The New York herald., 1872-07-14
OUR APACHE VISITORS.
The Indian Delegation from Arisona-Their Mis-
sion-What They Think Of the Sights-
Miguel, Of tho Glass Eye-Their
Return Home To-Morrow.

The city ID being favored for day or two with
delegation or our old friends the Indians This
time they come from Arizona. They left their ma
tive wilds early In June last and travelled on
steadily to New Mexico, thence TO Colorado, where
they took the cars en- route for Washington After
sojourning at Washington for some weeks they
have come to New York, on their way homeward
While at the capital they had the privilege of
having a talk with the President and Secretary of
the Interior, and though they did not get many
presents worth speaking Of yet they left Washing
ton tolerably well satisfied with themselves and
everything they had The object OF their visit
was to ratify the peace entered into between their
tribes and the United States authorities the 23d
OF May last.
The delegation consists OF the following chiefs:-
Apaches-Miguel, Pedro and Ess-salte-se-le, repre-
senting 1900 Indians; Pinal Apache-Santos,
representing 1000 lndians Penas tribe-Antonito
(son OF Antonio, chief, and Louis Morago (whO
acts as interpreter in Spanish) representing 5000
Indians; PaphagO tribe-AscenciOn, representing
10000 Indians; Mojaves tribe-Jose Pakota and
Charles Avathaw. All Of the tribes are now at
peace.
The delegation is in charge OF General Howard,
and DR.. Bendell, Superintendent Of Indian Affairs,
with Messrs. May and Buttser as interpreter.
Mexican, called Asccnclcn, who, when seven years,
of age, was captured by the Indians and VINO has
been with them now over thirty years. also acts as
General Howard yesterday took the delegation to-
see the sights OF the city. They visited Central
Park walked up Broadway went In to see some Of
the largest business houses, took good long view
at Washingtons statue in Union square, and went
to see the Academy OF Design In Twenty-third
street. The chiefs express themselves as being
much edited with what they saw. Many objects In
the streets met their gaze which it was impossible
for them even to begin to comprehend but they
had had some experience OF this already in Phla-
delphia and other cities SO that their admiration and
q w
OF astonishment With the Park especially they
were delighted. Their greatest object of bewilder-
ling which the ''white faces" have devel-
oped. Locomotion by means Of steam has
ships and steamers are objects Of stupefying aston
ishment. Before they left Arizona they felt assured
that Uncle Sans dominion was but very small
affair, and that the States all combined had not in
themselves greater force than the Indians could
conquer. 1t was their belief that the army Of the
country consisted OF the handful OF troops which
they themselves had seen around them, and that II
they could only whip these they were then safe
from all further intrusion. As their journey ad-
vanced toward Washington. however, and as 1t be-
gan to dawn upon their minds that the greatness
OF the power OF the Big Father at Washington was
even more than their minds could grasp they be-
came reconciled to the peace which they had made,
and were eager to be allowed an easy protection
without resistance in requital.
These nine Indians composing the delegation are
not by any means extraordinary looking red men.
They nothing at all like those Of their race who,
sometime since, had pow-wow at Cooper Insti-
tute. Ofab0ut middle height, and with rather reg
uar features they are not at all repulSive In ap-
pearance, are those huge headed animals who
have been sometimes visitors here on their way to
or from the Great Father Except the Apaches, the
chiefs wear their hair long, even half way down
their backs. They are now dressed in civilized
costume, the Great Father having given them uni
form some thing in the military style, with snowy
braid on their coats and bright cOlored stripe on
their pantaOOns. 1t Is said they are the most in
tegent OF all the chiefs OF the Indians. so far as
their appearance In their rooms In the AstOr House
goes they must be credited with the merit OF not
stretching themselves on the floor instead Of sit
ting the chairs and with looking as II they mad
thoughts In their heads instead OF displaying
stolid stupor, which Is the predominant character
istic OF the red man in New YORK hotel The
prOudest man of the delegation yesterday was
Miguel OF the Apaches, who had bran new glass
eye in his head, which was put in yesterday morn
ing. This chief is one Of the most notorious war
riOrs OF the Arizonians and lost his eye when quite
youth, at the hands Of some pale face who missed
killing him outright.
The delegation goes to church to-day to LOOK at q
preacher in some fashionable uptown church, and
to admire and be admired by some hundreds Of
pretty pale faces In the afternoon they will visit
many OF the churches in the city and be shown
some more of the curiOsities.
1t is intended that the delegation will visit New
York on Monday morning next the Apaches re-
turning with General Howard by way OF Colorado
and New Mexico, the others going by way OF San,
Francisco with DR.. Bendell