The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1873-06-07
MAJOR GENERAL eEoRee CROOK,

MAJOR GENERAL eEoRef CROOK.
The Great Inaia. Yiehsse-lzis Manage
meat q tAs Savages-8sesst ofAis Ual
vsssal Sueeess
From the New York Daily Graphic.l
The peace declared in Arizona naturally
directs general attention to that long-d
tractcd country, and the Modoc sensation
OF the hour will cause comparatively every
body to be interested in anything truthful
concerning the prince Of regular army In.
dian fghters-Gen. Crook, Lieutenant Col.
onel Of the Twcnty-third Infantry. Tic
vas born near Dayton, Ohio, graduated al
West Point in the class with Sheridan,
Lieutenant Derby c'John Phru,x,') and
other n"tsbles. Crook was sent direct from,
West Point to the Pit river and Modoc In
dian country. in 1851 Instead of idling
away his time on drcss parade tactics he set
about learning the haunts and habits of tho
savages, and fighting them on every occa.
sion. frequently whipping them bv the
hundreds with his half company, armed
with old fashioned weapons He would do
his own scouting on foot, and often alone
| He Is one of the best shots with the rife in
the world; Is very fond of hunting, fishing,
and oil outdoor exercise; is personally as
brave as men Can be, yet as cool under the
excitement Of war ss the occasion would
demand. In bis battles with Indians he
will take Ms full hand. almost invariably,
- any soldier he may direct, and has made
many an Indian bite the dust. He fought
in the different Indian wars of the far
Northwest until the rebellion. when, through,
more than . hundred battles thereof. he
worked his way up to Major Gcncralship.
After the great war, he was singled ou. by
Grant and Hallcck to conduct the war
against tine aavsges "f Southern Idaho and
Oregon and Northern Nevada and California.
He concluded u peace round that great cir
Gle after tho manner Ct his late arrnngem. mt
in Arizona. In getting General Crn,k
placed in command of that Department, i, Is
due President Grant, 10 view Of the amount
of scnselcss bosh printed now>a>dsys against
the peace policy. to state that lie had to
take the matter into his own hands. and put
General Crook there on his brcvct rank.
This was . sort of snub to the regular army,
and favor duly appreciated by the outraged
citizens of Arizona, where red tape and
rascality had ruled for many weary year.
General Crooks lighting policy is this-a
Napoleonic and natural one too-mskc one
part Of the enemy fight the other. Organize
the hostile ssvsges into bands Of the most
successful scouts, and strike the remaining
''bostilcs" ut home I'm way they despised."
Crook will capture ''hostilc, and with
the offer of good food, clothes, gun, horse,
&C., In addition to authority. will buy him
into turning against his own household.
THIS 10 the grand secret Of Crooks univer.
sal success. His plan 10 deadly ~ fate. Al
. man to manage the savages. either in war
or peace, he Is head and shoulders above all
other officers. peace or military. His heart
IL in the right place. msn disposed by
nature to do cxsct justice, regardless of race
or condition. He Is Is tender hearted Ms a
child and - fond Of fun, and In every way
Except dcbauchcry) the life Of the camp.
He likes TO have young, lively, witty men
always sround him, and generally arrangcs
his staff accordingly. Physically he Is as
tough y mule, and can "wcsr. out" half
the young men Of twenty five. Crook IL
scarcely forty dvc years Of age; married,
but has no children. His wife keeps on his
trnil pretty closely. In complexion, Crook
,s light. .haired-almost white; nose and
mouth indicating strength Of character,
purpose. &c. He fully earned the star Of .
brigsdier In the service years ago, and nj.
vices from Washington indicate that tardy
justice IL at last to he mcted out to this SID.
gularly successful and extremely modest
man. Fa-
A correspondent writing recently from
Prescott. Arizona, gives an interesting &C.
count of tho signipg of the treaty Of peace
at Camp Bede on April g. Ihe.0cncral had
NO beads or trinkess to be distributed. He
told the Indians III you come here for an-
other fraudulent peace. We will have noth-
ing to do with you." schulscr Pan. speak
ing for the rcd skins, quickly replicd--"We
are ripo for genuine peace-pcace in ear.
nest" After another chief had spoken In
the same strain. General Crook came IN for
his speech. He began by pointing to bis
''boys In b,ue," both white and Apaches.
who had thrsshed them INTO their humility,
and taught them through suffering tho bet.
ter part. He told them the soldiers could
have hurt them much more than they had
done, could have killed many more redskins,
IL mercy had not formed part Of the
great fa,hers plan, wlso from Washington
bad directed him to let the Apacbes have
one more chance to act like human beings
and not like hcnds.
To this Schulzer Pan made quiet answer
charging God with having made the Indian
heart tad, for which he blamed no ono but
God himself; but now that Crook bad tors1d
them into this, 10 them, humiliating posi-
ton, they were willing to accept and do Us
he (Crook) desirci.
General Crook then assured the 1ndians
that the bad whites. wh0se existence be
fully acknowledged, should not b permit.
ted 10 impose upon them "You too" he
said, ..thcn must prepare for sclf.govern
mcnt by putting down the unruly among
you. You must RAISE horses, cattle, and
other useful animals, that you may be pos
seysed Of rights Of citizenship"
Net - Had . 0argaia AIR Al.
1.-TWO small, rocky islsndsin In tho Behring
Sea, !" says the London 0lo1s. twill soon
have paid back TO the United States Treas.
ury the whole sum expended upon the pur-
chase OF Alaska When the cession Of this
territory IVES granted BY Rassia, people
smiled u The bargain made BY the Amest-
cana Il was asserted that Ysnkce shrewd.
ness had deserted III. Seward In the matter.
He knew better. and did not buy With his
eyes shut.. 81. Paul and St. Georgvs
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