Arizona citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Pima County, A.T. [i.e. Ariz.]) 1870-1880, 1871-01-28
GEN. sTONEMAN's REPORT.

York World, gives a summary of and
extracts from this document, from
which we reproduce the following
Colonel Stoneman says he made a
thorough inspection Of the whole De-
partment of Arizona, and careful
examination of all the points of i'm
portance within its limits as far as
time and circumstances would allow.
He assumed command ON the third of
May, 1870, at which time there were
eighteen posts in the Department, and
since then three Of these have been
discontinued. He now recommends
the concentration OF troops at eight
posts, that the Quartermasters' depots,
except Yuma, be broken up and the
civil employees discharged. This, he
says, will increase the efficiency of the
command and aid the Department
Commander very much in his efforts
to reduce the current expenses of the
Department The posts thus reduced
in number, there would remain Camps
Verde, Thomas, Grant, Bowie, Hual-
pal, Date Greek, Mojave and Yuma,
and their Importance would, in his
opinion, be in the order in which they
are named. The first three are loca-
ted in the heart of hostile Indians.
The next three are located Oh three Of
the greatest mail routes and highways
through the Territory, and the last
two are infantry posts. and are located
on the Colorado river, and have con-
troll over the River Indians. Colonel
Stoneman says: "The posts and de-
pots recommended to be discontinued
are expensive, and can be dispensed
with advantagecusly to the Govern
ment, and without other detriment
than a pecuniary one to the people OF
the Territory in their immediate vicin-
ity, who, Of course, will object, as
they will be unable, as heretofore, to
dispose OF their hay, grain, ect., to the
Government, at the usual exorbitant
prices"
ECONOMY AND SUPPLIES
After alluding to the cost of keep
ing up several posts, the use of which
has long since ceased to be necessity,
he says that the most rigid economy
has been practiced, the purchase of
forage limited, and the purchase of
lime, coal and fuel stopped at all
points not depots.
Col. Stoneman next alluded to the
efforts OF the contractors to take ad-
vantage Of the situation of the troops
and demand the most exor bitant
prices for fuel, forage and beef. The
class OF quartermaster' stores furn-
ished the Government for the use of
troops in this department appears to
be on a par with the supplies fnrnish-
ed the poor Indian. "Take, for ex-
ample, oak lumber, sent out for the
purpose OF repairing wagons, ect. In
some cases, observation authorizes me
to state that, instead of good, tough
white oak having been furnished, the
poorest kind of red-oak, fit only for
frewood, has been supplied. The
glass is blistered, warped and discclor-
ed to such an extent as to be fit fox
USE only in Arizona. Stationery, with
the condemnation mark staring one in
the face is considered good enough for
use in this far off region. Water
buckets, invoiced as 'gutta percha,
turn out, upon inspection, to have been
made OF paper. Blankets, marked
woolen, proved to have been manu-
factured from buffalo hair gathered
IN the plains, and so Oh to the end of
;he list.
DOMESTICATED AND HOSTILE
1t will be proper to state, that, since
he organization Of the Department,
he Hualpais, Mojaves or Yavapais,
ind Coyotero Apaches, have become
Iuiet, and are fast becoming domesti-
,ated. Caches, with his band, which
Turing the past eight years, has
'aused great trouble, has expressed
wish to go Oh a reservation, become
Luiet, anc be let alone. There remain
low but two branches of the great
Apache nation in Arizona, that are in
pen hostilities, and measures are be-
ng taken to bring them to terms.
'hese two are the Tontos and Pinals.
70 treaties or promises have been
nade, except to assure them all that
S long as they behave themselves,
hey will not be molested, but if they
nisbehave they will be pursued and
unished. the Apache nation in this
egion, as compared with what l