Arizona citizen., 1872-06-08

till the soil, (to give them). It was with them as with all nations, there were some bad people still there were good people to punish the bad. They all had one commander, and they would put themselves under him and go after these bad Indians. Antonio wanted Eskevanzin to consult with his people about doing this, and they would all live at peace.
 Eskevanzin said he wanted 8 car riage and two good horses to go after the bad Indians, and bring them in ]; he wanted a carriage, and two good horses, so that he could ride into the mountains after tAem; and when they came down, hs would give him a horse, eve Il if it were d poor horse to ride (so the latter part of this sen- tence was Interpreted, he probably meant that he'would be'satisfied with @ horse-even peorjhorse).
 As soon as Antonio, (Chief of the Pimas) could get an opportunity after this speach of Eskevanzin, he said that yesterday he was contented and thought they were going to have a a good peace, but to-day he did not feel contented, and expressed doubts of the sincerity of Eskevanzin.
 Eskevanzin went on to say that he lived in the centre and the Americans, Pimas, Papagos and Yakis Mex icans) and Suez, etc., lived around him and they all obeyed one government.
 General Howard asked Eskevanzin if he wanted to say anything more about the children. He replied that when he talked with the General be- fore, he had taken him to where one hundred and thirty of his people had been murdered. He had told the General it was the Papagos who had killed them and not the people of this post. After this had been done, there were men here who knew this (refer- red to Whitman and Hutton), he and others came down and lived in the same place. He had told the General that twenty seven captives had been, carried away, and he had asked to have them brought back. He had been told that paper would be put into his hand, and a letter sent to Washington to see if these captives could be brought back! Gen. How ard told him that the letter had been sent.
 Eskevanzin said he had sent some men Pedro and others S. with the General to see the spot where his peo- pie had been killed, that he might believe and he had told him that twenty-nine had been taken away, but two of them came back the fol- lowing day. And the General had told him that he would go down about San Xavier and Tucson, and see the people and bring the captives back, so that his people could then get them. General Howard said he had done so-he had brought the children, back. /
 Eskevanzin said it had now beet two days since they were brought and they had seen them. They had put stones here and in the canons th> see if 1t would not make them wider , He asked to have the children back and he asked the favor of God to get them back. He had told GeneraH Howard that there were differenA bands-the Tontos, the Finals and the Arivipais, and he was authorized to answer for them all. The Indian( that were now hostile had no regulaA captains, and they lived like animalE It was now two days that he had been asking this faSor of General Howard (the, delivery ok the children 1 What had been said here by the Gen. eral and by themselves would fly all ovor Sonora,and all over the country. The other Indians would come in and make peace. He said this in front of God. God ordered the General and/ himself; and it was by the order of God that they were now here holding this conversation. God had ordere9 that the captives should be brought here and given up. They belong& to his people and he wanted them. /
 General Howard wanted to knoF of Eskevanzin whether he had saN yesterday, that when the sun was up, he General Howard) talked we'll, anY when it went down he talked bad.
 Eskevanzin said that General How\ ard talked well until the sun wentl down, and he was happy and when the Mexicans and others claDped theft