Williams news., 1905-04-22

of the meeting, which lasted from . F o'clock noon until late at night; the entire subject was gone into fully with the Indians. Evidence was taken from every Indian pres ent It was clearly shown that several Indians with small herds of sheep were living at different isola- ted places on the addition south of the Little Colorado river; that these Indians did not require all the grazing lands south thereof for their stock; that they desire, however, to be allowed to remain on their locations on the addition south of the river. Supervisor Mead so rec commended. He stated that there was ample grass south of the river for the Indians in summer and for the stockmen and Indians to use in common in winter. Having gone over the subject fully and exhaust ively, having examined the land and seen the amount of grass there
 or, ascertained the approximate number of cattle that might use the range in winter. the natural drift of the cattle and lbe necessity for them to have free access to the river; the approximate number of sheep owned by the Indians, and the amount of grass required by~them, and the amount >at-their disposal, and hay ling considered present and future results of white men and Indians using the same country in. common as a winter range. Supervisor Mead concluded that it would be best to keep the boundary line of the addi- ton to the reservation as 1t then existed in order to be in position to protect the rights of the Indians who were south of the Little Col orado river on the addition and for the purposes set forth in the execu- tive order mentioned
 On account of the foregoing req sons and for the best interests of
 the whites and Indians as well as the territory of Arizona, and with a view of promoting harmony among those interested, Supervisor
 Mead recommened that the bound
 ary lines of the addition to the
 Navajo reservation under consider
 ation remain as set forth in the ex
 ecutive order of November II, 1901
 that the privilege be. given to the public to enjoy along with the Nav. jo Indians the right to graze stock cattle each year from December until May 1, following, but at nc
 other time of the year, on all tha' part of the said addition lying soutl of the center of the Little Colorado river as bounded and described ir the executive order, together witt the free use of water and the river for watering stock, upon the condi tion, however, that this privilege which was for stock cattle only should be terminated at any time by order of the commissioner of In
 dian affairs; also that the officials
 of Coconino county should furnish this office with a list of the names of stockmen who were to make use
 of this grazing privilege, the right
 being extended to such listed stock.
 men only; that the said county should see that its said citizen: E would not in any way molest ol
 interfere with the Indians on the
 addition; that any attempt to in
 terfere with them or their rights
 in any way on the addition should
 be sufficient reason for withdraw ing the privilege of grazing thereon
 that no outside stock except cattle
 other than that owned by the In.
 dians should be allowed to come
 upon and remain on the addition
 to the reservation between the dates mentioned-December l to May l
 that from May 1 to December 1 ot
 the same year no outside stock o any kind other than that owned h1