Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-29
LOOKING AFTER 10.
General Grierson Wants the Bad In
dian Tribes Kept Apart.
VALUE OF RED MEN AS SCOUTS.
Better Accommodations Needed for Troops
on the Frontiers.
A SIOUX PROPHET MAKING TROUBLE

WASHINGTON, October 2S.-In his an
nual report upon the operations of the
army in the Department of Arizona Briga-
dier General Grierson gives at considerable
length history of the events of the year.
He says now that Forts Mcdowell and
Verde have been abandoned with a view to
their early transfer to the Interior Depart
ment for Indian school purposes, the
authorities should consider the advisability
OF reducing with the least possible delay the
number OF Indians in the vicinity OF the
San Carlos agency by the removal of the
Yuma and Mojave Indians, numbering
about 1000, to those reservations. The
keeping of so many Indians at San Carlos
is detrimental to their advancement and
tends to renewal of old teuds.
White men have taken up nearly all of
the hunting and grazing grounds OF the
quiet and peaceable Yavai Suppai Indians
in the Cataract Canon, Arizona, and these
Indians have become exasperated to such
degree that trouble is likely to arise at any
time.
RESTORING THEIR HERITAGE.
Therefore, General Grierson recommends
that "Black Tanks" their hereditary winter
camp, taken from them by white men two
years ago. be restored: that their reserya-
tion be enlarged and defined. and their title
made good.
The report says that recent surveys have
shown that railroad can be constructed
throughout the Grand Canon of the Colorado
at a feasible cost and liberal encourare-
ment should be given bv the Government to
hasten its completion and open up that
famous wonderland, now beyond the reach
of manv,
The General recommends that the term of
enlistment of Indian scouts should be in
creased by paw on the re-enlistmens. The
position should be made desirable. so as to
secure the services of the hest class of In
dians The proposition made by an Indian
inspector to organize regiment of Indians,
it is said, would prove a very dangerous ex-
pertinent. To place the worst element to be
found among the most savage Indians in a
regular armv organization nnder white Off
GERS would be unsafe and would be nlacinp
too much faith in such Indians.
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posss d. ~ Gof noTeli, otans auu
doned without detriment to the service and
such of the troops now stationed there as
cannot be provided for in New Mexico and
Arizona NAV be removed to Southern Cali
fornia. The post at Fort linton could be |
abandoned at once by transferring Troop G.
Sixth Cavalry. to Fort Wiugate: COMPANY
G. Tenth Infantry. to Fort Marcv. and |
Company 81. of that regiment to Fort |
Stanton.
General Grierson renews his recommenda-
lion that the present military reservation at |
San Pedro Cal he enlarged. as II is the |
most available place for harbor adjacent |
10 Los Angeles. The small. poorly situated |
post of San Diego. Cal. should be disposed |
,f and more suitable reservation obtained /
without delay. in order that a large most |
nav be permanently established at that i'm
oortant seaport and facilities afforded for |
he proper iortifcation of Point Iona. The |
best site is at North Island. a peninsula ON
he east side of the bay entrance. General
Irierson saws that Congress should make
liberal appropriations for the purchase of
,uch tracts and the construction of per-
nanent posts for the accommodation of |