The New York herald., 1867-05-15

the scouts so that our troops know who they are
and viii give them the Sioux lodges which did not
Tho most important thing I have 10 say 10 You
now, Is TO keep this road clear, upon the
Arkansas river, and allow no murders or depredatons
upon IL and permit horses mules to be stolen
that will not have TO collect all this force here and
come down to punish the deprcdators. The time s
coming when tribe should have principal chief
because intend 70 demand that the tribes shall be
responsible for the sets OF their young men You
that you cannot travel in winter We have forage and
store houses and can move In winter when horses
are tat We may not come down south OF the Arkansas
this month, the next month but whenever we fnd
and who % arc . mot not T at home, @ we We shah CONE,
even although We should not come until next winter
ro Su, We s 40 ,do.. no. wsn 70 make war upon upon
ever there Is good cause II Is business to do 50,
because that is what soldiers for You know very
well that In few years the game will away.
What will you do then9 You will have to depend upon
the white assist you, and depend upon the Great
Father to feed you when you hungry. Your chill
dren will have TO depend upon raising and stock
other Indians do before long rhis generation may not
have to do IT, but the next VIII have do
Then you should cultivate the friendship OF the white
man nav, in order that he may be your friend when you
may need his assistance Tho white man rs coming out
here so fast that nothing stop him; coming from
the East and coming from the West like prairie
nre in .. high wind Nothing can stop H. The
roas people, and they are spreading out, they require
room and cannot help Il Those in the West
the East and that is the they building these
roadsthese wagon roads and railroads and telegrapns
The roads win bring the goods Of the white man 70 you
cheapy, and they will do you good when they COM
peted. We soldiers cannot stop Them The Great
Father had council with the tribes and asked their
and the others gave your permission That treaty was
made the Of the Little Arkansas; and hast fall
nov. | don't know where the railroad is going
70 run may run on the Smoky Hill, and
At any rate Il the road comes here caunos help i,
and you have given your assent to i and cannot resist
IL The wood Is al goins So it is In the East where
yvh tfuna And thnyu yanA
thero the Indians of 1t here But we
have found other things that tho purpose well
as wood, and the same will be found here when the
white have explored this country II just good
as wood and is better They will have coal here Tney
this country Il has been found npon the smoky hin
already In the East where the Great Father lives,
they nearly all burn coal. You need have no
places Of rest for the travellers, and as
stations for soldiers 70 DO ready in case the
travellers disturbed but they will disturb
Indians unless they have sufficient cause We will
protect the Indian in his property and he loses prop
him he mus, not redress these wrongs but come 10 US
for do better and will tho offenders II
there is danger Of their escaping you should arrest
them and bring thom to us; not kill them have lis
tened to what have said about your annuity goods
have nothing to do with that matter whatever What
you have said here, however and what have said, will
60 to Washington. ! cannot tel you anything about
your agent. After have finished speaking II he (the
oer him have ad
which desire 10 say. do not expect TO SEQ you for
some time again unless have to 60 TO sJuth OF
the Arkansas river.
Colonel LBAvNwoRrH-These are the men who killed
the Box family IN Texas and my instructions were not
70 give them any annuity goods until the condition Of
my written instructions complied WITH accord
ingy file copies OF these nstrucons for record In the
proceedings OF Council explanation why
Indians did not receive their annuity goods. These
papers from Washington. The Commissioner At
Washington told me in these papers that until sl these
sa tantf knows, and we attained sufficient assurances
that no further depredatons would be committed, no
nnvtfsoo ehnnlh ho ns,A 2a ~ hoa
come and given any assurances IN this matter
sATAN-n-Stumbilng Bear was on that raid, and Why
should he get so many goods9
Colonel LKAvsswoRrH-Beca no had come IN ana
given the tina. had been required Of him.
onns ras g s %any S19ds
General HAECoCK-He does not wish 10 be questioned
upon this matter. This Counch will now end unless
sa.,anh has something more to say. To Satan-tThis
general on my left is General Smith, old soldier
the Plains and who here great many years ago.
He commands 10 this country when am not here
wish you 10 know It.
The Council ,non broke up and the parties dis
persed.
The Peaceful and the Hostile Tribcs-Gcneral
Casters Command, &c.
81. LOUIS May u, 1867
A correspondent, with General Hancocks Indian Ex-
pedition, visiting from Fort Hays, says
The Generals mission on the plains was to feel the
temper Indians ascertain what tribes were for
war and which for peace mako treaties II necessary,
separate the peaceful tribes from the hostile ones and
post troops the Smoky Hill and santa re roads
The results arc a. follcwsTroops marched $50 M Hes
the tribes disposed for war; vix-the Sioux and Chey
ennes-have been found out and separated from their
sworn ales, the Kiowas Arapahoes and Comanches;
4loO. 900 worth Of Indian property has been burned
Kansas 10 FREQ from hostile Indians, and the Santa Fe
and smoky Hill routes are better guarded than before
General Custer Is At Fort Hays, where HE cavalry
win remain until grass appears and the horses In
better condition, when he will active opera.
hons against the Sioux and Cheysnnsa The scarvy has
made ~ appearance among his men, but no serious
results arc apprehsnded.
when General Hancock returns TO the East General
J. Smith will command the Department OF the Upper
Arkansas, with temporary headquarters At Fort HaSker
but Pueblo Colorado viii b the permanent headquayser