of said river with the Gila River; thence down and along the middle of said Salt River to the mouth of the Gila River; thence up and along the middle of said Gila River to its intersection with the northwesterly boundary-line of the old Gila Reservation; thence northwesterly along the said last-described boundary-line to the place of beginning. It is hereby ordered that so much of townships 1 and 2 north, ranges 5 and 6 east, lying south of the Salt River, as are now occupied and improved by said Indians, be temporarily withdrawn from sale and settlement until such time as they may severally dispose of and receive payment for the improvements made by them on said lands. R. B. HAYES. SAN CARLOS AGENCY. [Post-office address, San Carlos Agency, Ariz.] WHITE MOUNTAIN RESERVATION. How established.-By executive orders, November 9, 1871, December 14, 1872, August 5, 1873, July 21, 1874, April 27, 1876, January 26 and March 31, 1877. Area and survey.-Contains 2,528,000 acres,1 of which 1,600 are classed as tillable. Out-boundaries surveyed. Acres cultivated.-The Indians have under cultivation 1,500 acres.3 Tribes and population.-The tribes living here are the Aravapai, Chilion, Chiricahua, 500; Koitotero, Mienbre, Mogollon, Mohavi, 600; Pinal, Tonto, Yuma, 300; and Apache. Total population, 5,000.* Location. The agency is located on the right bank of the Gila River, three-fourths of a mile below the mouth of the San Carlos. The buildings are of adobe, and stand upon a mesa some 45 feet above the bed of the Gila River. On account of the lack of water on this mesa it is barren of trees for shade, or of verdure of any kind, but has a fine view of the mountain ranges by which it is surrounded, notably Mount Trumbull on the south, the Triplets on the north, and the Pinal Mountains on the west.6 Government rations.-Fifty per cent. of these Indians subsisted by Government rations in 1886.7 Mills and Indian employés.-None reported. Indian police.-Established in 1874.8 School population and attendance.-School population in 1886, 1,000. No school. Missionary work.-No missionary work reported. Tulerosa Valley Reserve.? CAMP TULEROSA, N. MEX., August 29, 1871. SIR: Agreeably to the power conferred upon me by the President, and communicated to me in the letter of the Honorable Secretary of the Interior of the 22d July, 1 Report of Indian Commissioner, 1884, p. 256. 2 Ibid., p. 304. 3 Ibid. 4 Ibid. p. 284. p. 297. Ibid., 1886, p. 352. 1871, that I should proceed to New Mexico and Arizona and there take such action as in my judgment should be deemed wisest and most proper for locating the nomadic tribes of those Territories upon suitable reservations, bringing them under the control of the proper officers of the Indian Department, etc., assisted by yourself and O. F. Piper, agent for the Southern Apache Indians, I have carefully examined the place and neighborhood at Canada Alamosa, where the agency is at present located, and for several reasons find the same unsuitable for a reservation. Assisted by the officers named above, I have also carefully inspected the valley of the Tulerosa, and find. ing the same to possess most of the requisites necessary to a home for the Indians, it being remote from white settlements, surrounded by mountains, and easily crossed, with sufficient arable lands, good water, and plenty of wood and game, I hereby declare the said valley of the Tulerosa, beginning at the headwaters of the Tulerosa River and its tributaries in the mountains, and extending down the same 2 miles on each side for a distance of 30 miles, to be an Indian reservation for the sole use and occupation of the Southern and other roving bands of Apache Indians, their agent, and other officers and employés of the Government, the laws relating to Indian reservations in the United States governing the same until such time as the Executive or Congress shall set aside this order. I would therefore suggest that Agent Piper be instructed to remove his agency and the Indians under his charge from Canada Alamosa to the Tulerosa Valley as soon as practicable after the receipt of this letter. The War Department having directed the officers commanding the district of New Mexico and Arizona to afford military protection to such Indians as may be induced to come in, both on their way and after arrival at the reservation, the agency will be amply protected, and the Department having authorized me to supply these Indians with whatever may be necessary, you are at liberty to incur such moderate expenditures as may be absolutely necessary to carry out the above instructions. Very respectfully, your obedient servant, NATHANIEL POPE, Esq., Superintendent of Indian Affairs. VINCENT COLYER, Commissioner. EXECUTIVE MANSION, November 24, 1874. All orders establishing and setting apart the Tulerosa Valley, in New Mexico, described as follows: Beginning at the headwaters of the Tulerosa River and its tributaries in the mountains, and extending down the same 10 miles on each side for a distance of 30 miles, as an Indian reservation, are hereby revoked and annulled, and the said described tract of country is hereby restored to the public domain. Camp Grant Reservation.1 U. S. GRANT. