New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-07-20
TIE INDIANS.
OFFICIAL REPORT OF THE CAMP GRANT MAS
aArRR.

OtFltlAL REPORT OF THE CAhP GhANl hh0-
sACRE.
WASHINGTON, July 10.-The following is an
extract from the official report Of the massacre at Camp
Grant, Arizona by Lieut.. Royal T.. whitman. just re-
ceiyed here by the Board OF Indian Commissioners IL
is dated Camp Grant, May IT, addressed to Col j. g.
C. Lee Tucson:
Lieut. Whitman after describing the settlement Of the
peaoeableness and good behavior proceeds as foOws
On the morning Of April 20 was at breakfast at y
OF Company D. 2lst Infantry, from Capt. Plum com.
handing Camp Lowell informing me that large party
killing all the Indians at tits post Immediately sent
the two interpreters, mounted to the Indian camp with
tell the chiefs the exact state OF things aud for
them to bring their entire party inside the post Ash
bad cavalry and but about 50 infantry NEARLY all re-
cruts) other officer could not leave the post TO
go to their Defense My messengers returned IN about
an hour with Intelligence that they could ma no Living
strewn with the mutlated bodies OF their women and
Immediately mounted party Of about 20 soldiers ana
citizens. and sent them with the post surgeon WIN
wagon TO bring in the wounded any could DO FOUND
The party turned late IN the evening" having found no
wounded, and without having been able to communicate
with any OF the survivors, Early the next morn,
ing t0Ss ve similar on. p'ad Tane sPaIsi the
dead in and Immediately around the camp. had tne
day before the Interpreters any one VINO couu
do go 500 to 20 to the aud communicate with
Them and convince them that officer or soldier OF the
vile transaction and failing In tBs thought the act Of
caring for their dead would DO an r evidence ,a 70
them OF our ~
SS q e@ caaS e the and Sdod %
evening they came in from all directions sngly and IN
small parties, changed In 48 hours as 10 oe harS
recognizable, daring which time tney hao nel'nef e3'
Mshy OF the men, whose families had all been Killed.
were Obliged 10 turn away, unable TO speak, ana too
proud to. show their grief. The women, whose hose
indy, as though was their last hope =, o.
earth Children who two days before aaa oeen f 90
horror. did what could. fed them and talked 10
them, and listened patiently 10 telr nc uonnGed
women, shot through the lett lung ana Que WIN h
shattered. These were attended TO- ana VIII TO
cover. ,,.ox
to give the alarm, and found that quite hunner ..
shot while asleep beside their bundles ol
hay, which they had collected TO bring n 10
the post that morning. The wounded VINO were
unable to get away, had their brains beaten
ont with clubs or stones, while some were shot in OF
fne Codes wDTo al striped 81 the whole number
buried one was an old man aud one wctgrown boy.
All the rest We're women and children ~ 1ne whole Io
number killed and missing about 100 eight only were
there, but they were there. on the 2sth We
counted 1913 men, small number being absent for
good deal of time with them since the affair." and have
been asonished at their continued unshsken faith In
me, and their perfectly clear understanding Oh Their
They say ave know there great many white
We know that the Papagoes would not have come ont
after this time II they had not been persuaded to do
So" What they understand is while they at
peace and conscious OF no wrong intent that they
SHOULD Be murdered by Government arms IN the hands
vi Papagoes aud Slexcans one VI tie chiefs said,
e eG 24or have Want bee G Killed Before S0 m9 fa
and l have been unable TO defend them.
MGgt Indians in nm my place S, would take tSo,
people that ali thdy have DONE and all they can d. shall
not make break faith with you, SO long you will
stand by us aud defend US in Language We
nothing Governor
never have nor never shall see.Y About their
captiye they cay get them back for u.s. our little boys
viii grow up slaves, and our girls, as soon as they are
large enough Will DO diseased prostitutes, to set money
They ask 10 be allowed to live here in theirold homes
where naegre suppe,s nearly all Their wants Tney ask
that all their captive children living may be returned to
them Is their demand Unless some action
taken convince them that our Government means
kindness and Justice they will be driven away, desper
ate aud disappointed, and blinded by ignorance rage,
aA1 superstition. Yours very respectfully,
ROYAL L. WHITMAN, First Lieut.. Sd U. s. Cavalry
DEPREDATIoNs OF TIE APACHES IN NEw-MEX-
ICo--AN INDIAN GIRLS APPEAL FOR HER
STARVING TRIBE.
WASHINGTON, July ia letter from Gov.
File of Newlexco dated June TO- and addressed to Sec
rotary Fish, that he had visited the settlements In
southern aud southwestern NewMexco for the purpose
OF Intoxicating the condition OF affairs and especially
the depredations committed by the Apache Indians.
He found in the region of the country bordering the
Rio Grande in the vicinity OF the Argan Mountains and
San Augustine Pass where many murders and robberes
had occurred two years ago. there was now On.
secmrity hut in ali the southwest portion Of the Terri
tory and especially along the line between ING 1ertor
and Arizona there serious troubles and constant
hostlites between the Indians and citizens. large
party was on the point OF leaving SILVER CITY Tor
Inc purpose Of attacking the Indians at Canada ana
A9mosa and had the Governor not gone there person.
aly there would have been in the Territory Repetition
stopped that proceeding by peremptory order, and
the citizens that section OF the Territory that
80 them from these fcnities and urged them
TO patiently few months longer until the Indian
Author es fully tested the possibility OF peaceably col
lectng these Indians together aud placing them on
reservation. Tho Governor says he Is glad to see
Peace Commission are to be sent to look
into the condition OF Indian affairs with reference TO
these Apache Indians ia NewMeXicO and Arizona. An
earnest should be made at once To get Coclse and
his bands to in and upon reservation and he
against them He the ablest and most desperate chief
among the Wild tribes OF the West and has been thor
Treatment at tho time his brothernlaw, Marcus Colo
RADIO was killed Until he Is pacihed and induced to 20
there can be- no security for life and property IN the
southwestern portion OF the Territory:
The War Department has received from Gen. ORD a
copy OF letter written to him, in very good and fociDe
~ glish by Indian woman named Sarah Wlnneneas,
daughter Of the chief OF several thousand Indians at
and near Pyramid Like Reservation. California, IN
which urges the military TO make some provision for
those Indians next Wnterto keep them rom starving
and prevent trouble with the whites. She says;
I'VE have Agents the dfe9, reservations to help as
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NAM The indians Pyramid Reservation having been dissatisfied
being boers Of starvation have len their homes anu van
they VII not "OI. Tor " 20
AGENTS for doing enrich these Agents and come 20 Absolute
Uye themselves and would all much rAtIe 90
slain misery than TO be lingering here az a. ping
o SS he nd a1s aas Ssen Ill. Wiling
wild ali need but inform that never gets past e Agents
all whe NC have all the suisrinB
Ihs letter was written at san Francisco winter the
writer had gone at the solicitation OF he ulDe 10 TOT
relief in of the extraordinary scarcity OF nsh
and other food caused by the unusual dyness OF the sea-
son Gen Ord forwards the letter. win strong recOnne-
Hot, = ,ti rat Inn hp
actual needy Indians at Camps Bedwel and warner aud
GEN schofeld adds his Endorsement TO the same enect,
also that large proportion OF these lhahS
seeta willing TO work when they have an opportunity;
and IL is believed judicious expenditure OF moderate