| OCR Text |
Show In regard to the Papagos, Pimos, and Maricopas, in the southeast, we have full advices through the interesting report of Dr. Lord, who was left in charge of the agency by Special Agent Davidson, early in the year. Dr. Lord was willing to accept the permanent charge of these tribes, and his services would have been valuable to the government, but previons to the receipt of his report Captain L. Ruggles had been appointed agent, and had proceeded hence to his destination. The accounts given of the Indims of this agency are very favor-able, especially as to the Pimos and Maricopas, who are an agricultural and manufacturing people, industrious and self-sustaining, and need little from gov-ernment for their physical welfare excepts, small supply of wagons or carts, and improved agricultural implements. They desire and need sohools, and it is to he hoped that Congress will provide a sufficient fund for the service in the Territory to enable the department to respond to their wants in this and other respects. The tribes of this agency have each furnished a company of men to the United States for eerviee against the Apaches. This laat-mentioned tribe is always in hostility. Various rumors have been circnlated in the public press in relation to terrible deeds by their braves, a whole garrison of United States troops at Fort Goodwin being reported at one timeas being massacred; hut there was no truth in thie report, and the troublea with those Indians seem to he grossly exaggerated in the accounts which reach na. This office is not convinced that by judicious management the controlling men of the tribe cannot he reached and pacified. I t is an ancient fend, however, between them and the Mexican population, to which our p- eo-p le have succeeded of rig-ht by. ann exing and see tling in the wuntry. - Most of the Pai-Utes who have hitherto been numbered as belonging in Ari-zona, have, by the change of boundaries setting off to Nevada the region lying north and west of the Colorado river, been transferred to that State. Should the annual reports of the superintendents and agents arrive in season, they will be presented in the appendix to thiareport among the accompanying documents; and I have placed among those papers an interesting report fiom Mr. H. Ehrenherg, a gentleman familiar with the subject, as to proposed reserva-tions for the Indians. Although not desiring to commit this office to its sugges-tions and recommendations, yet I deem it of value for reference by Congress, when, as I hope will he the case w l y in the ensuing session, that body shall be disposed to consider the reaaonable demands of this Territory, as relating to the Indian service therein. I do not think that the sum of $100,000 is an excessive estimate for the In-dian service in this Territory, in view of the work to he done, and accordingly recommend the appropriation of that amount. NEVADA. Superintendent Parker's annual report arrived in good season this year to furnish full information as to the condition of matters in Nevada, although he has labored under varions disadvantages in performing the duties of his office, owing to the fact that the superintendency had been vacant for a considerable time previous to his assuming the position, and no records or papers were on file sufficient to advise him of what had been done. Both Superintendent Parker and Agent Campbell have kept this office wen advised, through their monthly reports, of events occurring within their jnris-diction; and it ismatter for great regret that the means at the disposal of the department for Nevada have been so small that it baa been impracticable to carry into effect varions good suggeations for the benefit of the Indians. From the superinleudent's annual report we obtain the following facts and suggestion8 in reference to the tribes of Nevada: The Bannacks, numbering |
