The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1867-06-29
A Voice from the Indian Frontier.
Fort PHILLIP KEARNEY. D. T., May

going out of the MAIL to send greeting THE REPUBLIC from
this distant outpost and to wish it God speed its grand mis-
sion of uniting in bonds of bothey love all friends of human
liberty but particularly the friends of Irish Nationality
Doubtless all readers have heard of the terrible masa
which occurred this place last winter Since that event
three companies B. g. and E. of the 18th Infantry and
company D. of the I'd Cavalry have been stationed here
awaiting the time of the promised retrbution In the
time the hostile Indians making themselves as troublesome
as possible Not train party passes over the road between
here and Fort Laramie but attacked by the savages and
their victims fill unknown graves all over the country Re-
Gently the mail party attacked the murdered and the
mail destroyed Horses mules and cattle stolen from cit
and the Government day. and the troops power
less either prevent punish the perpetrators; for the few
soldiers posted long intervals through the country
sufficient cope with the great of Indians the
path OF these the Sioux the powerful and the
savage tribe The ouages they commit the bodies
of their victims of the most revolving description, and
their most popular Chief Red Cloud described very
incarnate fend
There but opinion held by every in this country,
with regard them and that u.s. that they be
aed They respect treaties only long suits their
venence Thay receive the presents of Government with
hanc while the other clasps the scapng knife and all the eff
forts of missionaries agents. and Others toward civizing them
utterly useless They determined not to allow the
white occupy this section of country and unless the
Government takes energetic steps prevent it, there will be
terrible work done this the Indians than
before.
The sentmentaty INDUCED in about the Indians disgust
ing to those who know anything concerning them They
dirty lazy tacherous race whose sole business consists of
numbering white and stealing their property and every
tried reform them has been found unavang the
Government should its strong crush existence
this band of vile cut-hroa who preventing the
of this section from being developed.
FORT PHILLIP KEARNEY.
This post established last by Col Darlington
officer who has the love and esteem of the enlisted
of his command Kindly and consdeate in his
them, with open their complaints and heart
their suerngs and pvatons the became attached him
father and consequently when it to hard work.
done with will undertake say that the
of labor would have performed the
of civilian employees in the time occupied by Col Darlington
and his Sawmlls had to be erected lumber taken
the mountains and transformed into building material th,n
quarters for officers and men, buildings for houses
other purposes erected and around all large sockade put
keep red brethren ou-a this and great deal more
done cheeruly by the men, and there deseron
Why Because the officer command knew that soldiers had
feelings and sensotes of men, accord
ingy Would that others of his class would learn lesson
from him in this respect.
Are any of your readers contemplating visit to the mines
in this part of the world? If So and they would take
friends advice, would say to them Only the
capitalist mining be profitable The who has nothing
but his labor to depend is great deal better off when
working for moderate compensation the States for though
the pay of borers be out here than the East
profits made by the aboer much greater Everything
commands the most exorbnt prices living of the
description the exposure attending outdoor labor sufficient
destroy the constitution of the most robust and added
all this the willy savage is the alert take the scalp
any uckess wanderer who falls into mercess hands
Therefore, those who think of coming here that
they had much better stay home Not that expect any
person take my advice for we'll know wul man will
have his way"
For the present, adeu expect to write to you from
Fort G. F. Smith. j. H. K
A Word Of Encouragement from Native Amer