Descriptive Catalogue of Photographs of North American IndiansJackson, William Henry
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Descriptive Catalogue of Photographs of North American Indians
Jackson, William Henry
Indians of North America -- Biography; Indians of North America -- Portraits -- Catalogs
two years, most of whom were participants in the outbreaks of last year
(1874); that the 1,400 Ponto, Yuma, and Mohave Apaches from Verde
arrived in March last; and that the 1,800 Coyoteros from White Mountain
agency arrived July last, after harvest, the above figures will be found
a most striking exhibit of the results of the application of a firm
control and common-sense treatment for one year."
Besides the San Carlos reservation in Arizona, there are two others in
New Mexico, upon which are gathered most of the rest of the Apaches,
with the exception of about 650 in the Indian Territory.
The Mescalero reservation, midway between the Rio Grande and the Pecos,
contains some 570,000 acres, upon which are the Mescaleros and some
other smaller bands, to the number of about 1,100. But little has been
done in the way of civilizing them, and they depend almost entirely upon
the Government for their subsistence.
The Jicarilla reservation, intended for the sub-tribe of that name, is
of about the same dimensions as that of the Mescaleros, and lies between
the San Juan River and the northern boundary-line of New Mexico. The
Jicarillas, who number about 1,000, have not as yet been placed upon
this reserve, but roam at will over the surrounding country, spending
much of their time with the southern Utes, with whom they have
intermarried to a considerable extent. They draw a portion of their
subsistence from the Government and depend upon their own resources for
the rest.
The Annual Report of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs for 1875
subdivides and enumerates the Apaches as follows:
Apaches proper 463
Aribaipais 389
Coyoteros 1,784
Chiricahuas 475
Essa-queta 180
Gila 800
Jicarilla 950
Mescalero 1,100
Miembre 800
Mohave 588
Mogollon 400
Pinal 435
Tonto 661
Yuma 376
Miembre, Mogollon, and Coyoteros classed together 490
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Total 9,891
_List of illustrations._
853. ESKIMINZIN. PINAL.
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