New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-12-10
PUBLIC DOCUMENTS.
REPORT OF rnE.IEDIAH BUREAU.
DIPAkIssrT OF INA isTghIoR;
AzIIcI lknIAE AHEAIhs. Nor. ~, 1871.
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sIR: The Accompanying reports asa st'spenS
S,ern tie several sopeiiE;erdsnts Agents aed feacs-
srs fu,sbh ysnstle srl Interesting ia'cinsuon IN 70
Cmd te the condition aOd ps0sp1c:s OF our yaroi.
hsisA tiiAes ard exhibit 10 detail tas operators OF
al, b,aurh AZ tie pubic s-rvce duriag the psst ys At
Tae Nev.Ysrk 'Indiene continue grsdGhyt iI-
pssvs They have generally adop,ed sgri cultural sed
cal tertuifs end to considerable extent, the
baeits and eastcms Of their white brethren. tFe.y
,,s,,f,v ,rs.rea ITO with the rons~ands band OF
a.. .ess shoplS il receive the favorable c)titsrab1n
Of y ssssts Will. II IL h00ed, ts;nIins.e the eomp'
Gated and snbsTs's,rg difficulties which, Tor s'me
,s,r, have materially ntsdered with their hsPpineos
AID welfare. 80 90, a.
Ybe treaties Of July 81 and August . 1875, with the
ssyeral bands Of Indians 10 Michigsn pfonoea nt
material change 10 their condition sfd reGuons tnSy
-srs y,Isv ed FRO the obligation 20 remove west ofthe
Ekeisspp river; scared Gitsd, but uihceDI quMu,
ties Of land 70 BE- bsId In sevcrsy, ana were
VIII .np meens for edne Sa hsp niH az, 10 c
ix.n,bip ard IL u hoped thSt by dscfeet ana l1ai-
rjoy. pr per.ison OF their sfss On ne psrt OF tae
General Government, ana saeh copper MOI as isy ~
l,sdr1 5 a id btneyosDce OF her citizens, they may
soss BE prepared for the Doymsnt Of that nigh paw
sSs. treaty Of 1851 with the M.DouoDee., and that
Of IS6 With the stockbsdges Of Wisconsin released
fboss t-ibes fcm their engagements to immats west
tf the Mississippi, 10 which they were opposed ana
~ehtsd thee IL other positions Ti'oin me S,ae Sns,e
hH hoped they will improve snd eventually become
fitted for and Invested with citizenship.
The smsn bsnd Of ODsidss. formerly OF New fors,
remain in the vicinity OF Green Bay where they were
tlseed by tresty Of 1881. They are advanced 10 civil
is.tios ard there Is no good resson why they should
uos thrive and prosper, II the State authorities would
mildly prohibit the traffic with them in ardent spints
By The treaties of Sept ~, 1854, and Feb -! 1872
the great Chippewa ;ibe, residing IL Wisconsin, Mn
ne,cfs and the Northern Peninsula of Michigan coded
nearly the whole OF the lsrds owned by them % the
Government; there being set apart for the different
bApds, however, q suitable number Of reservations
limited in exten. i. shonld be the policy 70 con-
<ear.e and confne them, and every exerton used TO
induce them 10 adopt the habits and pursuits Oh CIVIL
lied life.
AZ stated in the last annual report Of my predeees
ssy We have 10 treaty arrangements with the ked
Lake Chippewa, aud ie /. other scattered bIads OF
Indiaxs ne1t 10 the Brisb Possessions and 10 the Val
ley Of the Red River Of the North: They are poor,
and need sssistauce, and II would be policy TO ex.
tuga,h their title lanes in that region and 10 locate
lben o email reservation, where they could be SUIT
ably and humanity provided for.
The other Indians in Minnesota consist OF the vari
Gus bands Of the Dacotshs or Sioux, and the Winnie
bsgoe.; the latter locsted in the southern portion Of
the Ter TORY and reported be doing well. The Agent
H. however, Of opinion that their reservation is too
haSge and that it would contribute materially to their
svsscement 10 reduce H. and 10 assign them nlitsd
gsszbty Of land In seversty, so as TO give then an
es OF ind yidus property, and greater lrcentiye TO
personal eIeItion and iDontry.
