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Show UNITED STATIt DEPARTMENT OP THE INTERIOR OFFICE OP THE SOLICITOR of Tn«n At your request I have again examined the question considered in ay aeaoranda of September 16 and October 29 as to whether Indians other than those now located on the Colorado River Reservation In Arlsona say be placed on that reservation without the assent of the reservation tribes. It Is understood that you hare in Bind Indians of the Tuna, Navajo and Walapal Reservations and possibly other Indians not now located on any reservation. It is neoessary therefor* to oonsider what rights, if any, these Indians have in the Colorado River Indian Reservation. The Colorado River Reservation was created by the aot of March 5, 1066 (15 Stat. 569), and its boundaries were subsequently fixed and determined by various Executive orders. The act of 1866 declared that the reservation should be set apart "for the Indians of said river (Colorado) and its tributaries." The Annual Reports of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs for the years 1864 and 1866, at pages 21 and 27 respectively, show that the reservation was created with the object in view of placing thereon "the Tunas, Mojaves, Yaapais, Hualapaia, and Chealhuevis", numbering some 10,COO persons. This object failed of accomplishment, however. The principal reason for the failure, aside froa the aridity of the soil of the Colorado River Reservation lands and hostilities among the Indians theaselves (see Commissioner's Annual Report 1870, page 8) was the reluctance of soae of the tribes to locate on the reservation. The Tubas, who were located about 100 ailes froa the Colorado River Reservation, steadfastly and persistently refused to aove, preferring to remain where they were. Commissioner's E»"»«»i Report 1871, page 548. Efforts to persuade the Tuaas to locate on the Colorado River Reservation finally were abandoned and a separate reservation was created for thea which eabraced the lands then occupied by them at Fort Tuaa. See Executive orders of July 6, 1885 and January 9, 1884. The Rualapals (Walapaie) aoved to the Colorado River Indian Reservation in the spring of 1874. However, they reaained only so long as compelled to do so by the Aray (see Hearings on survey of conditions |
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Original book: [State of Arizona, complainant v. State of California, Palo Verde Irrigation District, Coachella Valley County Water District, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, City of Los Angeles, California, City of San Diego, California, and County of San Diego, California, defendants, United States of America, State of Nevada, State of New Mexico, State of Utah, interveners] : California exhibits. |