The copper era and Morenci leader., 1919-04-04
RED MANS GRAFT ENDED AT THE
 G|LA RIVER

+. J. Wymdn a mlnlnS Hldl Ol Silver City. N. M., with two com panions arrived in Phoenix last week having made the trip overland. This is by no means the original ap- pearance of MT. Wyman in Arizona. He was here 40 years ago when the favorite outdoor sport was the bur ial of Apache Indians in which he often participated.
 In his absence, said MT. Wyman, the morals of the Apaches have not apparently changed though they are pursuing different methods. His ob- servations with reference to the Apaches involve a story of the roads and is interwoven with the narra- tive of his trip, says the Phoenix Republican.
 He said that the journey from Sill yer City was without incident until he arrived at the bridge at San Car Jos. It is said MT. Wyman, an excel lent bridge, one that the state and the federal government, for he under stood that it was work of collabor- ation, may be proud of. The only de- feet he observed in it was that it was not long enough at either end There is no way to get on it at one end or off of it at the other. It ap- peared that the river had run around it at both ends
 Change Minds Suddenly.
 Later events, though, made him think that hte bridge was built that way with design to contribute to the nrf 0f fb1 T,l ing the government in some measure of the expense of caring for it's wards. On reaching the river MT Wyman said that he found several Indians there with teams and they told him that their business was to assist automobiles across-for a con- sideration, quid pro quo, which in the case of smaller automobiles, in- cluding Fords, was 8 and for auto- mobiles of greater draft. $3 5O
 After some negotiations the In- dians made a concession in favor of MT. Wyman and agreed to take him across for $4 Before they had hitched on though, they raised the price to $5 and one Indian said it was worth $10 if it was worth cent. MT Wyman was about to settle down to an argument when suddenly the Indians got busy hitched on and snaked him across the river, accept ing the $4 that had been agreed up- on, without a murmur.
 MT. Wymar could not at first ac- count for the sudden change of the attitude of the Indians from one of extortion to that of compliance and interest in the expedition of his Journey. Then he saw white man approaching. The Indians suggested that now since MT. Wyman was across all right it would be we'll for him to get out of the way so that there would be room for other auto mobiles which might be coming ur to cross. But he decided to wait un til the white man came up The lat ter proved to be the Indian agent q, San Carlos.
 Orders Them Away
 MT. Wyman told him of his busi ness with the Indians and the agent said that he had heard those com pla1nts before and was now about tc make an end to them. He said that the day before a party arrived at the crossing when the water was mucf { higher. The Indians proposed 2 charge of $10, and that was accede6 to, but when the automobile was half way across the stream the In dians told the party that the jof was easily worth $50 and would be accomplished for not less.
 The aggregate visible and avail able wealth of the party was s25, ant compromise was effected on tha basis.
 The agent then made a speech tt the assembled Indians: he first made them pay back to MT. Wyman the di ference between their announced schedule and the price they had ex acted from him. Then he told then to / take their teams away He saic that the agency would henceforth at tend to the ford he would have two government teams there and charge flat rate of $2 50 for towing regard less of size, color or horsepower O automobiles