, 1870-07-30

The White Mountatn Apnc1aca OF
Arixonu NcsirB ClyiltzAtio,t-'Thclr
Impoverished Co1sdltion-Affalfs mt
1he Ne0sl1o Agency.

The White Mountain ApNcheR OF
Arizonu De.irB Clviltzation-Tlaclr
Impoverished Co1sdltion-AffalFs nt
1iac Heosl.o Agency.
TAsa,SGToS, July g. 1870
The Commissioner of Public Affairs uas re-
ccired from Major Green, commanding Catap
Ord Arizona 1rrr1tory, q letter dated July I.
in which lie Gays:
IA year ago. was oniered with command
TT. to punish the Coyvteras Of White Aountalo
Apaches. as 1t WAS believed they hal been COM
uniting depretsnons- oa ns asHval sa this val-
camp and stated his people were very tiesirous to
live at peace and to be PLACED on reserfa-
ton, where they could oe preseets.L Ia
stalled what he had said, anil also that believed
hy placing them Oh q reservation wduld form
nucleus 1ur tns Gtsss.zason ot the Apaehss II An
tsr ascertain lts suit4h1euess for reservation.
un my arrival their head Chief. Es-kel-to-saytah
and sevetas n,Inor or ones cane 10 G sc me A. @ n
t.l 5ot! h: Eat aga!n met the wie man Ia Peace-
lie tuil Of ptotestations Of friendship. ai1 dr.
bis Peopie 70 i've At peace with he whites: 1aea
exr1orrl the country, and reported II as tho most
suitable l had .ser seen for IN 1ns,an
q The in;,raa country taey an,"s, @ "ss soS
shipped, and entirely ont Of the way Of the wh!tes
TINS srrlnE VAS Ordered to establish post here
affer nv aiiral ali the caiefs came TO See NE ami
again expressed the wasue.t fsien.1shp and great
=, t,esisr to i've at peace. I told hem should
M .ns,1 - nnfbe4s. IN % Ths5 ax;esa % % aring Ia % al they
could gather on the LIT Of July. Accordingly IN
that day ''asl tnctn pasa'led and cuunEed, with
chldrtn--t0tal, t.ua. There were Mt the time
Goodwin, and hstweet 200 and 300 scatter,-I Ia
the mountains, WIN could not be got In In time.
I. As utar as can judge shoul1 say this tribe
numbers between 1,to0 MD ,a0t AT present they
hive little u nttnil. to liveon etceot the one aid
quastcr pOuEtis of beef Issue them per i1ar auu
ttu nor kllow how long this will be allowed This
1 40 to keep them from actue! suffering, rs they
ase a'tats! 70 ~ anta the CEREAL couutrr, wheEe
n..scsl, their principal food, IL foun1, lest they
Should liz .att and punished By some scouting
party. IeI!ese II tue 1utliau Bureau wouid lake
cIa1Ee OF the matter and send competent agent.
seeds and tue rudFf farming implements. their
CIVILIZATION Fnu!l he perfect sucress They
show more taclnat,on TO work than any tribe
haxs sssT Aeeo "nd san,av save
their own implements are sticks and few bn,kcn
boes. They planted Il large amount Of corn this
june liIle1 mest ot It, Which va great loss to 10
them. VIA II the couatsy late last fall and eastg
this spring, AMI must s25 Il Was ptahEe sight
bitter cold atghf, without a stitch Of clothing or
covering. They would beg our saddle b!ausets
sor the night. aud Nhlcn, u thelr credit they al
are 20 poor, their aaswer Is, "Mow can We T bs
ulhtrm tse; We !'arc nothing anu can eet nothing
unless 1t ~ given to us Or We steat It, aud 1nta
| therefore, earnestly recommend that these
! lntlans he tel aul clothed until snrh time a.
they can sustain themselves, which. believe, II
1Sshs naS ;nsy eaa % II tew
| ter, rs the climate Ii cold III summer they wear
| q white ctttun eofMent peculiar 10 ihemselres-
1na. T. whsnsss, ,''es hare 1he material What.
by tl.e way Of New Mexico, II this ehoulH h..