The weekly Arizona miner., 1873-01-18
INDIAN RESERVATIONS.

INDIAN hEoEhV VAIlONo'
 We publish below q letter from Dr. II. : I,cndell, Superintendent of Indian Affairs, md the very important order of President Grant therein referred to, establishing the | boundaries of Indian Reservations, and with | drawing the lands included from pre-cmption !, and sale OFricE SrPruiNrENnrSr or 1NDiAN)
 AFFAIRS, ARIZONA TERRITORY, PRrscorr, A. T., January 10th, 1873. J.la IT. M,rioo, Es7., EiHor of hs Ari:ona
 Miner, Prescott, 4. T.:
 SIR: l hand you herewith true copy ot an Executive Order dated December l4th, 1872, setting apart certain tracts of country in Southeastern Arizona for Apache Indians and abollshing Camp Grant Reservation.
 Please be ,o good as to publish this Order for the information of the inhabitants of the country designated.
 Very respectfully your ob't sery't. H. BENpELL, Superintendent. EXECUTIVE MANSION, December llth, 1872. 1 It is hereby ordered that the following tract of country, be and the same is hereby withheld from sale and set apart as rescr- vation for certain Apache Indians in the Ter ritory of Arizona, to be known as the "Chit- icahua Indian Reservation" viz:
 Beginning at Dragoon Springs near Ora goon Pass, and running thence northcastcrly along the north base of the Chircahua Noun tains to point on the summit of Pelonclllo Mountains, or Stevens IStcin's Peak range thence running southcasterly along said range through Stevens Stcin'sl Peak to the boundary of New Mexico; thence running south to the boundary of Mexico; thence running westerly along said boundary fifty five (jj) miles thence running northerly following substantially the western base o 1 the Dragoou Mountains, to the place of be ginning.
 It is also orlertl that the reservation here tofOrc set apart for certain Apache Indians in the said Territory, known as the ''CamI Grant Indian Reservation," be and the same is hereby restored to the public domain.
 It is also ordered that the following tract of country, be and the same is hereby with held from sale, and added 10 the White Mountain Indian Reservation in said Terri tory, which addition shall hereafter be known as the "San Carlos Division of the White Mountain Indian Reservation" viz: Com mencng at the southeast corner ot the White Mountain Indian Reservation as now established, and running thence south to a line fifteen Qj) miles south of and parallel with 10 the Gila River; thence west along said line to a point due south of the south west corner of the aforesaid White Mountain Reservation, and thence along the southern boundary of the same to the place of begin ming, the said addition to be known as the .'San Carlos Division of the White Mountain Reservation :" which will make the entire boundary of the White Mountain Reserve as follows, viz:
 Starting at the point of intersection of the
 boundary between New Mexico and Arizona with the south edge of the Black Mesa ant following the southern edge of tine Black
 Mesa to point due north of SombrerO ol | Plumoso Butte; thence in the direction O $ the Piache Colorado to the crest of the r Apache Mountains following said crest dOwr
 the Sale River to Pinal Creek, to the top oi
 the pinal Mountains; thence due south to a
 point fifteen Qj) miles south of the Gila
 River thence east with d line parallel with |. and fifteen (l5) miles south of the Gila River c to the boundary of New Mexico; thence = north along said boundary line to its inter
 section with the south edge of the Black Mesa, the place of beginning
 (Signed.) L. s. GRANT. true copy. II. BENDELL, n Suucrintendpnt Ind Airs Arizona