The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-04-16
DEPARTMENT NEWS.
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT.


l"d'an b"ean.-l"ers'e'ny Ns"' from ns''"'8a I"r'.
toryPeriioHs Mutation Of an Indian Agent dc-A report
from Colonel Cumming superintendent Of Indian affairs at
:, % giving further pteigence of the condition of tho
80; !; ~. orrtonaancy vos received vesterdav NV
the Commissioner OF lhoiah Anrs. hhoosea We hno 'et
from Alfred Vaughan Indian agent Tor the Indians on
the Upper Missouri between Fort Pierre and Fort Union
d.,a Fort perre Nebraska Territory the 18th of Feb
ua'eu to,' -, 80 - -. e,lor s,tr,ct. TIL,
ruary iast' iroui "u'ou w So y. oOs N ~
letter was addressed 10 Col. cumming
A short time after you left your down. Big
Head Of the Yanctonie chief accompanied by twenty
of his principal men, and whose people beyond doubt stole
your iCol Cummngsl mules and horses, although those
Sioux were to you by many be harmless and
noarpsive people Notwithstanding all could say the
rary arrived and expressed wish the presents
bad bis band After he bad inspected them, be
remarked that be could only prevail upon the few men
saw 70 accompany him, owing the severity Of the
weather. and that nothing but the destitute condition
take along with him OF provisions blankets CLOTH and knives
as large quantity the few animals be had with him could
carry which dinghy did, and left apparently salts
fed Some few weeks after the above occurrence be re
turned with eighty Of his principal men, all OF whom were
well armed showing they could be coming
the plains and after their arrival the fort vnmsaksbO
signs Of hostility them, and treated them kindly
ss oo5 ouS IN ,bot time have feast prepared or
them After II was ready invited them to patake, which
they did, all the while manifesng cold independent in
night and before ton O'Clock the day all my ancpa
tiops were fully realized.
Tbe chief opened the council by deliberately lifting my
spectaces from my eyes, and saying, in passion, that he
brie WITH them as possible, GOT up ano ~, VIZ %
ana I'VE o. nis ptFes % tue su cold d.
Sb tbeTmocter being ?? degrees below zero and from
The moment we entered the Indians outside Of the house
kept constant fire OF guns Tor period oil thTee hours
Nothing was indscreet enough 70 cross ne pam, sacp
cat ana seven caIhsns .ns ,h 1870 D5ng III, Tina
@ coood mn N he and tue Indians we're pour
ing out torrent Of abuse upon aud their Great Father
They stated that they had been told that their portion OF the
presents was So While that which mao onsred the Hd
not amount 70 ha t9at SUM- anu ny ~ ,o "a ~ %
A. Iag o1sbtcs az which thew said they had been in
formed bsd brought Up. told them that had brought
up powder, balls guns to which they replied
you lie
al found the said 10 them the more furious they
became so eased myself from them the best way could
they remarkng left them that these articles were bid
in the fort and pmsed that they would have them before
they left made for my room, expecting every moment,
and did every else, that would be blown into
atoms After making all sorts Of threats, they scat
| tered and ! bat few Of them until the follow
ing day. when the entire party rushed into the fort dsoharg
ing their guns placing number Of sentine at each gate
Twenty rushed into my and closed the door hye remain
log outside sontine and number we're placed as sent-
ne at the doors Of the different rooms where the
OF the company had fed for protection As soon az they en-
tered my room they iuous struck the butts OF their guns
the hoOr, drawing the bails putting them INTO tneh
mouths thsn GroPPha haI ' thsr nn This VA. done
thai might see that they were prepared for execution
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