The weekly Arizona miner., 1873-10-11

Our Delegate in Congress has favored us with the following letter, upon which we may, hereafter, make few remarks:
 DEPARTMENT OF THE INFERIOR,
 OFrIcE INDIAN AFFAIRS, Sept. lG, T3
 SlR-My attention has been called to n letter written by your Excellency to the ed. itors of the Alta California, in which you speak of the evils inilIcted upon your Terri tory, under General Towards policy, by the Apache-, and of the difficulty you experience in attempting 10 punish these savages on ac- count of the excellent arms General Howard gave them
 You are also pleased to say that "even the liberaity uf the Indian Bureau toward the Apaches at peace in Arizona has been injuri- ous to Sonora, for these savages now visit US in clothing ui civilization, and ride on Ameri can army saddles, so that travellers in our State, imagining them to be civilized people, allow them to approach, and then pay with their lives their mistake. These saddles their clothing, their blankets--all these things leave no doubt that tue ApacLes at peace in Arizona are those who, day by day, rob and assassinate the citizens of SJnara" !" In reply, have the honor to state to your ExceIency that great misapprehension has existed in regard To the negotiations maIe with Cachise by General Howard.
 These negotiations never took the form of a treaty. No writing was drawn; Do paper was signed Uf any sort but in a tree talk l with General Howard, and other military of- | tcers, Cachlse agreed, m consideration ot re- ceiying rations from the government, and other help, by which he would be able to live without plumber, to refrain from depre- dations on the country.
 General Howard expressly states that there was no agreement of any sorL by which the privilege of depredating in Mexico was re- | served by Cachise. On the contrary, when the question was raised by Cachise, General Howard explained to him that Mexico was at peace with the United States, and that dep relations on that country would be regarded by this government in the same light as if committed in the United States.
 |. That Cachise properly understood this agreement IS evident irOm the fact that be has since frequently restrained members of his band who desired to raid in Mexico, and has driven of his reservation other Indians who hao come with booty, evidently from Sonora, desiring to trade with his own band. At the time of the conference with General Howard, Cschise called attention to the fact that there were some fifty marauding Indian men, conpletely Outiaweu, who bad abandon. ed other friendly and reservation Indians, and in no way connected with him nor sub. jected to his control, and Tor their conduct he could not answer, but would at any time, on request, join the United States forces in their pursuit and capture.
 Referring to your statement that General Howard imprudent!y furnished these Indians with excellent arms, you are informed that neither General Howard nor any other su- thorized agent of this Bureau has furnished them with any arms of any description also, in respect to your statement that the depre. dating Indians in Sonora ride army sad dles, and wear clothing of civilization fur nished by the Indian Bureau, you are inform. ed that the Indian Bureau has never issued any srmy saddles in Arizona, and has fur nished no clothing of that kind to these In. dians-'he only clothing furnished Cachises band being the ordinary Indian blankets and calico and manta. have the honor to be. with great respect, your obedient servant.
 (Signed) EDw. P. SMITH, To His Ex'elIency, Commissioner.
 T. PEsaUIERA,
 Governor of Sonora, Mexico.