The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-10-29
Tho Report Of Brig-Gen. Grisrson.
Commanding, Tor the,
Last Year.
Many Changes In Reservations.
Forts and Disposition Of Troops
Recommended.
0isapproves Of the Suggestion TO Organ
ixe IN Indian Rsgiment-AA
Agents Clerk SCORED.

WASHINGTON, OCT. 28.-In his annual re
ort upon tho operations Of the army in tn
apartment Of Arizona, Brig. Gen. Gfier-
on, commanding, says now that Forts MO
lowell and Verde have been abandoned
nth view to their early transfer to th<
Interior department for Indian school pur
osea, the authorities should consider thu
dvisability Of reducing, with the least pos
IDLE delay. the number Of Indians in the
Jointly Of the San Carlos agency. BY thu
,moyal Of the Yuma and Mojave Indians
| !, those reservations. Keeping 20 many
Indians at San Carlos 10 detrimental to
! heir advancement, and tends to the re-.
oval Of feuds. White men have taken ur
early all hunting and grazing grounds Of
! 10 peacable Yavai Suppai Indians in Cat
raot Canon, Arizona, and these Indians
ave become exssperated TO such degree
lat trouble is likely TO arise at any time,
aerefors Grierson recommends that Black
anks. their hereditary winter camp. taken
.om them BY white men two years ago, bs
stored to them. and that their reservation
> enlarged, defined and their title made
sod.
| The report says recent surveys have
lown that . railroad can be constructed
J feasible cost, and liberal encouragement
|lould be given BY the government to has
IN it, completion and open up that famous
Wonderland, now beyond the reach of
iany. Grierson dieapproveg of the prop
ition made by the Indian inspector to or
enize regiment Of Indians o . danger
20 experiment: The posts q Forts Low
|, abandoned without detriment to the
Ervice, and such Of the troops stationed
.ere as cannot be provided for in New
Eexico and Arizona may be removed else
here. Tho post at Fort Union could be
oandoned at once by transferring troop q,
xth cavalry, to Fort Wingats, company
Ter tn infantry, to Fort Marcy. and oom-
Isny 81, Of that regiment, to Fort Stanton.
rierson renews his recommendation that
g present military reservation ct San
edro. California, be enlarged, as Il is the
ost available place for harbor adjacent
! Los Angeles. The small. poorly situated
,st Of San Diego, California, should be-
sposed Of and more suitable reservation
stained without delay, In order that 9
rye post may be permanently established
that important sea port and facilities
forded for the proper fertilization of
Pint Iona. The best site is at North island
id the peninsula on the east side of the
b entrance. Grierson says congress
ould make liberal appropriations for the
srchase Of such tracts and for the con-
ruotion Of permanent posts for the 40
mmodation of troops now at inland
ints whore they are no longer needed and
lich must soon be abandoned. Railroads
viate the necessity for keeping 90 many
pops in territories where hardships and
ivations have been endured, AZ they
ould DO concentrated on the SEA coast,
,ere they can be made comfortable, In
uoted and disciplined. an.
IN view Of the recent unwarrantod at
npts to grasp Lower California from Mex
}. the present time ID suspicious for the
iablishment Of permanent posts. The
neral speaks with satisfaction OF the
arked Improvement in the condition 81
Indians Of White Mountain reservation,
ID recommends that they have 3 separate
ENJOY, that good school be established
Fort Apache. 0rierson says Jicarillas,
II attached to the Ute agency, should
We separate agent; that Bartholomew,
. agent, spends his time with the Utes and
seeking to accomplish their removal. His
prk, 6tallstrmer, former agent, who
Inverted the Ute reservation into cattle
age and used the Jicarillas reservation
the same purpose, d an enemy OF the
dians and should have nothing to do
th either agency.