The weekly Arizona miner., 1873-04-12


 of Hostilities against Certain
 Indians---To the Treatment of
 Indians, and of Thanks to the
 Men who, in less than Four
 Months, Soothed the Savage
 Breast.
 The following orders, issued from De- partmcnt Headquarters, during the week, and bearing the signatures of Brevet. Major General George Crook, commanding Military Department of Arizona; A. II. Nickerson, Captain 23d Infantry, A. D. C. and A, A. A General, and of Lieutenant John C.. RDurke, dide-de-cdmp, are highly interesting, coming, as they do, from the pen of an officer who has won fame by acts, not words. They are self explanatory, "cover the ground" and will be read with delight by all American citizens, save those of the Coyer stamp;
 PAEscorr, April ', 1873. GENERAL ORDERS, No. l2.
 lt Is with pleasure the announcement is made of tue sE"rvDder of large numbers of Indians lately hostile, against whom military operations have been prosecuted for the past four months and the assurance through the chiefs and head men of these tribes Of thelr desire and the desire of their people to conclude permanent peace.
 These propositions are made in the midst Of campaign m which they have been severely pun ished, and Ibe Department Commander, believing in their sincerity, announces and hereby declares peace with the tribes referred 10.
 The basis Of this peace Is simply that these In. dians shall cease plunderng and murdering, re- main upon their several reservations, and comply with the regulations made by the Government, through authorized agents for them.
 So long, therefore as they remain true to their agreement, they will be protected by the Military of this Department in the enjoyment of all their rights under the law
 After q sufficient time shall have elapsed to ep- able the friends of any rencgades still at large bring them in upon their proper reservations, post commanders will use the troops at their com mand to pursue and force them in, and in case any such struggling bands continue to remain ab- sent without proper authority, they will be forced to surrender or be destroyed,
 PREscoTT, April s, 1s13 GENERAL ORDERS, No l3.
 Tue following memorandum of instructions Is hereby published for the guidance of officers com manding troops stationed on the several Indian Reservations in this Department:
 l. With a view to bringing the struggling bands and families still at large upon reservations, and to serve as a nucleus for tue establishment: of civil government, a small plumber of the lDdians re- gently used as scouts will be retained in service under existing laws, at each of the reservations hereafter specified
 Each Of these attachments will be under com. mand af an officer, des gnated by the Department Commander, who will have charge, under super vision Of the commanding officer Of the post, of their clothing and accounts but the post com mander may communicate with them direct, at any and all times.
 These Indians will be selected from among the best Of their several tribes and will be liable 10 be mustered out for misconduct towards the Indians of their own or other tribes or other good cause. and their places filled by others duly se- lecied. They will constitute the police force of the reservations, and while required to attend regular musters and inspections will not only be allowed but will be required to cultivate the soil and perform the various industries prescribed by Inc Indian department the same as other Indians.
 They will be used from time to time, upon ap- plication Of the agent or the commanding officer 6 own motion, to preserve ths peace, report and correct any irregularities that may occur anoDg tEelr own or other tribes in the vicinity
 II. Commanding officers will aid the duly au- thorized agents In iDstructiug the Indians In, and establishing among them civil government in its simplest iorm enabling them to settle their differ enees according to tue usages Of civilization gradually showing them its benefits as contrasled with their own barbarous forms and customs
 To do this etiectualy will require different forms to suit the pecuarities Of different tribes and the agents of the several reservations requested meet the officers commanding the military on their respective reservations and agree upon the peces- sary forms, being careful not to make them too complicated at first for the comprehension of the tribes to which they are to be applied, leaving them to be enlarged with their capabilities 60 that
 
 they will be capable Of selfgoyernment and event ually become good citizens
 While they should not be judged harshly for acts which In civil codes would constitute minor ouenses, care should always be taken that they do moi succeed in deceiving their agents and the olhcers, m matters Of great import, being careful to treat them as children in ignoranee, not in i- noeence.
 Perfect harmony between the officers of the In. dian and War Departments, on duty together, is absolutely necessary in treating Indians lately hostile and so apparently incorrigible and the Department Commander earnestly enjoins this harmony, and directs that in case of difference iu matters where the line Ia not plainly marked that officers carefully avoid such difference being made known 10 the Indians, and that they refrain from any overt act in tue matter at issue until instruc- tions from these Headquarters shall have been re- ceivcd
 PREscorT, April 9ih, lS.2. GENERAL ORDERS, No. IA.
 The operations of the troops in this Depart ment In the late campaigns against the Apaches, entitle them to reputation second to none in the annals of Indian warfare.
 In the face of obstacles heretofore considered insurmountable, encountering rigorous cold in the mountains, followed in quick succession by the intense heat and arid wastes of the desert not inlrequently at dire extremties for want of water to quench their prolonged thirst, and when their animals were stricken by pestllcncc or the coun- try became too rough to he trayersed by them, they ieft them, and carrying on their own backs snch meagre supplies as they might, they persist cntly followed on and, plugging unexpectedly in- to chosen positions in lava-beds caves and canons, they have outwitted and beaten the wiest Of foes with slight loss, comparatively, 10 themselves, and finally closed an Indian war that has been waged since the days Of Cortez.
 While the Department Commander is aware that this task has been performed in pursuance of commissions held and obligations assumed with high sense Of duty and honor, IL is due to the officers and men engaged that they should know that the task has not been thankess one, but that distinguished officers of the Civil and War departments, the General of the Army and of ,he Division have advised him of their appreciation Of the services thus rendered.
 In the accomplishment of this task, the De- pertinent Commander comme nds the following named officers, enlisted men, Indian scouts and guides, whose services have been specially report. ed or performed under the Department Com lnander's own observation, and whose names have not heretofore been mentioned in orders for special services, as follows:
 For galantry at the battle of the Caves in Salt River canyon, A. T., December 2sth, ls72:
 Captain w. II. Brown, 9th Cavalry