Arizona citizen., 1871-10-28

Valley, one hundred miles further
 west much better, Colyer removed the
 agency there.
 On his arrival at the White Noun
 tains, Arizona, he found that General
 Crook had completed his first cam
 paign, and had gone into quarters at
 Prescott. He then issued an order,
 countermanding an order enlisting
 Indians to fight against Indians.
 Acting upon the Presidents order, he
 invited in upon the reservations all
 the Apaches who wished to be at
 peace. They came in rapidly, in
 three days nearly four hundred, in-
 clading the principal chiefs, who re-
 ported that old feuds were healed, and the food and clothing were received
 with gratitude.
 On leaving for Camp Grant, the
 chiefs detailed Indian runners, with
 white flags to notify their bands by
 lighting fires, of our presence. The
 Apaches came out in scores to meet
 them carrying white doe skins for
 flags, and manifesting the utmost delight at our presence. They were
 nearly naked, and many very sick.
 The party gave them clothing and medicine which Mir. Colyer had
 brought over on pack mules from Santa Fe. The Apaches slept around his camp at night and although they frequently outnumbered hls escort winch mum bered only fifteen men five to one-not a man was disturbed or an article stolen. Nearly 200 Apaches followed him into Camp Grant upon the headquarters of which post they found a white flag and nearly 100 Indians collected.
 The Secretary of War telegraphed an order by direction of the President, at MT. Colyer's request, that Camp Grant should henceforth be an Indian Reservation. On the evening of his arrival at Camp Grant, MT. Colyer learned that a party of 175 armed white citizens ot Tucson and 20 h. dians were expected at the post that night or early next day, reported by some as coming to break up the res ervaticn, by others as mining party on prospecting tour. Foreseeing that the presence of so large a body of white men coming from Tucson would injure his purposes, he notified the commanding officer, Major H. that if the Tucson party came within ten miles of the Reservation he would have to take the Indians back to the White Mountains, other wis they would suspect some treachery and go on the war-path again. Major Nelson said the Indians should not be turned back. His orders from the Secretary of War were to protect them on that Reservation, and he meant to do it. Accordingly, Major Nelson sent out a corporal and four men to notify the Tucson party that they could not come upon the Tucson Res ervation. At midnight the corporal with the word that the party swore they would come. The long roll was then beaten, and the little called to arms, and Lieu tenant Whitman sent out to notify the Tucson men, and water wagon was filled and sent out to them, that they might not suffer from thirst. The resolute conduct of Major Nelson had the destired effect, and the party turned back.
 MT. Colyer next visited the Pima md Maricopa Reservation, and call ng the chiefs together, notified them that they must cease their depreda- ions on the Salt River settlements, md also upon the Apaches and their new reservations at Camps Apache md Grant.
 Passing up to Camp Mcdowell, a lag of truce was sent out by General Dudley to the Tonto Apaches, with an for this band to come in md have talk for peace.
 MT. Colyer next went to Camp Verde, and with General Grover had ln interview with the chiefs of the Apache -Mohaves. This tribe is much cattered, part of them living at Verde md part at Date Creek, those at Verde were in 0 starving condition, and so ick they were unable to crawl down rom their villages to take the food nd clothing placed before them. With the advice of General Grover, he upper end of the valley was de- Jared a reservation, and instruction ] eft for the Apache-Mohaves to be ]