The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-08-03
yhe Indian Troubles In Minnesota
DUB SPECIAL UPRDIrIONARY CORRESPONDENCE

vhe Indian Troubles In Minnesota
ouR SPECIAL HrHpIrIoNARY CORRESPONDENCE.
Lown aoux AGENCY, n. T., July rs, 1867.
ne 1Ayeasased Ss0s@ Way-7A< Wrongs q Isdians- Pw
SUD Of Experimentation NooleS Wagon Rood Espedi
tso~ Stopped By tie Yankon Indians, DC, DC.
Ihave just returned from the Yellow Medicine river or
Upper Sioux agency, where Major Sherman with Third
artillery been for weeks past checking the
ans from making open war upon the Superintendent Of
Indian Affairs, Major Cullen The dlfcuHies for
the present. the Yanktons and sstons, umberny about
$500 warriors, having left for their homes yesterday
There are about 200 warro remaining, but they will
dspess during tho week, until which time Major aher
man will remain. The troops In = strong position,
with four pieces of artillery, and at 70 time during the
past but have momenarily expected 10 hear
the order to fire upon the Indians But nox temporary
peace restored and the Indian traders who had oongre
gated at the Yellow Medicine for safety have returned 10
their trading posts.
There are two reasons for the assembling Of the Indians
In hostile manner The first all Of the Sioux tribes
complain bitterly that their annual payment should be
suspended because bad Indian paduaa, has murder
ed white men and They state and state facts,
that Ink aduah Is not Sioux, but Hohatwan that tboy
have not succored concealed him. and that II Ia NOT
their duty to detective police for the United States
arise from their own conduct Last year the annual pay
nent was suspended because tho soux and Chip ,ewas
had been fighting and the government demanded the OF
Tending parties 10 be delivered at Fort kdgey prior any
payments BEN made. This done asd now they are
compelled to out Of their own nation and deliver over
Yankton. Where may this Lead Next year. when they
come pay ment they may be asked to go into the Chey
enpe tribe beyond the Missouri, and deliver to the
government the murderers of the California overland
train. These Ipdaps, many Of them come great dis
tance leaving their 'pantngs at time when they sui
fer from prolonged alb encc
Again they say-"we have made treaty With the
United les which violated. ard tho part
II they want lnkpadufa comply With the Of tho
treaty and our young men will be glad to go on the war
path for the Great Father at Washington
Does the Superintendent Of Indian Aiirs imagine that
The Sioux chiefs do moi comprehend their rights under the
existing treaty. They yielded last reluctantly; tns
time still reluctantly, and many now aver that they
will next Tor the pay ment at all heard
an old Sioux chief PROFOUND this question TO Maj Cullen
of We have not violated the treaty, We not eied
apnnics In order to hasten the pay msnt
which will not be made under in trucuons from Wtsnlug
ton, until nkrsdutah" Ia captured slain, Little CroS
the chief Of the Indians whose reservation Ia ct this pace
started with l26 braves, rhurso az % inst at night,
in search of "pkpec utah." who, thought has fortified
bmpef on an isiand in 5kunk lake this iaSa
1875 miles wet from here, and about twenty mites weet Of
the Big sio x rivef and no; the James river
ron eously stated IN OF the papers
Colonel Mob es tho ,gon Road ESpe iitcn, TO
the yellow Nc dcine rith thirteen men en- th'rsday last
OF The cotton wood river, where they are oaittng
bridge. He hrs been sarIonndei by large number of
Yaukt,ns, who tell him that he must no. pa,s through
their country and ffighIen away their bunsip"
without laying for the right Colonel Monies
came TO the Yellow Medicine u cor suit With The
Superintendent Ct Indian Affairs whas course e. pursde as
he has net been instructed by mis- department on that
subject Col Mobiles and sso- Cdlen leave for ~ Pau
10 The belonging TO the ex ,ediion fetorn
with orders to 60 - tho James Tvnr, Col MOBILES ex
pee,ipg to overtase them the Big SOAK river Little
Crow aud bis band viii ws; The Sioux ri yer for Mobiles
the supposed hiding place Of nkpa utah, they may ben
time t, rerder The capture Of lukpGdu&h and band Ger
tain
The ,erond reason Of dissatisfaction arses from the fact
the Ssstcns sold portion of LAND belonging to the
Yapktons the Une0 Sates, erd the sstons aege on
their part ey gold that pnrIionthet II reads
IN treaty tina Comms,ones Ice falsely interpreted
the treaty them That is 10 be seled at future
period. In while the Dacoia Land Campaay, Of
s. Paul. have losaied some town SITES on the dis
pued arp oorsmy' ~ncn ,v e1en sDs 90 f,r,s s
fifty miles vide, incloding the quarry from wnicn
the, take stones for pipes tne D,cola Lard Company
This strip of country, but compelled TO abaud them
being told by the YaDkous u they did not toey wouii
burn the houses their heads. The fanktons on
leaving the yellow Medicine told MAJOR Sherman that no
white should stay in their country until the Cntef
Sa es paid them for land and furtherm they
home they should burn all tho house, 10 Ia Dir
try. The competing the Dscota Lsnd ompsay have
taken refuge with Mobiles men until the return OF he Colo
| mel
These feelings the mart Of powerful tribe the
YGpkons (65(0 warriors) erder all frontier men very
nfetnTe, tht befiVus apprehension lhy W ieh iuI
Nobs party until II ia heard from the dher side OF
the Missouri river The crops suffering from long
drought and myrads OF grlssboppers.
omitted 10 mention that - Black, private, Ia Com.
pspy r. Third artillery WAS accidentally sur by the
quad last Wednesday night &c neglected to reply TO the
guard when challenged, who supposed II ~as Indian,
and fred upon him with fatal precision. The deceased
served through The Mexican war, and highly esteem
cd as soldier and man.
The soldier who stabbed by lndl n a day
two previous rsp1ly recovering. The Assassin con
rived TO escape, with seven bullets in bis person.
July 26, 1857
Gov Ncdary and Secretary Cha-e arrived here to-day.