Arizona citizen., 1876-01-01

the whites bg tue increase of popu- lation that wHl result by a few years of peace to the T,rritory.
 In February last, Special Commis- sioner Dudley cf the Indian Depart ment arrived ant proceeded to remove the Indians from the Verde reservation
 to San Carlos The Verde reservation
 already contained a number of different tribes which V ere more or less unfriend- ! ly to each otEsr, and whilst their re moval may nave been agreeable to some it was n To others. They were
 to a certain o.4 ent und IT military super i ,ision, ana shad mgT's considerable progress toward supporting themselves,
 and very extensive improvements, and I probably would have raised increased
 crops this year in consequence In a late communication from the Interior
 Department, copy of which has re- gently been furnished this office, there occurs this Senlence in a cOmmunica- ton of tht Commissioner of Indian affairs. "I believe now no one in the I Territory questions the wisdom of the removal of the Verde Indians" So far as my observation goes I have seen 10
 one who endorses it except those con nected with the Indian Department. It is claimed as great success, but it
 is a matter of too recent occurrence to be claSsed as such. The Indians were reluctant to move and much appreheu-
 sion was felt about it in this section. l They submitted, however, to the sur prise of every one, and mainly think
 because the impression was made upon
 them either directly or indirectly that
 the troops would be used to compel
 them, and that they did go without resistance simply shows how complete fly they have been subdued by the
 troops.
 That it is premature to claim this removal as a decided success, it is only necessary to review the history of the removal of the Hualpai Indians. Il
 will be remembered that these Indians
 were forced to go to the Colorado res
 ervation against the recommendation
 and advice of General Crook, by the I troops. They went, but made condi tions that they should be separated
 from the Nobave Indians, and should have Capta,h 3vrne, with his company stationed with them to protect shem and supervise the issue of rations tC to them. This was an objectionable feature to the Indian Agent Tn charge
 but they were nevertheless located on
 the Southern boundary of the reser vation at La Paz, and remained there a . little over one year under special ar engagements made between General Crook and the Agent On the day thai I General Crook left these Headquarters
 I received a communication from the ' commanding officer at La Paz inform
 ing me that the issues have been dis continued by tie Agent at that point and that the Indians had been informed
 that they must come to the Agency, forty miles abo7e for their rations; that
 the Indians Ind gone, and that the troops were no longer needed at La Paz. This movement was violation of a verbal agreement between General ! Crook, the Agent and the Indians.
 On the 21st of April I received a dis patch from Indian Agent Tonner, oi ! the Colorado reservation, informing
 me that the Hualpai Indians had Jeff
 their reservation and gone in the direc
 ton of Beales Springs, thelr old home,
 and requesting that I send cavalry in pursuit Owing to the movements of , the Fifth Cavalry it was not convenient
 to pursue them, even had I thought such course advisable. Soon after Agent Tonner arrived Tn person, and upon a consultation with him l learned that the Indians lad left in a peacablC . manner, had distlaimed all hostile in tentions, and that they were accessible
 to communication by the Indian De pertinent without danger I suggested
 that display of troops would drive
 the Indians to their strongholds, and
 perhaps endanger the lives of the in habitants that were mining, or had set
 tied in tho Hualpai country, and thai his best plan was to interview them and ascertain their wishes, and represent 1 the case to his Department This was
 agreed to, and he withdrew his apph cation for troops. The matter was ! fully reported at the time through tho i regular channels to the War Depart . ment.
 The Hualpais have renamed friendly :. although many miners and settlers ar'
 occupying their country, with whom
 they are in daily contact l do no apprehend that this will last, and sug , gest that some of their own country or
 its northern boundary, remote iron the settled portions, be set aside fol them as their reservation. In anticipa ton of a collision, I caused a new com
 pany of Indian scouts, in lieu of tho ! Verde scouts discharged, to be organ ized, and they are now held at Camp . Verde, in case difficulty should occur. cbo-.I-- after I rpcnived a cOmmUui