Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1866-08-11
All over Town and County.

" Those fnAiag an X on the paper after their
\ name will bear in mind that their subsesip-
- - ton il about To expire.
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Return Of She Peace Com tom
ers.-The Cobn's .io"ers appointed for the p"r-
pose Of making treaties u! peace WIKI the ia'ian
tribes Of the VI ger Hi.$nri rr.a-nei e. this cis'
few days ago, Ana :.ua h.rs a;~r":sed 10 their
respective homes The, have vi-i ed the various
TITLES Of s,a Haktta Al, ~, bad talks vita them.
and we understand. cl.lm to har. entered into
treaties It'll lac resle e:rs tribes. which are very
advantageous to tho t..ssrn,Hsa: and s,i-f~ctory
70 the Indians. Whe:i:.- t3;- :: 50 OF n 4. viii
not pretc1d to say. r,es' n'rg. L. II a: the
treaties were sa.isracars 70 tho fnlian-, the fol-
lowing ircide". vii shou sha: lille h" conditions
may be pa?'sctlv ssces,b's IL tia Indians while
they in ~ pres II tn. Comm is- ioGe and
receiving powder, shot, blankets, rrov'aions, and
'muzz stow Il ,n es bit Avnrr li,ie provoea-
ton 10 induc. them to - sumo their old feelings
and intentions.
The Co nniss'orers desired 20 make tre,ty with
the Mountsin Crows, bu. did not feel inclined TO so
into their country Thsref,re, they sem auc.scn-
ger from Fort Eerhola, desiring tho al of
the Grows to meet them at tn At POST. The Indians
were oppose to coming, but finally yielded to u
treaties and dele alton Of the head ne n consist
in of twelve braves, Repaired to the rendezvous
appointed by the commissioners At first they were
averse to making frosty bat thci- objections we're
overcome, and the treaty was made. Then they
were dissatisfied with the goods delivered to them
but after l-uch persuasion, ll,nat,n nj palsver
on the part of the Commissioners. the feelings e
y,,ai-,
the arrangement "wsshtsy" end passed around
the calumet of reace. When the last word hal
been spoken, when the last whit had been given
the calumet, when me las. ''how' lad been sail,
and the warriors we're ready 10 rrtHrn to Their old
haunts, a new and an unrxp cca difficulty arose.
The IudieGs 40 mles from home, and their
route thithec lay through the country Of their
enemies. Their situa'isn similar to that OF
the man who va in troahe, and three miles fr m
wafer. With the goods they had acquired tY reason
OF the treaty, and he dignity which accrued to
the N by their talk with their great father, repre-
ssnte by the irrep essi lie alright curtis, it WIS
unbecoming that they should be CONF o'lrd 70 make
this journey on foot. In Wow o these facts aud
ont Of Te,pect to the dignit, Of the twelve war
riors, the Commissioners charte~ad tue steamer
Amanda, which happened to cone along at The
critical moment to carry the braves to their
tain home. 7 hey embarked, asd the boat sped
honntain-ward conveying with every turn of the
wheels. the twelve apostles Of the mi .hty Cows
nearer the te.ees It tLer sqrxws and papo, -
and all went merry a scalp da n"a, until the
Amanda was met ~ Colonel Reeves whose nl;Ssi,n
10 to preeent bayonets Nos Liolts TO t,e md ns.
The Colonel, it appears, had the boat un Ter c1ar-
r. r,,
with the twelve might V men % the Crows Of the
mountains, he WAS Indignant, sad wanted 10 kr"w
what ia they we re ing CT hi Loaf" He
immed tteiy ordered the bos. to land and put tho
.nd'a"@ IN shore, and allow them do as his
soldiers wore compelled to do-n rch And 1T
here the satisfactory'' part Of the per fornlanc.
played cut! Tue Indians were outraged. They
ind snantl ~ tore up the copies Of the treaties with
which the ON mis~i ners bah pres ented them a
afcctiouate!y invited the officers md crew Of the
boat to step shore and they would he rc"rcd #
their scalps in the quickest ami must alpr21sl
fashion, an rnrcfr1,ea hy aslsfnr tie Captain 81
the boat to tell General Cnr. TO sick his treaty
- bat here the indians displayed such inti-
mate now lee: e If the ue-s o. evil iz,t.n
'spoken after tile r2apne~ Of mes, that III not
deen it prudent 10 live tie balance u th ir in nnr-
tioa 10 the Old air-,gh
Thu, ended the last .saa:y made by the peace
commissioners. The boat st'n med down stres m
and Tie Indians took up their march toward The
homes Of tier Fathers. tAe.. Lacks laden with
powder, shot. blankets, 81 their hearts filled With
hatred towards the VIII L. raie-facel race, and
their minis charged with the te,r. sniaation toAt
ami scalp the arst white man, WOMAN child t.sy
met.
Aud this is aboat The extent of the good dome by
the peace comm ssioners. But, teen, they have
had fac sufnmr excursion, been we'll i'd and
paid and all loyal