Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1908-05-19
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81 LIGHTERS RANCH
Oklahoma TribeSmen Had to Go
Out to Meet Their Breth-
ern From Mexico.

DOUGLAS, May 1S.-(Special)-l
After undergoing the hardships of
two or three days Travelled in day
coaches to the city of Douglas nearly
thousand miles from their home res
ervation, to meet in tribal council
with renegade bunch who wont stand
for civilization, the lis Indians who
came to the city Friday and have
been in camp in the Ban park pavilion
are now asked to hike Is miles over
land to Slaughters ranch and camp,
and hold their councils in the jung
les Just to be little nearer to ma
ture."
Its small wonder that the members
of the crowd that came down from
the reservation are saying hard
things against their brothers of the
simple life. They came down with
out blankets and tents or other equip
ment for such an outing. They are
| comfortably housed at the Ball park
where the Mexican crowd had prom
ised to meet and when they were told
yesterday that the other Indians
would not come An and that they
might have to go out to them, it didn't
bless the ties that bind them to their
will and woven brothers a bit, and now
its the old proposition of Mohomet
and the Mountain, and the question
is who is Mahomet and who is the
mountain.
| The reason that this nature loving
aggregation at Slaughters' ranch wont
come in TO meet their visitors or so
Gaeir managers say, is that they don't
want to get so far away from nature.
That the outskirts of city, and worse
still a base ball park, is no fitting
place for the Pow Vows and big coun-
ellis of the heap big chiefs of the wild
and woody sort, and that the grand
stand and bleachers are an eye sore
and clear out of the picture.
This is the second time these near
to nature" savages have baked and
hindered the work of the Government
agents that have been sent. 1t was
mot long ago that Messrs Thacker and
Good brought $4,000 to Douglas for
the bunch. They sent the Indians
word they were here with the money
and it looked for a while as if they
were not coming in for it at all. Ow-
ing to their late streak of contrariness
Major Mclaughlin, Col Scott and their
lady stelographer were obliged TO take
q very irksome trip yesterday after
moon over eighteen miles to the Indian
camp to see what the trouble is and
try to get them together. They went
repaired for a two or three days Trip
but neither of them could say what
would be the result. Anyone who has
talked with any of the boys or Nell
at the Park are convinced that the
crowd are not counting on leaving
their haITN homes at the Park today,
and it is a grave question whether the
big tribal council will convene on
schedule time Monday.
One young Indian told a Dispatch
reporter yesterday that he didn't think
much of ihe boiling delegation at
ISlaughters ranch. He said he and his
people didn't care what the Mexican
crowd did with their money just so
they got theirs. They don't think
lmuch of tlne Mexican crowds plan for
investigating the Mexican agricultural
or dry farming lands. What they say
they want is to get their money them
selves and to return to their reserva-
tioa. Then the Mexican bunch can
turn in and help their attorneys, Ben
tley and Fields build up the big In
dian Utopia down in -Iexico. 1t is
hardly necessary to say that in this
great work Messrs Bentley and Fields
will furnish the scheme and the Poor
Indian will furnish the money.
The manner in which the renegade
Of Indians have been herded around
Douglas since they were first brought
into this section several months ago
looks extremely raw and 1t is certain
that those representing the govern
lment will take due care as to how this
money is paid
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