this
Indians wes brother lad) accIdenty shot dead an
Indian man. The lads life only saved by this ln-
dian giving ten ponies. which was all he had to the
dead Indians family SO he unable, for the want OF
ponies continue the hunt and returned TO hd the
torpid serpent he had taken n warmed TO life ana ready
to Kill him. -
This information had been forwarded to the War De
partment and troops will probably be ordered there
The sages have signed their strong objection To the
present treaty. which has now been pending Tor two
years past In tho Senate
Over 5000 OF the wild Apaches OF Arizona and New
Me xco are located at Alamazs. near Fort McRae,
NevMexico under the Of Samuel Drew, their agent
awaiting to be assigned TO reservation. They have been
now for three months partly fed by the Indian De-
Congress asked to provide for their permanent re-
srant and subsistence until they can be set up In the
OF peace -, q, -,
Tie subject OF the bombardment OF the Indian village
at Wrangel by the commander OF the United states
forces there brought before the Board and the Sec
retary was directed to prepare All accurate report OF all
the facts his possession ana lay the same before the
President.