The weekly Arizona miner., 1872-06-08

before God, he believed he would keep his word. "If he does not" says Gen. Howard. " my life is at your service" He believed he would keep his word because he had been uthful to him.
 Gen Howard then read from a paper his decision in reference to the children. (Hls decision had evidently been made the night | before, as he had certainly not written it in the conference and as he said he had pro- cured a governess for them when placed on an Agency, etc; so that the hearing of the arguments from the citizens and from the Pima Chief against giving up the children, was merely a matter of form). Gen. How ard prefaced his decision by saying that he thought MT. McCaffry had mistaken what he meant to say in regard to the children who had no parents. What he had meant to say was that he thought arrangements could be made where the children had no parents to keep them. He had said yesterday in the eveDIng) that Coyer had promised in behalf of the U 5. Government, that these children should be returned. He, himself, had repeated the promise, and had said he would use every effort 10 carry it out. An appeal had been taken by U. S. officer. who doubtless knew the law better than he did. It had been said the night before that Colycr and himself might have exceeded
 
 the promise he had made, he decided that the children should remain at the Agency on the ! reservation and that they be furnished with an 1 American gOvcrDess until the case could be brought before the President and be decided up- on. The General said he had procured d good wOman-a Catholic lady-tO take charge of them. de wanted their friends from Tucson to be per mttcd to visit them, but he asked that no attempt should be made 10 take them away.
 1 Mir. McCaffry said that in reference 10 the AfE ESEu in's sin rttu fI,atfl fl,p a ] believed he intended at the present moment to remain at peace; but the people question wheth- CT he would do right if circumstances changed l if other people were here. While Gen. Howard is Ere they believe be will do right, but when he is gone and other people were esre, some ot thcm may do wrong if Eskevanzin should not. | Eskevanzn said he had no doubt as long as the g one lasts there would be peace, and the stone would last :s long as the world.
 Gen Howard told Eskevanzin that 1t was re- ported to him that young man of his tribe was then preparing to go out on a scout. Eskcvanzin laughed. tThc day before, young buck told Dr. Handy he went out the last rains last sum- mci and down about San Xavier, stole some mules and horse, he had eaten the mules and had only the horse left which he wanted to sell 10 the Doctor and buy ammunition to go on anoth CT scout. Dr. Handy has been with the Indians considerable, and understands their language anu they would readily tell him things they would not tell others-in fact, the young Indian men, tioned, requested the Doctor to say nothing about it)
 The young man was sent for but could not be found Eskcvanzn said he had some lazy sol dcrs who went around talking. This man, he said, had no horse. He could not prevent their tiking
 Gen. Howard asked Eskevanzn when the Ton tos were coming to see him. Eskevanzin did not reply but went out. The General then asked | another chief when the TontoS were coming 10 talk. He answered that there were some down 1 mn v n tonight. Gen. Howard asked who they were {; and was answered that it was a Captain who had been in some time before to talk with the con- manding officer of the post. He was coming with his people.
 Eskevauzin who had returned, wanted the General to believe nothing he heard outside, but to believe him.
 Gen. Howard answered that he did believe him and had said that he believed him. Eskcvanzin did not want the General to believe what these boys say on the outside, but to believe him he has good mind and good memory. Eskcvan- zn said that yesterday they all had friendly hug rom the General down, and he was contented. Now he wanted to talk again. When Gen. How ard went away and others came they would write that Eskevanzin was bad man. Gen. Howard said they would not so write He wanted Eske vanzin to show Gen. Crook. and the Governor, and the commander of the post that he was not a bad man. When Dr. Bendell went to Washing ton with the General the Doctor would write back and let Eskevanzin know what was being done. Eskcvanzn said he had put on a hard . head to do this aud he was here. Gen. Howard told him that Dr. Bendcll had come from Pres E colt to do it, and he all the way from Washing ton, etc. Eskcvanzin said that if any other man was dressed in gold from head to foot, if he had gold boots, and gold coat, and gold hat, he would not like him so well as Whitman. Gen. Howard f told him he .might like him (Howard) as well when he came to know him. Tie General then explained to him, (Eskevanzin) that Whitman had charges against him and had to be tried be- ) fore court; that he was going to Tucson for that purpose, etc. ESkevanzn liked his con- mander and thought he could bring the bad lndi- ans to terms better than any one else.
 Gen Howard said he wanted to talk with Es- kevanzin much before he went away. He would leave it all in writing so that it could be read to him. He wanted to talk with Chquito and Oth- CTS and would want Eskevanzn to go with him to look at the place for new reservation. They then all joined hands in confirmation Of the peace. The Governor invited Eskevanzin to come to Tucson--to come sometime when he could have an escort. Eskevanzin said it was all right.
 Nezhatsith, who had been out after Del-chc, said the General told them the other day that everything would be regulated and the roads be made straight and stumbling blocks removed etc.
 Tah-chi, chief just then come in. He had come with thirty men to make peace; had never been in before. He one Of those spoken of by the Pimas being at the Four Peaks. He had been in at Camp Mcdowell reservation last winter. Gen. Howard asked him what made him leave there. He answered, because the comnan- der told him to plant and he would go out and bring in his family. and he did not like it. The General asked him why the commander did not let him (Tah che) go out after his family Tah-che said he did not like it because they whipped him and beat Eim with a gun, and he left
 The conference was then broken up.