Year: 1872

with the following report oi the recent CsiA had with the noted Apache chief, Cachise, near Canada AIamosa, by Col Pope and cen Granger, commanding this Military DiStric', as reported by Dr. II. $. TuHIii oi FOIL Craig:

 Col Pope Since have been here l nave seen the Great Father in Washington ne was very much pleased at what l toid nm and be has sent you letter toid nm that Cacbise gave his word that ne was ID good faith and that he would keep his word and that he could believe him. He gave me this to give you, it is from the great father at Washington. (Gives him letter.

 Cgchise The Red is not good.

 Pope. At Washington they did not know that (They tear the red string.)

 Cachise. That is all good want to talk straight and one at time.

 PoN have not much to say and will talk straight. that nothing is wrong.

 Pope. The great father in Washington told me to give this to you. (lnterpreter reads the letter.)

 Cachi&. I expect the great father m Washington has a good head and writes this well and speaks strong. (Interpreter contin-

  C1caise. Victoria and Loco have been liv ing here long time; I came here to eat and drink and sleep; they have to say (interpre- ter continues to read the letter).

 Caehise lam very much pleased to know it is so. Interpreter finishes the letter..

 Cachise What will they do to me when go to Washington

 Pope They want to talk to you to see what you want and where you want to live and pledge you my word that you will not be harmed.

 Cachise. You don't want to force me there?

 Pope and Granger. No!

 Cachise. When God created the Apaches they were made so that they would sit to-day by this water and soon by another where there was Mescal and such things as they want and they arc not used to stay in one place.

 Pope. want you to go and tell the great father in Washington.

 Cachise Here where we live now, chil- dren can get fruit and such things as grow here; may be in Washington they cannot get it!

 Pope. In the States you can get all and much more.

 Cachise. Do the people, trees and grass die as they do here and are old people there as here2

 Pope. This is an invitation to go to Wash ington; if you will go your agent shall go with you, or will go or Gen. Granger shall send an officer.

 Gen. Granger. will be responsible for your safety.

 Cachise. My father, my mother, my uncle and my brothers have died here; if go to the States can , find them there

 Pope No, bot if You keep peace, aher you die vo1 will find them

 Car4ue would much rather live hcre m the mountains where tlc ua-s dies, for ,cshen i lay down !, jt gets iu sav hair l can get it out, and know that all things are right here.

 Pope. You Cau ao anu see the great iatn- CT and come back again in thirty days; the great father has signed his name as your friend.

 . Cachise am very homely and cannot talk well, and if two or three should steal while am gone it would make me a liar {! how would that be2

 Pope. They will believe you and what you say but those who steal will be pun ished

 Cdehise. The little ones may go into the town and steal what they can see, such as a shirt, knife or fork or such things from the houses.

 Pope. If you will go you may take three or four of your men and will see that your people will stay here and not be troubled you may take your family if you want to.

 Cdchise. do not want to go.

 Pope. have done talking; the General has some orders and he will tell you what he wants to tell. (Gen. Granger reads to him some orders from the war department in Spanish.)

 Cacaise. I think that you have good heart but want to talk with one.

 Granger Do you want to talk alone (Gen. Granger and Cachise walk away with the interpreter; they talk moment and then ali are called, the interpreter having made mistake in telling that he wanted to talk alone).

 General The great father in Washington wants you and Loco and Victoria to go to Washington.

 Cdohise. I am not a child and would rath- CT talk to you in this country who know more about here.

 General am speaking the words of the President and am sent to say what he tells me; cannot speak of myself. am friend ly to the Indians but am speaking the words oi .nose m power; l have no more to do with the origin of these words than you have l must speak as I am directed.

 Cachtse. God puts it into my heart where l am to go; if it is to travel over the hills go and talk straight with those meet but do not want to go to Washington.

 General want to explain about Tularo- so; it is about fifty miles square; (gives the description of mountains and country in Spansh) and it is to protect you from the bad whites and the bad Mexicans who steal your horses and it is to feed you we'll and clothe you, and you will not be disturbed there and will be as well cared for as the white people; it will take in all of the Mo gollon and all the good country where the Coyoteros used to plant and it will take in the Sierra Blanca.

 Caohiss. have no split tongue and when God has told me whore to go, l go, and when meet party talk straight.

 General If you do not wish to go to Washington as you feel so old, will you be bound by such agreements as Victoria and Loco may make for your people, will you au' thorize them to speak for you.

 Cachise. am sick and it is good way te L..k q -l.s