The New York herald., 1867-09-26
OUR INDIAN TROUBLES.
COUNCIL WITH INDIAN CHIEFS.
Extravagant Demands of the
Savages.
General Sherman Threatens Them With
Death if They Do Not Make Peace.
NO FINAL RESULTS YET REACHED.
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE HERALD.

SfCtiAL bunhtSFunutNIe uf lht hthtlu
Council with Spotted Tail, swift Bear.
Turkey Foot, Man-who-waiks-
ground, Pawnee Killer and other Chiefs
Captivity of Three White Women aud Chill
dren-Indians Demand Withdrawal of
Troops from Powder River Country and
Object TO the Union Pacific Railroad.
NORTH PLATTE Neb sept 10, 1904 T. NJ
The Commission have been In council since eleven
O'Clock this morning with all the leading chiefs and head
men of the Ogaaa and Bru6 bands OF Sioux, together
with several representatives from the Southern Cheyen-
mes now the var path.
The Ogaiala and Brue Sioux who wcro present. headed
by their respective CHIEFS Spotted Tail and Big
Mouth have been friendly to the government for the
past year, and to great extent have been fed and
clothed a! the governments expense. When
the news OF the COMMISSIONER coming reached
them they tho Republican, hunting buffalo for
their supply of meat and robes, but gladly came
in to meet the great chiefs sent out by their Great
Grandfather Washington to talk to them and present
them with fresh supply OF blankets clothing. beads
and other Indian goods Only small portion Of Spotted
Tails band, which numbers twelve hundred, came
In, but tn that did expected to take back
equal amount OF presents to the ones left behind
While the hunt near the Republican river Spotted
Tail came contact with Dand Of friendly CheyenneS
headed by a chief called Turkey Foot who has been
ceedngy troublesome the whites, and has committed
more ourages han any indian on the Paina
He found in the possession Of Turkey Foot three white
girls and children, captured during the month Of
July last thrtynvs miles Of old Fort Kearpy in
Nebraska These girls and children are named Camp
beli aud they here in the hotel where am
writing having been ransomsd by Spotted Tail, under
the direction of the Indian Bureau, and brought in by
him to be delivered up to their friends.
The girls aged nineteen, sixteen and twelve years,
and the children four and six One Of them is q Dane.
and either all not speak word OF English Toe
other two are OF Scotch origin They leave on the
train to-day, in company with uncle who to
meet them The story Of their capture and treatment
while in the power OF the savsges is as follows
The Indians made their appearance in the vicinity OF
their house, Gated tnirty five miles east OF old Fort
Ksarny, the 25,h Of July last They first visited
the house Of neignoor about half mile distant where
there q woman WITH child in her arms whom they
instantly killed. shoong the the doorstep OF
her house she attempting 10 escape with her
ch Id After plunderng the house they ceeded to the
house OF Mr. Campbell where they found these three girls
and three children alone, the men being at work in
field about six miles di These they prisoners
having rs ansacked tho house and carried on several
hundred dollars gola and currency. One or the chill
dreu ma aged to escape and at once ran to where Mr.