The principal body OF the Sioux insists OF the four
hands Of Med wah kau.tOans and Wah pah coOtehs,
faovl rs the Lower or Mississippi Sioux, and the
Wsh.psy-.oans and See&ee-toans, or Upper Sioux
These located on two reservations SO. apart tor
them by the treaties of July snd August, lSl, where
shtI nous efforts are being made TO induce them to
tDproye their habits and condition.
II WAS q small outlawsd and reckless bsnd OF these
Indiana that committed the murders and outreges az
tss white settlement at Spirit Lske IN hsrch lest but
uho, On the requirement Of the Department, have
sinee been severely punished by their brethren for
u cir Isvless and a.rOcIous cOnducthis having been
dsterpined 10 De q better course than TO cause the
shastiseuert 10 be Inflicted by our troops.
portion Of the Indians embraced within the two
y a -. ..rstx az he
upper snd head waters Of the Missouri River, have
within the psst year been severely scourged by the
smsllpcz; ss many as two thousand OF them having
10 estimated, been carried OIL oy ihst dl.esse
OheYwise nothing Of a. unusual character IS taken
plsce smorg them. These Indians cOmprAe eight
different bands Of restless and wandering Sioux, with
the Arieharees, Gros yenhes, Msodaps Assina6oines
AID Crows ell within the lower and the Biackf7e-,
who arc within the upper agency But small portions
Of the country occupied by them are suited for agr-
cultural purt uits and long the buso a.d other
game within their reach afford them suos,sience u
DER wancericg and unsettled habits. The Agsot re-
Dess ast the s our, to whom Gen. Harvey promised
pIsHts Of clothing for their soldiers, are very much
dissatisfied with the eNmpl auce with thai PROMISE
ord b. recommends that Congress make provision for
ite fulfllmeit An estimate of $0OO0O to be placed
ut the disposal Of the Department for that purpoee,
iaa session Of that body, but no appropriation va,
made.
Concunisg In the propriety and Importance Of the
measure respectfully recommend that the amount
Necessary TO cary il out be sppronsted.
Pursaan. TO the act of March 3, 1853, providing Ter
segofado.s with the Indians West Of Missouri and
Iowa. for the purpose OF procuring their assent TO tue
ssttlsneIt Of citizens OF the United States on tneir
kHds Of extrguishiug their title thereto In whole
or in part, treaties made duriGg the preceding
Adnn istYston with the Otioes AID hssouriss, On4-
lee, Delawsres, Shsvnees, loways Sscs and Foxes
Of the Missouri Kiekeooos, Miames AID the united
tribes Of the Ksskaskiss, Peoiss, Wess aud Pianks
sAaws. The title 81 these Iadians was thus eItn-
rushed to al the lands owned Gad csimed by them,
except sxth portions reserved -. their future
homes; the lands acquired for occupancy by our
citizens in K.nss, and Nebrssks amounting to about
1855 COO acres and the lands retained for the OF
Ne Indians % about ,3i2 600 acres
The lads ceded by the Delsvsres except the strip
ksovn a. the outlet for which they were allowed q
utDussed amount and those acquired from the Iovays
md the united tribes Of Kaskaskias Peorias, Wess
Piankeshsws, 70 be, and have bsen sold for
their benefit The amount realized for those of the
Delawales il 81 054 943O7; for those Of the Ioways
ele, 49, s. and for those Of the four united tribes,
$335 40. From these amounts ia to be deducted the
coat Of surveying asd selling the lands and the re-
mahder in each csse 10 required 10 be invested in safe
and proStabs stocks except se much as the President
may deem proper 10 be applied, to relieve the tenn
posfy necessities OF the Indians during the time Of
their eoemng settled and established on their reser.
ysions The interest derived from 1e Investments /.
20 ne annually paid over to them, and udiciously sp.
phed for their benefit.
The tsaty Of Jan. 81, 1855, with the Wyandot In
Sisns, reading a. the junction of toe Missouri and
Kalsas Rivefs, provided for t.sif investment with
citizenship ard division Of their tribs bands among
than. This division, 1t understood. hss bsen made
Aad rcsnted in giving 70 esoh soul about forty
This measure the Agent reports, has boen attended
with good results, . spirit OF Improvement having
manifested i.self beyond anything Of the kind pre-
SleViy Known among the Wyandots. My psrsousl
observation enables TO concur IN the report Of the
ASsnt;; Al. ,.., s,,.u,.. ,..na,...,..s.
~ treaty wss also made with tae Pawnees, through