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. large scope Of country. Il necessa 3ction OF
they could snbsis: on ths natural prue !islature
Country, aad many OF tho mountain.
hee.t .1s1 a1e an.os9 n1apassao4e '',o prevent
Tia question is often askod-Wl eforc his Own
man !! peace? This can only be /. rporte7s. b
lin Waa rules owe. ell. The publish a. II .!;re:t
ot interviews between him aid aeojT ofafg Oh tao
GoyeraEnt, during tho pas: and IRE
n New Meslco, Of his Professions Of
t:e eiIotts nada to please him, aad II the Du-
quent blood5 career in Arizona since
naturally leaA:o Gstrust Of his sine
but 1t l9 SAID these reports in ua1vrespccfs wora
untrue, and, ifso, Cachise NAV not have ccts.a
as 1reacherouslyaa they world make him ap;.ear
to have done.
My Impression is tat he is now in GOOD
folioTara 5 ara anat xrd az dpesss I ps@ce but he
forts on our part, sontrsaI or. jmasr;nav
may ct any moment Eethzrn arain IN TIA
PATH That permaneul.aaca mav he secrre.T
should be and ib tho wish averv frien5 ~ III
uaanlty. II he should rat.n ~ naoca +ha.
with the energetic war policy Genara1 Croot |
now dealing out to host
troubles will soon be endd
been the cover for Indi,. !,
White Mountain aud othr Z:
raids and return again rle,
was done.
To me, the most singular
these Indians, is tie conf
Captain Jeferds, and tho il -. -.
them; and learning tiat he -. =
honorable man by Ill who -. | j,
for the past three years he :: = {
with Cachise, and vas thee
for twelve years hsd teen i -.
turned alive. 1t may be il -
facts connected with thei ;.
subsequent Friendship. :. ri
OF nge, tall, and we'll + ~, w..
born in the State OF N.:y York CAME to Denver
Col, IN 1857, and praeiced law for . short time
has since spent much of his time in tbs moua- 7
tuna, prospecting for gold and silver; has been
among nearly ell the Inlian tribes Of North !,
America has made their Lnbits and peculiaEitles
study, md is by nature well qualified to deal
tendent OF the Overland Mail Company, and,
during short period of time that he w'as n
charge, Cechise and his band killed twenty-oue
Of his employees. lie finally went to prospect
ing again, and made up h:s mind that if the Gov
eminent could not snbdue so bad an enemy, he
would try and make him friend. and, BY the
help of other Indians. he visited Cachise in his
own camp. This act inspired Cachise with pro-
found respect for bis courage and sincerity.
Through Captain Jefferds, Cachiso was brought
to Canada Aamosa Reservation in 1871, and by
him General Howard was led to his camp.
General Howard appointed him Special In
dian Agent. and do not believe any other man
and hare strong hopes if the Government viii
continue him IN charge that peace may be main
tainod.
In this connection, desire to say that one Of
the most fatal mistakes, in my Judgment, made
by the Government in dealing with the Indians,
is the selection Of Agents because they belong
to any particular religious denomination. No
doubt, tho purpose Of the choice is good, but
practically it proves not good. To govern and
manage wild Indians successfully requires pe-
cu1ar qualifications. An Agent Should not Only
be honost, truthful, and just to both Indians
and citizens, but he should also be patient, cool
and possessed Of plenty Of nerve. Nothing SO
soon destroys tho Confidence Of Indians as to
know their Agent fears them; Besides, it re-
quires years Of acquaintance and experience to
understand the Indian character. Without this
IkRoHledge IN Advance, few Agents attain it in
cient Agents be found as il the country whern
the Indians live. The fact that General Howard !
hEs already selected two in this ,suntrv to iii
the most difficult places aasoag Ito ApaeAez, is
evidence that he is Of tie sane opi7io;.
4. P. 4. Stafford.