Year: 1872

1 call attention to the relationship that it may be so settled that each may understand his responsibility. VII. With regard to the Pimos and Maricopas, l call special atten- tion to the three methods mentioned in the body of my report for settling their difficulties concerning the waters of the Gila. I recommend that the petition of their chiefs to visit and inspect the Indian territory be grant ed. Should these Indians go thither to settle many other tribes I think could be. induced to follow them Whether they go or stay their school facilities should be increased. VIII. l earnestly approve the re- commentators of your Superinten- dent and your agent concerning the agency building,and the school accom- modatlons for the Papagos. They are already sent to you in a separate re- port.

 The land that has been recognized so long as belonging to the Papagos should be secured to them, so that the practice of squatting upon it may be effectually prevented.

 Tx. l recommend at this time that the articles asked for by the Apache and other Indians now at Washington be granted within reasOna ole bounds; that sample houses that will not cost much, such as they construct at the frontier posts, be put up for few chiefs in each tribe. This will be the proper step to secure them against their nomadic proclivities. Such other requests as they are making I will submit elsewhere.

 With regard to New Mexico will not make my suggestions and recom- lnendations until my return from that Territory.

 1 have just heard to-day from Camp Bowie that there have been no depre- dations i'll that vicinity since we made peace in Arizona Yet I do not be- lieve that what are called Cachise men, who report to nobody, consider themselves embraced in the terms of peace into which so many of the Apa- ches have entered. :. f

 I omitted to recommend that your superintendents and agents be allow ed to purchase stores of the commits sary. saw myself that 1t consumed all the pay of one of your agents just to meet the expenses of his board. Where transportation is so difcalt and costly as in Arizona, surely the President can be induced to make an exception in favor of these faithful men, who can not be induced to serve on the salary allowed by law unless some such provision can be made for them. wish to acknowledge with earnest emphasis the services of your agent, MT. E. P. Smith, and Captain Wilkinson, my aid. They exhibited during this long and tedious effort at conciliation continued patience and unfagging energy. UI

 l commend to you your superinten- dent for his fidelity to duty, his purity of character, and for the neatness and order of all his official work. You have devolved upon so young a man 8 large responsibility, which l trust he may execute to his own satisfaction and to oyour own.

 With the feeling that l have worked hard to carry out your instructions, and an expression of regret that the work of peace is not as complete as you must desire it to be, but with an assurance that right methods have been inaugurated and some success at tained, I here take occasion to thank you for your confidence and support.

 Very respectfully. your obedient o. o. HOWARD,

 Brigadier General U. $. A.,

 Snecial Commissioner Ind. Affairs.