The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-07-11
Our rinnesota Correspondence.
LOWER Sioux AGENCY,
MINNESOTA TERRITORY, July 1, 1857.

LOWER Sioux AGENCY,
MINNESOTA TERRITORY, July I, 1857.
TIP from 81 Pad 10 the Lo,oer Sosz Agency-fAe Mime
sofa Ripr-seam Narigotien-Aocommod aton on Board
-Paytss he Indians-Scenes al the Agency Fsars IF the
Setlos-AH Expedition against the Ink Pa Du Tubs
What the Indians Think Of Our Aiiary- Battery Ordered
from For1 Suetling.
Our steamer, Tine snd Tide, reached her destination
here s the head Of navigation the st. Peter Minnesota
river yesterday morning. after passage Of Eve days from
b. Paul, having made more than usually quick trip al
though the distance by river Ia only 400 miles.
This Minnesota IL q remarkable river in more than
respect empties into the Mississippi q, distance OF
more than two thousand miles from its mouth, and
there II makes percepbe accession to the volume Of
fbe Father OF Water, yet is rsvgable for boats Of the
largest size for distance tina, In the Old World would
make river Of the first magnitude But Is remark
able than in anything else for the touosy Of its
course There point above ST. Peter where Its
bed be folio we'd by the eye for than half mile
ahead, often describing almost entire the periphery Of
CIRCLE In one instance making circuit OF fifteen miles and
returning 10 within thirty PAGES Of the starting
point The accommodations for passengers on board the
limo and Tide and particularly the cuisine department
are such ~ would not be tolerated any Eastern
boat but here the steamers up the river all crowded
with emgrane and travellers The banks Of the upper
river are generally lined with heavy growth of bass
4,
miles, wOn TO the west, immense prairie stretches
away three hundred miles to the Missouri destitute OF
WOOD except on The borders Of the lakes and small water
courses.
The Indians have collected the agency to the number
OF 500 for The purpose Of receiving their
payment from the government. and ye,terday regis
tered by families, preparatory 70 that event, which will
not OF yet for Q week days. The different
bands arranged circles by the respective Chiefs
all squat on The ground and as he agent passed round
the head OF each family announced his NAME shch the
agent deliberately repeated he wrote il down, gene
y1lok,la
proc uciDg much merrimen the part OF the Indians
The pay menu made to the families in proportion to
their numbers, and the unscrupulous among them
10 novel expeden increase the number regis
tered progeny sometimes dressing up puppies and placing
np re0,ersd rs cSdr p9 nave oeen
none Of their hereditary hatred for the Chppewas About
noon the OF counting going on, Indian
was seen in the distance making peculiar motions with
his arms, which they said meant that Sioux had been
killed by Chippewa, and pointing across the river The
cry passed instant from band another and the
warriors rushed pell nell down the bluff to the river
throwing aside their blankets and eggings az they went
Fifty Of them jumped into the ferry boat crossed in
the greatest ble state of excitement and the
bluff ON the oppote sde but just then il asceraned
that WIS Iase alarm They returned quietly to the
agency, and the counting went o.
found the settlers everywhere up the river In a
OF eversh anxiety the subject OF the Indian troubles
hundred miles around they all fed TO For Rdgely
and 81. Peter for protection, aud the symptoms Of a
ger orally hostile feeling among all the Indians of the
western border oaly becoming stronger. Oae
large band-lhe Yanktons-have taken lax pa du tabs
party under their protection and the Indians gene
rally express admiration rather than regret At his
exploits Ink pa du tab hi nself his followers are GA
The books a this agency as having received the
rs o. as they are generally
been withdrawn from Fort Ridgey except company
under the command Of Captain Bee, aud sent to Utah,
taking the river route The Indians say they left the fort
because they were afraid 70 stay there, and that they
went down the river because they afraid TO travel
across the plains These lower Indians assembled
the agency generally relied being friendly
THIS principal chief-Lte Crows only the braves
and most nfuenalo Of them ALL but he has recently
strong sy mptoms Of . disposition become civilized He
has this summer Into farming In good max
Sy the g P be- yses ana
other but Grow CARDS the late outrages only
moderate retaliation for Indian wrongs gentleman
yesterday port aging to Crow in the strongest coors his
knowledge OF Sioux would permit the dreadful arocy OF
delivering up four innocent white the brutal
lust Of band ofsavages eyes, Grow replied II very
bad the Indians be punished "but after ALL" said
he, at u no more than white folks do with sqaaws
every day"
that three Of Ink ou tabs company at Yellow
Medicine, thirty i've miles above under the protection OF
swo or three hundred Yanktons. Major Fandrcau imme
daiey set out for the fort for and yes
terday ming with the intelligence that many troops
Being 10 starr ser DARK AMI push IN 10 pSr
prise the Indians before daylight The whole thing
kept secret from the Indians here. but in the time
preparations for the expedition went quietly through
the day. and the services OF twenty volunteers
whites and half breeds-were obtained the agency or
ooure !, patriotic citizen, at enlisted, relying
military experience acquired during the recent election
riots al Washington (wbere away fast as my legs
could carry soon the FIR commenced) quite
sucsnt for the purpose OF lighting wild Indians Before
the expedition started however, my friend whs up
the river with me, and who had also volunteered disco
vercd IL . matter OF very great importance that he
should vs, his family In kllwaukie ct the earliest
possble moment, and Immediately embarked
board the steamer which 10 10 this morning down
the river and though unfortunately without family
excusc, not king the idea OF travelling back aud
alone (or other boat Is expected this pont also
deserted and board the boat Just before dark
Of twenty soldiers under the command OF Lieut.
Murray arrived Here again the Indians display ed the
innate which they hold United States troops They
wanted 10 know OF the agent what he had brought
here for He replied evasivey be presen, al the pay
ment "0h said they, "hrce four II dams with revo
would wipe them out any time" We shall not pro-
badly hear the fate Of the expedition for days
there Ia no reguar means OF com mum cation down the
river, but the orders given 10 Leuten mt Murray
10 extermina'e the offenders found, safe 10 predict
that uncs the Indians have got wind OF what up there
has been fight before this time. Hajor sherman with
Brsegs battery has been ordered up from Fort Smelling
attend the pay ment al the upper agency which will come
OF In about onth.
Our Overland Correspondence.
TuTuK's RANCE COTTONWOOD RIVER, June 20, 1857.
Colonel Noose's Wagon Road Erpedit,on