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3 The only Agency buildings that have been burned in Arizona, were a portion of those connected with the old Chiricahua Agency - which I presumed to be the ones to which the Genl. refers. The removal of the Indians and the fire occurred under the following circumstances.

 For years the Apaches of Arizona and New Mexico had been hostile, and despite the efforts of military, had continued to roam through mountain portions of these Territories, - retarding the development of the rich mines with which the country abounds; and rendering life and property insecure. Up to the winter of 1875-6, the Indians management had established four Agencies for the Apaches of this region, namely - Camp Verde in the