, 1862-10-16
IHS N0RTHWEY F.
The Indqan pi@eultfes la Mlune1o3a

The Iadlan Di@enlttes In Mt0ne1o42.
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80 o.t.1. ~.
f,nr rni,.n f.sscn,t;s. ,h.ve s1rs.d. ~ h..-
rp..rs,ed IN that deoraa v%,trb o,v.n ~. nan.
r,.a here the sssnr.nrn n r,.a,ers that thar
Mn soon be enabled to tn,ngur.ta = bonfsr
var that In peeuutszy expsnditure sud Il .o1ll-
ty viii assume some of fhe resusc4ah]e mo-
portions of tha Potomac, md enable Gem,
Pope. M som n the snox n tan or tsalya
feet deep. To announce to lie VIZ depsr4ment
the cheering fntelligenc. arh,. ali ia Quiet
<r5,,
On INC poaos3
The cause and progress OF our 1ndian difd-
cu1ties, we propose to detail In brief manner
A. The treaty IT Travers- -ae.s,nux In 1871 the !
..---.: 4. ~. 1r.,taa o.-. =,
s~a4 a2uon eeoeo 70 Ing ona'ea o.~os al
Mississippi. extending west 10 as to include
.ho 1.,de os rho vanl,,os a,e.a+ona s,a
-.1e A'4.4~o ~ o @A@
iahk'to-n.,s-trloea maj oelong 70 tue c u
1o,de 1;a a1cnp 4he R;o Afndnv R,per and tbe no-
,.!,.- m.. 49, 4S,s
Fer "ate1s u Tue ea1nnesoa. lhese Ifloes
refused to jaio in the treaty Of Travers-de-
sst;ux- In 1S55 the Yauk-to-nays appeared in
1900 ~ 80 T.nov Ma6; inn gencr ar, -.
Ao4ee - le 'e AZ"
mepstratel against the eale Of their lands, re-
fueing to receive any portion Of the annuity. |
m this remonstr.,ce III. ,overnmpnt n.sd no |
s.ten4;o1 sex tha vanbto-o- J.. 49,
attentlon. IN 1891, the ianktorays and por- |
.t 4 the ~. ns,ment % at the the Ye,lor Ma;eina
Agency nnp. herring ahont 3 mn, warrior. ve1,
a@AA '~.s ~111s 49, W..
a1meos Win COCO supply ot ammun1don, ana
threa1t red to destroy the agency. Capt. Saer-
1t,an fnov Ger. T. ". Sherman, WA st thst
t;.aa - ,a.r,n,,a ~ A.. 1T,;t13 et.+a, fo-...
]4Aus IL WV i0" y. ~ oA1 s'~0 A0A~''
u the agency which consisted Of tfree com
If % he Agent to open iirr uton sne1p, swearing
that lie {. uld annln,late them ia twenty min
ute. The Insixns marched up within frw
;,tt Of Lis kuns, and swung their tomahswks
ire, ttlling hin ttat be wonld never load his
itf.: ed to LET Sherman ire, aud succeeded il
aness as Gsers e GoSges. As:o9di1zy IL IT, IL
| Copg,css appropriated S55. .000 wort6 OF goods
| IS . Quie;iDg present 10 these disAiitcted
| bants- These goods we're trans ported by the
| gtye1ntuen: to point designated By the Indi-
! Agtle5. 1ere tn- Indians aptear-d: and re-
1utt c 10 Eo'd zny talk with the Agent After
| tcliiry a council :mo-g themselves, the
cL1,fs mS1cEe up 10 1hv presents, spit upon
/ them, II Il IN Iu'1ed their backs upon the
i Age ald LIFT with al their people. Tne
AZ. 1t ,eturled with the goods 10 The Yellow
II: Gicl:-t Agtl cy.
Htr. I'll The difficulties rested until tue re-
/ c.nt tub,e;.k, ezc; pt the foray Of lnk-pa-
| ,.rta al St.u,t Lake. Ipk-pa-tu:a Is an out
ctIs;s'e cf about 30u wzrrlcr=, all o. whom
have it'd .rom different Sioux tribes, having
IL ontiAN II fer murder and otacr cEimts.
|, k-pa. du:a Is now auout si11y-onc years old,
s:ra,gh ght as IN arro~. active aud athletic.
tc!a, tee1iees, Gashjug "bri-aHd OF iAe
bord.r'' All OF Lis b1nu, which are
vel nouIled, psr;axe Of his charAc
Ter. and ar.: Ceyotedly attached to
lim. Tie nei.hburing tribes fear lin ard
tnceayor to cultivate his friendship. but he is
too eh1ewd to come within their grasp, know
ing that they would put him to death If they
conld secure him. He belongs to the
Yank-to-nays-fhat is, he was born q
Y:nk-tu-nsy. TIE difficulty now exist
irg is with the fank-to-nays, including
q portion of the Sis-se-tous. aud Yauk.
tone. lpk-pa-dnta is believed to be now with
them. In the destruction Of New Ulm, aud
the Lower Agency, he was not with them, hut
it ras Known that he had his emissartes
amopE them. The first murder committed bv
ere, about seven miles north Of the Lower
, Agency, which is situated Oh the Minnes ota
. RIVER. This took place in the afternoon.
, Two whisky traders being killed. There were
> hut lew Indians present at the time. That
Light the Iuolans III large force moved upon
: the settlement After numbering all that they
: could lind, they Started tor she Lower Agency
and af,er destroying it, they started for the
Bottom Wood settlement, aud followed do III
: thu strt am to New Ulm, below Fort Ridgley
D Hire about forty hunters had already assem-
j t1td to 0etcId the place, ard had the German
;. citizens there displayt any courage, the Indi
+ ans would have Teen Eepuised with bur llttlt
!, damage. From New Utm they went around
= For, Ridgley and attacked the Upper Agency
e snd then returned to the attack Of For R.dg1ey
/ where they wtre repulsed- From this point
g fhty moved up the Upper Minnesota, aud ar
II DOW etcan1ped at Lake Lac-quc. parie, excep
;. two or three email bands th4t are hoverinE
!. between Lac.quc- parle and our forces. Ther
d entire force it is believed By the traders, doe
= not not number more thac s 600 warrior.