, 1865-09-06
THE GREAT INDIAN vS:..t..:I,
The EaTEy en- route from
Lawrence to FL. Smith
ARRIVAL AT FORT SCOTT, KANSAS.

| ty-Anntlser Indian nCounct1-futerr4ts
Ing Counfry-Wcaltla of ta,c Indian
Terrttor5-Stbck Kept Without Feed
ing-Loyaland DIsIoy al Indians-7Iat
tcsn Hefnre the Council-The Trip
sontaaern Kansa>-Coal in Abupdaucc
"A Military Post DIsbandel.
T. - From ,onr Own neponerl g., i
FoRI Sco11, kansas, Aug. as-
The Commissioners to the grand Indian
Council arrived nt this post last evening:
The party rcuiam over Que day to complete
their outfit, and Get ready al escort to accom-,
pany them to Fort Smith, 200 miles south Of
herr, ;Hhere the council l. TO be held. Your
| correspondent Joined the party atInWrencc,,
I Kansas, where the outat4 and supplies were
procured.
FROM LAWRENCE TO PORT SCOTT.
We made the trip from Lawrence to this
place, 100 miles, in three days. Our train
consisted Of titee stx-mnls wagons, loaded
With commissary stores, and fur dI-mule
anbu1Ances, together with several private
carriages. The train will be considerably In
creased from this point. F!
.',''' TIE PARTY, !.
The Commissioners now with the party arr
Judge Cooley, Commissioner Of Indian A.
fairs Col. Parker, principal Chief of the six
nations, and Aid 10 Gen. Grant; NJ, Mix.
Chief CLERK of the Indian Bureau, wLo has
heen In TINT DennrtmPnt fnr. thirtv vears en-,
IT. W7e+., or -pb;,,de,nh,a -,ro,,tc.::.
member Of the Society Of Friends. Dr.. Nc,
Gowan, who has been In China seventeen
years, also accompanies the expedition, to
make observations Of scientific and. ethno-
AoG.eal :uasseset. e.,.
! Neslaf1 III 'he morning LOT fofs smith,
! expecting 10 makc lug zap IN anou1 seseu
days. A 1arEe delegation goes nom tn,s
| place and from Lawrence TO lovk 10 stnnoaa
Interests, ,I1a,1a fa ine "aE o' Seco'l sAu's - -
SOUTHERN KANSAS. !
Tn eom1np from lawrence, o distance NJ
mn miles. a yery fIuc country l. passcd over.
NC fordcd twelve rircta and creeks, making
mn average or one creek oErtrer every eight
and q half miles. This shows that Southsrn
Kansas Is well watered. 1t is also well tim
bercd. We were at no time out Of sight OF
timber, and rarely out oi sight OF well 1cncea
and well enitaSa1ea aa11as' =.
- ANOTHER INDIAN coESc1L- J..
Af,cr The session of the Council nj Fort
Smith tue company will proceed to tho hesd
waters Of the Arkansas, to hold Council and
form treaties with the wild lndians Of the
Soufhwest, or 1tBlanket Indians" as they are
| fcr.ncd nut here.
'es'0s'' 'ss ~. A SsT1prs7,sc toryrn,
u,.,,.. -.,ee;,,,, tbronrh c,c nf tbc r,ns, IN,
z,,nSs ~ ca;ntrr uqe IN ~ M nv far Wcei
A frnct fieb in minerals, diversified with IN.
dnlatfne. praiyie, lcyel platcaus,: and heavily
timbeTed bottom lands. Stretching away. to
uilea. and west for III hundred miles, Ncs
Wlnt is vaguely markcd upon the map 'sIn.
dian Territory. Il is, in many. respects, the
Garden spot 1of the west.
waltz or TEE INDIAN TERRITORY,
usre hore rcs,d.t, s,r vcars cIvi]izcd Iu,9.
nus ~ ~, n9'rrccs thctr aocEs and hrrfis
ecnoois ana eno Nv .I nao 1tnn,1,er ~A0 Ridiun
1lat, Me5auy, ~ ..n 5a..a a. T. saf,,exaa ".
,a, n 'nu Ia;or H. " the rrk nat,on. lie says ht
Was counted O poor Indian but before tht
! war broke out he used to sell caeh ycaE SI
, head Of cattle, which, at $lo per head, woult
be 5000. III says he didn't know how maDy
; other stock. they were rs the sands Of the sea
: shose. in that country, without number
!. orocx rEpr w.1ruorr FEEDING.
, e,o.,. t. ,,erer ia anrth;nr in In
5toch Itr+ IT. ~ tkot ann -,
moan iGII'hosf, ~ - oA1 HI,,t,a n. ~
/, 1aisa ~ ~ etaof, ~ 4bst h,s ha., dr;re,
Inc amuun! e.ucn ~. ~ ~ -. ,.nr M
out OF tnal cSls st1ss tts thsrs 49, ,,rns's,
out u aapss a1su 1.,s tha4 a..a hesn romm;tte a.
1ngs anu as 1e..ai ~, - ~ naIjaJ
up9n 'nniats tte h0a ~ 3s Dvsu 1SacE % eatsaogne
nlo eee1aoA"n1a'0' ''' 'o'@ =" "A'~'>
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E LOYAL ASo sheI. isn'ASss w,
Tour scanets afe a"aae .a1t 'ns ~ tnr WIN
: ne lhosaa 1Gs, Esae Il" ,,eans1os ~
! eoath an4 N nus w efs enG a!an Mnanis ~ :
slavery 4ne 1uost y. 49,. "a :..at - ~.
save r. We ndian 1as' s,epcho1de, 1e ~, ~ ~ hc %
: ~ t, ao6 ,a ~ y waa IN whife sIsv,
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