The copper era., 1902-02-20

reservations.
l For wears the former has been opene,
for grazing purposes. but the latte
has besn closed to stockmen. But it i
a matter OF interest TO many that &C.
cording to report. the Apache reser
vation has been opened for leasing t,
cattlemen, thus furnishing vast traca
of greasiug land that Is hardly equalet
in the territory.
understand that it w'll be divided
into sections, and ths "a Taxation will
be one Goliar pei -Ilt,a1 IA nlalIy. sad
die horses belonging to cattlemen hav
ing secured u lease, will be allowed free
OF charge.
While this rate Of charges are fifty
cents higher than the San Carlo;
reservation, those that arc acquainted
with the country will agree with me
that greater portion of it is an ideal
cow range, aud parties desiring loca.
tion could do no worse than to pay
Fort Apache and vicinity visit OF
address a Agent Krouse at White River
Agency.
The present heavy storm will insure
an excellent and an early spring range.
While true that companies are un-
able to entirely suppress and must
contend with more or less stealing and
eating of beef by the Indians. the
agent is ruling the Apaches with q
| firm hand. bringing them strictly to
account for any and all depredatiOns
committed. He has the reputation of
| being an upright and honorable mat
in his dealings and will, think. be
| found to be just man on the reserva-
! tion and furnish every possible protec-
tion to stockmen on his range.
The c c boys have in the last
year caught several Indians stealing
beef cattle. and have been the direct
cause OF a mum Der of them p%ying a
much longer visit to Yuma than would
have been otherwise necessary. 1t
seems that they are not overly pleased
with the climate in that section. cOnse-
quently. the San Carlos Apaches have
bitter hatred for the c c c cow
boys.
The new agent at San Carlos is max
ing progress in civilizing the In
diuns, that causes the half clad Old
bucks to stare in wild eyed astonish-
ment.
1t will be only a short time until
they will be self-supporting tribe in
stead of The heavy drain on the govern
ment purse, that they are now. 1t is
reported that the time is near at hand, E,
when the weekly issue of rations will
be stopped.
As it is they are issued rations. beet
and clothing. The latter is worn by
many. but some continue the o.d Gus
tom Of selling, trading, or giving the
articles away at the first opportunity
for much or little and remain satisfied
with their attire that more refined
class would consider both insufficient
and far from modest.
Com Portable houses are being built
for ,hom. They gaze at them in
natural disapproval and continue to
live in their wiowams OF grass and
hopes. They consider a house bad
medicine" "neap sick" and surely,
it is taking a great step when we try
to tame their wild nature to the ex-
tent OF putting them in house, which
depriye5 theri Of so much born freedom.
hainrr Ioi pa.flu
kept aud worked along the Carlos river,
and a stranger passing through the
country noting the neat improve ments,
the newly dug wells along the public
dusty traveller, would hardly realize
that he was in an Indian country, were
it not for the fact that the work is all
done by Indian Labor with white super
intendents.
The wild and blood thirsty Apaches
Of old will som be converted into law
abiding men, that must necessarily
earn hi, bread by the sweat of the
brow and equally take his chances in
meeting the world unaided.
ne pDDOI bhNA iCA Hb
education at both San Carlos and Rice
are such that many young people of
the further east would be glad to en-
joy.
At the present writing we are ex-
periencing snow storm, that many
persons in Arizona might consider
novelty. But the pines heavily laden
with their white burden, the trails
filled up, the whole country white and
unnatural, might afford u scene
beautiful TO the eye. But to those
who are compelled to ride when it is
go easy to become confused, lost and
almost frozen, it is anything but pleas
ant. We have Is inches of snow and
still storming.
We are schooled to be thankful for
small favors. and consider ourselves
fortunate TO be permitted to sit in our
tent at night 10y a cheerful fire without
interruption.
Those of the boys that are with the
outfit. and are now gathering beef for
delivery in the tore part OF Feb,
are not so fortunate, and are experience
ing hardships that will remind them
of the home fire side But variety