, 1865-10-03

!er. to pnt into effect the aforementioned prop,s
/ fio1 L1sue bJ me to them.' 80
They ag1ee to delt1@.pp The h.1ance Of the mi,
h1sh a f. r. ns2 eS done asttss on 6eays csy s6a'
/ II hare the honor. Governor, To be
~iopf eesi!e9s ssRt q. .'%1sto,r, sf'E1Rt
.:5,eior First csv. Col. commanding Fost I,on
n,s I,sd EfRsesney Rsdk 2hn Evans. eovsznor Of Gale
ttFoar Lros, co1oRApo TERmrorr,1 :
u july 18th. 1864.
@$.R: When Last w1ots ron was In ho,es tha
or Indian troubles were al an end. Col ch1rins
account Of Affairs at that post. Ihcy haze Hles
so.ae M ten men from tsa'n, and run Of all the stoe1
:"4n near q they can lesrn, III the tribes we.,
enEaged h Il. The Colonel win give you tho pr
nenpfs. There Is no dependence to be put In an,
f1oT k s td SoRss Rsges
lead Is the best food los thesn.
~Hetpestinlly' your e Pit = sefy't. :.
- t'United States Indian Agent,
y lnSt3 dGs Asi,s xghss Governor and snpcn'end
Tic following statement, by Robert North,
WIS made 10 me:
Having rceovered an Arapahoe pt:soner Il
equaEI nom the 1ies, l obtained ,he coincidence 81
bos sd %9 HI !. aaxs 7.nssa, ;sa "h them
<A~
net, dc infisms 9.ntIg dn,a ~ s.Tt IL RLso
Dance about fitg miles below Fart fTan. m ~
Arkansas river, 1t wl;ch tic lesdjnT c1,3rfs sna ~
warriors Of several Of the Tribes Of jhe plsins met
The canancfes, Apsehes, K.owss, the northern
soa ped al o. 6s
nlticn In ihe snnne h4a4, bc,n ;scnso ~ ls
| tet. often, and The lew Of them Who opposed ii
MefG tnfSsd to be quict, and were really in danger
.. . ineaf nses &sW loe principal chiefs pledge to
hsas W he Whtc. nat,i tEar ~ az saaSe
non and guns 20 ss 10 bs rady 1 wRben tbsr strite
and the plan Ii to commences the wur at several
points In the sparse settlements carly in the spring.
Ihey want Cd me 70 Join them In the war, aaytn,
sH cisj,rs,u ~nq 1ei.o ES Erss man5 En1e women
blankets Sc bHt While Al cannccI a. II Il y;
by marriage, and live with Them, an vel wbite
Mexteans with the Ca1nanche md Apache Irdisus,
az of whom rrEe on The war, promising to help the
thaIus ss a !nemse!'ess and TINT great many more
nrIness T. "Gala ~ GENE Up Fom Ne" Mexico for the
fc1s.1 ~ aS5,,s.
All tn Sh"renncs sne ern ssat i ,ha SHOWING mat
fhc fufinns H. ~ oauns,1 aA aot1ss'on from
~ "cn: a FE,ns u. .n1 ern,airaI nu 49,, .a.,.. 49,
,e ,s. Gans s.L1;I G;.Plainea taat smoktng ths Wat
betn sncb rs to show tiev had sn nnderfsrdin
Nith OH : tribes." '''1 ~ ''A'''71 1'sa'oA's
IS ,yrat Iau.ans-We acsroEledce tb,. onr
actions haze giyen Sou reason to bel:ese tbs" '
IL addition to all this. I refer to the an
pcEdcd statement Of Mis-. Ewbanks. She Is
one Of The prisoners that Dlnck Eciti., n .he
council, said they had. Instead of pnrchas- Us
ing her, 1t will be observed that they farst CAP
tured her On the Little Blue and then snfd
her 10 tho Sioux, 1.'' = Au' tne'' 3o'o
Mrs Martin, another rrsc1tef3 nrisonor vaa
captured By the Cheyennes on Pium CreeE
west of Kearney. wifi, hoy nina ~ Vaasa r4I' n
these were tie nrieone5a If .whch {vi3ts ~ ~.
!. telope said, in council, "WetooE two prison.
trs west Of Kearnev. md destroveed e17f tha
trains.I In her published statc1nent shc c savs ava
the. party who captured her and The boy
Killed eleven men End destroyea fhe t,ain;
and we're mostly Cbeyepnea.
Thus have proved by tho Indian chiefs
named IN The report, By Agent Col]ey and
Major Wynkoop, to whom fhev refsr II ana.
tain their assertion to the contrary. Tint these
lDdlnns he'd ''bccn at war, and Ind commit
ted acts Of hostility and deprcdations.' =.
This documentary evidence could be cx.
tended much fu :ther, but enough has been
produced to show the utter recklessness of
their statements, and because wnufd nat
admit, il the face Of these published facts. e
ltIat fhcso Iu.IIans ssyers md aiwavs IA
been friendly, and had not been guilty Of any
nets Of hostility or deprcdation,' tie Com
ittSe &C., acenss ne Of .Pssya1isatioa" They
Ts o. aHo'ans 4,s. tne 4e admission thna he was
1s e 49, N4Au'sN'.s' 1Aa%*14I4EA e4
been, actnated by the most friendly feelings
toward the whites"
had len the Indians in the hands Of tho
ml:ltafy authorities as shal! presently show
there "ers many conflicting rsitnors as to
tI,s tno tS Spe7!..on maae o! them; was absent
positive In regard to thcir'stntus after tho
eonncfl.
n 1esafo 10 thelr stains prior to the couu-
q, ~ gensef, the ioFesoin5; public documents
Of truth or foundation is the assertion that
whites, and had not been guilty Of any acts Of
a.osE 1ostl1y o5 oecdatsons ta ignorance Of the
.ae.e f al1sa III Ane report o. tAc commits
sipnea a.,n 81 matan Atafe ior ls6l Is lneScns-
ticu1arly referred them to it.
am oblircd to The Committee bovcrcr
fnr statinr Wherein / nrcvar;eafa1 a. ! a.,
.nus snapaea 10 fepel theaf gross attack on
ny character as witness. by showing that
they we're misfaksn and was correct in my
testimony
The next paracran1 ar the rcnort 10 "a fo,.
1oTs. ~ ~A' et"'' - - !'es
"A northern band o, the cheyenpe,. lno,sn ~
ne Uof soldic1E, Lad been guilty Of acts Of bos-
t1its; bu al the testimony to prove that they
tsts r. n .ts ~ o,. S 5ses Aesa'es band md
Kettle ana hls band denied Il! connection wiih, or
M ta !efs me nog Soldier and Leif Hand
T',a cams,,.ee --au a'as ~, ~ ,s.su u.l9,
n,;sed to fcn,1 tf,c fect ttat In,n VIZ 9s sns-
VIII ~ ~ ~. tnat taese Oos so'aisfs
Hams ~ acse 81 hns.;f;s, ,ea tn1oM !ne atg1
1,IaoE EottIa;. ~ VIA "e'e .cauI aHonE
.,nr+;o-H nta.H s ~ ~. auu Nnne Antelopes own
Man,r 1cr,.,.na - .ns ZIG, JTfhdn camp 70 which
1I1y ~, aoup 1aans has eAPeol1oh, and
.ncn ncau Man, nnll pear, was Que Of the
psomnent neg :, nEn m o. Inc population brought in
10 sec me- at Denver. By reference to the nc