The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-05-18

presents You have come 10 see us and We have stened
you Sa we nave na0 e.rsnps y coming 70 see You
powder and lead 70 kin game We are three hundred
and twenty-five lodges in this vicinity, who are 1t
" young men i am teaching every day how 70 do
right Il 10 very hard for me 10 do 80, But el work
:. .Aem ali the time hhops my grs.. grandfather viii
take pity u.s. and listen to We want plenty OF
room where game Is plenty and where can rest aud
sleep safely, and not be troubled By the whtea We
language B, having man Of that kind We can 20.
along better with our great grandfather hope when
no sends " goods again that We win have some one
with rs, who will see that We get ali 10 sent. What
"Bsg Belly tponting 70 Mr.. Conmissionsr Beauvalsl
put roof want TO receive them on the prairie
and will distribute them myself
Swift Bear also made speech OF about the same
length lVt as 1t very similar omit IT, The above
speech Of Spotted Tail was taken down by myself and
NJ nearly word for word as Interpreted
At tho conclusion OF Swift Bears remarks General
Suly informed them that the commission had listened
their words with great pleasure and would consult to-
gether and tell them the result OF their deliberations IN
the evening
In me evening tho Commissioners again met the In
dams and told them the result Of their council That
giOn Of country bounded follows Commencing at
tho South Platte, opposite the mouth Of Lodge Pole
creek; thence due south 70 point within ton miles Of
tho StaOky HUI river; thence east. by line parallel
said RIVER 70 point duo south from che mouth OF Plum
creek thencs north, 10 the mouth u Plum crock
begtnniug Tracy also alowedtwo interpreters Of
their own selection 70 rosaiu with anem 20 o bu snsss
se@ ~ssG s sne s ana an is
goods and provisions had been purchased ioI
tsaDefasx retiof, and that ComMiseneu 5asesd, Kin
Aext norsne sAs presents ccnsistiss Of coee, sugar,
bscsu -four blankets shlrtHg and other useful articles
noo Va also p,essn,ed g eo Or she three
chiefs. Although the amount given them was only
little moro than three thousand dollars they SAID they
actually Ind received moro goods than at any time
In ten years the Indians beloved they have
been most wofuy swndled by the agents sent out here
by the government II does seom little singular that
position that pays only 81 500 year country where
costs double that TO live should be sought after
but as was the case during tho war IN the
department. there are sill some self sacrdCng patriots
In the country.
Before evening most Of tho Indians had loaded their
ponies and started southwark toward their hunting
ground They all went away greatly pleased with the
treatment they had received and with strong procsa-
tions OF friendship The Government BY this one act
has kept from upwards OF hundred warriors
who, by the failure the part Of the Government 10
keeping hs promises made thein, wore Facilitating be-
tween peace and The cost to the Government has
been Ting compared 10 tho cost OF fighting the same
number In the field.
While The council was In progress . war party Of
eighteen or the Brule band OF Sioux were lurking on
tho opposite sdo Of the Platte, within half mile or
rancho In the evening two OF their number crossed
left here, who reported the fact to the commissioner
Upon sending for them thoy said they belonged to
Iron shes band, one Of whom was AIS brother and
had sent Thorn down from the White river country
to find whether the whites were hostile, that they
cam0 prepared fof peace or war, that they
had loft the balance Of their party about twenty miles
back who waiting for their report thcy said that
they had been lurking tho opposite bank all day,
afraid 10 cross they some sodors about Ono OF
them being questioned acknowledged that he had been
with the party that committed the Fort Phil Kcarny
massacre bat that he had not gone willingly; that Red
Cloud had compelled him 70 go He gave clear
count Of tho massacre and undoubtedly present Ho
stated tho number Of whites killed TO be ninety
His statement agreed with theory Of the affair viz
that iho soldiers entiCed into ravne only sali
numb,r or Indians showing themselves, the remainder
being concealed In ravine5. As they had them
where they wanted them the lndans surrounded them
in great NUMBER from fteon hundred TO two thousand
he sad and then killed every Of Them Ho said
men fought braveY but had chance Of escape
cf them were wounded with aryowe Wbie shooting at
Iha soderG The arrows hitting those tho epppsfls
or lhe Cscle He stated that Che number Of Indians
k1cd 90 The neld were twelve. wh3lo Rreat number
ware Vopndcd 1ut ONLY o. few OF yAoNh died of their
WOMAN 13sd Cloud wa ID ooDma16 6f tho l6dsoiJe
md no - now ertampea 81 the mouth ef Rose Bod
river He slated that lone Horn IAN Ogalala) inti
among thom, killed In The Phil Kearny affair and
that ~ Red Cloud heard Of he Expressed him.
sell willing 70 mako peace with the whites. One Of
these Indians furnished with food and tobac-
co, and Immediately sent 70 bring In tho balance OF his
party, which arrived this evening. They expressed
themselves as anxious for peace and desrons Of Joining
the bands TINT loft on the Southern Reorva
ton great many small parties they reported 10 DO
be roaming between Laramie and sedgwicK many OF
whom wiz come In ~ soon ~ thoy know the Commits
sion "a here.
The Commission will remain hero few days longer
70 confor with those ana otner lodaDs who may como
10, and then 20 ON 10 Laramie.