The Weekly Arizonian., 1870-01-22


 to place upon it, what credit to give It. Du' there are others who have already read it, and eomirg from such high source-from Inc commanding general of department-"iii naturally accept it as a statement ot facts j and il is in order to SC; myself and others right before this c.ass that l wrike
 in the year 1859 reservation was Iaid oH for the Pima and MarcOFa Indians, on the Gia River. hy Col A. B Gray, under 'he i'm med ate supervision of Lieutenant $. Mowry who was then agent for these Indians. The In dian did not accept ofthis reservation as fail settlement of their claims against the United States government However, the greater nortion orthom was at that time within it's linn is. and have continued therein up 10 the pres ent time; ard nc Mexican or American has, during the past three years, settled, or attempt. ed CT settle or squat on this reservation. Not one siaqle inSiance ofsuch interference with their rights has occurred within the above pe- rod and any person making statements to tha contrary is l.her loo ignorant ofthe facts, or too reckless with the truth to be entitled to credit
 As have already stated there appears to be connected with the utterancs of the above par, agraph degree of maIieioysaess which, when the facts are known, Gas they must necessaF- fly have been by the person making the origj- nal report plainly shows ve~y 'ePraved and malicious mind. refer to that portion of he paragraph which says Iam a squa'ter Oil the Pima and May;copa reservation. "Ihe lndi~ an Agent could not, at the time the above paragraph was written, have meant any other than myse'f
 I am aware that I an informed is fre- quently, yes generally, very slippery fe low % come at-not reliable This time he has no' coms within fourteen miles of ,eiHnt the tiu;h tha. being !ess than the distance between niy 'sQnatter' claim and the Pima and Nariropa reservations, And am well aware who this informant O. Ord iy. "Dificuit;es of ? serious nature would have ensued lad not Gen, Alex ander, commanding the nesrcs. military post nterterad.
 This statement is like others n ;ed wholly d.vod of the truth in fact the reverse is, an satisfied true. Had not Gen. Alexander interfered, as he did, wilhous sui cient cause or warrant, am tnIiy satisfied that the Ind;- ans spoken Of woal&, al tbis time, entertain z better feeling and greater degree of respecr for AmsIicaus; for, what be tia, tsnded ra her to embiter them, and engeuder hatred, thar to promote and nourish what Etile ras aect and confidence they previously had had iu Ameri cans.
 Now, tha facts of this maitsr gre simply as follows: Gen. Ord has been deceived, and i,5- duced to put iutO his report statements which are fa,se, and which are known to be so by all persons who know anything of these matters and had it not been that was personally aJ- lndrd 10, 1 should not have taken the trouble to -efute them.
 For two years prior to the time Gen Alex nn fer assumed command at Camp NcDowaU matters within my agency were permitted to
  Go along smoothy-no difficulties of any mar. mtude occurring; but when he arrived he did not appear to be satisfied with such state of affairs; So, irstead of using the means placed at his disposal for the chastise,p ent of the hos lie and mnrdering AFache he at once turned his at'0ntson toward promoting difficulties with peacefnlIndians. An instance He marched with squadron of cavalry from Camp NcDow. eli to the Pima villages, about 50 niles dis tant, n the month of November, 1868. in o,. der to compel the Indians to return to tbs;r owner. E. Lane, three head of Texas cattle which cattle tbsIndians had not refosed to TO- turn or pay for and through incorrect irter. preting difficulty arose between him ar5 ,ho Indians which would have terminated in b1oo5 shed had not Antonio Azul, Chief of tbe p;no.. been possessed of more sound judgment .ns common sense than this man Gen AIo~o,a-
 In this connection I would suggest tbo, ;c Ger. Alexander had used more exertion :. que the marauding APacke, and less in sxo;t ing hatred n friendly Indians, hc would boro meTited, and justly received the gratitnd. oe the Apaehe-besieged people of lhis unfortn nate Territory,
 LEVI RUGCIEs t'''s) t. = SD, Ind Agent.