New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-10-17
THE INDIAN TREATY AT BENTS foH',
Eresa Our Own Correspondent

-DrsvyR CRY. Plies Peak, Sept. 30, lSel
E...u;oorcs from Beots Fort on the Arkansss Zio
,s soutseast of this city, has been tr7
inst. TIE proposed trssty between onr "o'e'n"
ard the Cbeys mes ard AJapahoes for the exinc
the Indisn titles to The land in the Pixies pas
has ended in a verbal agreement with the a'a"noe'
80 bo ,ra,e nresspt to the number Of about seven
hundred. Three talks Of two hours In iengIn "o''
hsld With them, through heir Chiefs Iit''e haSen'
Storm. Big Mouth, and Left Hand In cmsidsra''on
81 assurances from TIE Commissioner that tner grea'
Father st Washington would seod them oas ;.h he
farming utensl-, e'c they agreed to settle WIZ VIC
Cb.vsnnea M on rich ion Of the Arkansas 'ai,oy
bet,y.en Bsnts Fort and the Huerfanio, embracing
nearly coo square miles, and to adopt me hAo'e anu
puTsniis Of civilization ,..r.
White Antelope and Black Kettle, expressed their VII
lipQness to enter mo the srranga men', ont az,
tenacious siickers for squs,r soyerelg.Y 10 mas.
would not M d. rtske 10 hiI the tnoe uuth uS q1oe
tior should be subns 10 vote OF all tner orsos'
As,he existing treaty with Govsrnmf nt was ms4
i6irtlv by the Cbty snd Arspahoee coula nos
! he abro0aied without the copsent OF Oo'n, snh va
sl ds;ded that the ate should rest for the pres
s,t nnder TIE shove verbal agreement, and the papers
he cent ont this Fa or next Spring Tor TIE signatures
| of the chiefs OF both t,ioes ,.:.. x..;olv
! Thirteen wagon-oads of presents, CONSISTING msI"y
of blankets ehirs scisoJs knives camp ks'uvs noul
bacon sugar coffee ard tobse'o, amounting IN .oe
aggregate TO $50 900 were brausht out ior .he 49,
was not fully coDsumustd, be distributed eooat ono
third Of the eoods equally among tie ArspAnoss,
Cbeyerpss, and some fty Apaches VINO were pfes'o'
az loohers.ou ard hegRsrs.
twenty five miles above Bsnts. on the Arfsnsss
During The negotiations, three of the chisfs RESIDING
there, Known ss Old Woman, Black Bird ana cs.ons
Arm can G in and had an interview with the Come-
sioner Trey fret shook hands with the represe ntatVe
OF OUT Government, whom they styled the great Cap
TAIN then each embraced him three times, with two
thnroh QrE hand
eonu enced the pssver by the exoressioD Christ
over up and we should be good children" The Com
missioner aseursd The Of the distinguished consdsra
ton of their great Father, in evidence Of which
quantity of pre- cents had been cent out for then aud
were now in the fort. but they bad been bad chill
dren numbering the whites in Texse, and the Kiowas,
who allied with them, numbering Immigrants on
the krkansas, he would be compelled 70 withhold the
eifts. The chief, with unctu0us and cultural elo-
ounce denied the soft impeachment, asserting that
they the beet of Indisps and that the murders
alluded 10 had been commit ed by other hapde with
which they had no sort Of correction and whom they
bid power to control The Commissioner, how
ever, iDexorsbe, aud after hearing horily from
BIN, they babe him adieu snhjectog him q parting to
when they came in. II it leaves unpleasant
"reminiscences Of the DervieS upon his person in the
fern of vermn or cutsneous disease, be is peculiarly
fortunate.
Medals bearing lkepesses of President Buchanan
were pr senhd % Storm and Little RAVEN, and
received by those shojng lights Of the Arapshos tribe
VIII Inc utn osf price ADO ealeiacfon. Little Raven,
vino had the misfortune css bis the next day was
utterly ipconsoahe, and offered ten horses for lis
oovtry. Some wsg gave to two Of he braves counter
felt press ntmen's OF Lincoln snd Douglas, upon
pagn uedas which they accepted with gratitude aud
regarded as priceless treasures.
During the treaty 10 Arapshoes came IN with Paw
lee scalp ard though almost des, nte OF hair,
and therefore tile priced as TIE aborgire consider it
spaTk of the umost cowar1ce to shave the head
without leaving s>lglNk il was the signal for q
sesp dance, which lasted during much OF the night
On the day when the goods distributed about 20
Of The Ayapahoss exhibited themselves the whites in
| canoe of two hours their pers1ps de,ked with
quils, buffalo heads bear claws elk teeth aud other
aitiCl.s OF los isn furr y.
Marx Rsfe, Young man of -, who recently fell
auoDg ib.evts, il he shape Of bard Of Rio vas, lie
sill AZ Bsnts Fort 3eIfnl example Of the ;euaeity
of life upon the plains. He was speared 10 the back
three times shot 10 three places seapsd and left for
deed upon the yosd bat sferwad rallied ani walked
80 miles 10 The frt before obtaining ssdsssne. Tie lie
able 10 vslk al cane AMI bids fiir 70 recover
entirely. His bead s ill raw and bloody. His scalp
taken wib very dbl knife and no hair let upoa
biz head exceut q su,sll lock us, above each ear
Mr y. Is & eenwCor the Commissioner On tue part
OF the Administration 20 make the treaty, c0adnctec
Tie exp diti,n very mach sffr the manner Ia wdish
the dftIngu shs6 John Pheuix organized h's 'onpany
70 survey the rail way betwe the Grand Pisla
il San Francisco ard the hi zion Dolores Hs brought
with bim his s0p, his brorbFrn.law, and psrty Of
rercs all az the eX Of Uccle SAN, aud sctusly
bird tao DeavbTs Iudsns NJ s. eacn per day 10 &C.
90 guides up the ksnlai route q B1ots Fort, more
Oh n 500 miles-p tbOrougnfire as pla0ly marked as
Brcadwsy snd more Travelled than any o.hee wag n
read in The ULi.ed States A. D. n.
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