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Show 2 REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF EDIAN AFFAIRS. The Indians most difficult-of management, and who have ca~tsed the greatest trouble during the past year, are certain bands of Apaches in the Territories of Arizona and New Mexico, and the Eiowas and Do-manches of the Indian Territory. Those in the firstnamed Territory, warlike in their disposition from time immemorial. have changed but little, and most of t t c u ~a re still ur~dert he s~~n~ei l laouf cteh e t;ilitarS, a t whose h:t111l6t hey l ~ a r eat tirues s~~tferesedv ert,lg., in eonsequruce of their numen)os murders of eiti7ens at111f ieauent det~redatlona. Of late. ~~~~~~ indications of a better feeling on the partbf quite' a large number ok these Indians have been manifested, and they have expressed a desire I or willingness to settlo noon reserrations and ~ e a ~ e i b vl vie ld t.h em- ~~ - s e l r e ~rh ihr ro~ltrool t'the' i+o~er l~lnel~At .c onr;'ider~hle'ioojf~ r ltem, in the earlier part ot'the year, hstl zntbered in the vieinit ur'one of the military postsin the Teitory for tlhat purpose; but, unf'ortunately, an occurrence shortly afterward took place which, in a measure, dissipated the prospects that were becoming so favorable-aroused apprehensions tbzt thev were to bewronefullv dealt with. andled to the manifestation of ~ ~ ~~~ ~~ ~~..-~ ~ 3 diterl;iuedilonti~es Ilir;t on"t~tey arr oisol~reo f t11c.iri caciers. I refer to the nlaslmcre, et Cnrllp Grant, of a large ~ ~ u u ~obi ~r lrt ie~lselcsivso lnen and children. aid a fewmen. b r an a,rmSd uartv of eit.izens of Mexican origin, a d Jome ilnpngo ludiahx, art nccouit oi \\.hicl~ ii, fully sat i~nrt11 in the accolnltar~).i~d~,~gc on~clt~ot tsl lia rel~o~ntl,a rkrd A. Tlte -41)achcso f S e x 3Iexit:o. more ~inr t~v~~lthnorslev kl~o\vr:I~S the ~ o l ~ t l ~or nQii la hods , Ilaw l;rrt~ \.e;j tn,ubletiome, rau.ii11g. by tbrir frequent 1lt.[~r~ikttio118 ouhxgcs, great loss and injury to citizv~~ofs t l ~ n Tt erritory. So ex:~sperntctdh ad tl~esoc itixcos Itrcoale, tl~ntt hey ~leterrnin~t~~dw, age a relentlrrjn nnrfare :~guinstt ile t l i~t t~r bt~tfr dtll cil. Ilcncu :~r l c l Aepreclutorfi rl11or1 their ~~nipcrtpI., 'or this {~ur(~u:s#nc or. gar~iz:itionw :c~eni.er~n~11~dl r,e solutions p:tned tledi{l.iitive oi i ts illten. tions. Rrttt-r cuunsrl8, l~o\\,evrrl,, revniled, :IS the oQjzcta ant1 illten. tions of the u r ~ ~ ~ ~ iha~ve~ ntoit obrueu c:~rriedi nto eftect, [lor hits nu)- ettort been n~ntlet o that cud. 1'oi)ular frrlius in Sew Ilexico niivzarx to be set ngtnit~st he uoted rhirf df the .\pat:'lks, nametl Cot~l~~.~~, 'mb~) with his fullomcrs, in his monntaiu rec.rsaesa~~hda u ~ ~tltitsli cult oi :lret.b$ by troops, seems to have set at defiance the power exerted for his cap-ture and subjugation. Deeming it practicable to induce this chief and his people to be friendly, strenuous efforts have been made by this Deaartment t,o .g, et him to visit Washington. but. so far. without avail. ~&c v e r ,r tceut adriees represent filvoz~blyh is'dial~ositi~t~o uc omply wit11 the \vi&bi~obf: the ~ i o r e r ume n t h ei ~aringc ome in, nit11 11is fol-lowerti. to a noint t\\,elve milcs from Cn~~: l~,\Iloar uosa, nhero H I I U I ~ ~ C P of ~pa'chesg ave been, for a year or two past, under 'the chage of an agent of this Bureau, and pledged himself to keep the peace, and to use his influence and efforta to gather all roving Apaches upon a reserva-tion. Tl~ercis now o be t t c~'~ros~ocfc pt eace .covitl~t l~ese-Apachest llnu ever, :~ndit is confidently exj~erwdth at the step8 \rhicl~ar e b e i ~tn~lc,c~n to insure this result will be eminently successful. With a view to ascertain the condition of the Apaohebandsboth inNew Mexico and Arizona, and to provide for their future by establishing them in mttable homes,uuder proper regulations and restrichons,,Hon.Vincent, Coljwr, secretary of the board of Indiancommissioners, by dlrectionsfmm you, dated 21st July last, \,!sited these Territones; and, after spent in communicating wlth some of the chief men of the Apaches, in examining localities that might be desirable for Indian reserva the tollowing places were selected by him and reported to t ment, viz: Tularosa Valley, in New Mexico, for the Mlmbres an |