New-York tribune., 1867-10-21
THE INDIANS.
TEN THOUSAND INDIANS GATHERED AT MEDf-
CINE LODGE CREEK-GooD PROSPECTS, OF
THE ESTABLISHMENT OF LASTING PEACE.

TEN THOUSAND INDIANS GATHERED AT MEDi-
CINE LODGE CREEK-GooD PROSPECTS, OF
THE ESTABLISHMENT OF LASTING PEACE.
ST. Louis, Mo-, Oct. 2O-A dispatch to The
Ret6licdn dated Medicine Lodge Creek, 18th inst says
the Indian Conference finely, and there Is
good prospect that treaty will he made and ss'ng
peace established. 4 Council will commence on satur'
day the 10th nst lasting four five days. Runnera
have been sent notify outlying bands Yesterday
the Dog Soldiers, with their Chiefs, Tall Bull White
Horse Little Bear and Gray-Head came and had an IN
terview They prOfessed desire for peace ana PROMISED
to come TO the Council The Penettiche Comanches or
Honey Eaters. under Silver Broach and Noconees on
Wanderers under the Chief Horseback, reached here
wednesday They came from Texas, 800 miles south OF
the Little Arkansas superintendent Murphy yesterday
issued weeks raons to 5000 Indians Every cheyenne
Lodge will he at this point tomorrow, MAKING ron 1909
to 10000 Indians that will be present All tne war Paies
in, except fragment consisting OF about tweWe we've
men, who left their party on the smoky HILL they said'
TO visit the Northern Cheyennes.
REPORTS OF RENEWED DEPREDATIoNs IN MON
TANA. cd.
ST. LOUIS, Oct 19.-Montana dates to'the
sh instant say that the Fatheads and other tribes Of In
dans threaten serious outbreak. They are already
stealing stock, plundering settlements, and running on
horses They threaten TO Kill or drive out all the settlers
Four men were recently killed Flathead Lake ana
all the farm products for miles around burned Two
hundred stands of arms have been among he
west Saturday chased by Indians near Riverside,
but escaped H -
THE TROUBLE on THE NAvAJoE INDIAN REsER-
VATION-OFFICIAL REPORT OF THE INDIAN
AGENT.
WASHINGTON, Oct 20.-The following report
from Indian Agent Dodd. relative 10 trouble on the
Navaoe Indian reservation has been forwarded TO the
| Indian Bureau at the Navatoe agency 49,.
FORT SUMNER n. NJ, Sept. ~, 1851
To A. b. NORTON, Superintendent OF Indian brdus for
AeIc- McricO
SIR have the honor 10 report that In consequence OF
raids being made during the month Dy the "a
mache Apache, aud Utah Indians upon the Navaoe In
and nights of the 26th and 27th nsts about % OF
$50 Navajoes left the reservation with their stock for the
mountains In consequence OF there being Out rev cav
dnty troops have as yet been sent
pursuit Of the opinion many more will leave the
reservation n these Indians not pursued punshed
and brought back advised you the 10th inst OF
dash made the reservation by the Camanches the k
ing Of several NayaOes, and the capturing of large
number OF their on the night Of the 24th inst.
about eight Utah and Gicarilla Apaches tn the
reservation. which caused considerable alarm among
the Nayajoes Troops sent In pursuit aud these In
dians brought In 10 the post. They stated that they
were ia pursuit of animals belonging to Col ST. VTan
and Others supposed TO have been stolen by the Mes
caleros Apaches. These Utahs and Apachcs were well
treated by the military and the NavaJoes Before or
about the time that these Indians AT the fort aew,
did the post with the rest OF the band Killed
one Nayajoe and stole and Nayaoe horses
which was not discovered until after these Utahs ana
Apaches left the fort The NavaJoes We're disposed 70
treat these Indians friendly aud kindly and in fact,
herded horses and took OF them while on tho
Had the NayaOes supposed that these UtAhs
and Apaches TO the reservation for the purpose OF
numbering their people and stealing their stock but lew
il any them would have returned 10 tell the tale.
have written Major Dennson, agent for the utahs re-
dmesting that these stolen animals may be taken rom
Uahs and Apaches their arrival at MS agency
and returned TO the Navajoes would suggest that ma
0r Dennison be instructed TO inform his Indians not 10
this reservation again, they will certainly get
THEo. II. DoDD. Indian Agent.