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, SIR: The boundaries of the reservation selected with the approval of the President and Secretary of the Interior and Secretary of War, at Camp Grant, Arizona Territory, within the limits of which all peaceably disposed Arivapa, Pinal, and other roving bands of Apache Indians are hereafter to be protected, fed, and otherwise provided, will be as follows: Bounded north by the Gila River; west by a line 10 miles from and parallel to the general course of the San Pedro River; south by a line at right angles to the western boundary, crossing the San Pedro 10 miles from Camp Grant; east by a line at right angles to the southern boundary, touching the western base of Mount Turnbull, terminating at the Gila River, the northern boundary. Report of Indian Commissioner, 1886, p. 292. Restored to public domain by Executive order, December 14, 1872. S. Ex. 95-—14 Citizens who have built or are now working ranches within the above described boundaries will be allowed to remain to secure their crops and care for their property until further orders from Washington, D. C., provided they conform to the laws prescribed by Congress for the government of Indian reservations. A copy of the laws and regulations governing this as well as all other Indian reservations will be forwarded to you on my return to Washington. Very respectfully, your obedient servant, Lieut. ROYAL E. WHITMAN, U. S. A., In charge Indian Reservation, Camp Grant, Ariz. VINCENT COLYER, Commissioner. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, GENERAL: Having personally inspected the country and condition of the Apache Mohave Indians on the Verde River, above the post, and finding the Indians to be in considerable numbers, destitute and in a starving condition, having no boundaries defining their homes, their country overrun by hunters who kill their game, and not unfrequently kill the Indians-gold prospectors and others, none of whom locate in this section of country-agreeably to the powers conferred upon me by the President, and communicated to me in the letter of the Secretary of the Interior dated July 21, 1871, and the orders of the Secretary of War of July 18 and 31, 1871, and in harmony with the humane action of Congress in providing funds for this purpose, I have concluded to declare all that portion of country adjoining on the northwest side of and above the military reservation of this post on the Verde River for a distance of 10 miles on both sides of the river, to the point where the old wagon-road to New Mexico crosses the Verde, supposed to be a distance up the river of about 45 miles, to be an Indian reservation, within the limits of which all peaceably disposed Apache Mohave Indians are to be protected, fed, and otherwise cared for, and the laws of Congress and Executive orders relating to the government of Indian reservations shall have full power and force within the boundaries of the same, unless otherwise ordered by Congress or the President. HEADQUARTERS MILITARY DIVISION OF THE PACIFIC, SIR: I respectfully forward the following description of the proposed Indian reservation in Arizona; the boundaries of the reservation to be as follows, as shown in red on the accompanying map: Starting at the point of intersection of the boundary between New Mexico and Arizona with the south edge of the Black Mesa, and following the southern edge of the Black Mesa to a point due north of Sombrero or Plumoso Butte; then in the direction of the Picache Colorado to the crest of the Apache Mountains, following said crest down the Salt River to Pinal Creek, and then 1 Report of Indian Commissioner, 1886, p. 292. Restored to public domain, see Executive order, April 23, 1875. 2 Formerly called White Mountain or Camp Apache Reserve. Report of Indian Com missioner, 1886, pp. 298-301. up the Pinal Creek to the top of the Pinal Mountains; then following the crest of the Pinal range, "the Cordilleras de la Gila," the "Almagra Mountains," and other mountains bordering the north bank of the Gila River, to the New Mexican boundary near Steeple Rock; then following said boundary north to its intersection with the south edge of the Black Mesa, the starting point. General W. D. WHIPPLE, Adjutant-General Military Division of the Pacific. H. M. ROBERT, Major Engineers. