Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1891-06-06
THE APACHES.
Sunday at the San Carlos
4 e-cy.
GOOD MISSIONARY WANTED
Savage Urchins who Make Good
Sunday School Boys.
GOOD MISSIONARY WANTED
Tho Indians Orderly, Well Disposed
and Susceptible OF Advance


be found in peaceful state under the
influence and control OF the agency sys-
tenn and believing that reliable informa
ton concerning this tribe, so generally
as void of scarcely any redeem
ing traits, could not but prove interest
ing to Others, / decided instead of re
turning from Globe to Tucson via Flor
ence, to go by the Fort Thomas and
Wilcox road, and spend a day IS The
San Carlos Agency or the White
Mountain Apache Indian reservation.
which point is about thirty miles east of
Globe and is directly on said route. Ac-
on last Saturday morning 1
secured passage on % the four horse
coaches run by j. l.. IT. Waters, who
mas the mail contract between Globe
and Fort Thomas, via San Carlos. AT
Ter travelling at fast speed oyer fine
road for thirty miles With no scenery or
svent to note as unusually remarkable,
[ dlsDounted at the agency in good
lime TO- lunch. Here had the pleasure
meet Mr.. Walters, proprietor of the
stage line, and also Michael Oils, now
re OF the Indian traders OF the agency,
wee +. w. Klngsbury, retiring. 1 Was
placed under obligations to Mr.. Oils
for numerous favors, and from his &C
;ommodating disposition, coupled with
lis business tact and enterprise, was
forced to the conclusion that he must
rove eminently successful in his new
yenture. He keeps full STOCK which l
earned he sells at very moderate prices.
{ was also courteously treated by Mr..
)hls' gentlemanly clsrks, Chas. Pfeffen
nd Morris Belknap.
Soon after lunch l called upon Carl
.Iyldahl, acting agent, Capt, John l..
BULLS being temporarily absent. Mr..
Iyldahl's intimate acquaintance>Nlth
he United States Indian service, and his
aadiness to impart such information
l desired, made my meeting with him
fortunate circumstance, and | now
,erewith Submit few Of the leading
,oints drawn out by our interview.
his reservation contains 2,528,0O acres,
which Mr.. Hyldahl estimates 1000
right be made available for crops by
Improving the present system of irriga
ii IN He is confident that not more than
100 acres are under cultivation, and
IL account last springs flood destroy
= some of the best land Of the Indians
.ong the ella and San Carlos rivers,
robaoly not more than 1000 acres are
wv in growing crops. The census was
AIKEN By Ar. Hyldahl one year ago
lowirg the nun Der of Indians then to
ave been 4,S00. The number it is
nouyht will not vary far from that of
800. These Indians last year earned
.oout three sevenths Of their subsistence.
no remainder being appropriated by
ne government. A larJe amount of
York has lately been PIT on the SER
Joirs and bitches, and considerably more
contemplated with view to retaining
ind placing the Indians on a self sus-
aiming basis.
The school is under the superintend-
nee of Prof. Edward Jerry, of Cham
align College, Illinois. By him [ was
aformed that about one month ago 80
indian boys and girs who had been at
MS school for year or more were sent
o the Indian training school at Grand
JUNCTION. Colorado, so that on May 14lh
mere were only 90 pupils in the school
ere. An appeal was made TO Indian
% hi in ~ hi
e Il to fill up the school, and SO readily
ave they obeyed the summons that at
his date the total number has increased
90, AMI some are now being refused
Omission for lack of sleeping quarters.
10 satisfy myself Of what l had been
lli regarding these Indian yoaths, and
learn still more of them, accept d
Prof Jerry's invitation to attend the
sunday school and was accompanied b
Ir. Hyldahl and DR.. F. Treou, the
gency physician and late ofIhe Grow
,reek agency, Dakota. / confess it was
surprise to me, as / think il would be
} many C:herR, TO see these savage
rchins, JUS; caIgh5 up from the wllO
.lains and mon ntains, with Ggss Of un
utored ancestry behind then, conduct
ag themselves SO orderly, so attentlve t.
atch every ward of instruction adj
iressed therein, and withal exhibiting
UGH a decree of aptness as they did
BESIDES Prof. Jerry there are three lad!
eachers. Were the Accommodations SUI
iclent, it is Mr.. hyldahl's opinion thai
he school could easily be increased l.
four hundred. Mr.. Hyldahl and Prof
Terry agreed that here is a mcst prom
sing field for philant1roprists and mis-
Ionfries, At least one good earnest
Missionary is much needed, and ] wa
sssured would be warmly welcomed.
Sunday coming on the regular month
mister and inspection day OF tn
roops, / was permitted 10 witness tbt
ceremony, which was condu ted 10y Col
=. johnson, commander of the post. be
ween the hours of 3 and 9 IN. So far
IS an apable of Judging, the soldier
re- we'll disciplined This is now +? tive
Company post, and five companies, no
II full. are stationed here Tho num-
DIT, Including officers, is about tire
hundred, Of which one l. white, one Of
Indian scouts and three OF colored. TIE
Infantry and cavalry are about equally
divided. One company Of Indians num-
boring fifty-tive were lately enlisted fJr
the ninth lntrantry, TT. Whlppie paf
racks. Prescott, ard thirty for con- pan
[. 18th infanty. Alabama, where is KEEP
Ceremonies tribe, from which the re
naInder of the company will be furnish
ed. Col. johnson says he has been rs
ID to recruit full company for the 10tl
Infantry stationed at Fort Stratton
Y. NJ. and that he will have no difficulty
comply with this request, as the
Young men of the tribe take pride l.
he dress and drill of the soldier.
The colonel informed me that contracts
lave been let for the construction OF
10000 gallon tank for water works to bt
upplied by steam pump. Baths for
'oldiers, officers quarters, and quarter
enlisted men are also u be erected
forwhich, sufficient appropriation ha'
been made by the United States govern
ment.
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