The herald., 1898-02-12
TREATING WITH THE APACHES
NEW MEXICAN PROJECT OF CON-
TRACTOR GARLAND
A Peculiar Conference and Ball at San
Carlos Brings About Critical
Situation-News Notes

the city yesterday, HdNihS ietui Hee
from Arizona, where he has been fol
some days. He left last night for Santa
Barbara and will return here in week.
time.
While out on the line Mr.. Hood hap
pened to be at San Carlos when the
Apache conference decided to allow Will
liam Garland the railway contractor of
this city, to build railway through
their reservation from Bowie to Globe.
The line is called the Gila Valley, Globe
and Northwestern.
There were fifteen hundred bucks"
at the conference and only one company
of soldiers, but these wolves OF the des-
ert behaved themselves and acted in
very business-like manner. There was
a vote taken on the subject, and four
teen hundred and ninety-nine, squatting
on their launches, grunted out their ap-
proval of the measure. When 1t came 10
the fifteenth hundred man he saw his
opportunity to win distinction, so he
croaked out a vigorous no! This dis
turbed the order of things, and for a
time there was danger of stampede,
for the rest of the Indians at once de-
cided that the negative voter must be
right, and with the suspicion inherent
to their characters they at once wished
to change their votes from yes to no
throughout.
The situation was critical for time,
for they are quick-tempered and blood
thirsty when aroused. There was dan
ger both of losing the right of way and Of
q scrimmage. There were four or five
ladies present with the party and they
began to become alarmed when it was
evident that a hitch had occurred. The
braves commenced to talk together, evil
IDENTIFY not we'll pleased with the situa-
ton, and the fellow who had stuck out
with his no found himself rapidly be-
coming what in a Los Angeles ward
meeting would be called boss.
There were some cool-headed men
present, however, who understood the
Indian nature, and they at once Clipped
in and made long pow vows, the mega
tive brave was ridculed and made fun
of by the speakers, until his sudden ac-
cession of a following melted away, and
while they were all in the humor the
transaction was closed and then gran
This proved to be one of the most
unique affairs ever seen on this conti-
nent. There were Indians who had
burned slain and tortured just out of
natural depravity dancing about on the
same floor with capitalists from New |
York and San Francisco, soldiers, few |
ladies, frontiersmen, miners and cou-
pie of globe trotters. Every one had to
dance. The etiquette was explained to
all, and it was made evident to all that |
If they chose to be present and take part
that they must observe all the demands |
of the occasion, for refusal might i'm
peril the lives of all.
The dance was, accordingly, very |
democratic Whoever the Indians asked |
to dance with them responded with a
smiling assent Mr.. Hood was the belle |
of the ball. The squaws evidently could |
not resist the effects of his noted 'ba-
phara spasmus," and at every oppor-
tunity they would break cascarone on
his high forehead, which was tanta-
mount to an invitation to a waltz, and |
he would at once take possession of his |
partner and the floor, and to the strains |
of the tomtoms and a wheeZy violin or
two showed the others how a man |
should waltz when he has daughter of |
the desert for his partner.
The road which was the cause of the
gathering is owned entirely by Mr.. Gar
land of this city, who is now building a
$50, 900 house on the corner of Westlake
and Eighth streets. 1t will connect the
famous copper mines of Globe with the
Southern Pacific and will form a feeder
for the latter line, which is supplying the
rails, turning over to the builders the
fifty pound rails which have just been
replaced on the Southern Pacific line
by seventy pound steel.
NOTES
The work of building the extension of
the Southern Pacific from its present
main line to Riverside, via Chino, seems
to be unaccountably delayed. Its COM
was announced some weeks
ago, but since then there has been no in
aication of any actual work. The Riv-
ersiders are impatient to have their town
become mainline station.
Assistant Passenger Agent H. K. Greg
Dry of the Santa Fe has been touring the
towns of the kite track this week.
Riverside has refused. to appoint
at the railway crossings. as
1t was thought such step might relieve
the roads from liability for damages
in case of accident. The companies will
select the men.
The Southern Pacific is putting all
the men it can well employ at work on
The coast line between Paso Robes and
rempleton, which looks as if the gap
would be closed at an early date.
Mr.. John SHELTON, who for MANY wears
mas held an important position in the
Southern Pacific freight offices at San
francisco, is in Southern California on
vacation. He is visiting Mr. and Mrs
w. H. Poston at Pomona. who are old
friends of his
c. ]. Balfour of Pomona has been an
pointed station agent at STEMS pass in
New Mexico, on the Southern Pacific
Inc.
General Agent Center of the Denver
md Rio Grande road is in the city. He
viii tour Southern California in the in
erests of his line.
The Santa Fe is putting electric lights
n its depot at Redlands
Station Agent John D. Mcdonald who
las for some time been in the service
u the Southern Pacific at Ontario. has
'eeh appointed agent at Iris, a desert
station.
President George Leighton and Vice