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Show REPORT OF THE BOARD OF INDIAN COMMISSIONERS. 63 1 States Army, at Camp Grant, Arizona, where I arrived April 25, 1871, and re-port ; d to the commanding officer for duty as medical officer. Some four hundred Apache Indians were at that time held as prisoners of war by the military stationed at > Grant, and during the period intervening between April 25 and 30, I saw the Indians every day. They seemed very well contented, and were busily employed in bringing in hay, which they sold for rnanta and such little articles as they desired out-vernment ration. April 29, Captain Chiquita and some of the other chiefs il t in- post, and asked for seeds and for some hoes, stating that they had ground d and ready for planting. They were told that the garden- seeds had been sent :: d would be up from Tucson in a few days. They then, left, and I saw nothing more of them until after the killing. Sunday morning, April 30, I heard a rumor, just before inspection, that the Indians had been attacked, and learned from Lieutenant Whitman that he had sent the two interpreters to the Indian camp to warn the Indians arid bring them down where they could be protected, if possible. The interpreters returned and stated that the attack had already been made, and the Indians dispersed, and that the attacking party were returning. Lieutenant Whitman then ordered me to go to the Indian camp to render medical and bring down any wounded I might find. I took twelve men ( mounted) wagon and proceeded without delay to the scene of the murder. On my arrival 1 found that I should have but little use for wagon or medicine ; the work had been too Thoroughly done. The camp had been fired and the dead bodies of some twenty- one ; 1 children were lying scattered over the ground; those who had been wounded in the first instance, had their brains beaten out with stones. Two of the best- looking of the squaws were lying in such a position, and from the appearance of the genital organs and of their wounds, there can be no doubt that they were first ravished and then shot dead. Nearly all of the dead were mutilated. One infant of some ten months was shot twice and one leg hacked nearly off. While going over the ground we came upon a squaw who was unhurt, but were unable to get her to come in and talk, she not feeling very sure of our good intentions. Finding nothing further con Id be done, I returned to the post and reported the state of affairs to Lieutenant Whitman, commanding post. May 1, Lieutenant Whitman, some citizens, and myself went out to the Indian camp, and on our way we met two squaws and a buck coming in. They stated that their loss was much heavier than we had supposed, and that some eighty- five had been killed, of whom eight only were men, and that some twenty- five of their number had been taken prisoners. We found six more dead bodies, one of which was an old man, two half- grown boys, and three women. The evening of May 1, Lieutenant Whitman sent two Indians, who had come during the day, into the mountains, mounted on horses furnished by him, to bring in two wounded women. The women were brought in in two days. One of them, a wife of Chipuita Caqitan, was shot through the left arm, and the other had received a gunshot wound through the left lung. The Indians who came expressed themselves as satisfied that we had nothing to do with the murder, and further stated that their only wish was to get back the captives and live at peace. I know from my own personal observation that during the time the Indians were in after my arrival, they were rationed every three days, and Indians absent had to be accounted for ; their faces soon became familiar to rue, and I could at once tell when any strange Indians came in. And I furthermore state that I have been among nearly all the various tribes on the Pacific coast, and that I have never seen any Indians who showed the intelligence, honesty, and desire to learn, manifested by these Indians. I came among them greatly prejudiced against them, but, after being with them, I was compelled to admit that they were honest in their intentions, and really desired peace. C. B. BRIESLY, Acting Assistant Surgeon United States Army. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 16th day of September. 1871. WM. NELSON, Captain Twenty- first Infantry, Commanding Post. Testimony of Oscar Hutton, post- guide, Camp Grant, Arizona Territory, who affirms that no raiding party was ever made up from the Indians fed at Camp Grant. TERRITORY OF ARIZONA, County of Pima, Camp Grant : On this 19th day of September, 1871, personally appeared Oscar Hutton, who, being duly sworn according to law, deposes and says: I am post- guide at Camp Grant, Arizona Territory. Have occupied the position uninterruptedly for nearly three years under its different commanding officers. I came |