Arizona weekly miner., 1875-08-20


 baok. The world moves and the mills grind, but slowly. JENKs
 With reference to the burning Lieut. Whit
 ney reports:
 Iwould respectfully state that was in
 charge of this agency for about twenty days,
 and consequently am perfectly familiar with
 the grounds, buildings and other property.
 1st. The Agents house was one-story
 frame building, about 40xlS, with kitchen | in the rear, both covered with a sbingled
 roof The main building was weatherboard- ed and ceiled it contained three apartments | not including kitchen; two of them about | l6xls and one, the hall, Sxls.
 2d The store-house, a log building about 225x2j, with shing,e roof.
 | 3d. Mess hall and quarters for employees, log building about l50x2O, with shIngle roof.
 4th. School house, frame building about lSx20 with a shingled roof.
 5tb. Dispensary, Hospital, etc, frame building 20x30 with shingled roof. 9th. Blacksmith and carpenter shop, frame building about 2Ox25 with board roof. Eth. Stables, a stockade building, covered with slabs and earth.
 The first building, the Agents house, was, with but one exception, more comfortable and far superior to any building occupied by the officers at Camp Apache. It was burnt standing, and, in my opinion, did not cost the government less than S2,OOO.
 The store house was destroyed standing !; it was in excellent condition and superior to any store house at Camp Apache. excepting the subsistence store house, an adobe build ing.
 The mess hall was also destroyed standing; it was in good condition and would have made an excellent store house.
 The 4th building, the school house, was erected within the past eight months. The
 lumber from which it was built was pur- chased from MT. Gonzales, the Indian tra- der, at S45 per 1000 feet.
 The fifth building, the hospital, dispensa- ", etc, was built at the same tune the 4th was built, and with lumber purchased from the same party and at the same cost.
 Mir. Burk, the carpenter who erected these buildings. has stated that they were so erected that they could have been removed without injury, and at very small cost.
 In destroying them. they were pulled down. the lumber put in long piles and then fired.
 The store house, mess hall and back yard to the agents house were enclosed with a fence ten feet high. In this enclosure there was pile of lumber containing from 5000 to coco feet, which was purchased from MT. Gonzales at S45 per l,0O0 feet, which was also destroyed by this fire
 The original cost of fences, buildings, etc, can be accurately ascertained from the build CTS or their assistants, who are now residing at or near Camp Apache.
 In conclusion, 1 would state that these buildings were located less than half mile from Camp Apache, on the very edge of the military reservation, and would have been of great service to the government as store houses, stables, etc. The Three frame build ings could have been removed to Camp Apa- clue, and two of them, at a very small cost, made good and comfortable quarters for off cers, or even had they been pulled down, the lumber would have been of great service in making repairs, etc.
 Capt Ogilby, commanding at Camp Apa che, forwards the following report touching the action of the military with reference to the removal and other matters, together with some correspondence between himself and agent Cum, which is omitted:
 left San Carlos on the night of the 2lst inst, having waited long enough to see the officers in command of the company of the 9th cavalry, which has just arrived there, and reached this post on the 22d inst
 Knowing very well that MT. Cum would have much trouble in moving these Indians or at least part of them, and feeling conti- dent that in case of failure it would be charged to military interference, l immed- ately, on receipt of Mir. Clum's letter, sent courier to Major Worth, the senior officer here, with the communication, directing him to forbid the post interpreters from talking to the Indians on the subject of their re- moval, or advising them in any way in re- gard to it. On my return, found that my wishes had been strictly carried out, and al though many of the chiefs have come to con- suit with me, I have refused to say UT hear on tine subject.
 These Indians claim that they were prom ised by General Howard, at the time he de- fined their reservation, that they should re- main here, and as since that time they have behaved we'll and have rendered valuable as- sstence in punishing renegades, they think that moving them at few days notice from a place that they like and just when their corn is getting ripe and ready for use, is a great injustice.
 When first notified of the intended re- moval about two-thirds of the Indians re- fused to go, although they were told that ra- tions would not be issued to them if they re- mained here, whether or not they will ad- here to their resolution is hard to say, but | feel confident that a part of them will re- main and harvest their crops, preferring to live as best they can to going to place which they consider unhealthy, and as un- derstand Camp Goodwin, which was aban- doned by the military on account of the | amount of sickness among the troops there. is selected as their headquarters, it would seem that they have just cause for their ob lection. 1
 Mir Clum informed me that he intended leaving detail from each band to care for the crops, but as in many bands each family has planting ground of its own, it is hardly probable that all will be attended to, espec- ally as the fences are few and insecure, and there are cattle running through the country.
 It appears to be little hard to persuade the Indians stbat the sole obiect of the rp- l