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Show REPORT OF THE BOARD OF INDIAN COMMISSIONERS. 83 Camp Verde and Date Creek, for Apache Mohaves ; Beal Spring, for Hnalapais ; and, the boundaries have been carefully defined and left with commanding officers at the sev-eral posts designated. Provision has been made for all they immediately require, except a supply of blankets. As I understand there is a liberal supply of these, of the old style used in the Army, and the officers inform me that they would much prefer the new art icli\ manufactured on the Pacific slope, for the use of the troops under their command, I would respectfully request that about two thousand be distributed for the immediate use of these Indians, in quantities, at the several posts, about as follows: At Camp Grant reservation, 300 blankets; at Camp Verde reservation, 250 blankets ; at Camp McDowell reservation, 250 blankets; at Camp Date Creek reservation, 300 blankets ; at Camp Beal Spring reservation, 400 blankets; leaving a margin of 500 to be distributed as the commanding general of the department of Arizona may direct. As the season is late, the winter already upon us, may I suggest that the order be tele-graphed to San Diego, thence by mail to several depots, it being understood that the payment for the above is to be made by the Indian Department. Very respectfully, your obedient servant, VINCENT COLYER, Commissioner. General J. M. SCHOFIKLB, U. S. A., Commanding Division of the Pacific. APPENDIX A 6, No. 26. Recommendations of Secretary of Interior approving reservations selected by Commissioner Colyer in New Mexico and Arizona. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Washington, D. C., November 7, 1871. SIR: I have the honor to transmit herewith copy of a communication addressed to this Department by the Hon. Vincent Colyer, one of the board of Indian peace commis-sioners, who recently visited Arizona, wherein he states his views in relation to the Apache Indians, and describes certain tracts of country in Arizona and New Mexico, which, during his recent visit to said Indians, he has selected to be set apart as reser-vations for their use, as authorized to do by orders issued to him before visiting the Apaches. 1 have the honor to recommend, in pursuance of the understanding arrived at in our conversation with the Secretary of War on the 6th instant, that the President issue an order authorizing said tracts of country described in Mr. Colyer's letter to be regarded as reservations for the settlement of Indians until it is otherwise ordered. I have the honor, also, to suggest that the proper officers of the War Department be directed to inform the various bands of roving Apaches that they are required to locate upon the reservations immediately, and that, upon so doing, they will be fully protected and provided for by the Government so long as they remain on said reservations and preserve peaceable relations with the Government, each other, and the white people ; and that unless they comply with this request they will not thus be pro-vided tor mid protected. , I suggest that they also be notified that they will not be permitted to send their old men, women, and children upon such reservations, and permit their young men and braves to go upon the war- path. I beg, also, to request that the proper officers of the War Department be instructed to notify the white people of Arizona and New Mexico of this determination of the Government to preserve, if possible, peace between the whites and the Indians, and that neither will be allowed to depredate or trespass upon the other, with impunity ; and that so long and so far, as th Indians comply with these requirements of the Gov-ernment, and settle upon these reservations before indicated, and conduct themselves peaceably thereafter, they will be protected by the Government to the full extent of its power, and no longer. I beg also to inform you that it is the intention of this Department to communicate a copy of this letter to the superintendents of Indian attairs for Arizona and New Mexico, and to direct the superintendent of Indian affairs for Arizona to remove his headquarters immediately to the headquarters of the commanding officer of the de-partment of An/ ona, and to request him to co- operate fully with the officer in charge of the troops in Arizona, in the execution of the purpose of the Government, as indi-cated in this request, provided the views herein expressed shall have the approbation of the President and the War Department. I would further suggest that the War Department will, for the present, select some suitable and discreet officer of the Army to act as Indian agent for any of the reser- |
