The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-08-22

Are moi Min Thsy have not been brought up 10 the
ways Of civilization. They have been brought up ~
Wo tell them hat ~ and by they win icarA thas they
can teach their ohtrsn TO crop the corn IN ihe ground
QrsssToN-Is rot The pian OF which we hsss been
speaking .he only aopa Of sayin2 thor hves2
AsswRs Yes cir, because the banaloes sre disap
pessns very fes The hrst buffalo wemet was little
Some OF the boats stopped near MIX for
considerable length OF time 70 let the 6onasyes pass
On eide there were probably 6fty thesnd io SIGHT
oussnos do you think they realize that The qnes.
ton OF thJr future 10 narrowed down 70 Of cvlza
from s,,e attendant ci> entrances o. war; s-'"'
Assw WEIR do mot think thcy do The wild tribes OF
the interior have never Seen anything Of IT, They nave
The account OF that unhappy massacre At Sand creek
where three hundred and sxsy slain has
preston thss and they sly they VII, do all the evil
they can and " ~ kill great many betcre tho ~ htes
can s,l any Of them They say DIE o. ili s,i shsy
their welfare THAT wosId change their miuds consid:
sometimes not At ai That creates such feeling that
they will revenge themselves everybody, and the
sy s cos sSr HS Il posi-.
bio Ia pduce The Sioux provided they have good socN
% emigrais to tho Southwestern serrory and quite MIA
AsswSx-Ixhtak il woaai be sscesssry to isaaee tss
chiefs tosss tho sad nrs; they sy have great oasec-
woai@ create uneAsiness ther Mtds to leave wbent
frsA having seen the country.
QUESTION. you LINK tAelo WI % any 0Ik0tuhy
In cutting them reservations well fenced in and
ysarsr
ANswss.--A great many would hen come in, shsy all
wish 10 choose their ground and stay tbero several
OF the chiefs chose thor gronnd and camo Gown with
wanted their reservsase Their requests all noted
They are Jealous OF their own soil; ihoy have
once cultivated owned the SOIL they may be in
duced after three ycns, remain these chiefs
might be induced " thc country OF 6e Cherokees
and " great indsoomente were held Ov+, they wesid
IN u wi n habiia Of CtyjyatOn
QUESTION ,by Commissioner iaylorlDo you tdipk
that the region that wsere talking sbeui ng
eOrh OF the White river would sustain all the indian
Platte
bave heard them say that most OF The baraio
begin TO eMigrute to the northern side OF
two days march of great herds Of buffalo d. sp-
pears that the buafo leaving te country through
they have often immense herds Of buffalo.
QrEsroS,-sappose put all the Indian tribes over
the summit OF tho Rocky Mountain chain north Of the
Platte leaving Nebraska would the land embraced
be adequate tosupport themY
ANSWER think So j think land ooeia 'be found
sufficiently productive 10 feed them all and have land
sufficient for hunting purposes. They would have
hundreds OF nlos left for that purpose
OF Congress aud others that there ought 70 be perhaps
two large reservations set apart one in the region we
have been speaking and another where the chcrokees
now, is thought best to locate then, on yet all
within grea, reservation consolidation Of land
embracing agricultural pastoral and hunting grounds If
70 Nciy sG''siaNOfy " Jul
people generally.
ssswrs.-ft would be very diicult in The beg inning
QUEsTiUN. -Dd the Indians complain of any ouirages
perpetrased on them by soldiers or other whites?
ASswKR.-A chief OF the Monnedoujeans told me that
ope evening ayoung officer was lett in charge Of Fort
EhompsoD, with only about one hundred and thirty
sosdiers remaining The officer wen: into tho chiefs
tent, With pisoi in his hand, and told him that he
came for hts wife. He had two wives lone OF them
yoeng. The officer ssid '9f you make any resistance
ion win +hooi you The chief told him he noe
coward end said, Il promised to keep the peace and
it 10 not for woman will break my word Tako the
somap' rho officer took her. few days afterwards
10 Fort suy. General Sully immediateiy apprizod Gem
sYal Stanley Of the statement Of the Indian chief in
This is the story Of the Indian chief.
