The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-05-12
FROM FORT WADSWORTH.
Lates, News from the Hostile India
rive omit a page of our correspondents letter
concerning the wind at Wadsworth. 1t is sufi.
cient to say it blows every day in the year as
hard as it did here on Wednesday .s. a:.

FOEr WADswoRrH, Dr.,
3 -vlp lH- April n. 1866.
To the Editor of the Pioneer: ,-tf. o.. .r
Some messengers who arrived q few days
since report that party of sixteen left the
Chiefs Bluff, on the Missouri Coteau, one day
in advance of them, and that they followed
their trail down the James tor several days.
Near the head of the coteau they saw three
men, supposed to be of that party. The
intention was understood to be to divide into
two or more parties, to facilitate their opera
tons against the whites and against the friendly
Sioux. The party is under the direction Of
three of the SONS of White Lodge, family Of
great scoundrels. sd. guiI.. .apg i.-.
Il The hostile Sioux express greater enmity
against the friendly Sissitons than against the
whites, and threaten them with vengeance
whenever IN opportunity presents. I5a..!.-.:
There are thirty more lodgesfo of friendly Sis.
sitons within forty or fifty miles of this post,
coming to surrender themselves to the govern
ment. They will be here in few days. There
are others who desire to come in, but are pre-
vented by fear of the hostile Indians. In all,
however, over one hundred lodges of Sissitons,
not implicated in the outbreak, have surren-
dered within the past year. location has
been selected for them about five miles from
the Fort, where they will be enabled to plant
and be under the protection and control of the
military authorities. III"
There are also about forty lodges of friendly
Yanktonais, now on the James river, who de-
sire to locate in this neighborhood, but it is
understood the authorities here prefer to have
them remain on the James. The chiefs have
been invited in for consultation on this subject
and their future location will be decided upon
in few days.. al GJ-l .,l5 -:i -4-
The aggregate of all the Indians that will be
located in this sub-district the approaching
summer, will be about 22O lodges. These will
all plant, either on the James or in this vicinity.
Although series of war parties will most
probably leave the hostile camps for the pur-
pose Of raiding, I have every reason to believe
that the Minnesota frontier will not be mOlest-
ed by Indians from the northwest. Such an
Organization of scouts is being made, to he
stationed at different points, and to keep q
constant watch over the country, as will pre-
vent the passage of hostile parties by this route
They may, however, visit the settlements on
the Missouri or the western frontier Of Iowa !;
but think this ia doubtful believe the OBJ
ject of their expeditions win be to cut off strag.
glers and small working parties around the
Fort and to waylay hunters and Others of the
friendly Indians. But paramount to oil this
will be to possess themselves Of horses and
mules belonging to the Fort and to the friendly
Sissitons. If they succeed, however, in killing
either whites or Indians, or obtaining horses,
&C., they will be smart. To escape after the
commission of depredations think will require
q special interposition Of Providence
.u3 Truly yours, f. aa- g. HARMIN.