Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1905-05-31

Gain in membership since insti-
IutlOn 1f3
Number of past sachems re-
ported by tribes $3.50. 80. 70
Financial.
Total receipts of tribes $13,42915
Paid out for relief .. 4,2s2.5O
For relief of orphans go $3.50
For burial of dead .. 1,563.25
For other purposes .. 7,944.77
Receipts of Councils $40. s769.4O
Aggregate amount invested
by tribes ... 5,5s4.35
Aggregate amount in wampum
belts of tribes ...... 2,62I. SO
Total worth of tribes .... ss,2O6.02
Degree Of Pocahontas.
Number of Councils at institution
of Great Council 800. 49,. 3,
Number of members at institution
of Great Council ...... 135
Membership LIST cold moon,
G. S. ID. 414 ......... 155
Gain in membership since institu-
me from all sources since the institu-
Number of Past Chiefs reported
by Councils 49,. .. Is
Financial.
Receipts of Councils ... 1894
Paid out for other purposes
(no expense for relief) 80. 1868
Aggregate mount in wan
pun belts of councils -. 1865
tlG7 $500. ............ 20
The amount of wampum received by
No wampum invested by Coun-
ellis, so that the total
worth of councils .. S395.62
Membership.
The membership of the several tribes
in this Great Reservation in good
standing is as follows:
Yavapai Tribe No. of Congress "a
Wallapai Tribe, No. 20, Octave. 35
Zuni Tribe No. of Prescott =. Al
Nangus Tribe No. of Jerome g. %
Pima Tribe No. 10 of Tucson =. IO3
Geronimo Tribe No. IA, Douglas SO
Opata Tribe, No Is, Tombstone. "a
Supai Tribe, No. 81, McCabe 49,. so
COchise Tribe No. z of Bisbee. l6l
Marieops Tribe No. 10, Phoenix. IS
Apache Tribe No. II Of Morenei e.. 81
Hiawatha Tribe No. 16, Clifton e.. 45
COehan Triha No of 10
Papago Tribe, No. IL, Nogsles .. SO
Total membership, list cold moon 946
tion of this Great Council is the sum
OF $4,000 .---...-. S42.f0
The amount of warrants drawn by
me since the institution of this Great
Council is the sum of ..... $462.31
This leaves a balance for the term
in the sum of .. $330.44
This Great Reservation was institut-
ed with a membership of 1923 on the
third sun of the hot moon, G. 8. D. Alb,
which membership increased to GAG
by the first sun Of the cold moon,
G. S. D. 4l4, making gain of l7S
members, despite the fact that FIVE
tribes had gone defunet. trust that
this Great Council will devise ways
and means to still further increase our
membership and widen our sphere of
influence in the interest of the cardinal
principles of our order, freedom, friend
ship and charity.
After the above reports had been
referred to the proper committees, il
was ordered the Great Council char
ter be draped for 90 days in memory
of the late Great Ineohonee.
committee on constitution and by
laws was appointed consisting of Jo-
seph Scott, Chas. Henry, and B. P.
Olson.
The Council then adjourned until |
the ninth run of the rising of the sun,
or until 9 O'Clock this morning, when |
the principal business will be the |
hearing or the report of the Great |
Keeper of Wampum and the considera-
ton of proposed new legislation. The |
afternoon will be devoted to the cleo
ton of offers. Wiley B. Jones, the |
Great Senior Sycamore, is in line of |
succession, and will undoubtedly be |
chosen as Great Sachem. No con-
tests have developed as yet for any of
the other officers. Great Chief of |
Records P J. Farley has done faithful
and efficient work, and his services
have been so eminently satisfactory |
that the sentiment is unanimously in |
favor Of his reelection. A contest is
expected over the selection Of the place
for the meeting Of the next Great
Council. Nogales is making a fight
for the honor of entertaining the |
Council and Bisbee II in underst God, is |