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Show 80 REPORT OF THE BOARD OF INDIAN COMMISSIONERS. 1 Territory is the cessation of Indian hostilities, and the means that will most speedily accomplish this result will be hailed with joy by every inhabitant; Now, therefore, I, A. P. K. Safford, governor of Arizona, call upon all the officers and citizens of the Territory to receive said commissioners with kindness and hospitality; to give them all the aid and information upon the subject before referred to within your power and knowledge. They have been selected with a view to their integrity and humanity of purpose, and sent here in the legal performance of duty. If they come among you entertaining erroneous opinions upon the Indian question and the condition of affairs in the Territory, then by kindly treatment and fair, truth-ful representation you will be enabled to convince them of their errors. Given under my ' hand and the great seal of the Territory this 15th day of August, [ SEAL/] A. P. K. SAFFORD, By order of the governor : THEO. P. WHITK, Assistant Secretary of the Territory. APPENDIX A &, No. 21. Flag of truce sent out to Tonto Apaches at Camp Reno, ly General N. A. M. Dudley CAMP MCDOWELL, September 27, 1871. SIR : I have the honor to report the result of my mission under the following special order : "[ Special orders No. 148.] " HEADQUARTERS CAMP MCDOWELL, " Arizona Territory, / September 25, 1871. " Hor? Yincent Colyer, special commissioner to the Apache Indians in this Territory, acting under the authority of the President of the' United States, having requested that a party be sent out from this post with a flag of truce, with a view of inducing some of the Indians to come into McDowell for the purpose of a council, Captain Curtis, with twenty men of I Troop, and a detachment of one first lieutenant, one sergeant, and one corporal, and ten men of M Troop, will proceed in the direction of Old Camp Reno, accompanied by Salaza, the post guide, and Francisco. Apache inter-preter, belonging to Captain McGregor's command, and by attracting the attention of Indians in that vicinity endeavor to induce as many of them as possible to come in and visit Mr. Colyer ; the latter will inform Captain Curtis what propositions to make these Indians if reached. " The party will be provided with two day's rations, and get off immediately. " By command ofMajor N. A. M. Dudley : " A. D. KING, " First Lieutenant Third Cavalry, Pout AOfutttrtt" Lieutenant A. D. KING, I j o8t Adjutant, Camp McDowell, Arizona Territory. In obedience to the above 1 left the post on September 25th, at 1 p. m. My party consisted of Lieutenant Weasel I, Third Cavalry ; Acting Assistant Surgeon V. Havard, United States Army ; Captain W. M. C. Netterville, Twenty- iirst Infantry, as a volun-teer; one sergeant, one corporal, and eight men from M Troop, Third Cavalry, and one corporal and nineteen men from I Troop, Third Cavalry, my own, all mounted, In addition there were two packers, four pack- mules, and two guides, Francisco and Had-jeille, making in all thirty- eight persons and forty- two animals. About an hour and a half after crossing the river I saw signal smokes in the mountains about twenty miles ahead of me, and near the road I was to follow. They were kept np all day on the same range. I made signal in return, and continued on, reaching Sunflower Valley at about 1 a. m. There were no signal { ires on the mountains that night. The next morning I built fires at daylight, and displayed the white iiag, but there was no re-sponse; I " waited until about 9 a. in. of the 26th, and started on, leaving a white flag in my deferted camp. I reached old Cam]) Reno, forty miles from the post, at about 12 a. m. Fresh trails were seen at various places along the road, though not in any largo number, generally two or three at a time ; one trail, a day or two old, within a mile of the post. The greater part, however, were seen alter we left Sycamore Creek, ten milea from the post. Before I had fairly unsaddled at Reno, a signal smoke was made in the aide of the mountain close to camp, apparently not more than a mile and a half away. J |
