Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-08-25

heath the heel of the ca g-a- bows with humility to ..e pova-.. .e has subdued him, and submits g-'.--. lnurmuring, to his ma~t,r. Uras. the ApCc4es caa t.. r.-..- to a knowledge ot steady inGu-.-,'' .''-'S induced to submit the.r chllIrsr i, --- guidance of the white man fir sr.I velopment Of tEeIr mental fqcr1,,-. may be possible with this fs.. 5 year.ng and seemingly doomed -ac-
 The sanitary condition !s iairIv s.. factory, no disease of unusual ia.s-. having prevailed. The most c.Tr--. ailment is due tO hcentioqs hab-.. ---- II IS a fact worthy of notice, that .p..- moral practices that lead Co tLi,s sH'- tion are more common auCus .I bands that are on the most f-i.-., and intimate terms with the wLi,ss..- among the more wgrlike. The y-- TontO and NOjave tribes, that hgvaI-- subdued to the point os -erv. Ii-. he most nOtoriously UroHigats ls | the Indians on the reservation. ,-l .. claimed by persons long resident sr---. them, that the White Mountain Ir5-.-' who, next to the ChiricaLua-. a-s ~ most warlike, are freest from tI.b b-.-. ting sin of all the reservation Ar-.-' It may be that to ihIs fact is l1a .i-.- superior physical condition, which .-g-. rank among the tribal divisirus serr.s lng to the extent of their reliance ar,'- white man for protection and .p-r--. and the years of their lntercou-.s y-.., him. In power of endurance. rs--- bearing, independent spirit ard n.-.. capacity. the different tribes assigned. this reservation may be fair,y cla,s-s.s in the following order: First, the Cf-.s cahuss, who have SO long been A .s--.. to the citizens of Arizona a,I V-- Mexico, in the United States. and ,--. "a and Chihuahua m Ny. .. .tE- boast, even now, that they have r.r.. baeu whipped by any cv,.-.j ! power: second, the White V.-- | tains, the friends of the Cri-s.t--- { having theIr homes for te r.. | part on the mountain stream, in ,.' vicinity of Fort Apache, a- a di.,a-,a-, | 6O miles from the agency t.!-f - | San Carlos, who halt between ts-.r. opinions, race prejudice and .L--a-. ory of former glory incEuIre tt--.. continue fraterual relations VII, . mountain tribes, while the g1ve-u---. | bounty they have learned .u er.1y -.. | temptation t0 remain at peac tl.v.-- | fast losing the power Co Tesist t7r-.s the Tontos, who, having been .ts..'v-.. | duced III numbers by WAT with s. | whites, a few years ago, are SO broken - spirit as to be easily hell Il suai-,r.- | and may be relied upon Cor .tfger- ..- wee against hostile tribes, t.rr. -. Mojaves and Numas. Two trH., --. have for many years been hv.rg ol Ia. ervatiOns, and yet can clam D. s1r. i. | ority, as workers, over any yt tlr s-f.- | tribes. except the ClirIcaLua-, have I.- courage and self reliance, and .a.I-r 1. the lowest estate of dependence. S-.. are the facts The moral ] shall r-.a.
 tempt to point.
 The arrangement entered iu.o s.. | tween the Secretary Ut War and s. Secretary of the Interior whereby
 police authority Was col'---e. a1 Gen. 1 eral Crook, has been carried ,gtl aT-. and that IS now entirely il tit hands C Captain Crawford, who has been 5s... hated to execut- it. Its success viii ... pend entirely on the judgment md ... eretIon of the officer Iu charge.
 The plan Is open Go serious ut'.-...-s
 and will lead to many dif.g.-.-. 1 case the cordial cooperation t.at ;. heretofore been maintained between q. military and civil auth.ula -h.gl h
 interrupted.
 | e.. .N ... cess may attend the efforts oi Ge-s-. Crook to lure the hostile Cnrtaig. | from their safe retreat iu thr mountains of Mexico, and will do all Iu u1 pov.-
 to ald him in keeping the peace o1 -.-
 reservation but, when the csU-ts t-;
 led to this extremely liberal crrcr-s
 shall have passed away, ] au o' -l-
 opinion that the powers and jUugs g.--
 ferred on milan agents by law. sl1lt
 be resumed by the agent at San Chr.
 or the full management Oi tho .-s-lr
 should be placed under the cautr1. .. the War department. Indians can %
 more serve two masters than can '-s
 white man, and of the two who at,s-p;
 to stand in that relation Co them, .--
 will toe despised.
 | I must not close my report WIl'I giving credit fer the manner n winch
 the cows, purchased at this agency s.i May, have been cared for. The iuill-s to whom they were issued rylut- b
 laudable pride of ownership, and ] a-
 hopeful that m the case of cattle, ta..
 will in few years become efficient ul-- agers. The number should be largely increased as soon as money can be p1- vlded for that purpose.
 T. ?. WuCuN
 United States Indian Agent The Commissioner of Indian Afa--