Arkansas intelligencer., 1845-03-15
VAN BUREN, SATURDAY, MARCH 49, 1915.

| There are now at Col. r. NJ. Johnsons school
IN kentucky, eighteen Chickasaw bows: some
| Of them will be sent home on the lst Of October;
the others will remain year or two longer
Agreeably 10 the treaty between the United States
and the Chckusaws Of the 24th May, 1884, the
United States agree TO pay $4,000 per year, for
fifteen years, for the education of Chickasaw boys
and girls within the United States. This amour,
has been spent at Colonel Johnson's school thus
far, aud the Chckasaws are still willing 10 keep
up the number Of boys at tho school.
! The Chckasaws have not been troubled by 9th.
er tribes stealing from them the las, year.
have no doubt but depredaions would have been
committed. were it not for Fort Washita. The
appearance Of soldiers has great effect on these
maurading Indians, particularly when they see
them OH horseback. Some of the DcIawares, who
are scattered about in small numbers on Boggy,
Blue. and Washita. rivers, were very much enrag.
ed at the citizens Of Texas for killing threo of tho
Delawares this summer, whilo in that republic on
hunt The men that killed them were caught
by the citizens and hung; and much Of the prop
erty of the Indians as could be found was brought
to me, to hand over 10 the Delawares, with prom
se that, should they find any more, they would
bring 1t over, or inform tho Deawarcs Of it, aud
they could come over and get it. But they would
not believe that the white men had hecn hing, and
would not be satisfied withoIt the Texans permit
ted some OF thom TO tomahawk some one OF two
white men.
About ten days since, some of the Wichtaws
came near Mr.. Warren's store, (Which is in this
dIs,rict;) and stole several horses from some Della.
wares, that were on their way to Fort Washita !;
the Delawarcs followed after them, and killed two
ofthem, and got all thoir horses blck. The Witch.
ltaws and kchi Indians are hostile towards Texas,
and, believe. the United States. They are the
that made the attack on Colonel Loves place
last year, and 1t is my opinion that they should
DO made to know or do better; if they cannot-be
persuaded 10 do so, they should 10 forced to 1t.
So far as am acquainted, there no gam.
blers among the Chickasaws, nor do recoect Of
ever seeing a card ia the hands OF one. There
have been no white gamblers among them, that
have heard of. This year there has been more
whIskey brought among Them than usual. Wag.
ons that haul goods to the merchants, and public
property for Fort WashiIa, and also those that
bring bacon, flour, &C., into the nation, frequent.
Iy smuggIe "hiskey in. Opposite to the mouth of
Fort Washa, there is large distiIlery; the lnll.
ans frequently 90 over and bring IN 10 or 20 gal-
Ions at time. Some white persons have also
been engaged in the business they bring it in at
night, and arc never seen IN tho day. The places
of deposite have frequently been found, and their
whlskey destroyed. am happy TO state the
ChckAsaw light horse have been quite active in
hunting up whiskey, and they liavo mt with sue
cess. They destroy the hlskey wherever they
find it.
The above report is respectfully submitted.
have tho honor 10 be, your ob't serv't.
A. NJ. NJ. UPSHAW,
Z. S. Indian Agen.