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VISIT TO THE INDIAN TERRITORIES.

Il "Ash'NnI 4uoltN1N6, NOfEMBER ID, 1850
VISIT TO THE INDIAN TERRITORIES.
by invitation, Hon. LAFAYETTE FOSTER, Prcsi
dent Of tho United States Senate. delivered an ad
dress in the Merchants Exchange of Now Haver
last Thursday, giving account OF q recent vis
10 the now territories and of the principal In
dian tribes:
MIR. Foster said that undcr an act Of Congress
providing for visit to tho Indian territories by
somo of tho mombers of Congress, he with two
others, had gono out. IIo started, in the month
OF May, from Leavonworth, Kansas, u city in tho
northeast part of tho State. 1t had been. in the
recollection Of most Of them, the most oxtremo
western point of civilization It was now the con-
ire tTe OF the country. IIo won't from Leavonworth to
Topeka and thence to st. Marys, Missouri, then
70 Fort Riley, thonce westward to Fort Gregg. at
the foot Of the Rocky Mountains, then south and
not wess m 70 E Eort Uhon th9 principal government de-
River then back again to Santa Fo; from thenco
to Denver from there to Central City, back to Den.
Our modo Of travel was O military escort of 600
men-l5O cavalry and so nfantry-with army wac.
, ons md saddle horses for tho party. Wo carried
COOKING utensils 30 as to live independentlv We
had the train to Denver from there we cams home
6y stage; The surface of tho country is varied.
hers The eastern 81 part Of Kansas is beautiful
there is finer in tho world. Some of its valleys
am Am fTee to say equal any in tho world They look
winch was finer than any he had ever seen.
:, While going up the Kansas Valley to Fcrt Riley
anS e atr y was richly laden With tho odor Of grapes
stands at tho junction Of tho Republican and smofy
Hill rivers. Back of il was height from which
could be had magnificent view Of tho two val
iieeys. Passing from here up the Arkansas Valley
the the country was found poor and uninterestins.
The peaks Of the Rocky Mountains could be seen
grateful to tho eye after travelling over the plains
IN Inc an was very clear, so that objects worry far
they went into Now Mexico to Fort Union heIs
was nothing remarkable in this part of the conn
Ey; The peaks Of the Rocky Mountains look yery
From Fort Um1a they passed down the Pamnas
River, on the east to Fort Sumner, and thence to
Santa Fe, passing through several American vii
Eo& 2 The city had
was made Of sunburnt bricks, called adobes ~
From tho hill overlooking tho city the place looked
contained about 1000 people, not very enterprisine
The place is surrounded By seven peaked hills.
From hero they passed northward to Fort Gar
peaks, the highest in the range They are called
the Garland peaks, are said 70 be 14000 feet high
and are covered with snow. From this fort they
went to Fort Massachusetts, and then to Denver
Clty. The scenery on the way WAS combination
efthe picturesque, beautiful and grand. The flow
in G1s % we're IN %bioon and the streams were flowing
the scene most striking one The flowers were
new to us, and were Of all colors and very bright
saw. The chain Of the Rocky Mountains was yery
grand When we thought OF the length and mag.
shex ot ens with
asoended about twenty or twenty-five miles and
descended about eighteen miles. Down the valley
OF the Colorado there is nothing striking in the
scenery. We found Denver, and other villages in
the mountains, in deep valleys. The sun r;sen m
them about ten o'clock, and sets at one in the
He Spoke Of the springs. In the Arkansas val
icy they saw Philippan spring that gave two or
Earee H galons minute and were very medicinal.
Near the village OF Las Yagas were hot sulphur
springs that were eficacious in cases where sui
phur baths are used. He never enjoyed taking a
bath 80 we'll as he did there. At Colorado were
in little tartaric acid, 1t made as delicious sods
water as was ever made. It became as lively and
dubbed & up in your face better than any made
The mining in Colorado was an attractive fea-
t16 t1ne; s At that place they descended into mine
o tSe rect They found the miners at work following
an unpleasant sensation, and made him wish him
self above ground. The Colorado mines has fur
Of Fort Riley they camo upon the buffaloes, and
for three days large herds of them we're passing.
They were passing north. They strike the mind
wcrose to the top of a hill. The result was vast that
the mules turned round and ran back, causing O
stampede Of the train. The excitement and danger
OF the chase was very great He described hunt
IN WMch he took part. In the spring they shed
their hair, and are perfectly bare except their
He spoke of the Indian tribes. There are 1000
Delawares, who were well situated, having schools
and q church. Tho Pottowatomie indiana were in
the hands of Catholic mission, They were n
inc tribe, and have many exceedingly able and in
teresting men There was hero a Catholic mis-.
aion OF ten ladies and eleven men, Jesuits who
were greatly interested in their work. and were
DONG o great deal Of good. He heard one of the
chefs make speech, and he asked them many
questions which they found difficult to answer.
he never saw On Indian speak with moro effect
and apparently with greater eloquence He never
saw all ndian orator who came so near to his idea
of an orator as this man. and he had seen many Of
tho Indian orators. Ho met O company Of Ana
ches who had been taken prisoners. He wac in
troduced as the second war chief Of the nation
They embraced him with greater warmth than thew
usually did our officers 80 that he got more war
paint than was agreeable. He spoke of the Nava-
hoes, who on account OF their war-like character
had been taken out Of the mountains and placed
on reservation on tho Pampas River, where thew
were being taught to till the land. The place was
very desolate ono. All the tribes seemed to him
to be destined to early extinction. He regretted
IT. but such seemed to be the ordor Of Providence.
Race after race succeeded each other Thore
seemed to be no further need Of tho Indian race in
this country. N
Tho Indian was not calculated for tho lfo that
Ee i've The race had it's peculiar mission to per-
form. He did not think it any worse for it to pass
aYay, than for tho other races that have had their
period and passed. away. Our race has its mis-
sion, and we are doing it, and when it is ovor, we
9hali ne believed, pass away. The treatment of
the Indians was very bad. The feeling against
them ut tho West was very bitter. The whites
desire to be rid Of them, nnd they are not ut ali
Horupulous as to the manner IN which it ia done
The speodier way tho best they think In every