Arizona citizen., 1872-06-01

their property stolen, came on ana killed some of ESkevanzin's people. The Government was very anxious that such a thing should not occur again consequently orders were issu- ed, directing the officer here in charge, to see all the fighting men of the h. dians on the Reservation every day; so that if any trails led here, they could discriminate between the good and the bad-that there might be no more good Indians killed, and that it might be explained to the citIzens. General Crook was still very anxious that this order be carried out, so as to pro- tect the good Indians here. So long as there were lad Indians out, the General was afraid they would con- init depredations and come in on this Reservation, and that would give the impression that the ones here now had done 1t. The General expected to commence fighting bad Indians soon, and he wanted Eskevanzin and his people to go out with the soldiers to find them. Soldiers, when they go after Indians, go as if they had rocks tied to their feet, they make so much noise. Indians can get out of the way-they are like coyotes, they can slip around and escape. All the Gen. eral wanted was for them to find the had Indian, and the soldiers would do the fighting.
 General Howard said that Eskevan- gin had told him the other day to "hunt them up, hunt them up" (when the General assured him there were some good people in Tucson).
 Gen. Crook resumed: A few years ago, up north, the Indians were like the Apaches, and they were without stock-without anything. New they were peaceable, and had plenty of horses and cattle, and every thing else. In few years or so, if the Apaches behaved themselves, they would have the same. If they had stock here, it would eat the grass, and would be growing while they were : asleep Then they would never go to bed without knowing that they would have something to eat when they arose in the morning. It did not look we'll, when passing through this country, to see them (the Apaches) perched upon high points ill the mountains, long distance from water, like so many crows and to be always fearful of being attacked every night. As soon as all the Indians were peace able, they could go to bed and sleep without fear of danger.
 Eskevanzin said 1t was well, and expressed a willingness to help find the bad Indians.
 General Howard said that Eske- vanzin had promised, when he was here before, to give him an answer at this conference in regard to the Reser- vation. He said the present location was unhealthy, and he would hunt up another; had he done so? Eske- vanzin had not understood that he was to go out to hunt one up, before the General got back. He had under stood that the General desired h1m to remain here until he returned. Gen eral Howard replied that he was not particular about 1t now; anytime he could go out and hunt one up. Eske- vanzin said it was all right; that he liked the place the General had de- scribed; and would go out with the General and look at 1t.
 THE CHILDREN.
 l Tho c,1 1biaot Of tha caDtiva chi ldren was then brought up. By way of preface, we will say, that these were six Apache children, four girls and two boys ranging from three to ten years old. They had been captured in the Camp Grant killing about a year ago. The persons Ill whose hands they were now, had ransomed them from their captors, and the chil- dren were apprenticed to them under the laws of the Territory-obliging them to take care of, and provide for them. The children were being clothed and fed and treated by the families who had them as their own, and they were being given Christian education. The oldest child, 8 girl of about ten, and living in the family of MT. Leopoldo Carrillo of Tucson, was going to school at the Convent; the others were not yet large enough. When General Howard was in Tue son, he saw the persons Cor some of them), who had these children, and he spoke to the U. s. District Attorney