Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-11-29
SETTLEMENT OF THE INDIAN
TROUBLES.

least so far rs treaties have been able
to effect that desired result. Senator
Ross, of Kansas, present at the negotia-
tions, and a man of experience and
Judgment in Indian and western matters
generally, thus writes to the Lawrence
Tribune:
GAS previously stated by correspon-
dents, a treaty has been made with the
confederated Camanches and kiowas,
prescribing a reservation in the vicinity
Of the Wichita Mountains, near the
north line of Texas. To this reserva-
ton they are required to move when
ever the Government shall have con-
struc,ed the necessary agency buildings,
warehouses, shops, &C., necessary for
their accommodation. In the meantime
they are permitted to hunt upon the
lands south Of the Arkansas River, but
are prohibited from crossing that stream
for any purpose, without a written per-
nit from some official authorized to give
it. Provision is made for the establish
ment of schools, and compelling the
attendance Of children ; also, for the
division Of lands in severalty, as soon
as the Indians may desire, or as rapidly
as they can be prepared for it, and rem
dered self.sustaining. They concede
all claims to the lands between the
Platte and Arkansas Rivers, and pledge
themselves to offer no further obstruc-
ton or objection to the construction of
the Platte and Smoky Hill railroads, or
to the extension Of the Smoky Hill road
through the Indian country in the direc-
ton of New Mexico.
"a large amount Of clothing is to be
distributed annually among them, and
extraordinary inducements are offered
them in the shape of houses, farming
implements and seeds, to take lands in
severalty, and engage in agriculture
and stock raising.
"The Arrapahoes and Apaches were
present, and understood and agreed with
the teuor of this treaty, but on account
Of the absence Of the Cheyennes, with
whom they arc coufederated, they de-
clined to take any decisive action in
regard to it. The commission, however,
had received repeated assurances from
several influential Cheyenne chiefs who
were present, that their people would
soon be in, and were anxious to make
peace upon terms that would be salts
factory to the commission.
"Two important points arc gained in
this treaty. First, they arc to be local
lied, thus fixing q starting point for
their gradual induction into a civilized
condition; and second, their voluntary
abandonment Of the country between
the Arkansas and Platte rivers. In this
latter point the people of our State are
most directly interested, as it has been
the demand Of the Indian that we, in
stead of him, should surrender that
country, that has caused all the disturb
auce Of the past six years."
By the conclusion of this treaty we
come into unimpcdcd possession OF a
broad strip Of fine country, leaving our
overland communication free and un-
embarrassed-a very material point,
when we take into consideration the
recent serious and frequent Interrupt
tons to Overland stage travel, and even
to the construction of the great CONT
mental railroad, proceeding from the
warlike raids Of these "plumed riders
of the desert" How permanently efec-
tive the present existing treaties will be
of course remains with time to develop.
The Indians, although q people whose
warlike qualities are not at oil to be
despised, ard whose friendship is far
more to be coveted than their enmity,
are too degraded in their social procliv-
tiles and have too light an appreciation
of the sacredness Of a compact or the
rights of others, to very rigidly observe
the stipulations of any treaty, however
generous to themselves, unless they are
duly impressed with the power and de-
termination Of the Government to en-
force its observance. As there always
has been, so there always will be disre-
gard for some Of the provisions nf the
treaties, and aggressions on the part of
one side or the other, which will pro-
duce new and at present unforeseen diff
c%ulties, and new arrangements will ever
be found necessary to be made.
But the one great settler Of these
troubles, the grand commission which
will be found more effectual and complete
than all others, will be the great con-
tinental railroad. When that is COM
pleted, we can make q treaty to this eff
feet We want and will have q clear
unmolested belt of country entirely
across the continent for the distance of
fifty miles on each side of the railroad,
and the provisions of this treaty shall
and do condemn the aforesaid required
territory to the entire control and bene-
fit of the American nation from now
henceforward and forever" Outside
of those limits, the dusky riders o
bob their plumes In Whatever deserts
they may find feasible, but within those
bounds they must forever hold their
peace, quiet subjects, fully acknowledg-
ing the supremacy of the Government.
We can pay them what may be consid-
cred a fair price for tho land if We
choose, but the strip Of country we must
and will have. Reservations can be as
signed to the Indians, away from where
they could come in collision WITH ad-
vanciug civilization, and with a chain
of military posts established, an ade-
quate distance apart, together with the
facilities for forwarding troops and sup
plies to any required point, at railroad
speed and telegraph notice, all further
Indian troubles, ms regards that section,
will be e~tfectually obviated. This may
be considered by some as rather of q
summary mode Of proceeding, prompt