that all thoir captive children may be returned to them. Is their demand unreasonable ?"

This letter was written to Coloncl T. G. C. Lee., U.S.A., by Lieut. Royal E. Whitman, 3d U.S. Cavalry. It is published in the Report of the Board of Indian Commissioners for 1871 There is appended to it the following affidavit of the post surgeon at Camp Grant:

"On this 16th day of September, 1871, personally appear- ed Conant B. Brierley, who, being duly deposeth and saith: 'I am acting-assistant surgcon, U.S.A. at Camp Grant, Arizona, where I arrived April 25th, 1871, and reported to the commanding officer for dnty as medical officer. Sone four hundred Apache Indians were at that time held as according to law, SWoIn Camp Grant, and prisoners of war by the military stationed at during the period intervening between April 25th and 30th I saw the Indians every day. They seemed very woll contented, and were busily employed in bringing in hay, whieh they sold for manta and such little articles as they desired ontside the Government ration. April 29th Chiquita and some of the other chicfs were at the post, and asked for seeds and for some hoes, stating that they had ground cleared and ready for plant ing. They were told that the garden-secds had been sent for, and would be np from Tnesou in a few days. They then left, and I saw nothing more of them until after the killing.

'Sunday morning I heard a rumor that the Indians had been attacked, and learned from Lieutenant Whitman that he had sent the two interpreters to the Indian eamp to warn the Indians, and bring them down where they could be protected, if possible. The interprcters returned and stated that the at taek had already been made and the Indians dispersed, and that the attacking party were returming.

Lieutenant Whitman then ordered me to go to the Indian camp to render medieal assistanee, and bring down any wound- ed I might find I took twelye men and a wagon, and pro-