ARMY, UNITED STATES. 



the reservation, are such, that the whole body of In- 

 dians on said reservation might leave the reservation, 

 and be gone many days, without the knowledge of 

 the commanding officer. In conclusion of the labors 

 of this United States grand-jury, we would say that 

 live hundred of our neighbors, friends, and fellow- 

 citizens, have fallen by the murdering hand of the 

 Apache Indian, clothing in the garb of mourning 

 the family circle in many of the hamlets, towns, and 

 cities of all the States of our country. This blood 

 cries from the ground to the American people for 

 justice justice to all men. 



In June General Crook took command in 

 the Territory, and at once adopted the plan of 

 enlisting friendly Indians in the service against 

 the hostile Apaches. This was generally ap- 

 proved by the people, and promised to be very 

 effective in suppressing and punishing outrages, 

 as the enlisted Indians knew the haunts of the 

 Apaches, and were familiar with their modes 

 of warfare. Soon after General Crook had 

 put this plan into operation, and had secured 

 the aid of a prominent chief named Miguel, 

 Mr. Vincent Colyer, one of the Indian Peace 

 Commissioners arrived in the Territory and 

 forbade the carrying out of the plan. Mr. Col- 

 yer met the Apache chiefs, and by making 

 presents, and promising the aid and protection 

 of the Government, obtained promises that 

 they would cease from making war, or com- 

 mitting depredations upon the whites. The 

 action of Mr. Colyer, who seems to have avoided 

 consultation with the authorities of the Terri- 

 tory, greatly displeased the people, and re- 

 sulted in very little practical benefit, as the 

 outrages upon the persons and property of 

 citizens were quite as frequent after his visit 

 as before. Among these was an attack upon 

 a stage going from Prescott to Tucson. It 

 occurred near Wickenburg, on the evening of 

 November 5th, and several persons were killed, 

 including Mr. Frederick "W. Loring, of Boston. 

 On the general subject of dealing with the In- 

 dians in the Territory of Arizona, Governor 

 Satford wrote as follows on the 31st of Octo- 

 ber: "The people of Arizona want peace, 

 they care not how it is obtained ; but they 

 know, by years of experience, that to feed In- 

 dians and let them roam over large reserva- 

 tions, only places them in a secure position to 

 raid upon the settlers, and return to the reser- 

 vation for safety and rest. With one of the 

 richest Territories, every one feels discouraged. 

 At least five hundred men have been killed, 

 and a large number of them were horribly tor- 

 tured, and those who are left, after fighting 

 for years to hold the country, find themselves 

 in poverty and are looked upon as barbarians. 

 General Crook struck the key-note when he 

 enlisted Indians against Indians. It threw con- 

 sternation among them such as was never seen 

 before, and, had he been allowed to pursue this 

 policy, it would have taken but a few months 

 to conquer a lasting peace. But Mr. Colyer 

 countermanded this order, and millions will 

 have to be expended, and hundreds of lives 

 lost, before the end will be reached. I believe 

 the Indians are invaluable in fighting Indians, 



and by their use a speedy, permanent peace 

 can be conquered. Then is it not the part of 

 humanity that they should be used ? If it is a 

 crime to undertake to settle and develop our 

 new countries, then the sooner it is known 

 and declared the better. If not, then such a 

 man as Colyer ought never to be sent, with his 

 deep-seated prejudices against the white set- 

 tlers, to arrange the difficulty." 



In the latter part of November a petition 

 was forwarded to the President, signed by a 

 large number of citizens of Arizona, express- 

 ing their earnest desire for peace, and their 

 belief that it was to be attained through the 

 policy of General Crook rather than that of 

 Vincent Colyer. Orders were subsequently 

 given to General Schofield, the purport of 

 which is reproduced in his instructions to the 

 officers in Arizona for the government of the 

 Indians. These were as folio AYS : 



All roving bands of Indians for which reserva- 

 tions have been set apart by the Indian Commission- 

 er, under the authority of the President of the United 

 States, will be required to go at once upon their 

 reservations, and not to leave them again upon any 

 pretext whatever. 



So long as they remain upon their reservations, in 

 due subordination to the Government, they will be 

 fully protected and provided for ; otherwise they will 

 be regarded as hostile, and punished accordingly. 



The reservations heretofore set apart will be pub- 

 licly declared in General Orders frcm headquarters 

 of the Department of Arizona, and an officer of the 

 army will be designated by the department com- 

 mander to act as Indian Agent for each reservation. 



All male Indians (old enough to go upon the war- 

 path) will be enrolled, and their names will be re- 

 corded in a book, kept for that purpose, with a full 

 and accurate descriptive list of each person. Each 

 Indian will be furnished with a copy of his descrip- 

 tive list, and will be required to carry it always with 

 him. 



The numbers of women and children belonging to 

 each head of family will also be recorded opposite 

 his name in the descriptive book. 



The presence on the reservation of every male 

 adult will be verified once a day, or oftener if found 

 necessary, to prevent the possibility of any leaving 

 the reservation and returning without the knowl- 

 edge of the officer in charge. Care will be taken to 

 inform the Indians that this precaution is intended 

 to insure the protection of the innocent and punish- 

 ment of the guilty, and that it is to their interest to 

 assist in the detection of guilty individuals, so tliat 

 the whole tribe may not suffer for the crimes of a few. 



And, as far as possible, the Indians will be held 

 responsible only for their own individual acts. Pun- 

 ishment will not be inflicted upon a tribe for the 

 acts of individuals, unless they are guilty of com- 

 plicity with the criminals, by harboring them or 

 otherwise. But when tiny enrolled Indian is > found 

 absent from his reservation without permission, all 

 his family will be arrested and kept in close custody 

 until he has been captured and punished according 

 to his deserts. 



Every Indian found off his reservation without per- 

 mission, after a time to be fixed by the depai'tmcnt 

 commander, will be regarded and treated as hostile ; 

 and any Indian who shall so leave his reservation 

 shall be presumed to have done so for hostile pur- 

 poses, and upon his return to the reservation shall 

 be arrested and punished accordingly. No Indian. 

 will be given permission to leave his reservation ex- 

 cept upon such conditions as the department com- 

 mander may prescribe. 



No persons except those in the United States ser- 



