Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1861-06-29
and totally unacouainted with the feelings

and totally unacquainted with the feelings,
character and condition of our neiyhbor-
ing tribes Of Indians, hesitate about bring.
ing their families West apprehe nding
some .roubls from the Indians. And We
are sorry to see that even the public press
il giving color and credence to startling
rvmors, calculated to alarm the timid
hearts Of the initiated These, perhaps;
honest though none the less glarlng mis-.
representations, are calculs: ed to prevent
emigration to the Northwest. Hence.
while We shall refrain from a,tributing
any selfish motives to those OF Oar craft.
who may choose to lend their columns to
the circulation Of silly rumors. and false
alarms-ye., in justice to ourselves and
the much siandered Indians-and for the
sake IF truth, we mast and do most posi-
lively assure the public, that each and ali
OF those we'll famed rumors are utterly
ground!ess, and without any foundation
whatever in truth. The only Indians
within a radius of two hundred and fifty
miles Of this place, are the Omahas, Pom
cas- and Yauctons The Omahas live on
their Reserve, in Nebraska Territory, forty
miles below Sioux City. They are weak
in numbers, the whole population not
amounting to one thousand. Long inter.
course with civilization, by which they are
surroured, has reuderded them semi civil
lied and perfectly friendly.
The Poncas reside on their Reserve, on
the Running Water, some twenty five
miles from its mouth. They number in
population, about the same as he Omahas
They have, in great measure, abandoned
the chase, and are turning their attention
to farming and stock growing They de-
pend, in part, for support upon their gov
eminent annuities and self interest as
well As inclination, render them peacea.
bic and contented.
The Yanctons are domesticated on their
Reserved Lands, on the Missouri river,
near Fort Randall, and about sixty miles
above this place. AS Tribe, they num-
Der a little over two thousand souls. Even
amongst the various Indian Tribes, there
are grades o: excellence or. Mt least
degrees of degradation, and all who know
anything about them, acknowledge the
1anctons BY far the mos, intelligent. in-
dustrious. high minded, and yir,uous In.
dams in the whole Northwest. They have
been on their Reserve only two years. and
at this time they have eigh, hundred acres
under fence, and in high state Of cult
walton. Young men. and even some Of
their old Braves" join in the field labor,
and do not leave it exclusively to the
Squaws, as is the almost universal Gus
tom among the Indians. The Yancrons
receive annually from the Government.
the snug little sum Of SHY fee housand
dollars, which they exprni for clothing,
provisions, horses, cattle, domestic imple,
men's, improvements. &. They have
good saw and gri>t mill and the Chiefs,
and many of their principle braves"
reside in comfortable houses
The 1anctons consider themselves as
an integral part Of our Government. They
are in no.wise tincrur-d with secession,
but on III. other hand, they profess a vii!
ingness. if necessary, to take up arms for
the expulsion Of any invading foe, be be
red or white, Indian or fire eater. In
word-an unarmed man. or an unprotec.
ed woman, even when travelling alone over
the Indian lands, is far more safe from
insult or danger than while passing along
one of the crowded thoroug ares Of any
of our Eastern cities, policemen and gas.
lights to the reverse Notwithstanding
These are the simple FACTS in the case,
and all who reside here will testify TO the
truth of the same.