The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-12-09

by delay the ratification Of their treaty. ana thsir ia
% receive the protection Of the troops shA had bez
The snake Indians their hereditary enemies are con
tnualy tepsedstng upoa them and BY their frequent IN
the sbsepce Of the Reserve indians o. hunt hs snaies
made desceot upon the agency drove Oh the cattle and
horse: ss,SssDg e The goysrnnsn. md ,hs Ina.s. s
and employees 70 Zee for safety
s.bsh his bssdqusrssrs It Ills reserve. ms being
DONE The Indians were induced TO return and theI
work IN ths culsi,ion Of the nslds Their oonhaencs
Was partially restored, but the Snakes continuing their
anDoyanoes the superintendent In June attempted "a
discover their rendezvous and, p,ssble, hold ooun
continual warfare upon tribes who IN aity with
NE United States He unable 10 ind them, AMER 70
Sys s,, IN w. II. sse
Valley. Two days After sho sup'iDtsndsDs len the
enabled 70 escape WIN Hstis punsSnsnt following
svsss s made sudden ssssoi upon the Wa sOrnSs
Resofvatioc ana drove on al the stock found there
r' s :. sS rsp0rs The. s rspsea a;s
donmens but the establishment Of permanent military
These Indians though known n nasss,o must not be
confounded with the '6ho shonees and "Bapnaokso
"Hnshes of the Rocky Aountsinsn Tue latter are we'll
buffalo On the hsa1 waters az sSs Ysowsoue WSis The
former ara vulnerable rsCe who subsist upon roots and
insects except when suOesafa thievins expeditions fur
Ths Indians with whom the treaty Of 18th june 1885,
conclOded are reported - being very ractAbe in their
Gated nom evil Influences and The aptitude svnoed BY
than the adoption OF the dress and forms Of civilized
Toe s :. ss WIN sss ,sa
mos longer be Withheld nom Thorn.
The Umstilis Reservation 10 described beIng most
ectsd Being wen watered, containing timber and much
hYte land and excellent natural pastursgo ample for
pons s1psror sdvsassses ana Houd .Soa
which, : ven !. the rsserv.iiOo would seem 70 require
military protection against the Snake Indians who nha
bit the adjacent country beyond the Blue Mountains
me NtE PeSoes located upon . reservation OF IN
sve passurs and agricultural tracts abundance Of game
and Ash while forests Of pno cedar and arch found along
sSs o0ars: q The Gsar water river Win Vie s@Ss. q
be the streams being adapted 70 rafting and navga6e
me Nee Psross are reported a having ,eosra adopt
Cd civilized dress, and considerable number profeas
Christianity and exemplary In their cooduct although
for thirteen years they have been without any whts
me various tribes coniedsratsd under tbs nome Of the
ouss..s having - ere. q about eight Sersd square
miles, Of which The Simooe valley The chief hababie
par, and whsre the Indians are located
These diansparttes 10 the treaty of 9th June, 1850
all among The hosss during The late Indian war.
The Survivors are MD 70 10 fully sssls Of their folly
sidsrsd = entirely subdasd, and are suSssrvisss
Although inferior 70 oshef interior tribes IN their ply
as s poc1 q me
government In reiAtion 70 them.
