Arizona republican., 1910-11-27
.CH|EF GOES ID CAPITAL Mdnatabd Of the MOhaVeS on
 Way to Washington TIE COLORADO RESERVATION He Will Ask Great White Father to Allot Indians
 Their Share and Throw
 Rest Open for Settlement | by the White People.
TIE COLORADO RESERVATION

En route. to Washington to interview | the Great White Father. AIanataba chief of all Mohaves on the Colo
 rado River Indian reservation. passed
 through Phoenix yesterday. The pur- pose of his visit to the national capital is to urge the early opening of the res ervation to white settlers, but that be
 fore the opening the Indians be allotted the lands which they prefer.
 The reservation comprises 24O.OO0 acres. nearly all of which is excellent for agricultural purposes. needing only water to make it as fertile as any in the world. All that the Indians want is 20,0O0 acres of this. but they think it is only just and right that they be given first choice.
 Chief Manatapa IS accompanied on his mission by Philip T. Lonergan. the agent in charge of the Colorado River reservation and school. situated about mile below Parker They will go straight to Washington. First they will call upon Mir. Valentine. commissioner of Indian affairs. and may also have a talk with Secretary of the Interior Ballnger. It is not likely that they will see President Taft.
 This will be Chief Manataba's sec ond visit to Washington He went to tine capital in 1890 as interpreter for his uncle, Arataba. who was then chief of the Colorado River Mohayes. From Needles, which was then the nearest railroad point. they went to the Indian school at Albuquerque. and from there on to the Haskell institute. in Kansas. Though they had no special mission in Washington. they visited that place and talked to Grover Cleveland. who was then president of the United States Both were given massive sil- yer medals in recognition of their services to the government and to their people in opposing warfare against the whites In those days the Indians of Arizona were not wholly reconciled to the rule of the white man and Arataba and Manataba prevented much trouble. probably much bloodshal, by their wise comsels. Manataba bears his medal with him on his present journey. It is a broad silver disc, twice as thick as a silver dollar. with General Grants face on one side and an appropriate in- scription on the other. Manataba is JuSJlA pTpuu pl II.
 Following the death of Arataba. 1. which occurred shortly after his jour ney to Washington. his son., Hookerou, i became chief. HOOkerou died about twelve years ago and was succeeded by ! Manataba. who. even before that time. ! was recognized as the wisest man of { the tribe. At present he is about 60 years old. He can be justly termed a self made man. Though he never went l to school he speaks English fluently | and with a grammatical correctness . which is truly surprising. He has all ways stronly advised the younger mem | bers of his tribe to accept the educa- tional opportunities offered them by ! the government. and as a result the percentage of educated Indians among the Mohaves is unusually high.
 'I look forward to my journey to Washington with a great deal Of pleas ure." said the chief last night. "I saw many wonderful things ol my first trip and some Of them seem impossible. even yet My memories regarding some of the sights I saw and the things