The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-07-17
FROM THE INDIAN COUNTRY.
Correspondence Of the St. Louis Reporterl
CoUscm BLUFFs, ON THE Missouri,
lima IQAE

June y, 1919.
Major T. A. Harvey, superintendent of Indian
affairs, arrived here few days ago, on his way to
visit the Pawnee Indians, about l20 miles west OF
this, on the Platte river. In about ten days he will
return to this place, and open negotiation with the
Chippewa, Ottawa, and Pottawatomie Indians, for
the purchase of their lands northeast Of the Mis-
sour river. These Indians own five millions of acres,
bounded on the east by the lands recently coded to
the United States by the Sacs and Foxes, in the Ter
ritory OF Iowa on the north 6y the lands OF the
Sioux Indians. and the little Sioux river; on the
west by the Missouri river and on the south by the
State of Missouri They hold these lands under a
treaty made at Chicago, in September 1888. II was
then supposed that this country would afford the In
dams permanent homes but It Is found that the In
terests Of both Indians and whites now require their
removal. They will be located somewhere south of
the Missouri probably on the waters Of the Usage
rver--if they make treaty. They have relatives
now in that region, who claim to be part in
these lands, although Of these Indians are dis
posed to question the validity Of their claim.
Many of the Indians now collected round the
trading houses, and daily arriving from the
disant villages TO await the return of the superin-
tendent. A commissioner to negotiate with Indians
is generally well received by them whether they are
favoraby disposed towards the object of their visit
not; it is usual for the tribe TO be subsisted at
the expense of the government during negotiation.
The Seen. Brooke" for the American Fur Compa-
per posts of the company, far as the mouth of
the Yellowstone river She will return in six weeks
or two months.
learn from the State, below, that the prospect for
abundant crops is better than for three years past
Yours, &C. A. b. G.
COUNCIL BLUFFS SuB-AoENcY, June H.
About the last of May, party of cmigrants,
from Illinois and Iowa, for Oregon, crossed at this
place. The party consisted of sixty seventy per-
sons. On their way up the Platte river, they were
met by large party of the Pawnees on their way
to Bevew, opposite to this place, for corn, furnish
ed them by the government. The principal chief Of
the Pawnees, Shef-mal-ly, sent his son-in-aw with
of the Platte, below the Pawnee village, on the It'll
Instant. When nearly opposite their village, and
within few miles of it, large party of the Paw
nees attempted to rob them. They were opposed
by the Loup band, aided by their missionary,
Charles Dunbar. They obtained wearing apparel,
cooking utensils, blankets and two guns amounting
to Sl04; portion of which the chiefs obtained from
the young men, and delivered to me, which left in
the hands of the missionary. The chiefs were
much mortified at the conduct of their young men;
and am assured, if they had been at home, the
Circumstance would not have occurred. No per-
sona violence, as understand, was offered to the
whites.
A Pawnee brave, called White Man Chief, (from
his universal friendship to the whites, distinguish
ed himself in checking the robbery, declaring that
he would defend the whites at the peril of his own
life.
This party had no pilot, except the one furnished
by the hief Shefmal-ly, and no nterpreer--an in
dscrc which small party should not be guilty
Of knowing that the party had not opportuni-
ty of communicating with their friends, and sup
posing they might hear of the circumstance, with
out being correctly informed Of the facts, have
thought it prudent to make this communication for
their satisfaction or the party, find the names Of
DR.. Mealy,J b Holiday, John Mccoy, Charles
A. Williams, Elias Walter, Alex. Smith, Thos s..
Kendall, and twenty other men. presume the
above names are sufficient for the identification of
the party.
Your obedient servant
r. H. HARVEY