Arizona citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Pima County, A.T. [i.e. Ariz.]) 1870-1880, 1876-06-24

san Carlos.

Henceforth Chiricahua drops out o
sight as nursery of bad Indians, anC
with perhaps some few intermissiont
from occasional forays by small pariie,
OF renegades, the magnificent cornei
of the Territory known as Chiricahu.
will chiefly attract attention through
the mineral discoveries and agricul
tural developments Of white settlers
San Carlos, the great Indian refOrma
tory, once more comes TO the front as
the headquarters of the cOngregated
tribes Of the Apache race of Indians
who so long ruled and ruined southern
Arizona, but are now fast learning the
arts Of peace. Let the system and dis
cipline so effectively established al
San Carlos under Agent j. p. Clum be
continued a few years longer. and in
stead of so many wild Indians we
shall have just so many good citizens.
Late dispatches from San Carlos, dated
the 18th instant, inform Us of the safe
arrival there of Agent Clum and his
Indian police, eScorting some 325 Of
the removed Chiricahua Indians. In a
private dispatch, of June 10. to Gov
ernor Stafford Mr.. Clum states the sit
uation as follows:
The Chiricahuas were quietly lOcat-
ted on this reservation Yesterday. We
did not have the least trouble on the
road. and had not Pionsenay escaped
think my feelings would verge on
ecStacy. | cannot say too much in
praise of the San Carlos Indians, who
acted a. my escort Last Thursday we
issued 80 head of beef; the Indians
had been four weeks without rations,
yet they have not committed single
oiiense. They deserve greater credit
than will be aScribed to them for
their good conduct and patience. and
any one who says these Indians desire
war has every evidence against his
statement
The more we see OF what the kind,
skilliul and conscientious management
Of Agent Clum has accomplished in
the peaceful transit of the Chiricahua
Indians from Bowie to San Carlos, the.
blacker does the three years reign of.
mismanagement on Chiricahua appear.
The removing Indians, who undoubt-I
edly compose the large majority Of the
Chricahua Apaches, were kept entire
~ free from a restraining force on
the road, except by the civil manage
ment, and proceeded to San Carlos
unmoiested and unmolesting any
body. And while there may be diff
ficulties encountered in their future
control on their new reservation.
from the large numbers and variety oil
dispositions of the Indian thereon. still
II the same wise discipline and treat /,
ment Is used in the future on the San
Carlos as in the past there is the great
est encouragement 10 hope that the
Indian problem has been permanently
and benefcently solved in this portion
of Arizona. We're we not convinced
THAI the new agent who takes charge
of San Carlos, was fully alive to the
situation and As fully competent for !
ms important position we should an
peal Ia him 10 consider the vital re-
Sponsibility of the charge placed in
his hands. But Mr. Sweeney. who sue |,
cceds Agent Clum in charge of San
Carlos, has been for SOME time on the
is familiar with the Indians +,
and the nature of the duties dcvolving
upon him, and has peculiar qualities
required in Indian management.
1t Is to be sincerely hoped THAI Con
gresS will see TO it that the necessary
pccuniary support is provided to sus-
lain The management of these Indians.
If through false spirit of economy. :
he authorities at Washington fail to :
properly provide for the maintenance !
Of the San Carlos reservation. they. Il
may save few wretched dollars. but.
hey will Illustrate the only practicable
solution of the Apache problem, and =
Ultimately cause the expenditure OF. =.
thousands of dollars for every single
lOllar saved now. We wish we could
impress upon the mind OF every mem =
Der Of Congress the truth and force of. u
he above statement