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BOARD OF INDIAN COMMISSIONERS, Camp Apache, Arizona Territory, September 5, 1871. SIR: As the White Mountain region has been set apart by the War Department as an Indian reservation, and there are several bands of peaceably-disposed Apaches, who have for many years lived in this country, who can not be removed without much suffering to themselves, risk of war and expense to the Government, I have concluded to select the White Mountain Reservation, the boundaries of which were defined in letter of H. M. Robert, major of engineers, dated Headquarters Military Division of the Pacific, San Francisco, Cal., January 31, 1870, as one of the Indian reservations upon which the Apache Indians of Arizona may be collected, fed, clothed, and otherwise provided for and protected, agreeable to the power conferred upon me at the suggestion of the President by the Hon. Secretary of the Interior, under date July 21, 1871, and supplementary orders July 31, 1871, copies of which are herewith inclosed. Agreeable to your wish that I should name the articles and amount of provisions to be issued, I would suggest that one pound of beef and one pound of corn per capita be issued with salt daily, and sugar and coffee occasionally. SIR: Reservations for the roving Apache Indians of New Mexico and Arizona were selected under your instructions of 21st July, 1871, as follows: For the Mimbres and Coyoteros at Tularosa Valley, in New Mexico. For the Coyoteros and Chiloccos of Arizona, at Camp Apache, in White Mountains, Arizona. For the Arrivapis and Pinals, at Camp Grant, Arizona. For the Mohave Apaches, at Camp Verde, Arizona. A detailed description of the Camp Apache Reservation, which was established by Major-General Thomas, will be found on file in the War Department. I also requested, with the advice of General Crook and the several post commanders, that temporary asylums, where the Tontos, Hualapais, and Western band of Apache Mohaves might be protected and fed, should be established at Camp McDowell, Beal Spring, and Date Creek, until such times as the Indians collected there could be removed to the above reservations. Very respectfully, etc., Hon. C. DELANO, Secretary of the Interior, Washington, D. C. VINCENT COLYER. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, SIR: I have the honor to transmit herewith a copy of a communication addressed to this Department by the Hon. Vincent Colyer, one of the board of Indian peace commissioners, who recently visited Arizona, wherein he states his views in relation to the Apache Indians, and describes certain tracts of country in Arizona and New Mexico which, during his recent visit to said Indians, he has selected to be set apart as reservations for their use, as authorized to do by orders issued to him before visiting the Apaches. I have the honor to recommend, in pursuance of the understanding arrived at in our conversation with the Secretary of War on the 6th instant, that the President issue an order authorizing said tracts of country described in Mr. Colyer's letter to be regarded as reservations for the settlement of Indians until it is otherwise ordered. I would further suggest that the War Department will, for the present, select some suitable and discreet officer of the Army to act as Indian agent for any of the reservations in Arizona which may be occupied by the Indians, under the order herein contemplated. Such agents will be superseded by persons hereafter appointed by this Department, at such times as the President may hereafter deem proper. Very respectfully, your obedient servant, C. DELANO, Secretary The PRESIDENT. These recommendations were approved by the President as follows: EXECUTIVE MANSION, Washington, D. C., November 9, 1871. Respectfully referred to the Secretary of War, who will take such action as may be necessary to carry out the recommendations of the Secretary of the Interior. U. S. GRANT. And indorsed by General Sherman thus. HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE UNITED STATES, GENERAL: I now inclose you copies of a correspondence between the Secretary of the Interior and War Department on the subject of the policy that is to prevail in Arizona with the Apache Indians. The Secretary of War wishes you to give all the necessary orders to carry into full effect this policy, which is the same that prevails in the Indian country generally, viz, to fix and determine (usually with the assent, expressed or implied, of the Indians concerned) the reservation within which they may live and be protected by all branches of the Executive Government; but if they wander outside they at once become objects of suspicion, liable to be attacked by the troops as hostile. The three reservations referred to in these papers, and more particularly defined in the accompanying map, seem far enough removed from the white settlements to avoid the dangers of collision of interest. At all events, these Indians must have a chance to escape war, and the most natural way is to assign them homes and to compel them to remain thereon. While they remain on such reservations there is an implied condition that they should not be permitted to starve, and our experience is that the Indian Burean is rarely supplied with the necessary money to provide food, in which event you may authorize the commissary department to provide for them, being careful to confine issues only to those acting in good faith, and only for absolute wants. The commanding officer of the nearest military post will be the proper person to act as the Indian agent until the regular agents come provided with the necessary |