Arizona citizen., 1874-12-05
INDIAN AFFAIRS.
Reports of Agents at San Carlos.
SAN CARLOS INDIAN AGENCY,


 have the honor to submit the following statement of the condition of affairs at this agency.
 On taking charge here, on the 9th of De- cem Der, 1873, as sub-aeent, l found located on this reserve nine bands of Indians, con Sisting of the Aravaipa ApaclIeS and Ton to ApacheS, seven bands Of the former and two bands of the latter. The total number present on the reserve classified as follows: ApacheS, 76I; TOntOs, I90; to- tai number, 957. Men, 275; women, 3l9; children, 363
 My administration has been greatly en- barraSSed. owing to the refractory behav- for of the Indians, which has been refer red to by me in a special report submitted, and l now will only briefly call your at tentiOn to the particulars, together with such other information as l have bearing on the condition of the reservation, SIS fol- lows:
 On the night of January 1, 1874, or the morning of the 5Lh, ES-kirl-in-zin, chief of one of the bands Of this reservation, made his escape from the place of his con finement, his whcle band joining him in his fight, followed by six other bands. As soon as thelT flight had become known, signal-fires for their return were lighted, and other means reSOrted to, which sue ceeded in a few days in bringing them back again upon the reserve. On their return they were allowed, in consequence of the severity of the weather to erect = ground opposite the agency, on the south side of the Gila river, which explanation is now referred to in this place to account for their being out of reach on the night of their outbreak. During their stay on the south side of the Gila freShet, almost unparalleled, occurred, which Swelled the river to such proportions that all comLnu- nicatiOn with them was for some days cut off. and during this time, as has been since ascertained, the notorious outlaws I0h lSN Zin had crept into their camps and freely mingled with them. Both COch-i-nay and ChintZ were daring men, and had acQuir- ed, during their long expulsion from res ervation life, the fear and respect of the san Carlos Indians, and were powerful enough in their influence to induce the young men to follow them in any Of their iawleSS undertakings,
 While the Gila remained impossible, a fiour-train unfortunately arrived, and was obliged to remain over night on the side of the river occupied by the Indians. X plot was devised by the Indians to attack and murder the men employed on said train, and capture stock, and steal what ever there was of any value. This was carried into effect on the night of the 3lSt of January, 1874. In the early part of the evening, while the men were sitting about the camp, the attack was made by some twelve or fifteen Indians, who sprang up- on them. firing few shots, Killing one
 
 uuenuy died from his wounds. The wag- on master of the train miraculouSly eS- capped, and from him l have been furnish ed with the brief facts ss stated. Those participating Tn this attack immediately fled to the mountains, followed by all of the Indians on the reserve, flying in all Gi rectiOnS, without having single grieV- ance of which to complain. Three days later, viz, on the Sd of February, 1874, a band of some forty or fifty Indians, led on
 d, tack upon the persons residing on the old Camp Grant agency grounds, some forty five miles from this agency, killing two men, one woman and two children.
 It is difficult, even at this time, to aScer tain who the parties were that participat- ed in the bold and daring ventures which I have imperfectly described. Both of the outlaws Coch-i-nay ana ChintZ, doubtless led on the attack made on the night of January 3l, 1874, aided by young men from this reserve, who were ripe for an outbreak of this character, having been long time restless under the restraints of reservation life. If the two outlaws before mentioned were the first to apply the torch, they touched fire to material already on the point of ignitiDg, and though the mass of our adult Indians did not participate in the first attack, theyw passive Witness eS of what tranSp;red. In the second at tack, which occurred on the Sd February, 1874, many of the Indians who particlpat- ed were recognized by one of the surYlV- orS as being San Carlos Indians, one Pe- drO being prominently noticed among them.
 I nave now arrived at that part of my report in which it is proper for me to state that the Indians off from the reservation since the date of their outbreak have been exclusively the subjects of military man agement, and it is gratifying 10 me to be able to record many acts of sterling kind ness of heart shown on the part of the off cers in command of scouts, but for which several bands of men, women and chil- dren would have endured untold aggrava- ton of the sufferings, which they were in- strumental in kindly relieving. l refer more particularly to the surrender of one entire band to Capt. J. M. Hamilton, Fifth Cavalry, in the early part of March. 1874, early part of April, 1874, to Lieut.. Aired B. Bache, Fifth Cavalry, of large number or Indians, nearly one half of the number (seventy-five) being children.
 now beg leave to call your attention to the amount of work done and the inn provements which have been made at this agency during the past six months.
 RESERVATION.
 This reservation being remote from the line of travel, particularly recommends it as one we'll chosen. The land is suScepti- ble of tillage in a sufficient quantity nec- eSSary for the future SuStenance of the Ind ians upon it, and can be irrigated at very little cost to the Government. The grass grown upon land adjacent to the agency farm is of the best quality. The natural food of the Indians, particularly the meS- cal, is very plentiful, which in itself will largely tend toward their abandoning in future past roaming habits.
 FARM.