Williams news., 1904-04-23

sire, however. that they be allowed to remain undisturbed in their loca- tions on the extension south of the
 river.
 Supervisor Mead concurs in this desire of the Indians, and recom
 mends that the same be granted.
 He reports that there is ample grass south of the river for the Indians in summer, and for both stockmen and Indians in the winter.
 Having examined and ascertained the amount of grass on the exten- sion; having ascertained the ap- proximate number of cattle that might use the range in winter, the natural drift of the cattle and the necessity for the same to have free access to the river, the approxi- mate number of sheep owned by the Indians and the amount of grass required by them and the amount at their disposal; and hav- ing considered the present and fu- ture results of white men and h. dians using the same country in common as winter range, he con cludes that it would be best to keep the boundary lines of the extension as they exist at present, in order 10
 be in position to protect the
 rights of the Indians who are on
 the south half of the addition, and
 for the purposes as set forth in the
 executive order of November IA,
 1901.
 For the best interests of the white
 men, the Indians and the territory
 of Arizona, and with a view of in
 creasing the harmony among the
 whites and Indians and local tran
 guilty, and in order to form bet
 ter cooperative working under
 standing between the two races, he
 makes the following recommends
 tion, to-wit: That the boundary
 lines of the extension to the Navajo Indian reservation south of the
 Moqui reserve remain as at present, and as set forth in the said execu-
 tive order; that the privilege be
 given to the public, however, to en- joy, along with the Navajo Indians, the right to graze stock cattle each year from December 1 to May 1, but at no other time of the year,
 on all that part of the addition to
 the Navajo reservation lying south
 from the center of the Little Color ado river and bounded and de- scribed in the executive order men, z toned, and that along with the privilege of grazing, the free use of
 the water of the Little Colorado
 river for watering stock be in cluded.
 He further recommends that this privilege be granted conditionally that is, for stock cattle only; also that the same may be terminated
 at any time by order of the com missioner of Indian affairs; also that the county officials of Coco nino county be called upon to fur nish this office with d list of the names of stockmen who are to make use of this grazing privilege; that this right or privilege be extended to such listed stockmen to graze or work their cattle within the bound aries of the southern portion of the said addition during the period as stated; also that the county of Co., nino will see that it's citizens do not in any way modest or interfere with ! the Indians on the extension of the , reservation as indicated, and that any attempt to interfere with the Indians or their rights in any way on the addition shall be sufficient reason for withdrawing the privi. lege tu graze thereon.
 He very urgently recommends that stock cattle only, other than those owned by Indians, shall be
 allowed to come on and into that portion of the addition lying south of the Little Colorado river during the time named, from December l to May 1, of the following year