The Arizona sentinel., 1875-03-27
SAN CARLOS INDIAN AGENCY

SeS' N' Aesos R9lutudy bea's a just tribute to the worth of '. s. Indian Agent John P. Cum. MT. Cum stopped several days in Yuma, while awaiting transportation to his Agency, and it vas here that we had the pleas. ureof making his acquaintance, ant we can say in the language of oul excellent contemporary, that i've believed and so expressed it in print, that he would prove to bean excellent officer" and we were not disappointed. The fol- loving extracts from his report for March, will show something of what he has done in so short a time. It will be remembered that hepassed through here about the the middle of last July. not nine months ago. Here Is what he says
 have the honor to submit the following report of the Indian serVic6l at this agency, for the month \ending February 28, 1875 1 am permitted again to re- port my Indians quiet, orderly and obedient And as yet no complaints have been made against them. I still require them to attend the daily count and no Indian is permitted to be absent from the camps more than one day without pass from the agent. They are never permitted to leave the reservation except they go on scouts or as guides to travelling parties. When as guides 1 permit one or two to go with in.- structions not to leave the party under any pretext. All their arms are in my possession, and when passes are granted them to hunt, guns are furnished by the agent and the number checked against them on the pass book. By such precautions it is not diff ficult to account for the men and arms at all times. They are will ling to labor and perform with diligence every task assigned them. When circumstances will permit I pay them, but for the greater portion of their labor they receive nothing but their ratiOns and little tobacco. They seep contented and happy. except that they lament their poverty. They have, however, saved what mo- ney they could obtain by labor at the Agency. or hv the delivery Of wood aud hay. and have pu chased Q number Of horses-sOmg Of which are very goOd.
 BUILDINGS.
 Although no appropriation has been made for buildings tt the Agency, ! have neverth ele g been able to erect nearly half of the main Agency buildings-a ground plan of which is sent your office by this mail. By economy in my disbursements 1 have been able to meet all extra expenses incur red in building. 1 have five rooms 2Ox20 feet by eleven feet to cell ing. These are very pleasant, convenient and substantial. The store room, although inadequate, will shelter large quantity of supplies.
 The blacksmith shop is tempo rarily in an unfinished room, which room when completed will form part of the main building. I an now building a corral this is intended to enclose 2500 square yards. The walls are two feet thick and built of stone. And here l may remark that is is my intention to construct the remain der of the buildings of stone, hav- ing found an excellent quarry of sandstone within one half mile of the Agency from which I obtain a material for building much su- perior to adObes and I judge less expensive.
 The corral is about half com pleted together with harness room 15X15 The corral will en- close the stables, Wagon-sheds, harness rOorn tool room, carpnn. ter shop. blacksmith shop, hay corral etc.
 The dispensary will answer for the present, but what ] need at .0nce is 3 hospital. I have no place for the sick And fur1her had I the accommodations ! would col lect the blind, the crippled and those who have reached an eX- treme old age and place them un- der the care of the Agency phy- sician and his attendants. These afflicted Indians being of no use, are much neglected by their re- latives, and oftimes their suffer ings are very great, especially during cold weather.