File:Cooley's Park, Sierra Blanca Range, Arizona - DPLA - 738d89939cadad9ddd6b144bd3e741ba (page 1).jpg

Title from item.; On item: War Department, Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army. Geographical Explorations and Surveys. West of the 100th Meridian. Expedition of 1873. Under Command of Lieut. Geo. M. Wheeler, Corps of Engrs.; Plate number: No. 9; Descriptive legend of view no. 9: It is only within the last few years that the whites, except in large bodies, have been able to enter the Sierra Blanca region, on account of the hostile Apaches who were at home there. In the early part of the year 1873 they were finally subjugated by General Crook, in a continuous war of several years. After their conquest they were put under discipline upon different reservations, on one of which the accompanying picture is located. There, through the agency of General Crook, whose excellent policy still continues in force, they have been instructed in the various arts of peaceful self-support including the care of cattle and the cultivation of the soil, raising crops of corn, beans, potatoes, &s. Up to the present date, however, the fruits of their labors have not been sufficient for their sustenance, and they have been dependent on the Government for supplies of food. The head farmer of the White River Reservation is named Cooley, a white man, whose ranch and park are shown in the picture, and who has lived with this tribe for many years.