Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1900-11-24
RESERVATION
indians Want Il Thrown Open to
White Settlers.
PtRlA OPPOSES the MEASURE.

Tho go pasu Tm,. says that Mr
John " stephens, 90 pa-os represent.
ativo iU congress cumr Boo last evening
from Dee Ne-ruI 20 Indian reservation
and viii leave this morning for his
home lt Vernon. Texas.
A Tunes reporter called uu congress
Wgu stephens at thr Hirr-on hotel last
night to ash what hp thought uf open
iuE Ihy Mt.y1Iyrp reservation since
visiting and studying the condition ui
thC Indians.
90 um now said the congressman.
"mury than ever pleased with my hill
providing iur tho opening Of the rosrr-
walton to settlement. There urr somH
very fine farming lands ou thH creeks
and mesas, and ALSO considerable tim.
her land ! dn NOT know ANYTHING
about thp mineral deposits ~ the conn
Try but am informed that some Of The
richest mineral lands lea New Mexico
are located ON this reservation.
~ talked with number ~ the
Indians aud those I talked with cN-
pressed a desire "a have the land APP
portioucd aud the balance thrown open
to settlement These Indians have
made more rapid progress towards
civilization thhu any other tribe iu jhr
United States. Lieutenant Stottler,
who was Formerly u charge Of thv
agency, started the Indians Oh In tho
right direction 10y making them cuI
their hair aud throw hwny their
blankets. To-day, thanks 10 the lesson.
of lieutcnout ~tottler, the Mcscaleru
reservation Indians are almost self.
supporting. There are many -uccss.-
ful farmers and stock raisor among
them.
There were l7i,2iO acres OF land in
the reservation and uuly iii Indians
n each Individual Indian was given
an allotment Of 100 scres there would
still remain over 10000 acres Uf land
to bc opened 10 settlement
NOT TREATY LAND.
"liut the MescalprD reservation is
rot treaty land, the land was set aside
and closed Tor agency purposes by csc.
ecuiiyc proclamation, u did NOT br-
long to the Indians consequently only
heads ~ families Nlll E,t 10 100 acres.
The land opened ~ settlement will br
the same 90. nuE other government
land, aud mon, received for IL from
SETTLERS will b, turned into the United
States treasury However ihe gov.
crumcut will continue to make au Hp-
preparation for the care 81 the Indians
now uu the reservation
"i understand the present agent in
charge Of the agency b. opposed to its
being opened to settlement, and has
made report tD tho department ac-
curdugiy but Est has been the
course pursued by every civilian APP
/ pointed tn the agency They lose their
| iub II the land Is thrown open t0 settle
mrni and they Do mot want 10 see it
| done bUt every army O1lcor who has
bad charge of thc agency favored "a
being thrown open.
| IIHEA'~ OPPOSITION
! Mr. Porra. New Mvkiros delegate
% congress, Is bitterly opposed TO the
| opening W tht reservation, and con.
/ lucred mu au iufor.opcr for intr0dur-
| ing the bill BE- said had no business
mtddlinR with matters Boo his territory
| told him that the opening uf tbs
! NcscaitrU reservation would affect my
! people Iu On pa.u more than o. would
nF community iu his territory, aud
fDr chat reason proposed 90 prosecute
the matter uuerRctlcalIy / hear that
/ SIR tudDy, tbo delegate to congress,
I- boo favor uf throwing tho reservation
open to settlement if Chat by trIr my
hIil will mse as uuBuimuu. consent
Iyuusrut Was necessary iu take b. zap.
/ Mr p,rel ha- usDu able lD block b.
| But compelled him tu ho boa h.s seat
lrtetl lay fDr tHo months tD object bon
lCasg called up nos UII. aua ] nu
going to lke h.m remain Boo bis seal
next session.
Mr stephen. believe. hl- BIN wil
ho passed 40 thr neat session Of con
grres.
ACkeFs English Hemcdy win stop I
rouuh "a any time aud viii cure IN,