Arizona weekly miner., 1874-02-13
lFrom Thuf~IAyi' DAily.l The Indian Elephant"

The Indian "Ripg" men arc working like beavers and borcrs to retain charge of All In- dians in this country, and, no matter what family jars they may have had or expect to have. their ranks are now closed against any and all persons who favor taking said charge out of their hands and giving 1t to the War Department
 We, who know little something about wild Indians, have canvassed this subject and arrived at the conclusion that the War De- partment is the proper one to deal with all barbarous savages. In arriving at this con cusion, the successful methods employed by Gen Crook in bringing the bad Indians of this Territory under subjection have been kept in view. These methods have been re- commended by the War Department and by Gen Crooks division commander, Gen Scho- field. They are the methods of the Army, approved by Gems Sherman, Sheridan, Pope, Hagen, Custer and all other high officers who know aught concerning Indians. They are, simply, to treat Indians at war with the American people roughly, until they are forced to sue for and make peace; then and afterwards, to deal firmly, but kindly, with lutI1, DtNNI tO ASai hi ahh never to cheat them out of whatever money, provisions, clothing, etc., Government may set aside for them.
 Working in co-partnership with Crook, the Indian agents at Apache, Verde, Beale Springs and Colorado, have been successful in controlling their Indians, while the agents at the Chirlcahua and San Carlos have been very unsuccessful in controlling Indians who | ought to have been very readily controlled, since Gen Howard claimed that himself and | the Divine Being made treaties with the ln- dians of the last named reserves, which Urea ties, the simperDg General professed to be- | lieye, were better and would last longer than | those made by Crook after he had forced the Indians to come and ask for treaties The Hualpais, who are now in the noun tains would to-day be on the Colorado River reservation, but for an agent appointed by religious society, who has failed to cooper ate with Gen Crook.
 l Had a military man of the right sort been ] in Jeiferds' place, Cachise and his warriors would not have murdered and robbed Mexi- cans as they have
 Had the Army full power on the San Car los reserve, poor Almy would not have been murdered. Army rules are binding, not lia- ble to be changed every week or every day i; army people know more about lndi- ans than the army of so-called Christians who scufFe with God, the Government and front iersmen, for the "hoaor" of converting Indi- ans, who care for nothing respect nothing save the strong hand Of power. Once in while an Indian is found who softens under kind sway, but in cases of this kind, the h. dian is ''soft" but for a moment, and will, next moment, upon turning the question over in his mind, come to the conclusion that he is being well treated only because be is feared
 The first white settlers of Arizona tried their very best to keep the Indians friendly, by presents of clothing, provisions, etc, but, all to no purpose, as the history of the Ter ritory since 1863 shows by its thousands of murders by Indians and its accounts of rob berries, house burniDgs. etc.
 We know, full well, that the Army con- tains some officers who might make fully as trifing, chicken. hearted agents as any tract pedder whom the religious bodies might send to the Indian country, but, a court-msr- tial would soon settle such fellows, and, on this account, we favor the keeping in place as such men as Gen Yandever, citizen, whose duty it should be to visit every Indian re- serve and report upon its conduct.