Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1865-12-13
FoRT RlcE, d. I. Nov. 9. 1865.

nave forwarded the vote OF the 0uth
regiment, which hope viii get home in
time to be counted. But we are so far
from civilization sha: it is doubtful.
What on earth any white man can want
with Deeotah, north and west of the
James River, do not know. 1t is only
fit for Bafaloes and Indians The whole
territory is net worth in perpetuity what
1t costs to keep possession Of it one year.
1t is true there is mineral wealth-coal
and iron-in abundance, and it is sup
posed there is gold in the Black Hills, but
as yet it is an unsolyed problem.
The other mere bulky. and less valua-
bic, though more useful minerals, are
vaIuless, because SO far removed from
centres of civilization, OF from localities
where civilized men can possibly exist in
| any considerable numbers
Buffalo grass, upon which wild buGaioes
feed, WHO are hunted by wilder Indians and
wolves whose dismal howls are answered
ba ck and re-echoed, by the mora dismal
how.1s of the more savage redskin, these
are Dtcotah's great and benefcent pro-
ductionA
Into th;s country, so wild and savage,
we are sent To do what? At present
it seems to be our main business, to feed
redskins ,~ith mCuldy -four and maggoty
bacon, and to build sSore houses in which
to put other aad newer stores 70 keep till
they too get noulay and rotten, Or until
the rats, who are in rayriads, eat them up
Truly this like ali Indian wars is & great
humbug, except TO the contractors and
a. 2. Ms
: BY the last mail We received, 7 see that
the companion expedition Of Gen SUlly's,
that of Gen. Conner, in the Powder River
country, has returned to Laramie, ana
Processes 10 have been successful The
fact Is as we learn from reliable sources,
ConRors expedition was as bad fzzle
on = SNAIL scale, as was NcClelIan's Pen
uinsula campaign. lie returned, having
been compelled to abandon and burn
nearly all his transportation, and with
the loss Of probably four white men to
every IadzEE killed.
So much for newspaper reports
With all this the Indians are, believe
anxious for peace; ana when the govern
ment gets tired Of filing the Unsuitable
maws of Indian agents and Contractors
peace win be made.
4 pow WOW has been held nj Fort SuIiy,
and if this has not been fzzle, it is not
the fault of the commissioners sent to ne
gotiate vtace.
First they announced their intention TO
come here; then they refused to come
further up than SuIly, next they left it so
late chat the Indians being deceived, first
rs TO enc place Of meeting, and next as to
the time, declared all white men as liars
and refused to 90 at all
Still they did accomplish something.
enough they suppose, 10 warrant another
nice journey up the Missouri next sprinG,
at our revered UncIe's expense, TO COM
pleto what they might have completed
this fa'I, if they had come in proper time,
and met them at the place first
designated. Poor old Uncle sam ! how
he IS imposed upon.
We had posr aroag on q small scale
here to-day, in which The gentlemen Of
the rose colored cpidermis, reiterated al
they had promised and vowed at Fort
SulIy, and promised to come, and meet
their high mightinesses the Plcaipos,
next spring, and concluded nv begging
something to eat, with powder, bah and
tobacco Something to eat they GOT; but
the other valuable commodities were
"5l9u SAINT" J. IT, Y.