Year: 1877

! that time committed frequent depreciation ! in South Eastern Arizona. But II understand ! that recently an Indian scout has been place, in the field under the command of Lieuten

 ant Rucker who is reputed to be an energetic

 officer with orders to pursue and punish tho renegades until they surrender and consent tf

 live at peace on the reservation and we may now hope that this scourge will soon b' abated. In September last this renegadt band went iutO the State of Sonora and or fered through a white man named Streetei Co make pedce in that State. The evident intention of th.s treaty WAS to make peace in Sonora so as Co form a base of security there to move ctiectually and severely raid upon the frontier settlements in Arizona as they had done in Sonora when located in Ar izona. but tO the credit of General Mariscal the military Governor of that State such terms only were offered as precluding the possibility of such action. consequently no 5eace was concluded It is supposed by mary that this Streeter is still with the h. dians and is directing their hostile move ments. would recommend tO punish in famous conduct of this character, that q law be issued making il an ofEeEse punisha- ble with death for n whiieman Co be found 

 living among them or furnishing them muni- uons of war. The other Apaehes have been concentrated on the White Mountain reser- vGtion thus opening iO settlement valuable extent of country and greatly economlzing the expenses for their control. J. P. Cum who has charge of the agency has shown SUI periOr qualifications in their management and if the humane and just policy he has enaugurated is continued l confidently ex- pect to see these Indians in few years self sustaining and among the most orderly m the Territory. In my message to the Leg i,loture of. 1871 l used the following lan- guage:

 The Apache Indians have never manifested the least disposition to live on terms of peace until they had been thoroughly subJu- gated by military power an attempt to compromise before they are reduced to this condition is saccepted by them as an acknowl- sdgement of weakness and eowardice. Therefore my opinion is that in the end it would be economy to the Government and humanity 10 both whites and Indians to pros ecute the war with relentless vigOr until they are completely humbled and subiuga- ted After which believe il to be equally necessary for the Government to be prepared to accept and provide for them in their rela- tions towards the whites These Indians be- fore they lay down their arms depend to q great extent upon theft for their subsistence and when this made of supply fails hunger and sffuer must ensue unless the Govern ment is prepared at once to assist them. They should be removed to reservation of such ci-cumscribed limits that constant watch could be kept over them, the reserya- ton irstead of being held in common should be divided into such reasonable subdivisions ss would give to each family a home and the necessary land 10 grow the food they re- quise. They should also be stimulated and arrested to improve and cultivate their lands and constant care should be exercised over them to the end that they plant, cultivate and harvest their crops iE due season and to prevent the-eviil disposed from joining ma rauding hands to The great injury of our people aIfd the we'll disposed or their own tribe. Time and experience have more confirmed my views as expressed at that time and in fact ! believe they fully 1 accord with the policy of the Government at the present time. The experiments of es- i schools among the Indians have | not proved very successful. The children i are irregular in attendance and at first are ! bat 6 few hours at scheOl room while the | balance of the time s spent with their peo- | e where no stimulus Is given to continue their studies or tO practice speaking any l language except their native tongue. 1 am 1 ,f the opinion that such number of chil- ! lren shuG!d be selected from the tribe as the | for education will permit and ! lken to some convenient locality as near | he reservation as possible to be instructed | Q read, write and speak our language that ! heir parents be permitted to visit them at ,ated times and they should be allowed te ! eturn to their people for brief periods dur 1 ng vacation and as soon as they attain Suf- i cicnt age be stimulated to become teachers | f their own people or to learn some useful | industry. By adopting this plan their ad- ! ancement in education would be insured, | heir knowledge of and sympathy with their ! eople would be maintained and all who | roved worthy would be possessed ofa strange ! esire to impart the knowledge they had btained and thereby become the strongest 1 igher and more useful life.

 RAILROADS. Since the last session of the Legislature l considerable progress has been made in the | uilding of railroads towards our Territory: l is now confidently expected that tke l outhern Pacific Railroad will be completed | 'om San Francisco to Yuma by March ist l f the present year. IL is contemplated by | le company to diverge at the same point l n the desert and build line to point on | le Colorado river at or near the Needles l nd then to push forward the construction l both of these lines as fast as circumstan- | ss will permit, thus affording two tines of l nes of Railroad, and accommodating the | Ist growing trade of Northern and Central | rizona, and also of Southern Arizona and 1 Onora, and when completed to the seaboarl i the Atlantic Coast, affording communi- stion across the continent over easy grades i elow the snow lIne. The Texas Pacific | ailroad Company have bill before Con- ress, asking guarantee from the Govern ent for the payment of the interest of their onds to complete that road, and no doubt, such bill Is passed, the company will push 5 road to completion through Arizona as 'eedily as possible. But in any event the ltlook is now encourageing for the con- ruction of at least one Railroad through rizona at an early day. The effect this will we upon the development of resources d the stimulation of trade will be magical; pitol will flow into the country without irt; cheap communication and transit i'll afford facilities for developing with