he continual tD0uSions Of The Indians residing beyond
our Territorial limits are referred 70 By the 5upeTiu
tsndsnt who reports that constant collisions be-
twssn them and he Indians Of the at,oas
ne lives and property Of The white settlers are eop
me employment Of small swim wAr steamer u again
reoonmcnded for service against these "sutside bar
knyta ANAL ~ uwN 0osS1A
In Consequence Of The failure Of Congress provide for
the employment Of additional agents In Warrington Tor
sspustieDs and for who the additional agents In
tended have been Transferred 70 anosh0r reoervatiou
\, S imporssn, ssss Il, s. indians IN OREGON and
.s.sss should b n:s...sd .i.s !: :. early a.! and
o1sd - ana S .upuUxa upon
rress 70 meet Tie expenses incident such negotiations
The act making appropriation Tor NE current
and eontinssns e1psnsss Of the Indian Dspsrtmelt
Indian tribes fos the ending june 90 1884, approved
June H. 1890 appropriated thirty ave thousand dollars
presents and 70 meet expenses necessary in holding
council with the ArrapAoe and Cheyenne Indians south
Of he Platte esss The Rocky Mountains and north OF
By your usruc ions Of the 18th Of August last
charged win The duiy Of carrying out the intention Of
that mooth e this city and proceeded 81 expedtousy
~ practicable 70 Beors Fort on The Upper Arksnsas,
~
which point had directed that the two tribes should
meet me I arrived there on the eth September, m
sppss popnsrs ssd BEEN despsscsed and few DAYS BE-
fore len two principal chiefs and few heal men came
70 my camp ana informed that their bands ooad
reach for twenty days. These Cheyenne chiefs and
the chiefs Of The Arspahocs convened by
formed Of the object Of my visit 70 them they readily
make 70 them respecting the reduction present
reservation and the design " the 10
trate them urn smaller trscs o. ferte country .hers
nnntly m p&rualn nd theun n
turned nom The hunt in which they were then engaged
able 70 remain longer Il that point a,d Is believed
tha. articles q prepared By me 70 Do execut
ss' lSSAo, Nm ~ ss mS s@ sy 'ea
these tribes desailed report Of The procsedinp With
the Arapahocs and Chsyen dated the 26th October
referred.
Il may be proper TO remark that sotwiths.Andiug the
open hostility manifested by The KioSas aud Camsncncs
sssea ssroush lAs country over wnch they roam With
out moesssson, nor did 50 any Of either Giee on my
way and AID not svan q " ordsr o. NE We, Dspsi.
soors, either going OF returning scross The ,Aiss.
ne oct above quoted ESQ contained . provision sp
iran spossaoa Of pvovsssss and presents aad 70
expenses uecenary IN holding council with tho Red
I he sas 4 ,sss . ' % sass il
Ass, provided That The goods purchased Ia Eighteen
nandsd snd any cshs for ths v.sconnais saad Of souH
The reception q which was declined by Thorn, nag be
nssa N the segosisso.: win The aid onippswas Of
ned lAke ~ Rcd river"
To carry INTO erect object oontsmp latsd By Oou-
grsss = making thh sppscpsAnes, co.nisossrs were
sSys,.s ~. yGs sm s Il % an. s,,
tSsy proceeded tbs Rcd rves q Tie North and hslf
council vi,n the nippsvas = RED lake and Rsd river,
e e. soss r ss .s.
The Commissioner failed 70 ooncude articles OF Agree
nens oouvoaton Of thess bands, By OF the
Absapce Of Indians from Rainy snd Lake Of the
Woods and In consequences Of the delegates from He'd
Ahe bong oarrasssd BY promises thsy hsd given 70
The members 81 The band Who fesna insd st home.
copy Of the report Of The Commissioners herewith
srsnsmtsssd in whioh thsy stAte thai iron inormAson
thai has reached them bolieyed negotiations could
be resumed via reascaa6le prcspssts Of sucosn
Amer the return OF tee hippawM 70 their homes the
e Of tbe Red lake band assr consultation vita their
people, communicated 70 thsr agent The ooooiusion 10
whoh they had arrived and asksd that they might be
afforded another Opportunity Or negotiating treaty.
InformAssoa hes reached hh once thai NE Psmbna In
dians-those Of the Red Y'ver-hsd made similar re-
quest and had agreed 70 conclude articles Of agrcemea
and con vention for q ceesou Of their lands.
rhe attention Of Inc dspAytmsnt was called 10 Ah sub
ect IN letter addressed 70 ron. by the Hon Henry