Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-11-24
THE MES
CALERO INDIAN
RESERVATION
An Interesting Interview Had
Win Superintendent gar.
roll az Santa Fe.

D.
James a Cafroii superintendent at
me hescaionu Apnrur inuian reserve
upn in otCro and Lincoln C1uniica, au
omcial Of eAcoiieat fopulaWun and
nnc executive ability. reacHeu aauin
rc un fnc bciaicd dsnia e. Lcnirai
train Monday night no d rrpurttr
90 tho new Mrzican Mr Carroll. M
answer tn Queauona, Ragt tne ruliON
.nF interesting iulnlmntlCni
THE indians under my euhtgo have
leon dulnH very we'll conHiaeuaa ine
circumstances ana ihgs enc eaildinn
are weak in constitution bfopHnl
about hy The nrt tuai iHoTp h1tr
been 30 many inter mNrr|eGrs hU
taen mumboIs of the tribe lof many
yo1fa This mas acted very dsiIi
mentally and lnlunousiy in many
ways, and hcnce tno mortality D.
somewhat greater than fho number uf
lirtaa Ibn number of inalans ~ not
on the incruaec. ! am giad io aAy
tnnt they Rro adopting civilized wHyh
moro and more ana arc quite docile
and tractahlo.
indiana Raised Good Crops.
This yeaga crups on the foseryu
fi0n have been very aatiaiaciory Tho
indians have gathered about 100000
pounds OF oats and for tho nrat time
thCy have thrcshod thlH cereal ny
means OF a steam thrcahor and a ifRf.
iion enFinc The oats arp sold iOf
their benefit hy auporintondeat Car.
roll 10 parties who may need lbom
along the line ~ the Hl paaQ q Soufh.
western railroad. They nrn delivered
81 Tularusa and bring irum one nn1
quartcr "a one ard hAif coats pef
pound
Tho dipping oi shNnr has lus 0aen
hniahcd BY thr Indians Nnu uNn
them, under fhe apporintnndency ~
ar Cauou Ten thuuaaad four nun.
dred and flytYfhren eheep wufe
dipped rhry erU ~ a rood breed
ana this years wool Aad lamh crOn
was very satisfactory flu money
umhzCd from thr sale ci wool was
$500 and the prizes Wat tweuty4O one
cents pef r0unp About $1,000 Wu4o
Of lambs an0 owes were alau sold
The experiment in iho raising nf pu.
latOus tried thla laat season woN vegy
laucccsalul and u was demonstrated
I that the bcsi ui potaioca Ia ahgnd
anco can be- Hfown ON dinsrcnt sec
/ llcna pi the reservation. Near che
muuih pi Silver SPRING. canyon Cn
several hEfDa. over 1u.UVO poundH ul as
I enc pOlatuos per acre as can br seen
] anyNherc, we're produced. Vegetables
in abundance were grown. More sue
{ csts in cultivation was noticed this
year on account Of the greater cxpori
/ unce By the Indian farmers There
/ was an abundance df water and more
j "a IuHsA
under cultivation. During she year
planted Tho indians aro contenled
osronlmo oans Nay Return to Nsw
I Mexico.
A iuw days ae0 two Hc0uts from
/ tho FOft 8lli lrdlan reservation
J Oklahoma, arrived GA n yisH d iH
understood that they eamo by psrmls
sigu in order 20 look over the Mes
calero agency and nn their rotufn
home % fepon ip their people. name
" tho bana of Apachna Ot which OC
fonimo vas The leader and connncd
nH military prisoners ai ihe FBrl 8iii
/ agency u ia understood ihHt this
band may Dp moved % the MeafHioSp
agency should 8ccrQtaFy of war Tast
decide ~ % 90 and ahguld the 10
purta % those scouts % favorable. h
h we'll snunu that tlte secretary of
var has this subject Under conadefa
tion.
Thn Hcafhor un 30 tht time when
mf Carroll iefi fte aFfnef had bern
nice. but when ho ieft if vas cloudy
n2d iaphea hse snoa Hf had 3
very kafa time coming io Santa Fe
VIA the E pasn aud soulhWcsiefn
and the Santa ~ Central Several
euginea um Che latter road died dur
Sos the "trip and b. was detained ut
Torrance E8ianCia and gt Muri8riy
aaiilpg iur fresh engines from Santa
fe sunday night ana Monday q ae
kpfo bli8zard RACED 20 and down the
tainncIu fRiioy Oh was very cold
very windy nnd very an0wY. aud ps
thr ears could NOT Wnil ho heated ri
and bic NlloW passengers had a
much tougher time oi Ia than thoS
ever care to experience again
ST. Carroll len Tuesday afternoon
iOr Torrance, from which point ho
Wil 80 % Washington o. utlcaf 90
imponnni ohlcili business lio win
bo nbaont from hla pos, of duty Ten or
twciyc days