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Show REPORT OF THE BOARD OF INDIAN COMMISSIONERS. 75 have for ninny years lived in this country, who cannot be removed without much suf-fering to themselves, risk of war, and expenses to the Government., I have concluded to select the White Mountain Reservation, the boundaries of which were defined in letter of H. M. Roberts, major of engineers, dated headquarters military division of the Pacific, San Francisco, California, January 31, 1870, as one of the Indian reserva-tions 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 tho suggestion of the President, by the honorable Secretary of the Interior, under date July '^ 1, 1871, and the orders of the War Department July 18, 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 he 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. Very respectfully, your obedient servant, VINCENT COLYER, Commissioner. Lieutenant Colonel JOHN GREEN, First Cavalry, U. S. A., Commanding Camp Apache, Arizona Territory. Detailed description, of the White Mountain reservation, Arizona Territory. ENGINEER'S OFFICE, HEADQUARTERS MILITARY DIVISION OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, California, January 31, 1870. StR : I respectfully forward the following description of the proposed Indian reserva-tion 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 follow-ing the southern edge of the Black Mesa to a point due north of Sombrero or Plumoso Butte, then due south to said 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 Final Creek, and then up the Final Creek to the top of the Final Mount-ains, then following the crest of the Final 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. Very respectfully, your obedient servant, H. M. ROBERT, Major Engineers* General W. D. WHIPPLE, Adjutant General Military Division of the Pacific. C. Camp Grant reservation. CAMP GRANT, ARIZONA TERRITORY, September 18, 1871. 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, Final, and other roving bauds of Apache Indians are hereafter to be protected, fed, and otherwise provided for, will be as follows : Bounded north by the Gila River; west by a line ten miles from and parallel to the general course of the San Pedro River ; south by a line at right angles to tho western boundary, crossing the San Pedro ten miles from Camp Grant ; east by a line at right angles to the southern boundary, touching the western bane of Mount Turnbull, terminating at the Gila River, the northern boundary. 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, nntil further orders from Washington, D. C. ; provided they conform to the laws pre-scribed by Congress for the government of Indian reservations. A copy of tlit! laws and regulations governing this, as well as all other Indian reser-vations, will be forwarded to you on my return to Washington. Very respectfully, your obedieut " servant, VINCENT COLYER, Commissioner, Lieutenant ROYAL E. WHITMAN, U. S. A., In charge Indian reservation, Cam}) Grant, Arizona Territory. |
