Arizona citizen., 1872-05-25

under the trees designated; but he said he had not understood that the
 talk" was to come off on the nor row , he understood the General was to be here tomorrow (the end of the 25 days when the General promised to be back to hold conference with him and his people,, and would talk next day. He said that he could be here and talk for himself tomorrow, but that he could not get the other Chiefs in before the next day. After much parleying, this point also was settled, and Eskevanzln agreedto hunt up the other Chiefs and bring them on the morrow. He promised to be in with them next morning by o'clock.
 Next day they were awaited until about ) o'clock P. M., when Eskevan- zin accompanied by some Ac4f dozen others, said to be Chiefs, came in to have "talk." The council was then called. General Howard seated him. self with General Crook, Governor Stafford and Superintendent Bendell along side. Agents Stout, Wilbur and Jacobs were present. The Pima and Papago Chiefs were ranged on the left. The Apaches headed by Eske- vanzin sat on the right and front. Several ladies graced the council with their sitting in the rear of the Apache Chiefs. Citizens, Mexican and American, and several officers, and Pima, Papago and some few Apache Indians gathered around to listen. Manuel, a tame Apache living at Tue son, was the principal interpreter from Apache to Spanish, while Dr. Handy, MT. Wm. Oury, Jesus Marie Elias, MT. Davis and others translated by turns from Spanish to English. Cap itan Antonio, of the Pimas had his in terpreter, Louis Maraja, who trans lated from Spanish to Pima.
 After general shaking of hands all were seated as above. Gen. How ard then opened the council by prayer; after which he said, addressing the Apaches: Twenty-Five days ago I had an interview with you here, and I promised to come again at this time, and l have kept my promise. I want to know whether Eskevanzin has any, thing further to say or to ask of me-" Eskevanzin replied that he was going to talk for all, but first Santos Zone of the Apache Chiefs) would talk awhile.
 Santos then said, that when Gen. eral Howard saw him first he was
 with the Americans and he was still with them. General Howard promis- ed to be here again in twenty-five days and he is here. Santos says that he (himselH is here and is with his
 brothers and sisters still. He has heard of the great Capitan that he was somewhere, it is so-for he is here now referring to Gen. Howard). Arizing and going before the General and laying small stone on the floor, he said that he did not know how to read or write, this is his paper (pointing to the stone), and he wants @ peace that Twill last as long as that stone lasts. He has the pen and paper of his father, and he puts that stone down there as an answer that he wants peace as long as that lasts, and as long as we want peace. God put this thought in him, to make a peace as lasting as the rock. He wants to be dressed like all those around him. Now that his father has come, not \stones nor thorns were in the road to hinder his coming here. He has now come into his fathers house and thinks lthat it will smoke we'll and enter his heart. Now that he has seen his father, he will eat and drink and sleep, and will be contented. When he first Same here he had nothing but veins, low he is fat, and that is the reason he Is happy. Of the Indians that he used to see when he was small, none If them remain. Perhaps God had
 made very poor the men who lived be- fore his time (referring to his own peo- (ple). Perhaps God had made them Soor and the white men rich, and had Jiven them plenty of corn and flour Ind cattle and hogs, and everything, and to them (the Indians) only water and mescal. Perhaps God had given lhe white men everything and, put it Into the heads of the Indians to steal from them. Perhaps God had made them do as they had done, but they would do so no more; by the permis-
 ion of God they would do so no more.
 That is the reason why they had put Ind stonn thara and SD lnnu as that