The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1867-05-29
From the Indian Country.

ST. LOUIS May 1.-THE Democrats correspondent
with Gen. Hancock's expedition, writing from Fort
Hays says the generals mission on the plains was to
feel the temper of the Indians to ascertain what tribes
were for war and which for peace make treaties if
necessary separate peaceful tribes from hostile ones,
and post troops the Smoky Hill and Santa Fe
routes. The results as follows:
The troops marched $50 miles. The tribes dis
posed for war; viz: Sioux and Cheyennes, have been
found out and separated from their allies, the
Aiowas, Arapahoes and Comanches. One hundred
thousand dollars worth of Indian property has been
burned Kansas is free from hostile Indians, and the
Santa F6 and Smoky Hill routes better guarded
than before. Gen. Custar is at Fort Hays, where his
cavalry will remain until grass appears and his horses
are in better condition, when he will commence active
operations against the Sioux and Chayennes.
Scurvy appeared among his troops, but no serious
results are apprehended When Gen. Hancock re-
turns East, Gen. A. J. Smith will command the de-
partment of the Upper Arkansas, with temporary
headquarters at Fort Hardec, but Puebla, Colorado
| will be the permanent headquarters.
! CHcAGo May I4.-The Tribune's Leavenworth
Kansas special of last night, says that White Tur-
KEY, war chief of the Deawares, and thirteen Della
ware scouts in the employ of the Government came
| down to-day from the Plains White Turkey informs
me that thirteen tribes are banded together and de-
clare against the whites. He says they say mo
war" to Gen. Hancock in council with him, but they
| say C no peace" to him outside They are all armed
with muskes, carbines, Nc
They say the cars soaring away their buffalo and
antelope. The lands they say, belong to them. hen
! White Turkey told them they would be killed, they
replied, "We are already dead" meaning that the
whites had driven them to starvation, and certain an
initiation. These Delaware scouts are Of bit
ter Indian war on the Plains this season.
From the Topeka (Kansas) Record, May ST.
Last Saturdays junction City Union contained the
following:
Friday evening, about halfpast five o'clock, a ct
zen came into Fort Riley with the word that party
of Sioux had massacred some six eight settlers OF
small creek some seventy five miles up the Republ
can The man was much exhausted and frightened
and rode down several horses in coming to the fort
We have not been able to ascertain the name of the
creek on which the affair happened, or the names o
the killed. Our informant is Jack Harvey, who was
Immediately sent out by Gen. Hancock with dispatches
concerning it. The Indians who committed the out
rage were Sioux, whom Gen. Hancock burned out a
few days ago. They on their way north to theil
homes.
Alex. Thompson, one of Hancock's guides, came il
this morning. He took a teegraphc dispatch from
Hancock to Gen. Sherman, the purport of which he
understood to be call for twenty thousand n1cn. lie
says Hancock has declared on the Sioux aud
Chevennes and has forbidden all the Indians north 0
the Platte and south Of the Arkansas to cross those
rivers He made treaty with the Kiowas and Arapa
hoes last Wednesday, the substance Of which thai
they were to stay south of the Arkansas.