Arizona weekly citizen., 1886-09-11
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Dr. B. M. Thomas Resigns as Register of The Land ofiice In Tucson-A sketch of
 His Public Career.

Dr. E. M. Thomas Resigns Register oi The Land Ofiice In Tueson-A sketch of
 His Public Career
 The following is a copy of the letter
 of resignation of Dr. B. NJ. Thomas, as
 Register of the b. S. Land Office m this
 cIty, Vhich was forwarded upon the date
 ]. bears. 10 the Commissioner of the
 General Land ofIice:
 TUosoN. ArizoDs. August 26. 1886.
 Ibe HOnOraOie CommlsslOner, General Land Ofhce, Wash n 2tou ID. c. Sir: The emOlumenIs of the office of
 Register If the Land Office at Tucson, Arz., O-ing DO longer a sufficient com
 pensatIon for my time, 1 nave the honor
 tO hereby resign the same to take effect
 on belng released by my successor.
 Very Respectfully,
 Your Ooedient Servant, B. M. THOMAS, Register.
 His resignation was accepted, and Mir. Joseph J. Kinney, oi Missouri appoint ed to the office. Dr. Thomas will pro. eeed to Santa Fe, New Mexico, so soon ss hIs sCcces5Or arrives, and resume hIs profession fl deDtist.y in that city, bis family hsyiB. already gone thither to await bis aTuval
 Tine Santa Fe Daily New Mexican con;uins on extended sbetch of the pub lic Career 0: Dr. Thomas, from which ibe fCliowiBg Jrief syEOpsis IS taken:
 "D.. F. M. Thomas hss been in the government iHdIaD service m New Mexico sincs lS1u. serving in various capacities. He h-s Lad to do with the MoquIs, Maya! Is. SOu'hern Apaches, Jicarilla 2pacbes and CimarTOn and AmsrIila iIeTra Cles. The doctor was with Agent Miller of the NAssiOes when ! be was killed by them in 1872, and him. ! sef receive1 an arrow shot m his | 6lsntet. That year he became agent of | Old NictOrio's ApGctes with heAduuar- | 'ers a' Iula + sa. He found them a l bBTbarOUs and stubborn set, but deat I with them m such a manner & to bring | the most adIaIrable results. In a short | nfne these sayaSes were engaged at farming ana were happy and coatented. Old -ctC.lO and other chiefs Of the | trlhe went Co work wIth their own hBnds and took an active part in bringing abc ut the prosperity Cf the reservation, laUonbg ln the fields themselves and constructing dIiches for irrigHting the 1 lands But about this tlme there came an order 10 remove them. Obeying in- siructlOns Dr. 1homas set about the un- welcome task and in 1874 they were transferred north and located at Ojo CAilente. This removal was accom- plIshsd with much difficulty, for the Indians were dssa:i. fed, and becoming discouraged slsr, alter having done SO much to bring about peace m the tribe and having it ruthle-sly destroyed by 'he order of removal, Dr. Thomas sought a transfer to this agency and obtained it, taking possession Of the office ID De cember. 1874 The bloody career of Nicto.io and hi- band from that time untI! his death. IS too we'll known to re- quire a word here. The doctor was the first and only man wno ever controlled them.
 For niue years Dr. ThoIaas has held the ofiic5 which he vacated yesterday. and while primarily sg- -ut of the PuebICs. his long exPerieIce iu the Indian ser vice, Lis care and acquaintance with the varous tribes have made it neces- say for he department to call upon him for tcC performance of many speciHl du tIIs. Among these was the removal of 'LS Ciuars1n Tres and Apaches, after fu;,.- Hiteha-s by number of other of- Gc-T-. After tt., be Rss placed m charge oi jl- IiHrrl Aa.sEil!a 4ReU cy bnd about irr -Ino tiul- located the sOntnefn Ute gGea.F IE Colorado. A v+rl1us times be W.~ r.l.ei upou to make large contracts for ;sr.ln EdgpI,s- sll iu adoltlon to rcZa! tr duue- Ht thIs agency.
 iue -actur's eSief p-Ite has bseu the Pueblo lnG-a- scl1C.-. H. IcausuFhted tEe ~ys;eiD which Se r.r~ leaves ID sucn excellent shape. h.I i.s .a!ors for the lasi three yeaE~ have been devoted pGr- ;iculsrly toward the surcrs- Of the large boarding sCtCgi ct Albuquerque. He has the plans now prepared pud all ar are Ebout completed for tbe erectOn of large school building there where the young Pueblos are to be taught to read aud write ID addition 10 such trades as that of tailoring, harness making, priDtIE wagon making. black tmithing, etc. There are slsO twenty pupils sent Co the Carlisle Pa. training i school by Dr Thomas three years sgo. who wIll c'mplete their education and return home this summer. All this speaks for itself. Dr. Thomas has made an honest end faithful iiicer and if Don Pedro Sanchez carries out the good work now SO well under headw way, the government and the people will have DO reason tO complain.
 Al the close of has term here Dr, l Thomas was offered an agency among he Sioux Indians in Dakota, but this be dsclIned. preferiag to go 10 Tucson"
 During his soiourn in this city Dr. Thomas career hss been one of honor, Ind ho has won the respect and esteem ,t every business and socIal scquain- aace. He takes hs departure amid her encore regrets. bnt they hope the business interests he still retains in Pima county will rsqliFe his occasional presence at least