Arizona citizen., 1877-03-17
AGENT CLyM SPEAKS OUT.
san Carlos Endian AGairs-NanIy letter by an efficient aud upright officer and Enan-Ready with more of same kind.

] of same kind.
 SAN CARLOS INDIkN AGENCY, ARIZONA
 March :, 1877. ! EDITOR CITIZEN:-F more than si,
 months, l have lived in peace witl
 civilized Arizona. This suspension o
 hostilities had relish for q time bu
 of late it has grown wearlsome, ana now the charm is gone. The golder cord severed. The recent thrusts, ac
 cusalionS and insinuations published
 in The Miner" and sent by military telegraph from Prescott, recently, arc too much even for the "San Carlos Saint" and must once more stoop tc combat those whom l much fear will never wear the tItle which their gcner ous ire has settled on me. l much re gret my foes are not more worthy and formidable, for then we might expect such keen encounter as the public mind would relish and there would be glory in conquest. But even though I gam nothing 1 can at least give my gentle wrath some relief-publish a few facts by way of news; and at the same time pr ve the Miners" siate- menis base talsehoOds which found their origin in baser minds. and which were published not in the interests of the Indians, nor of the Territory, nor Of truth, but 10 excuse and shield a high official under the cloak of false, hood aud treachery, and if possible, to ruin my character, and injure others by the same means.
 What l say shall try to express iL mild terms and without fear or contra diclion, and I speak because I am not afraid, neither of the past nor of the future. l can trust my friends, and my enemies I have eyer met in their chosen arenas, and although they have menaced both by pen and sword, they have yet to gloAt oyer their fist VIC tory; although they have resorted to force and treachery they have yet to begin my overthrow.
 Since l transferred the supervision of the CAiricahuu Reservation tO General kautz, on June I2, 1876, I have said nothing regarding those Indians ex- cept t0 give such information as was asked by the Indian Commissioner, the Governor and the Commanding General, hence I can't see why l am charged with plotting 10 draw the military force from Prescott, to South ern Arizona. l of course have my opinion of what should have been done, and the sraitfDrward. truthful letter of Governor Satlorl, published in THE CITIZEN of February r, re- views this subject fully, gives time, place and number of men murdered and lays their blood just where it be- longs In my opinion there has been no necessity for even one of the Pres cott body guard to move out of their daily roatine of camp life. At the tune of the removal of the Chiracaaua In dians in June last, General Kautz had two companies of Indian Scouts on Chiricahua Reservation; at least one of these cOmpanie, could have and should have been left to scout the Reservation, but instead of this, both companies were hurried away and one company has since been at Camp Apache, with nothing to do but to draw their pay and rations and gtt drunk, This act Of General Kauiz in ordering both Indian companies away from Camp BowIe, was clearing the way for murder, and is SD declared by the blood of more than one Of our fe.- low-cijizans. The Miner says General Kautz cannot be expected 10 keep the mountains clear Of renegade5 so long as the Indian Agent i. permitted to drive Indians off their reservation.
 To this have only 10 say that over 2)0 able bodied men from this reserva- tion bear arms anI are on duty today in Arizona as scouts and police On-. company Of 70 men is at Camp Verde; another a, Camp Apache and another at Camp Bowie. Forty-five are with Captain Boauf1rd south, twenty-five are on my regular police force, a d twenty special police left today tp bring in some murderers who are lurAinE about Camp Apache for protection. The only. effective scouting since have been in Arizona, has ben done by these Tn dians. and to-day in scouting afier even General Kautz himself depends more on these Indians than on his two regiments. l do not hesi ate to say that if we could retain Major Braytou, Lleuts Henely and Ruckcr, and guides Siejer and Stanley, the remainder of the army could be moved out of Arizona, without being mis,el SD far as effective service is concerned. In fac, ii is my ctndid opinion that if guides Beastord, Siebcr and Stanley, could each have a company ot San Carlos Indians, with order to make such scouts as ;n their judgment seem ed best, there would be no use for. other troops. Arizona would enjoy perfect peace anl safety, and renegades