Tombstone epitaph., 1892-05-29
SAN CARLOS COAL. An Appropriation Made for the Survey of Coal Fields on the Reservation. The Commissioner of Indian Affairs Recommends Their
 Segregation and
 Survey.

 We must have il, and judging from the remarks made in the House on Thursday last it will not be very long before the San Carlos coal fields will furnish an abundance of cheap coal. The business before tie House was tine sundry appropriation bill. Mark Smith offered the following amend ment:
 "The sum Of 5000, or so much there as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated for the survey Of the boundaries of the coal lands in the White Mountain or San Carlos Indian Reservation in Arizona"
 Mir. Holman :-Thers is no estimate for that, NIT. Chairman. If it be con- sider2d oT importance why no. take it from the survey O! pubic landsY
 Mir. Smith of Arizona:-I am en- tirely willing that shall be done, If the gentleman will offer an amend meut 10 that effect l will accept it. But hope vii! have the attention of the committee for q moment to ex- plain the necessity for this provision. 1 had introduced bill segregating that land from the remainder of the Indian reservation and making It a part of the public domain, the govern. ment allowing certain bounties or premiums to the Indians for the coal extracted from it. l wrote to the Commissioner of Indian affairs, and froin him received q lester 10 the effect that the bill was in his judgment too broad, i'll this, that it might give 10 the whites the privilege of roaming over the Indian reservation, and therefore he objected 10 it. But he suggested that IL was best tor the In diaus themselves that the coal lands should be segI egaiet, as l proposed, ana that bill should be passed allow ing the development of the lands for the good of the setilers-ior tfe min eis and the machinists and other en- terprises in that territory, and for ,uel where we are scarce of wood and that in his judgment it was best that this land should be set aside and the In dians paid a royalty on each ton ol ore .xiisci,G. l. would q souIce O considerable revenue to the Indians, and reduce the expenses of the govern ment iu providing for their support. It would further be a source of the greatest possible advantage 10 the yeople there where fuel Is so scarce and high.
 MT. Holman I understand the gentleman correctly this is a propo- sition to have part of the Sar Carlos reservation set apart or surveyed where coal exists.
 NIT. Smith of Arizona :-Yes, sir.
 Mir. Holman :-These are Indian lands?
 Mir. Smith Of Arizona a:-Ies; but that is a mere Executive reservation which tomorrow can be thrown open by congress. IL Is public land Of the United States.
 Mir. Holman it recommended in any wayH
 Mir. Smith of Arizona Ut has been recommended by the Commissioner of Indian affairs, as I told you, who has written a letter in which Ee said that it would be right for the Indians. and -nuer that the boundaries oi .hoze lands should be fixed. SO that they could giv. permissicn 10 work these coal fields. Thas "nnld not be done without rur-ey of these land-, 10 that the Indians might rece.ye a royalty io: the coal extracted; a9d there would be ihe other fact that the wh.te people would be there, and the operations of labor and civilization would at least be brought within theii sight. and this would be of advantage 10 the Indians.
 Mir. Holman :-I doubt very much the policy of allowing survey ol flicse lands, but if the gentleman wishes to have the appropriation made I think 1t sbouH be out of the appro- priation made for the survey of Publi lands, ask tbs; the substitute ma Je read.
 The clerk read as follows:
 "And Of the sum hereby appropiif-