New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-09-13


drk Next followed .rs come OF their sosp Preyse:s
~ ,-rA >. tis~ cereuones e bearer Of the sFtess
wcs'd slske hards with each Of Is ana scn "y
rracd n dlforonf member Of tae iriee. ine 80
sne sroaNirr One IL the tribe II torgs ms 9uu,nasa
49, .-. = 80, HOOK esch Of Us by the Esnd aai
then commenced sreaking. Here t,oa UP nc - a
hess flain IN Ms native dignity ,n9 "a c',, ~,
dressed Gov As his father aurdea u tneir
their means Of subs rcncc-the mosive wh.eh tae hase
- al had in pacrg us on earth ard tsi he was ye'
s;ctef ID scroirri'sh something Ihoy learned ma
designed 70 hud Great road throrvh here. ms Won.
drive away tie h,alo and gsFne sni dcp-yc inc
taer means g. 1--WE without 'he great Palmer ~ vi
their poverty The wten4s cold they hs9
10 bsnSets. ~ ihsS asa eeing WA .1sA s'@
ara heT shanct 20 kttp tsriasfiyes warm by the
,sse wesi aus e-oeh given Sp HE uaaf on which thcy
lived would no longer be supplied aud whst were they
e d. the question with watch tl,s speech ter
musted Again shaking hands witi US all lie took his
scat ard after conversation afaone thefn thevcx
pressed desire 20 hear their good fiiler fs orr Gov
eruor made a most appropriate reply Offering MS good
OF cCs 70 notice by the great Father Washington
ard Congress of these children OF the Plsins-tAanked
them for their proer Of ficndsheS lSneit them the
objects OF this survey and tired 10 convince them that our
Government would respect their r-htseo1M afford TO be
-enerous-and Z their meat aud rament were driven
rom the plains by the advance OF civilization, poverty
would not Of necessity follow bu their want, Shoald be
supplied He took them all BY the haad friends AMI
whatever ROVER he possessed should be used IN renresen
ing their cases properly 70 the Government lie finished
and another old man in the l6e forward aud shook
hands usual with all OF and commenced his
controlling ovcrythinc-their poverty the Red River
hunters kied more buffalo than their required and
these great furnhers Of meat clothing &c yearly
growing less IN their hunting ground ard yet though they
faithful % every treaty obligation the Sioux tho
hand and the half breeds the ether encroached
upon their boundaries and up TO this time the Great
Father az Washington had neglected them; three years
ago their tribe had been represented at grand council OF
al the Indian tribes the Missouri and the treaty there
made was Vet involaio He hoped the road would gu
through another place instead of here and conclusion
asked the Governor to accept "a token Of their kindly
feelings the skins and robes upOn which be softly sat
The Governor replied to them, inviting hom over 70 his
receive the few designed for them alluded
further to what ought and would be the policy Of our Gov
eminent 70 these Of the soil and accepted the very
municent gif which they had kindly male Soon after
the council broke up and visited the different lodges Of
the tribe their process Of drying meat. and after an
half hour ourselves and the whole encampment, over
llC0. were way to Gov. stevens camp might
here very properly aude the Circumstance of DR. Sack
y orr surgeon Naccnang several oil the ihdans anu
relieving few Others 81 ailments they may have been sub
iectod 20 ten years ago Scarce of their men
without ease in his famy and all wished to have the
attention Of the Great Medicine"
IL has struck probably that my description OF these
interesting doings of which have had the good fortune 90
be witness and in which lhave participated may not bc
interesting It might be- But You will bear with il.
and will to give You idea Of the distribution OF tho
presents which Mai Stevens made 10 these people consist
in of blankets tobacco gunpowdor bullets knives
Million etc. The articles were placed in the inter OF
square the side which the chiefs and braves faced be
ing woccupied or informed At each corner stood
brave These four their reliable In time Of
peace their great stand bys in They receive
anyhng in way Of division OF presents Their hearts
good that would degrade them TO receive anyhng 10
resist temptation and practice self denial their pride and
boast and there they stand sgnyng 10 all that they are
above necessity, and that under all circumstances they ara
able TO provide for themselves. Two of their number
acted Judges distributor assigning To each accord
'g they thought them most entitled to them and each
received lis allotment without gumhe in perfect quiet
ness
August T. ls53-The distribution over they retired Ia
their camp-their chiefs and braves remaining taking
cup OF coffee with Tie Governor and OF course smoking
finished the day. The next morning we len them and
again pursued steadily for this point who're
arrived without much further to attract attention.
the LIST Of August Lieut. Growers party got In on the
25th Of July our express the day AFTER and Lieut. Don
nelson and party who up the Missouri had been hero
since the Sd July.
The labors of the party have been crowned with extra
ordinary the most snngune expectations Almost
sanpunely expecting mant0y NtcVeus-have been more
than realized We have explored large section of coun
try taking in the valleys of the Shysune tributaries Of
James River and the Mouse and the Grand Cotoau &c.
Missouri The whole Of the country north of the Missouri
TO the PorCupne distance north Of the 10Th parallel
Is included In survey, besides tho survey made by
Lieut. Donoson OF the Missouri River AMI the collection
of date by which lengthy report It's naygaby Is To
Our prosrects ahead are s.ill brighter We shall move
TO morrow in two lines The main train viii move over
what IL usually travelled called the MIX River line With
this shall 20 in company with the Governor and about 20
men. CuberisOn goes with We shall meet many
Indians and the present prospect Is that we VIII secure the
attendance Of 1000 at council at Fort Benonthe
fr week of September We supplied with the best OF
guides and win the mountains In that month with
scarcely doubt The other party goes considerably to
the north of ne bumOre lightly laden viii move faster
and arrive nj Fort Benton about the same time Ihspary
viii be in charge of Lieut. Doneson and along with i will
20 the civil engineers. Another sphere of duty viii BIO as
signed to rather additional one that of forming
Indian vocabuarios indeed for some days have boon
engaged the comparative vocabulares and have
already in very good train tho Crow Bakeet and Cfeo
languages.