Weekly Phoenix herald. [volume] (Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz. Territory [Ariz.]) 1882-1896, 1884-06-05
INDIANS AS sToCKAEN.
4 Tribe OF Apaches A Omitted ns
Members of u stock AssOcia-


The Mescalero Apaches, whose
reservation is In Lincoln county,
New Mexico, have through lheii
| agent, Major Llewellyn, asked for
admission into the Lincoln Associ-
alton in b"Cy. The request pro-
duced a hot discussion among the
ass, citation. John Chisum, v no in
asst years lad lost thousands of
cattle by the raids of these Indians
especially opposing the proposItIOn,
but finally ii WAS decided that the
Inoians should be a, ni,led TO all
the privileges OF N sIn beIship in the
association and should he reqnir, d
to conform TO all the rules then in
effect.
This is decidedly a new move for
New Mexico stock men. and the
poll. y OF The action If the Lincoln
county association is beng generals
y and ralher oxcitedly discussed by
the catflemen Of the Territory. The
view Of the siockmen in The north
ern part Of the Territory is fairly
expire sed by the New Mexican Re-
view OF Santa Fe, which says TN the
subj, ct: This is considerable Of a
climb upwards for the led men, and
particularly for The Apache. II is
not at all unlikely that Dir. Mesca
Zero may Interpret his Membership
o mean that he owns all the stock
b, longing TO the association, and
that some fine night he may walk
off with such stock as he can con-
veniently manage The A pache is
suspicious character in any capaci-
w or relation" The Southern stock
growers approve Of the step taken
by the Lincoln county men, heliev-
ing thai it is better for them to affil Il.
ate with the Indians who have cattle
and bring them under rules by
which they are punished quietly il
any o. their tribe commit theft>
| upon the SOCK Of he whites, than
to let the +, ciprocal stealing which
las been going on in the territory
| for ears between the Indians and
cowboys continue.
Cattle raising seems TO be the only
legitimate business in which the
Indians of the p aims will take any
interest, ard at which they are at all
apt. In agriculture they always
fail, bul they have been uniformly
successful when they were given
cat IL, aud some attention 10 theii
manner of handling them paid by
the agents who have Lad them in
charge. These Mescalero Apac h {
be an several years ago with a
bunch of 1900 cattle, and they now
possess about s 900. through The
ordinary increase and further pur-
chases for them by the government
as 1t was seen that they were sue
ce.sful in their stock growing.
Tie San Carlos Apaches in Ari
IONA, own several thousand head of
cattle. TIE Ules, formerly in Colo>
RADIO, but now in Uiah. have some
stock. Several of the tribes in The
Indian Territory are rich and tLeir
cattle prosperous
The Navajos. of New Mexico, who
are the ichcst tribe of Indians in
The Un1t' d States, count their wealth
entirely in their cattle, sheep, n
horses, hayii g over a million sheep,
SIX or seven thousand cattle, and
aaout five thousand head of horses
Their reservation j. an immen-e one
ard isolated, and good weather gems
orally prevailing on It the increase
Of iheir f1ocks Il, d herds has bes II
rapid. None If the sock owning
irines of indians can be counted as
hostile 10 tbs. whites, AID il is prob~
able that the solution of the Indian
probl. m will have for its most inn
poriant factor, cattle raising Den
uer r publicGn.