Arizona silver belt., 1898-02-10
Tine Indians Give isheif Consent S0 lis Construction Across
 the Reservation.
The Whistle of the Locomotive Will Be Heerd in Globe Next
 October.

y tention, and within month we may expect to bear of the dirt flying on the reservation west of Geronimo.
 The conference between President Wm. Garland, Vice. President E. A. Cut ter, of the G. V. G. & N. Ky. Co.,, and the Indiana was held at the San Carlos agency on Tuesday last. The Indians began to assemble at the agency on Mon day morning, and by evening the woods were full of 'em"-some 5000 or 40OO having assembled. The railroad peo- pie, with tLe perception of the Indians frailty, had provided plenty of proven der. Fifteen beeves were killed, and flour, coffee, sugar and tobacco were furnished in abundance, and on Mon- day night the festivities began with Q feast and a dance, which continued with joy unconaned until Tuesday morning
 The dance was witnessed by nearly all the attaches and vstorsa at tho agency, and there was hot time on the reser- vution. The notable feature of the dance was the participation of Mr. Wm. Hood, chief engineer of the Southern Pacific, who was inyeigled into the publication and figured quite prominently. Two huxom sqaaws, who had received their cues and knew their parts thoroughly, took the dignitied chief engineer in hand and put him through bis pSces in the most approved manner. Mir. Hood danced, you bet he did; he covorted, and brought down the house
 Voting on the proposition to grant the right of way across the reservation to the railroad began on Tuesday after noon and closed about 6:30 or o'clock. The Indians were in happy frame of mind after their nights festivity, and there was never any doubt of the result. In fact there was only one dis. seuting vote cast, but had the obstrep- erous individual who deposited it read John Stewart Mill, he would bs per feellJ satisfied that he was right and the other 1899 were dead wrong. The vote was merely preliminary, to deter mine whether the noble red men wanted the choo. choo horse to cross the reservation.
 ] The more important question of in demnity was then taken up. Presi- dent Garland offered to reimburse the Indians in the sum of S6000. and the Indians demanded S10,000. After some time spent in parlying. Lieut.. Sedgwick Rice, acting Indian agent, intsrposed as arbiter and suggested that the payment of Ss00D would be nn equitable adjustment, and after q further coloquy the Indians agreed to the compromise, with the proviso that there should be inserted in the contract that they should have the privilege of riding on the freight and fiat cars free of charge for period of 30 years, | which wGs conceded. The Indiaus seemingly attached more importance to the privilege of free rides than they did to the money consideration, and they have in contemplation the pleas. ure of "riding on the rail"
 At the conclusion of the conference another distribution of flour, sugar, coffee and meat was made and th. dance was resumed and ''ioy was m confined" until Wednesday morning Everybody appeared to be happy il expectation that the whistle of the loco motive and the rumble of the cars would soon be realized. Speed tn, dayl
 Globe was favored by visit on Sun day from President Wm. Garland Vice President E. A. Cntter and Wm Hood, engineer of the Southern Pa cific. The party came through b, easy stages from Geronimo, in ords that Engineer Hood might obtain fai idea of the route and the problems it involves. We are pleased to be abl, to state that his cursory examination O the line was satisfactory, and that tn construction of the railroad to Glob involves no difficult work. The part remained in Globe until Monday after noon, going over the surveyed lin through town aud looking into tn facilities for terminals, etc. Material for construction are being purchased and the more important work of assemb ling the construction crew will begin a an early date. A transcript of the pro ceedings of the conference at San Carlo will bc forwarded to Washington fo the approval of the Interior depart ment, and upon notification to Lieut. Rice and the railroad company, whic will probably be three weeks or mont construction work on the railroa
 will begin. Mr. Garland has promise that within six months thereafter train will be running into Globe.
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