Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1890-06-25

| toe VERGE valley, and says the move
does not justify so long a talk" as was
given by the editor of the JOURNAL
MINES IN lis issue of Saturday. Our
contemporary may be ignerant of The
move, as it alleges, but the subject has
been considered OF sufficient importance
to Governor Wolfey and Secretary MUIR
ply to induce them to send the follow
ing vigorous protest against 1t to the de-
partment at Washington, which will
no doubt have the effect OF preventing
the move.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT or ARIZONA. /
PHENIx, Ariz-, June nth, 1890.
To the Honorable Secretary of the In
terror, Washington, ID. @.
DEAR SIR From apparently relia-
BILE information We ate informed that a
movement is on foot to remove many Of
the Apaches from the San Carlos reser-
vation, and distribute them In different
Localities throughout the territory, locat-
ing them in the neighborhood of their
original homes, etc. We are also in
formed that Major General Miles is IN
favor OF such action.
With all due respect to the generals
judgment, We cannot concur with him in
this matter, especially at this time, when
il is almost the unanimous sentiment of
our people that the majority Of the San
Carlos Indians should be removed from
the territories altogether and placed IN
distant LOCALITIES to insure peace, and
prosperity, and in view OF the deprada-
items lately committed, and the restless
and dissatisfied feeling Of our
citizens on the subject, we believe the
move contemplated as represented to us
would not only be fraught with great dan
ger to the welfare OF Arizona. butwould
meet with the unanimous protests of the
people Of the territory. 1t might not
leopardise the public good to remove
some of the more peaceable Indsns
such as the Yumas and MosavsSs to
other localities in Arizona, YET to re-
move Geo Tonic Apaches to the neigh
borheod OF their old homes in the
Verde valley would not only be extreme
ly dangerous, but would be looked upon
as cruel outrage by the citizens Of
that vicinity.
This question has been raised several
times before, and in each instance
most vigorous and unanimous protest
has come from the locality proposed to
be invaded.
The Tonic Apsches have always
borne name of being warlke and
tfeachsfous. and although 1hey have
bees pc aceful for number of years the
people have no confidence in them.
The Verde valley is filled with indus
trious sett..- sri their families, school
houses, and AL the conditions Of an ad-
vanced and peaceful civilization. The
presence of these Indians as proposed
would disturb the security Of the neigh
borhood, check progress and stand as a
menace to the general welfare.
We believe it 10 be our duty to official
ly protest against the removal of the To-
dams from San Carlos reservation to
SiSer parts OF iine .ssssTFitiGS,y a aaas only
cause of the earnest protests of our cit
zens, but because we are convinced that
he move would be against the best IN
erests of the public service.
II General Miles is of different
opinion we regret to disagree with him,
,u, in our judgment the action proposed
by him would be very serious blow to
Arizona. BY reference to the map, and
he records of your office, it will appear
hat the Verde Reservation is very small
md entirely inadequate for SO large a
lumber of Indians under any circum-
tances, much less to allow them TO be
disappearing.
These Indians are deluded by be- |
ievng that the country IN that neighbor-
Ioed is still unsettled. as when they
Fere there formerly, and that If sent
'ack there they will be allowed to roam
{ will over large expanse OF country,
7hen the fact is the original reservation
as been opened to settlement and is
ully occupied, and but small military
eservation now exists, to which it is net
I all likely the Indians would desire to
e confined. Very respectfully
LEWIS WoLFLEY,
Governorof Arizona.
N. o. MURPHY. Secretary of Arizona.