New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-06-22

- 1850 with the tribes Of tho Arkansas River AZ foEt
xhe, he obtained their ratification 10 the LARAMIE
treaty and Major Chiffon. with his company b. ns'
,,,.coons WA Also present. The amocni OF Po''as,s
,,r, collected for the year ending July ~ ''''' "S
s.l 7s. H.,
R,c T,vBERs i locality on the Arkansas h'eE' ABOVE
For, Atkinson, noted having been at various u''s'
uIace for making negotiations and treaties WIN ie '
tribes of that region For long time mas oeen my"
fcvore winerirg ground, since there AZ al nes
the winter in It's ucichborhood, an abundance Oh o"'
antelope deer and elk, with good pasture, iuei &C -
va. at frs, intended TO establish here military post anu
Pcs,-Ofce, nterwrrd located below and called ro''
Sumner or Atkinson bu, this not done OWING to an
unwllinguess disturb the Indians Lieut. Albert. IN his
Journal writing of this place, which he reached JAN u,
ls47 says: The Big Tmbcrs afford endless sup
ply Of wood, principally Gotten wood trees and on the
Mains on the south side OF the the grass L very
GOOD while the unialng waters of the Arkansas in add
ton to the requisites already mentioned make the spot
one Of the most eligible for the erection Of military
:. d.n5t in case the Government intends to maintain
its intercourse with New-Mexico. In November 1919.
Thomas F,zparick the celebrated Indian Agent passed
nv this Mace IN rou.e for Fort Laramie and held some
conversations with portions OF various tribes saying that
their Great Father had in contemplation TO call
council of all the prairie tribes for the purpose OF making
treaty. OF peace and ani,y with all, &c. On his return
TO Big Timber in March 1850 he found therea part! oil
traders and also part Of nearly all the indiah 'oes
OF that country assemblies for the purpose OF ee'nS
him again in order ascertain az whattme anu az VIVA"
place tie representatives OF their Great Father "eneu
to meet them in council and for what purpose here
he remained nearly a month, having in the mean
time held frequent meetings and conversations win
the Indians, and became convinced that 'hey
felt grea, interest and anxiety in regard 10 the
contemplated treaty. The assembly was made up ol
the Sioux Cheyennes Arrapahoes, Kiawas and Apachcs
these were not the Apaches Of NowAe1ico all OF which
tribes very formidable and among the most warke on
this continent and occupy Unfortunately the country
for several hundred miles through which all the great
thorouchfars to New Mexico and California pass Ills
object in remaining there so long was that nc hoped 10
bring about u contemplated treaty which was not uy
accomplishedn July 1853, and this was then dcne by
this same veteran agent, who proba) known more
widely among all the Indian tribes than any Government
officer and generally called by the Arrapahoos and
others the White Head the Broken Hand In his re-
port for 1850 he expresses his deep regret that the treaty
was not then completed all the tribes were then very
amieabe, and thought that the delay would result una-
vorsbly since the Indians would suspect that plan was
maturing for their dsady antage. The correctness of this
view is evident from the subsequent troubles with
the tribes of this region. In April he pro-
ceedcd down the Arkansas River, by slow and
easy marches, in company with the traders and all the
Indians until they arrived at the crossing of the Great
Santa Fe thooughfare. There they halted and Mr. Fz-
patrick sent invitation 10 the Camanchcs who were IN
the adjacent country to the SOUTH land this was the only
tribe of his district not represented in the assembled null
tude to hold friendly talk receive presents from their
Great Father etc. This tribe replied that they wero
perfectly friendly, and would remain so, but would not
meet the Americans through fear of contsgon of Cholera
Inn bo d.handad thc Indians. and
mendng to each band proceed TO their own proper hunt
inc grounds he took his departure for St Louis AT var
Gus times since this place has been campng place for
our western troops they were proceeding over the
plains Here are the ruins Of some old trading houses
Brsrs FoRr is on the north side of the Arkansas River,
near the boundary line of NewMexco, about 70 miles
below the mouth OF the Boiling Spring River Tor Fontane
aui BOUT in lat $50 o. o." ~ and long 1899 40 W. 1t
has GOOD location at the base of the mountains, and its
elevation above the sea- according TO Emory is 395s feet
This Charles Bents principal trading post and great
business done 10 the fur trade ETC. The settlement IN
thriving condition 1t is well conducted and fortified
against Indian attacks will be from the following
account given by It. J. W. Albert in his Journal Of kear
ney's Santa Fe Expedition:
Sept g 1861 spent this morning employed in taking
the dimensions of Bents Fort II required some time TO
complete all the measurements. The structure Is quite
complex they may however, be useful in giving one an
idea of the forts that be built IN that country Inc
roof and walls of clay cannot be set on re ana the ck
ness OF the walls renders them impenetrable to the us
balls of the Indians Wood scarce aud Of such kind
as is not suited for building, while the adobes answer
every purpose so well that they used BY It, Gmer
of the corps at Santa Fe in the construction oil
Fort Marcy | was told that the adobes could be
bought ia Mexico for eighteen cents the hundred. ,
Mr.. Bent people were cutting hay; they hnd tis'
the wild grass Of the bottoms when wei cured MAKES eA
celent hay.
In August leiS Council held here by depuaton
OF Delswares and the Cheyenne nation.
The broad road 10 the fort leading along the river Is
bordered for considerable distance by beautiful groves
PUEBLO de san Carlos) sometimes called by Ameri-
cans HARD SCRABBLE, is 20 90 miles west OF Bents
Fort the confluence of the Fontane qui jouh or Boiling
Spring River with the Arkansas in lat So ~ % north,
and lon lOo S. 30" west The pueblo is used by
the Mexicans to designate their civilized Indian villages
and this is the Pueblo par excellence Col Fremont IN
note Of his cncampment here July Is, 1888, says:
number Of mountaineers who had married spanish
women in the valley of Taos had collected together anu
occupied themselves in farming, carrying On at the same
8" time a desultory Indian trade They were principally
"Americens and treated with all the rude hospitality
their situation admitted but all commercial inter-
course with New-uexicO now interrupted IN con-e-
ouence of Mexican DEGREES to that effect there was
nothing to be had in the way of provisions. They had,
however q fine stock OF cattle, and furnished US an
abundance Of excellent milk" Of his second visit,
June 29 1884 he says "The little settlement appeared in
hry ing condition. and in the interval OF our absence
another had been established the river some thirty
miles above In 1916, Gen. kearney commanding
The Army Of the West halted at this post and IN each
wear since some Of army officers have had occasion 10
record the hospitality here received Having good To-
cation !. likely that II will become the nucleus Of An i'm
portant town IN Kansas.