The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-09-05
News from the Chippewa Country
Everything Quiet.

CHARLES ID. OAKES, ESQ.,, returned home
on Sunday, from visit to the Chippewa
country. From him we have obtained some
particulars of the scare among the people of
that section, and Of the grounds upon which
it was based, and also of the disposition of
the Indians.
Mr.. CAKES, ISAAC VAN ErrEN, ESQ.,,
Judge COOPER and wife, left St. Paul on
Monday, August 25th. They met people
on the road who had left their homes, and at
Sank Rapids found the inhabitants throw.
ing up barbados. This alarm was caused
by the story Of BAD Boy, a Chippewa at
the Fort, that the Sioux had formed a league
with the Chippewas for the determination
of the whites, which is utterly without
foundation, as we'll as the story that HOLE
1N.rHE.DAY had made any arrangement, or
even had an interview with LITTLE Crow:
Mr.. CAKES, Judge HAML1N and others as
sured the people that the Chippewas would
not modest the whites, and prevailed upon
many to return to their farms and gather
their crops. At Little Falls the people
were barricading the Court House, but on
arriving at Grow Wing everything was
quiet and peaceable, although some of the
families had gone to the Fort in obedience
to the call of its commander.
Judge COOPER and party proposed to go
forward to Gull Lake, on the invitation Of
HOLE rN.THE- DAY, but MIR. morrill,, who
was clerk OF WALKER, the late Agent,
appeared, and prohibited their crossing the
bridge. The people protested and wanted
to have Judge COOPER proceed, Offering to
clear the bridge of any distractions to his
passage. Judge COOPER knows of no other
reason for the action of morrill,, save de-.
sire to prevent his having an interview with
HoLE.IN-THE.DAY. The next day Judge
COOPER went up some distance above the
bridge, and torded the river, and proceeded
to Gull Lake.
Judge COOPER saw HoLE-IN THE-DAY,
and had long conversation with him. He
was very much surprised that the people
could think him such fool, as to mediate
hostilities against the whites. He said bis
people had sold their lands, and were de"
pendent upon the whites for existence. He
made complaints in regard to the treatment
he had received. The whole number of In.
dams was about LOO, and yet according
to the accounts of the Agent, the amount
coming to the tribe was distributed among
1920. The Indians were actually decreas
Jog, and at the same time the annuities
were decreasing. HoLE.IN THE-DAY, and
the other chiefs were clamorous for an in.
vestigation. He regretted that his young
men had taken goods from the traders at
Leach Lake. They heard that he was kill.
ed and others of the tribe taken prisoners
and the act was committed under the ex-
element thus produced, and the goods
would be paid for willingly. In relation to
the trouble with the soldiers he says be
heard they wanted to take him prisoner, and
he did not mean to put himself in the way
of being taken, but would hold council
with the Commissioner anywhere. He says
that if WALKER had not sent troops after
him there would have been no trouble. Mr..
CAKES says Judge COOPER is confident that
all stories of Cbippewas joining with the
Sioux, and of their enmity to the whites,
are most ridiculous and mischievous twad-
die. About one hundred Sioux have driv.
en- the Chippewas from Otter Tail Lakes,
and when Judge COOPER arrived at Gull
Lake the Chippewas were dancing around
Sioux scalps.
HoLE-1N-THE-DAY is firmly of the opinion
that the Agent, WALKER, intended to get
him out of the way so that an investigation
could not be had by Commissioner DOLE.
He says he was assured in Washington that
some eight or ten thousand dollars of back
indebtedness to the Chippewas had
been paid, and now all be wants is the
vouchers. He wants to know how it was
paid, and to whom paid, as the Indians
have not received it. These and many other
questions they want looked into. HOLE
IN THE-DAY had sent word to many of the
settlers that they would not be molested.
In relation to the proposed Council, Mr..
CAKES is of the opinion that HoLE-1N. THE>
DAY will not attend it, if the Commits.
sioner insists on being accompanied with a
large number of troops, as be fears treache.
ry. He thinks MIR. DOLE, with small es-
cort, would be pefectly safe in going to
Gull Lake. If be chooses to 60 with all
the armed men be can muster, he will find
no Indians to treat with. Neither will
HOLE 1N-THE-DAY 60 to Crow Wing, if the
troops are there. HoLE.IN-THE-DAY has
scouts stationed every half mile betw cen
Grow Wing and Gull Lake, and knows ev-
erything of Importance that transpires. No
one can get into the town or out of it