The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-11-11
THE INDIAN RING IN ARIZONA.

crowded with details of Indian out
RACES. murders and robberies. At
the time Collyer vas at Camp Grant
the Indian roll numbered 500. 1t is
now reduced to about 80. The bal
ance of the Indians lately fed at the
reservation have again taken to the
brush. and have resumed their old
business.
The {. S. Grand Jury at Tucson
present a lengthy report relative to
the proceedings of the officers and
troops at Camp Grant, which ought
to be investigated by the department
at Washington. The Grand Jury
charge a long list of murders and
thefts committed by the Apaches
while they were being fed by the
United States, giving names, dates
and full particulars. They found
that 1.-The hostile bands of Indians Is
this Territory are led by many diff
ferent chiefs who have generally
adopted the policy of Cachise, max
ing the points where the Indians are
fed the base of their supplies for
ammunition, guns and recruits for
their raids. as each hostile chief
usually draws warriors from other
bands when he makes an important
raid upon the citizens, or the neigh
boring State of Sonora, where they
are continually making their depre-
dations."
The conduct of the officers con-
nected with the supply department
seems to have been very ~reprehens-
ible, to say the least. An instance
is cited in which the commanding
officer at Camp Grant sod a hatful
of ammunition to one of the worst
Indians for a turkey for the use 0t
his owH table, and also furnished the
Interpreter with ammunition to trade
to the Indians. During the time
the Indians were being fed at the
different camps, under the name OF
prisoners of war, they were not dis
armed or controlled in any way
drawing their ratiops on ration days,
and ranging from camp to camp in
Discriminatory, drawing provision:
from them all, no list being kept b,
the officers, except asimple count o
the total number. The report says
1--WE find that the habit of bea>tl,
-, drunkenness has generally prevailed
with few marked exceptions anon
the officers commanding at Camp
Grant, Camp Goodwin and Cam
Apache, where the apache Indian
i, have been fed; that the ratiOn> l>Suet
at these Camps to the Indians hav,
frequently been insufficient FOR thei
support and u~niu>ily distributed
, sometimes bones being issued iEStea'
of meat; that II Qu~arterTnaster o
, the United States said be made a sur
plus of $1,000 pounds OF corn i'll i>>u
t ing rations 20 the Indians Ok CAM
Goodwin.
1--WE find that a commanding officer
while commanding at Camp Apache
gave liquor to the Apache Indians an,
got bea>tly drunk with them +
whisky belonging to the hospital de
= partment of the L. :. Government
, also that another officer of the L.
army gave liquor to the said Indian
at said camp; that officers of the u
army at these camps where the Ii
dams are fed, are in the habit of usin
: their official position ts break tn
chastity of the Indian women
Y Its clear that the Indian ring c
that Territory are making the mos
of their opportunities. The subir
CATION of the Apaches would max
an end to these spoilations. As lon
as the present status cal be preserN
ed the Federal spectators can reve
{ in their gains at the expense of tn
settlers and of the Government
They are Iet content with their pres
ent license. however, but have dt
d vised a scheme extending their OPT
~rations through a channel who'll
within the influence of the Rims
This project is to detach Arizon
: from +ha distr:c IF with California an