QUESTION -Do the Indians keep their promises
AsswKR GENERALLY, IL nothing intervenes TO make
qclst they will not break IL unless something inter-
yenes
QUESTION -Are they in the habit Of making promises
mersy .cr .me purpose Of gaming some advantage ana
Asswsn.-No, sir, IL they 20 no. wish to keep
word.
QKsuoSDo they respect the rights of hospitality, or
Am~sR.-lhsy very hosptao.e whom you are
q sse e
90 much in tho habit Of receiving presents that OF
saow ensgn 10 got pa for they ys
me ss much meat AZ could use, and never ask any.
thing for il
QufsuoN.--Is a man safe II he Is guest. in their
csmrY
ASswka-Yes, sir have been about thirty years with
gon; have received insult from them; the
fsriber away fron white intercourse met them, the
Qrs-Ios-lby President Taylor)-A they willing TO
receive relisionS
Asswra--rbese are thousands IN the mountain. who
really cxatnpos 10 the Catholics themselves they
pracscai all they understand and very strict
70 ell Their oosersanees u ycn can make them sensible
that anything Is sinful before The Great Spirit the In
dian win rarely dare to commit II In thor Wild ways
hey take scaps and commit all sorts of m1tiations
On The bodies OF their enemies; it the same
shcu va arrived in she mountains but since
hey have understood 10 was hateful TO the !
irea. Spirit, they abandoned thees practices and |
Give teachipg kindly and very anxious to learn
Tue f ;s are nns people They ngh. like lions
sac sin before God and they understood IL at once
,sry they should tl ois the AID Of The Great Spirit
Va. they would eight brsve,y. On occasion more |
we're oniy thirty lodges. thought they would be all |
some wsro IN favor Of separating and eseap
ns The chief called , them together and s.id LET Us
yoked tho pro cotton OF Cod and sang GApticle rho
Crows became Afraid. The Flsthsads attacked them
with dash, and they have killed some twenty or
thirty arrived just ss the battle MAS over couid
asked them sometimes u they never fell fear when they
we're attacked They said--"No jas, Is glad Il |
he enemy IL large 10 number ~ 10 he ANAL We
fee jus, tho same As though they are buraloes
QUssIFe.-Did she indians ever attempt any violence
towards yous
sSs~ss.-Nosir Thought on one occasion was PR
oIsf Some Indians appeared abluf which was
fding with two men. cold my companions not shoot
y We wonld gain nothing by doing j ran up towards
hem. having on large black gown, which always
year hsn travel in that country They had heard OF
ne but had never seen me. As soon as they got
'neusn tbey shook sny hands gave some OF them /
oine oc1ee. then offered TO 20 away. Tbey took my
'ridls iom my hands and made me . sign TO follow
nem. We s thought ve were pf soners I felt no /
neasnes They took iue ten mile INTO the interior,
Ebers their camp They led n, morse al frst but
gher thsy.sav would follow, the, los my bride 60
'e saw de Whole camp in motion They were lhs 1
Sckieet Sioux, and we're hostile 20 that time The
s1ef had very heautifnI buffalo 'pbe ana whom |
Amounted re placed II ON the ground uiought
. wanted 70 trade with Il. told them ! |
"a Gut traS=r-ihat I never tradeu--that II I had
ayi1ing theI wished for I would give II 70 them. |
efst~ hsd ebs9e speaking be chief tool by the
and AMI made ST. on the robe HIS mep we're all |
scy aud they picked me NJ aud carried me . quarter
a M further IN triumph They placed me- ia she |
der VI the chief. whom they prepared Q basss feast
ley he'd large kettle on thu Are with bu Ialo meat IL