The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-09-16
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

WHY INDIA Hg guEapECrTETbE bEMApHs.
Notwithstanding tho Indian outbreak, the
overland telegraph line, which runs right through
the scene OF troubles, remains uncut. A despatch
from Denver City, dated the 18th, alludlng to
this fact, infers nom Il that the Indians arc not
led by white men. The inference IS cOrrcc., and
" IN be borne out by all the facts of she ciso, We
doubt not, when they become known. The
FIRST move Of the Rebels or other white
men Gf such thcfa werc)- i1stiyaIug the
atrocities OF Che Indians or co.opcrlGnE
vrh them, would Doe 20 clip the Telegraph
pTps. A sinric break fro the line would throw
ihr United States troops oH their sc5l., prcran.
lher concentration and effective aston, and
give The sr'nge Ulolsgr lease Cf pin 80 aud
murder
The Indians know that the Telegraph ''alks;"
thst il 30 the mysterious seryitor OF the white
man, aud they must hc aware THAT 70 reports
their Numbers ard deeds Of blood TO military posts
hun udrcJs OF miles away, and chat itsy0icG ia cli-
ing fer swift punishment upIu them. All this
they must know, for the huidsrs and -upcinreu-
dents OF the live have always impressed upon the
ludl8ns the belief that the telegraph taIl5 evnry-
thi7g that Is going on. Tho ludiEus do mt touch
tho line, because they have surers'itiOus Dire al
4 OF its unknown power. The origin of their min
rled rtyrrtn and fur OF the telegraph 80 sta cd
/ TO us a. follows, by a gentleman who knows tho
J tlCfs --
/ when Mr. Creighton was consru- ing the
| overland line he met with no serious opposition
/ from The Indians, though IL was expected that ut
| any mOmeut they would wantOnly cut the poles
! or tear down the wires. lie determined 10 mlks
/ d tuikiug appeal 20 their supCrs itiOus clement
which makes up niue.tculus Of the abo-'r "a Al
! character. When The line was Conplet i bcrweon
/ +. 10 kCaucy and laramic-aD9Bt 500 miles
apart be CuutrNcd upon the 'mr day to have
/ the chief Of tbe ArgpthCes present at the Fort
| kcUury Station, aud tho Chief OF the Sioux az
/ Fort Laramie. These tribes were am Iug The
most powerful on the plains, and the chi1ts we'll
u ..r4.f. lie q sT.
/ OIL friendship.
/ An exchange Of signals De wcen the operators
40 the two stations showed h't each hal a chief
az his elbow. Mr.. Creighton, who was at Fort
/ kCarncy, then asked the hrapahJe chief it he
| would like 10 talk with his friend of the Sioux
at Fort Laramie The Indian smiled grlmly at
/ the taking the question rs Joke.
/ Finally, The superintendent succc, dod in convinc-
/ ing The chief that The proposition was a serious
one and that his Sioux ally was 90 that moment
| auXiOusly waiting TO hear from him. ArlDlhre,
after many doubts and misgivings, put a question.
| Sioux answered. The COnvCrs a,inn once begun,
| flew fast enough baCkuud forth betwe N these old
| companions in arms. Both the chiefs we're awe
| struck. Like true Indians, neither of them asked
| for an explanation of the wonder, but acaeptad
| IN good ath the solemn statement OF Mr. Creiglia
| ton ana the Fort Laramie operator, that the tele
| gaph was the instrument of the ManitOu, "thc
| Great Spirit his organ Of speech his voice upon
| the earth. To vii d up the demonstration, each
/ Chief was told that the other wished TO see him
| at point midway between the two forts The
invitation was uhcyed as If It had been an order
direct from the Mnitou. The chiefs started of
| on horses furnished by the superintendent, aud
after journey of two hundred AMI fifty miles.
met. Here they "COmpard notes" and found
! there was no mistake about the "pOw wow" that
| they held aWeek before tive hundred miles apart.
This cluched the impres ion ihl' Mr Creighton
/ had sought 10 make. The marvellous story OF
the te- WuPh was soon % among all the tribes /;
| anu from th.t time to this, posts and wires, sta
| items, instruments, batteries and rythng per
| t.iniDg thIeuulO-rut OporaiOrs--werc sacred in
their eyes Even the opera Ors would be respected,
! it is believed, If they stood on their dignity with
| the pole of a battery in each hand. Being but
! human, they ran away. On their return they
| always had Indians "trail" iu and about the sta
| tion, but everything uudi~turbed.
Ii is hoped rhat, in the progress of ciyiz luon,
| the Indians Will not fud out the secret Of the
! telegraph. when they do, they will make sad
! haycc all along ihe overland rome before they
| can be put dOwn.-J0W2'0t Of Commerce.