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Show ported, save in the continued success of the small hand of Mescaleros, who have for two seasons beeu located as prisoners at the Bosque Rodondo, near Fort Sumner. They have done so well at this point, and provided for themse!ves so comfortably, that it was anticipated that not only would the remainder of their band he prevailed upon to come upon the Bosque Rodondo reservation, (which had been enlarged to forty miles square by order of the President, for the purpose of making it a home for both of these bands of Apaches.) hut it was thouglit that the Jicarillas wonld also come in; but the movement of the Navajo prisoners upon this reservationhas put an effectualstop to all these calculations, and the Apaches are discouraged and fearful at the presence of their ancient enemies, and many of those &Iescaleros who hare beeu quietly pursuing their farming avocations near Fort Sumner comulain of losing their labor and its fruits. 0 ~ -~~ Agent Reithly, after uumerous interAews with leading men among the ,Jicarillas, finds very little disvoaition in them to abandon their rovinp habits, but states that the great mass of the people wonld favor the change if thiy were encouraged by their leaders. The subject of the Navajoe Indians has been continually before the depart-ment, in one form or another, during the present year, as in the past, and I have quite fully indicated my views of the proper policy to he pursued in regard to them; Hence I do not deem it necessary to enter upon any lengthy discussion of the subject here, but beg leave to refer you to the able report of Superinten-dent Steck, which is very full and clear upon the points at issue. The diffe~ enees betweenBrigadier General Carleton and Superintendent Steclr upon this subject are, of course; honestly entertained by both gentlemen. They have the same end in view-the pacification of the Indians, and arrangements for their permanent good-and it is to he regretted that there should be any difference as to the proper policy to be pursued. The Navajoes have thus fiLr been left to the military authorities during and since the campaign against them. The larger portion of them, subdued and captured, are, and have been for a long time, pris-oners at the Bosqne Rodondo, in the eaatern (having been hrought from their homes in the western) portion of the Territory. This office and its agents have had, until recently, no means at their disposal with which to feed and care for these seven thousand Indians, leaving out of view entirely the question as to whether the policy of bringing them eastward was a goad one or not. The sum of one hundred thousand dollars, appropriated by Congress for the benefit of the Navajoes has been mostly; if not all, expended in their behalf. Is it not time to stop here, a d deliberately consider what policy is the best for permanent peace-what for the ultimate good of the Indians-what can be accomplished with the greatest facility, at the least expense, with the best hope of success? If the Policy of removing the whole tribe of Navajoes from their own country to the Bosque Rodoudo is to be continued, and the War Depart-ment to he charged with the care and expense of managi~~tgh em, this office is divested of all responsibility beyond its general interests in the subject, and the effect to be produced upon other tribes for whom it is properly held responsible to the extent of the means at its disposal. If again, after removing theNavajoes to the eastern reservation, it is contemplated that they shall be turned over to this . department, the question of the amount of the appropriation for their support, to be made by Congress, becomes a matter requiring early and caref~a~tlte ntion. According to the information furnished in the accompanying papers, this amount can only be counted by millions. On the other hand, if the views presented now in the annual report of Superintendent' Steck, and heretofore in communi-cations from him, and in reports from this office, shall, on full consideration, pre-vail, and it shall be concluded that goodpolicy,economy,and humanity demand that the Navajoes shall he placed upon a wservation in their own country, where they have always been able to subsist themselves, the question of the neceseary |