The New York herald., 1873-02-01

ana iar Detter yersed IN trailing, they are much
Should the promises the government made them
through General Howard not oe complied with, they
depredations would undoubtedly Immediately en-
sne, as the thieves would soon know that they
were not Delng watched, and would conclude that
the action OF the agent and hts police not en-
oorsed Dy the government 1t is o question which
THR MOST ACCOMPLISHED THIEVES
~nmn wnen on predatory excursions-the Navajos or
would quietly Sp TO Tie ssS re Of psy
OF travellers, secure the best horse, mount him and
snen rue up TO the seepers around the III e. awaE-
with the exclamation, lyon sleep, Indian steal
5re ye@r n9ssp tS would disappear in the darkness
t0nlshment and gathered his six-shOoter. In
those days picket ropes were Of little. avail as
protection IRON theTt, and animals had to be
Last June James II. Miller, then Indian Agent,
the San Juan River in Colorado to select site for
reservation farm. This locality Is some distance
Ute country. While encamped on the river they
Me,e , nred on one morning at daybreak by two Ute
MILLER INSTANTLY KILLED.
The horses Of the party had been previously secured
end they had no means OF following the depreda-
tors. FOR some time 1t was believed that the mur-
der was perpetratcd by bad NavajOs who had fol-
lewed the party out from Defiance, but 1t was
hnaly clearly traced to two rowing Ute Indians who
were well known among their tribe and who were
identined as the same parties who had pro-
ceeded over the Mormon trail with the stolen
horses. None endeavOred more eagerly to prove
their innocence OF this crime than the Navaos
the affair was made SO clear shat the Utes ac.
knowiedged the commission Of the crime by men OF
On his trip from the East General Howard
brought with him to Fort Wingate six Apache
chiefs to hold council with the Navaj0s. These
tribes mad been accustomed TO make raids on each
others property, and II peaceable trading party
went into their neighbours territory they were
succeeded In causing the chiefs to promise peace
with each other in the future, and the chiefs en-
and the other chiefs Of the Navajos, when COM
| pared with the Apache chiefs, presented more
alongside them Eone Of the Tavaos
| have ever been taken East ana General Howard
said that 4 ne succeeded in inducing the great
OAoH1sE TO GO TO WASHINGTON
with HIM, he would Ike to have the Navajo war
chief Manuelito, go also. This being interpreted
to Manuelito he replied that he would be glad to
accompany the General, and that he had d great
houses (theatres) of which he had heard from the
whites. He jecularly added, turning to the Gen.
"Muche veeskey, ehr,
To which the General replied
thing Of the sort; that these Indians have with
m, me nave ave been @ all all through the states and they
chiefs, who had glass eye inserted in the States,
staggered up to the General in frghtful state Of
intoxcation The General ordered him to be re-
moved from his sight, and lectured him when
tween General Howard and Manuelito:-
MAsunLrro-rhe Great UMM1s Father sent YOU here to
see us. l am glad to see you. want to talk to
you. For years fought you white people.
the Mexcans. They were AFRAID Of us. We took
their Their 81 sheer and horses. & They stole our stock
shf % ey are
The heap-shoot guns were too many for We
to the mountains You cut down our corn
| We had only dirt to eat. We eat dirt for many
moons. We are now at peace with you. We have
We buy sheep with our money. We buy horses
also. Mares are the best horses. Mares have
horses. Our horses increase in number. We were
very poor. We trade horses for mares We have
Aow many sheep and horses. We do not like
like mares. We viii be rich soon. ' When YOU
make presents TO us give US sheep We make geod
| WE DO NOT WANT wHIsKEY;
| whlskey make white men lose their head. We see
white men drunk One white man shoot other
Ctne late AGENT was killed on the San Juan. You
said Navajos killed him. did not like him. The
| go there. The Utes killed Miller. Miller did not
| know how to deal with us; he did not know our
with us. give us good man for agent. Give us
man who will not steal from us. We want a man
SE to a ws
man. Make him the agent He knows our ways.
BELIEVE IN THE GREAT SPIRIT.
The Great Spirit you call religion. They tell us
that you send us agents now who believe in the
Great Spirit Most of those agents do not under
they came here They do not seem to care for us
much. They do not know how to take US. do
ent Great Spirits Why do you not tS send Is man
' fssE ;ss q III gs rs sends
Spirit house; that is why he brings them. The
W ns AGENCY sss at We Sp 50 .o hG"s
these things. We want to be at peace
We want good man for our agent.
General ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS used to be bad men.
They robbed the Indians. The Great Father hunted |
for good men. He long time finding them
MANUELIT0-Thats 80.
= A GOOD WHITE AGENT
General HowARD-These good white men get
good white man for agent They will send you a |
good man. AS good man as I am (slapping his
breast myself We Will put good men with you
good: will buy one Of your blankets they are
worth all You ask for them. You must do what
al Washington viii be angry. He viii tell the
Colonel at wingate to send soldiers to fight you.
We make more money at peace. We can Keep eur
bellies full If we are not at war. war does not |
pay. have talked with the Apaches here: They
Sa taking fSa sase ssp
This is big Miguel Is the man with tbe glass eyes.
He has been with you He says II the Whites fire |
S. Seor once sousS % was dead e Tos
thiQk s2 any more. The whites are heap too
many for u.s. '.~Ssr
THAT GLASS EYE OF MIGrEL's
men make glass eyes. You have only got one arm.
You lose your arm in fight You are a great chief.
! am great chief, too. You ought to a
look at, like Migueis eye. We go some.
times to the Apache country we go to the Mormon
country too We go TO trade. Ii the Apaches let
US alone We will let them alone. They tell me you
are going to the White Mountains. II Cachise
comes with yen win so with you. | am AS great
a chief as Cachise. would like to see the white
squaws.
It nay be seriously asked II the plan OF appoint
ing men to positions on Indian agencies merely on
At th.trr aitaf Ia datr