New-York daily tribune., 1858-11-02
Nfso91ork daily Gribnns
From CATTARAIGJS.

DAY WITH THE RED MEN-ALLUGANY REsER-
VArIoN-A TAIN WITH GOVERNOR BLACk-
SNAKE.
Correspondence Of The N. Y. Tribune.
JANEsTowS Aug. 80, 1855.
Cattaraugus County embraces within its boundaries
the greet bulk of ali the red now 10 be found
within the limits Of our State. Not long since the
Council fires Of the brave Ioquois burned continually
from the Hudson TO the Lakes, their shouts were
heard in every forest, and their paths cour~ed
every hill and valley from TIE straits of ST. Marysto
the foot Of Lake Superior; but now, but feeble rem
nant of this brave remains.
A visi last week So the AIegany Reservation hes
put NE in posse 0t some facts which think will
be interesting to such of yonr readers familiar
with the history Of the aboriginal occupants Of
State aud with confedcracy the most extraordinary
ard perfect in its success that existed under
Indian sovereignty. The territory allotted to and
now occupied ~ the once powerful tribe of S,necas.
commence at the boundary line between Pennsyl-
yaria and New-York, in Cattsraugus County, aud
RUS on course with ana on both sides ~ the Allie
eapy River inward OF thirty miles through the towns
ef south Radlev Cold Spring, BucktoOth, Great
Valley and CgIIOl.tOn ald terminates short dis
tauce in the town OF Auegauy; and embraces forty
square miles. - 600 acres of lard. II includes
within it's boundaries the valuable bottom lands
of the Alegany on both sides ui the river, IN the
aforementioned towns. Tie lndiaus say that they
were TO have had forty miles squsre nStead OF forty
square mikes abd a.ege tbatSovernnent 0verTcached
them in that particulars but II IL designated 10 the
bond forty SQUIRE miles, contiguous ana lying to
cethtr " and hey have therefore been Obliged 10
content Themselves with the. eyfcnt Of resers alton.
Upon this Reservation, scattered along the line OF
the river. dwell nearly all that nOw remains ui the
once powerful S>Cccas who IA tie tonlrder-ey ofthe
Iroquois occupied the door Of the Long House
opening to the est, who were he first to tsse the
war.poth and who, from their locality, IN g. eases
furnished the two principal military chiefs t. conduct
all Tcisive and defensive expeditions.
The tgihe upon tn. Reservation uow numbers sbOut
so sOuG, mostly mace up Of Senocas, though there
e-c few ODondugas and Oncidas, as well as sen'
descend from ho5ic tribes taken prisoners IN dxy-
of yoie ty the iny.Sc.ble warriors Of the naioa.'
Some are descendants Of the celebrated Mary JAM
son, and st bear her name; b., they ere row. and
always hCNs been, regarded nptive children Ot the
Tribe, ana have aways enjoyed equal rghi- and pnV-
lcEes with the pur,si usrve In fact, ]. was char
hctestic Of tie roqu0s, and part OF their political
system, that when they adopted Il captive, they
thereby inveSed him Wit; al the social ana political
inn uniiies coi1mon To Themselves.
Although the Indians ulo tIe Resery ya;isn are now
surrouDGed by civilization. | regret 10 adj, that,
to certain extent, they have seized upon It's
vices instead OF patterning after its virtuss- Not
that their vices heinous and gToveling some
In civilized c uct tlat they grossly Incorporate
or are vrd:ctive eeoetfu, or ouarrelsor'e, of are
Given 10 wing, bgi, whoe, they are irdolent
sud sloibfnl: they hA;e manual lber, and many Of
tiem II stsad Of tlng tie soil doing anything ef
eve toward reclaining their fertile valley from .is
wild and aluos. primeyal state spend their time :.
lisilss idlepess doing nothing
The Anegspy Reservation, az whole, sope a the
most fertile tracts OF land in Western Acwiork, and
yet 10 great extent il is as uncuiya ated ant Wild as
when tie rountry was FIRST discovered
A few matches of maize, interspersed with buck
wheat poi1l loes ana occasionally tcd OF oats, com
The other Reservation this county nron the CArEus
Greek nearly cO souI aid e ade 10 Of ias ctheI
tyibts Of he n, Nat.rrs