Arizona citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Pima County, A.T. [i.e. Ariz.]) 1870-1880, 1871-04-01
INTERVIEW WITH GENERAL
STONEMAN.
Report of Visiting Committee APP
pointed by the Citizens.

29M, ISL
SIR: Your committee appointed at
a meeting of the committee, of which
YOU are Chairman, to confer with Gen.
Stoneman, the Military Commander
of this Department, upon the subject
of the continual depredations of the
Apaches in the southern part of the
Territory, most respectfully report:
That your committee met General
Stoneman ON the evening of the 10Th
March, at the house of Mr.. Thompson,
a short distance below Florence on the
ella river, when in conference of
two hours duration, the views and in
tentions of the General, were stated in
substance as follows: That sometime
during the last Summer, memorial
was presented to him, purporting to
have been gotten up and signed by the
people of Tubac, and those living in
the Santa Cruz valley. This memo
rial was signed by 25O names, and
the instrument stated that this was
only half of what could be obtained if
necessary. He concluded that COM
munity representing 800 men could
take care of itself. He was convinced
however, that now there were nc such
number of people in the valley of the
Santa Cruz, but what really did occu-
py the lands of those valleys, we've
only squatters, as the country was all
covered by Spanish Grants; that
the people of Tucson ard vicinity
could not expect anything more than
had been done already; that he had
only sufficient horses in his command
to mount one cavalry-man in five, and
there had been no appropriation for a
re-mount; that the Sd cavalry had
been sent from the east, with old
broken down horses, entirely unfit for
service, to replace the Sth
which was admirably mount
ed on young California horses pecu-
liarly adapted for the work required
of them. He regretted that he was so
circumscribed as to his means to do
the work expected of him, and in
stanced amongst other things, that
heretofore there was an expenditure
allowed of $l3O per man in the Terri
tory, and that he was now limited to
$33, and could not exceed the appro-
priation; that although he could not
reinforce the troops now serving in
the southern part of the Territory, he
would not withdraw any, but as soon
as Capt. Moore's company Of cavalry
could be mounted on the horses now
used by 'C' company, LIST cavalry,
they should be kept scouting the val
leys of the Santa Cruz, and Sonoita,
and that Camp Crittenden should be
occupied until after harvest. The Gen
neral further stated that his order for
/ vigorous prosecution of a Winter
against the Apaches, was
very unfavorably criticised by Eastern
people, even to the extent of having
5he President suggest to Gen. Sherman
hat he should direct that the order be
20 modified as to correspond with the
of the Administration i'll its
indian policy, to-wit: One OF moral
and kindness, looking to their
Discrimination. He informed us that
,ne-tenth OF the whole Army was now
stationed in Arizona, a greater proper
ion than we had right to expect,
ind cautioned the people of Tucson
hat a continuance of their complaints
# the lack of protection by the mill
airy, would have the effect to with
RAW the troops entirely; that the sub
ect had been seriously contemplated
md might yet be acted upon. The
nth and substance of the whole mat
-er as your Committee understands it
rom Gen. Stoneman is: That we can
xpect nothing more from him than
las hnen done and If anvthinoc further |