Campbell was at work aud gave the alarm. Upon going
20 bis house he found the statement OF the child ver
hed-his family gone and nearly everything sbout the
premises carried IF or destroyed He assembled his
neighbors sDe, and started in pursuit bat
unable 10 i'm any trace Of them, and the nrst
he received from messengers sent 10 BY Spotted
Tail 10 Colonel Patrick Agent OF Indian Affairs North
Platte who stated tney in the HANDS OF h Chey-
and could ransoned Steps TO effect this
al once t8ken the poor capves arrived last night
in sad iororn condition. but delighted to have
reached home ana Trends asnin alive The girls, whom
before stated ure aged nineteen, sixteen and twelve
not what would Ire considered as bcles tge
frontier, and would scarcely. should imagine create
very lively spark in the bosom OF any o. ''ye gentle
savages" Intact may state that they are the opposite
OF handsome aud unl,terest ng in their ap
pearanco casiiybe conceived; but for all this,
according the nj Of the Oldest she took
captive the o. tue dusky braves who took
her his bosom TO the exclusion and disgust OF his
squaw many years. Standing, and her departure
sned tears OF roget Hcr staement made after much
hesitation TO the surgeon stationed al this place. Is IN
substance foilows:-
After their leaving the house each OF the girls and
children PLACED ponies bonnd tho Indians who
claimed have cap ued tb em Her lot fell TO an Indian
of mode age, win" from the time OF her capture
unit, her release had exclusive control OF her He took
her his lodge at night and acr driving his legitimate
wife out doors, adopted the avorte partner and
sharer OF his bed and board Several days were con-
sumed the journey, during which time child was
born unto her she being near her confinement at the
time OF capture The day the morning which child
was born she VAS compelled TO travel fifty mites, but
stran as IL may appea she says she dd not suner much
from the j1lrDey Upon arriving Al the Ind An village
she duly installed as the mistress Of hs lodge, and
was treated with more Kindness han is usually shown TO
their Indian wives she occasionally compelled to
ng wood aud water aad uad 10 do the cooking but,
with this exception. did yrrv little work
The forn-r wife o. her Indian lover was sorely act
cd with The green eyed monster aud upon two different
during the absence OF her husband had her
tied up, With the ASSISTANCE OF other squaWss anu
The experience OF the other two girls was about the
same, each beng subject to the control and viii Of the
Indians who captured them lhe children were reate
kindly, sad seemed con .ented TO remain wtn the In
dams.
TEE cnrxru-
! have had occas TO describe Indian councils so
many times within the few months that IL hardly
seems worth while To repeat here little more care
mony observed this account OF the
presence OF such dstn uished personages Generals
sherman and Uarney Senator Henderson, and Commit
Tax1n hut N In n
speeches, other on the part OF Ihe Commission or the
Indians The speeches OF the Indians were an improve
respect they sta ed plainly and distinctly
the OF the troubles and What alone would satisfy
the Indians TIE abandonment OF the Powder river
road. which from fO Laramie IN Dakota Territory
20 Montana and which would necessiiats the abandon
ment OF Forts Laramie Reno Phil Kcarny aud G. y.
sa1a y. sacanI,nusa .na baiass ,hs sou,bsr" facac
Railroad sorpcd a. the noise OF the locomotive would
drive of ali their Eamc-
This last modest proposition OF our red brethren, OF
course will not b. entertained for moment but the
giving up Of the Powder river country to which the In
dams have undoubIed tile, and which they have
never csded the govern will occupy the serious
consideration OF the Commission The road through
country opened BY order Of General Pope wtn
out consulas the isdans for the purpose Of shortening
the distance to the gold regions OF honana rts caused
40 % wS S p 81 S r bs
IL is row kept open al al expense sreaier each year
than he cost Of feeding all The friendly indians IN ns
gon that vast mineral wealth is hidden In the noun
udcd witnia this section OF nisn territory, and
grtat ax e feit On TIC lroner 10 set po session OF
tie lniry and penosrsls the hitherto uncxp.ored
gions To 90 tails ell require long war, and at
pense Of e and PROBABLY greater than the bsne
1t which would DO derived from its possession A.
matters look there is no possi0iiSy OF avoiding
q war with some pVrslon OF the Indian tribes
Tho runners who 70 lhe southern Chcyennes
tnvBg tnem TO ths cOuuc, bave returned and report
that the "ncg S0dtrs spd oibos bands Of Cheyennes
started upon tie vsfpata uhs they were present at the
camp aler refusing into the council, ana sent
back insulting messages 70 the Commissioners. Since
tnoe they have struck the smoky Hin read and COM
n ma NJ dan n ON
lncisns Unli they bsd good whipping and IL 10
thoughs that many OF the Indians who desire peace viii
unite with tho whites Ia cola ,rnag 20 come 10
terms despatch also received YESTERDAY from
General Smith, Dmandpg Fort Phil Kesrny, TO Gen.
erai hermaa. stating tDat tie Grow Indians would DO
unable 10 10 srame 10 the Comm ssioners.
account OF the oobden o. their ponies, and that
the hostue iour refused come "a AT all This bas
nccessiialcc the posip0Eenont Of the Laramie Council
until the IN ddlc u November and at that time 10
IS very doubtful II enough hostile Indians can be coll