Arizona citizen., 1872-08-03

Santo and Conception to go and represen,
 them in the Washington delegation. He
 Santo, being Eskiminzin's father-in.law
 and one of the recognized chiefs, be.
 lieved it was wise for him to come. Con.
 cepcion, who has been so long with the h.
 dians, Eskiminzin:: thought would do them
 good, and bring back good report. All
 the Indians there agreed to Santos coming,
 so that the story that he represents but few
 Indians is untrue.e After another ri de of
 over hundred miles over the hardest trail
 We have found we reach the Apache post,
 White Mountain Reservation, the 29th of
 May. Major Dallas received me hosp ita-
 bly,, and assured me that the story that had
 reached us that some eight hundred Indians
 had left the reservation was untrue. They
 had simply not appeared for zrations on an
 issue day. All hands seemed impatientiy
 waiting for our coming. The next day was
 appointed for general council, a report
 of which is annexed. (See appendix.) Hound here little troubles had grown np
 between bands. and they were not very friendly to each other. There was consid- erable restlessness, but it was, not difficult here to get all to come together ana em
 brace each other and enter upon terms of peace. All the captains gave the pledge that the Date Creek and Camp Grant In dians had done-that they would not go on raids; that they would aid us in looking up the thieves and murderers and they finally agreed that Meguil and Pedro should represent some ten bands and Eskelte- seia two in the Washington delegation. A young chief, Polone, takes care of his own and Eskeltesala's people during his absence. He wishes to join Eskiminzin on the lower part of tbe reservation, and on the concurring advice of Major Dallas, I gave him The permission, after the agent at Camp Grant could be heard from. (For letters and reports and details see appendix.)
 We start for New Mexico Saturday, the first day of June. We now have our dele gation complete -four Apache chiefs, the Apache interpreter, two young men chosen to represent the Date Creek Indians, one Papagb, and two Pimas, one of them, An tonit, being the son of the principal chief.
 Quitting short mention of the trip through New Mexico, the report proceeds: .... .-. .r.
 In conclusion will simply. recapitulate my suggestions and recommendations, which are based on your instructions:
 I, With reference to the Yumas aud other Indian tribes along the Colorado, from Ehrenberg to it's mouth. First-I recOm- mend that my official action while at Yuma, as set forth in my orders and instructions, and in the issuing of supplies, be confirmed. do not recommend tn retention of a mill itary agent permanently. twill unify and simplify the work of your department to give the supervision of all these Indians to the Indian agent in charge of the Colorado reservation, with instructions to visit them frequently, provide for them in the years of extreme need, when the prolonged drouth or other cause prevents them from planting He can encourage them to work, and press upon his society for help in the way of schools. By little painstaking many Indians, more especially the children, can be rescued from their present perilous and degraded condition. I call attention to the necessity of some careful legislation in behalf of the peaceful In dians outside of any reservation, that every man may have proper, speedy, and clearly defined protec- tion under the law.
 II. I recommend that my action at Camp Grant, as set forth in the official papers, be taken under careful consideration, and, if approved, be formally confirmed. To call especial attention to it, repeat here the wishes of the Camp Grant In. dians. .. f..... ...-.i,
 lst. They ask the return of those chil- dren that had been captured by the Amer jeans, Mexicans and Papagos at what is called "the Camp Giant massacre. Six of those children have been returned to Camp Grant, and are in the custody of MT. E. C. Jacobs, your agent, but are not vet delivered to the Indians; the rest, twenty .one in number, are reported to be in Sonora, Mexico. I recommend the careful consideration of the whole q ques- tion concerning these children. as to what disposition shall be made of the six at Grant, and that the necessary steps shall be made to recover the remainder from Mexico. It should be remembered that these children were sold by their captors. I believe that no act of the Government could so much attach these people to it as the return of those captured children. My predecessor and myself have really pled ged the faith of the Government to do this.
 2d. They ask that Lieutenant Royal E. Whitman, Third Cavalry, be restored to them as Agent, and remain with them. [ believe that it will be better, taking all things into consideration, that this request be not granted. There has much partisan feeling sprung up on his account. There is no cordial feeling between him and the general. In Arizona his moral character and habits are much as- ed by his enemies, and his regiment is no longer there. His health IS poor,