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Show 86 EEPORT OF THE BOARD OF INDIAN COMMISSIONERS. their interest to assist in the detection of guilty individuals, so that the whole tribe may not suffer for the crimes of a few. And as far as possible the Indians will be held responsible only for their own individual acts. Punishment will not be inflicted upon a tribe for the acts of individuals, unless they are guilty of complicity with the crimi-nals by harboring them or otherwise. But when any enrolled Indian is found absent from his reservation without permission, all his family will be arrested and kept in close custody until he has been captured and punished according to his deserts. Every Indian found off his reservation without permission, after a time to be fixed by the department commander, will be regarded and treated as hostile, and any Indian who shall so leave his reservation shall be presumed to have done so for hostile purposes, and upon his return to the reservation shall be arrested and punished accordingly. No Indian will be given permission to leave his reservation, except upon such conditions as the department commander may prescribe. No persons except those in the United States service will be allowed upon any Indian reservation without the permission of the officer in charge. Citizens desiring to enter or cross a reservation for any legitimate purpose will, when it is deemed practicable and proper, be permitted to do so, but will always be escorted by a sufficient detach-ment of troops to prevent any collision with the Indians. The ration for issue to adult Indians will consist of one pound of meat and one pound of breadstuff's ; two quarts of salt to each 100 rations, and four pounds of soap to 100 rations once a week. Rations in half of the above proportions will be issued to children under twelve years of age. Beef will be issued on the hoof. An officer will always be present to witness and direct the slaughtering of beef and the distribution of food among the separate bands and families, and will certify to the commanding officer that it is fairly done. The utmost care will be taken to see that rations are issued only for the number of Indians actually present, and that no opportunity is afforded for the barter of pro-visions for arms, ammunition, whisky, or anything whatever. Active operations will be kept up against the hostile Apaches of Arizona, and pressed with all practicable vigor until they submit to the authority of the Government, cease from hostilities and remain upon their reservation. After a reasonable time has been given for all the Apaches to avail themselves of the liberal terms offered by the Government, the de-partment commander will, in his discretion, make use of the friendly Indians to hunt out and destroy those who remain obstinately hostile. Full authority is conferred upon the department commander to adopt such measures as may be necessary to carry out these instructions, and to give full effect to the policy of the Government. By order of Maj. Gen. Schofield. J. C. KELTON, Assistant Adjutant General. APPENDIX A c. REPORT ON UMATILLA RESERVATION. REPORT OF A VISIT TO UMATILLA RESERVATION IN OREGON, WITH MINUTES OF A COUN-CIL HELD WITH THEIR CHIEFS IN HIS PRESENCE, BY COMMISSIONER FELIX R. RRUNOT. To the Board of Indian Commissioners : GENTLEMEN : In compliance with the request of a letter from the Secretary of the Interior that some member or members of the board of Indian commissioners should be present at a council to be held with the Indians on the Umatilla reservation in Oregon under the joint resolution of Congress of July, 1870, providing for the appointment of three commissioners to negotiate with said Indians, to ascertain upon what terms they would be willing to sell their lands and remove elsewhere, 1 have the honor to report, that, leaving Umatilla Landing o'n the Columbia River, at 1 o'clock a. in., on the 7th August, the day named for the council, accompanied by T. K. Cree, esq., secretary, I arrived at the reservation, forty miles distant, at 10. Hon. A. B. Meachani, A. Conoyer, and J. G. White, the three commissioners appointed to conduct the negotiation, organized the council at 2 p. in., and after arranging neces-sary preliminaries adjourned until the morning of the 8th. The council was continued from day to day until the afternoon of the 12th, when it was finally adjourned. The proceedings were conducted by the commission in accord-ance with the letter of instruction from your department, and the spirit of the resolu-tion of Congress. They fairly and fully presented to the Indians the grounds upon which their removal was deemed expedient, suggested other districts of country which might be secured to them, should they consent to remove ; and made a proposition, deemed to be the most favorable, likely to meet with Government approval. Ample time was given to the business, so that the conclusions reached should be deliberate and final. The Indians evinced a full and perfect understanding of the subject ; and with entire una- |