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TERRITORIES OF THE UNITED STATES. 



directed by Brevet Major-General Crook. The 

 nature and result ( these operations are set 

 forth in the general orders issued by General 

 Crook, dated at Prescott July 15th, as fol- 

 lows: 



1. Captain George M. Randall, Twenty-third In- 

 fantry, surrounded and captured the remnant of 



ny's band with that notorious chief himself, 

 in the Sierra Anclm Mountains, on the 28d of April. 



2. The operation* of the troops under Captain 

 Thomas McGregor, First Cavalry, in the Santa Maria 

 Mountains, resulted in the surrender of Tomaitpie's 

 entire band of Apache Mobaves, on the 12th ultimo. 



8. The operations of First-Lieutenant J. B. Bab- 

 cock, First Cavalry, in Toronto Basin, and his brill- 

 Mam action on the 16th ultimo, resulted in the sur- 

 render of the two bands of Tonto-Apaches under 

 Na-ta-to tel and Naqui-naquis. 



4. Reports have just been received of the opera- 

 tions of Captain James Burns, Filth Cavalry, in 

 Castle Dome and Santa Maria Mountains, resulting 

 in the unconditional surrender of over two hundred 

 Apaohe-Mohaves, believed to be the last remnant of 

 alt the straggling renegades in Northern Arizona. 



The foregoing-named officers and First-Sergeant 

 Thomas Hauloti and Sergeant Patrick Martin, Com- 

 pany " G," Fifth Cavalry, are hereby thanked for 

 their efficient services in the laborious task so 

 thoroughly completed. These operations have not 

 only had the effect of bringing in upon their proper 

 reservations all the stragglers in Northern Arizona, 

 but have also taught those already in, that no place 

 outside of the limits prescribed U safe, and that, 

 while the Government lends a helping and protect- 

 ing hand to all Indians who wish to remain at peace 

 and try to help themselves in peaceful pursuits, it 

 still remains strong to punish those who prefer war 

 and the fruiu of plunder. 



The total number of Apaches on tho reserva- 

 tion* is estimated at about 7,000. The Wal- 

 lapai Apaches, about 800 in number, were at 

 Camp Heale Springs, but were to bo removed 

 to the Mohave Reservation on the Colorado 

 river. These Indians, when they were at war 

 with the citizens, ranged through tin- mountain 

 country, east of Mohave and llardyvillc, and 

 committed most of their depredations along 

 tho road between Prescott and Moha\ <. 



The Apaohe-Mohaves and a portion of the 

 Tonto-Apoches, about 2,000, have been located 

 on the Verde Reservation. This reservation 

 possesses rich agricultural land, with abundant 

 water for irrigation. 



Tho San Carlos Reservation is tho home of 

 from 1,200 to 1,500 Apaches, comprising the 

 Arivaipa*, Pinals, a few of the Tontos, and 

 some of tho White Mountain Indians. This 

 reservation was established at the {unction of 

 the San Carlos and (iila Rivers, lat in tho 

 year 1872, and the Indians were placed upon 

 it early in tho present year. The Ap,-ichcs of 

 Son Carlos are regarded as the most tr.-acher- 

 ons and restless in the Territory. Many ..t" 

 them have made frequent raids of theft and 

 murder, and it is only recently that they have 

 been brought into mibjection. There, is abun- 

 dance of agricultural land on the res, rvjjion, 

 and an irriiMtini: ditch bos been conntr 

 which will afford an ample water-supply. A 



l.-ral'lo area of land has already 

 planted. It is now hoped that, under a strong 



military government, these Indians will remain 

 at peace. 



There are 1,600 Apaches at the White-Moun- 

 tain Reservation, under Major Kandall of the 

 military, and Agent Roberts, of the civil service. 



Finally, there is a baud of Indians known as 

 Caehise's Apaches, located upon the Chirica- 

 hua Reservation, near the Sonura line. The 

 number of these Indians has been variously 

 stated at from 800 to 1,200. Tho exact figure 

 cannot bo given, as the Apaches are not re- 

 quired to be counted at Chiricahua, as at the 

 other reservations. This reservation was 

 established in October, 1872. by (ienerul O. 

 Howard. The C'hiricahua Reservation is - 

 miles in extent, east and west, and seventy-live 

 miles north and south, and over this vast 

 region of country the Indians roam at will, 

 subject to no authority save that of their chief, 

 Cachise, who reports to the resident agent, 

 Captain .leffcrds. 



According to the best estimates of well-in- 

 formed military officers, there are still about 

 1,000 Apaches off of the reservations, >o that 

 the total number of Apaches in Arizona may he 

 stated at 8,000. Of the 1,000 thousand still 

 in the mountains, perhaps 800 are " warriors." 



The construction of the San Diego and Cal- 

 ifornia military telegraph bad readied a point 

 twenty-throe miles east of San Diego in Sep- 

 tember, and was progressing rapidly. 



COLORADO. In his annual message to Con- 

 gress in December, 1873, President Grant thus 

 advised abont this Territory : 



"I would recommend for yonr favorable 

 consideration the passage of an enabling act, 

 for the admittance of Colorado as a State into 

 the Union. It possesses all the elements of a 

 prosperous State, agricultural and mineral, 

 and I believe has a population to justify such 

 admission." 



I luring the past few years repented efforts 

 have been made for the admis-ion of the 

 Territory into tho Union as a Stale, especially 

 in 1871 -'72, when the Territorial Legislature. 

 memorialized Congress for that purpose. A 

 year later these efforts were defeated by the 

 passage of a bill by Congress, requiring a 

 population of 125,000 in tiie Territory as a 

 condition of admission into the Union. During 

 the past year another determined effort was 

 made by the people, and petitions to Congress 

 were circulated in all parts of the Territory. 



Colorado is situated between latitude :!7 

 and 41 north, and longitude H>2 and lO'.i" 

 w.- -I ; it is nearly in the form of a parallelo- 

 gram, with on average length cast and \\ e-t 

 of 880 miles, and a breadth north and -oiiih 

 of 280 miles. It embraces an area of 10l.~>i"> 

 square miles, and is divided into twenty-one 

 counties. The principal cities and towns are: 

 Denver, tho capital and chief city, in Arapa- 

 hoe County, population in 1870,4,759; ' 

 tral City, 2,360, and Black Hawk, l,or,8, in 

 (iilpin County ; and Gfnivetown. Pueblo, 

 Golden City, Trinidad, Greelcy, Kit Carson, 



