Arizona weekly miner., 1876-02-04
Extracts fem Agent Gums Annual
 Report

tribe to be watched and feared, but not (
 be controlled except by the bullet Whethe the, deserved th.s record or not does DO demand discussion here. have only to sa
 ;hac if they did. their general nature mus
 have undergone mighty revolution abou . the time l assumed control. l can stat with fairness and justice that have neve found a more obodIent, law abiding peopI f than these San Carios Apaehr>; and as thi
 report progresses, you will sec wnereII
 these Indians have redeemed the past, ana
 exonerated themselves from the charges o
 hostility and unfaithfulness.
 On my arrival at San Carlos, l found
 that number oi Indians were held by tLs
 military at San Carlos and Camp Grant a:
 prisoners of war; some for desertion, and
 others for crimes unknown or imaginary
 Aulong this asst number was E-kiminzen
 chief of the San Carlos dians, whom met
 at Camp Grant. on August 1. 1874 when eA
 route for San Carlos. 1 then promised him to use my influence fo- his release. The
 order liberating these prisoners was not
 iss led until Oct. ,, and about the middle of :he same month Eskiminzsn returned to
 his people after a separation of nearly six months, during which time he had been l a chiins by order of military authority but what his offsnses were, ave never yet been able to ascertain. Immediately on his arrival at San Carlos he was re-Installed as ! hf ad chief, and he has since shown himself a most worthy and faithful friend 10 me, to ] bis people, and to the peace. He is jealous of his interests, most influential and exen- ! plary among his people, and foremost among those who are making strenuous efforts toward self-support and civilization.
 The police force of Indiars mentioned in my last report has been continued through the entire year, and has rendered most eff cient service. They have been faithful and vigilant, prompt 10 quell all disturbances to arrest criminals, and 10 give full information regarding all cases that might come under tle:r jurisdiction. So effective have they been in the discharge of their duties, that only on special occasions has 1t been nec- essary for me or an empl0ye to accompany them when sent to arrest a criminal.
 The manufacture and use of "tiswin' has ever been a curse and bane to these To- dians. IL has led them into much trouble which in their sober moments they cUuld easily have avoided. It was the cause of rhe trouble and the frequent murders re- ported among the White Mountain Indians turing the last winter. Whenever Indians are allowed to use intoxicating liquor, disor der and death are the sure consequences. To prevent these were among my earliest cares at San Carlos. It was accounted most difficult task, but care. vigilance. and swift judgment soon precludei the neces- sty of punishment, an drunkenness or acts of insubordination and disorder were of rare occurrence. and my Indians were controlled with much more ease and safety than they otherwise would have been. In this little temperance crusade the Indian police acted a most able and worthy part.
 The Verde Indians were just becoming orderly and contented when I received tele- graphic orders from your Department to take control of the Camp Apache Agency, | from which the military authorities at that l place had expelled Agent Roberts in the | early part of March by force and arms. 1 | started for Camp Apache at once, and on 1 my arrival found J. NJ. Mickly m charge, | who was acting as he said, "by order of the | officer" I assumed control of i the Agency April l5. Captain Ogilby hay ing taken and still holding illegal possession, his authority was not recognized.
 Up to this date all had been and was congratulating my self shat order a d peace had been secured so easily. But just as the count was over some of the Indians came to me very much and said that Captain Ogilby had ssued an order for them all tO be at the post the next morning to be counted Such m order being contrary to what had told the Indians contrary to what they expected, contrary to law and justice. it was sure to 'esult in trouble, and hat it was SD intended have no doubt. This order was given without regard to my plans. wishes or in- even without my knowledge, and anne directly in conflict with orders I hal Ilready given. l rode over to the post, saw Captain Ogilby, and requested him to with Iraw the order. His reply was, that be would carry it out if 1t took every man un- Ter his command, and he had four compa- ies and forty Indian scouts. argued that { 10 order should be given to the Indians ex- | ept through me, and having assured hin I I hould defend the Indians against imposition nd opposition, left him. Had permitted his order to be executed. it would have cen acknowledging to the Indians that 1 i'd not have control over them, and that q
  purse, could not do, and so instructed the indians to come to the agency the next ,orning and would suffer with them if { here was any trouble. On Thursday morn- n F, April %, large majority of the Indians ame to the agency and remained there, and r. though Captain Ogilby ordered and threat : ned, yet he was unable to count the h. O Ians, nor did he lead his troops to an at- lck, for should he be victorious what In- z aDs be did not kill would fly to the noun f, Iins; and then to attack peaceable Indians ho were obeying zealously the orders of .. leir agent was too desperate affair. Not C sinS able to intimidate by threats, and not c lite daring enough to use force, Captain ir gilby was compelled to abandon his at- ,o mpt to combat the Indians. and he imme- ately dismissed his Indian scouts he desperate and continued threats made K ' Captain 0gilby and his colleagues are, in gt V opinion. most fragrant and unprovoked B lenses. When peaceable and obedient h. fo ans are menaced with discontinue and ath if they dars to obey their lawful =