Arizona citizen., 1873-09-06
THE ARIZONA APACHEs.
Something of their Numbers, Where
 abOuts and Condition.

cessIul campaigns agalnsC the Apa- ches, very little correct information could be obtained of the location or number of the various bands. We have heard those who pretended to know, estimate the whole number all the way from 5000 to 10000; but now that Gen. Crook has applied his tanning a,.d civilizing process, these wild Arabs have been toned down and most of them brought upon the sev- aral reservations, so that the breech- clouted sovereigns can be seen and counted. Their location and numbers seem to be about as follows:
 The Waliapais are at B e a le S Springs. in Mohave county, and so far have been fed there. They num- Der 500. When at WET with the citi- zens, their depredations were mostly committed in the mountains east of Mohave and Hardyville, and particu- larly along the road from Prescott to Mohave. There are no agricultural facilities at or near Beale's Springs, and their removal to a more pro- ductive locality IS 8 matter of neces- sity but true to the Indian nature, they do not want to go. Their pref erence, Indian-like, Is for the "home of their fathers" with or without good land; but they will undoubtedly be compelled to go to the Colorado or Verde reservation.
 The Apache-Moh and DOT ton of the Tontos have been placed on the Verde reservation, and they number about 2,000. The location IS in every way desirable for an h. dian reserve. Rich land and water for its irrigation are abundant there and the whole country about IS cov- cred with grass. If the Indians can be made to work properly, this is a fine place to make them self-sustain- ing and as soon as possible, the choice of productive labor or starva- ton should be presented to them. If able bodied whites CT other citizens fail to earn their living, their death by starvation Is not mourned or con- sidered 6 public loss CT shame. Ow- ing to old feuds, jealousies exist among the bands on the Verde reserve, and 1t mas been a most difficult task to keep "peace in the family" and n nrevent them from leaving, and none but 0 master hand could manage them, but Gen. Crook has proved equal to the emergency. Trouble is at times discovered but it is instantly met with sufficient power and judgment to quell it.
 The San Carlos reservation wss es- tablished late last year at the junction of the San Carlos with the Gila, and early this year the Arivaipas, Finals, 6 few Tontos and some of the White Mountain Apaches to the number of about 1,2OO to 1,500 were placed upon 1t. Owing to the natural and culti- vated cussedness of these Indians, they have been the most restless and trea- cherous of all the Apaches in Arizona. Assuming to live on reservations, many of them made frequent raids for theft and murder, and only within the past few months, have they shown anything like good faith. Recently, there seems no cause of complaint because of their conduct, and hope is strong that with the present military government over them, they will re- main at peace. An irrigating ditch has been dug for them and they nave ample agricultural land to grow their food, and considerable area has al- ready been planted.
 The White Mountain reservation is under the excellent management of IT