The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-09-24

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resfs b,asa on ths river and two suoh based on ina
pecGo rairosas vou d. N my opinion soon ogiag tue
lndass Of Tue pians 70 'ef'ls, ~ e 49,, Tne
Cheyennes for pence alter my resncu atacNed
aud killed ton them ia 1901, and these same siout
begged for pace ailee eshutA hAney "'APp0N -
bsdly a. Ash Hollow In 1890 49,,
General sherman does not seem 70 have Implicit alth
IN h peaceful settlement Of the Indian diSates, and Al
1ss hen IN Council wh the INDIANS his coun'ehance
! indicates extreme cisgsst with the an'ie husN,
The close Of the talk with Indians he asked tho lead
lug chief thu following questions:--
QUB5TIoS-HOY man people viii setue on ths rs-
serystion L we do a.! We can 20 200 ;hstas
ANswER-Two hundred lodeos altogether.
QUgsros-You asked for four hundred barrels OF pork
four hundred sacks of -four coffee, sugar &c. Was it
ANswER-For the nation that Is going TO settle there
QuEsnos-Why don't you. If you saltio there perma'
nently, build housess
ANSWERING would II we could build them.
QUEsrnNDo you know thai several tribes ia Oalifor
mia i've in houses, like white poopl?
AsswsR-Ycs. We hoard II las winter.
qUEsrlos-Dld you ask for twenty farmers.
ASswER-Yes
ouEsuoS--How many plcushs do you wsnt'
ANSwER-Dont know.
QuEsroy-How many yoke of cat'Ie did you ask for 2
ANswER-Six yoke for each band.
QUEsTIoNCan you uso ponies Tor pioughng or cuttvat
mgr
ASawER-No.
ASswEe-I want TO loarn wan. to iearp to cut
wool, plant corn. go.
Qus~rroN-Do you object 10 steamboats, running up
this riverS
ASsWER-1 don't object because thoy bring US pro-
visions am going 10 try and raise corn aad don't
for the boats. want 10 raise corn aud pumpkin
so that when nov people c,us to see mo may viii SEQ
how good ts'tes and finally get tns all in. We also
want blacksmith. 30 tina when we break cham or
anything IL can be mended
General Snerman saw an Indian riding government
horse and directed hat the indian should b. halted 10
examine HIM, bn; the Indian quick. and rode or
into the woods, Carrying good sized package OF pro-
The General sad If he rad his therc should
not id Indian receive sine, pre sent or annuity
until they had delivered up every dollars worth prop
government horse
q short time since from Fort Randall
General Harvey, has tho reputation In Now
Engand OF being such cruel GDd relentless fo) OF the
Indian is directly the opposite, aud he long among
them, they would beg dollar he has in TIE world
Two chiefs succeeded yesterday In coaying him into
giving them yoke or apiece and last evening he
called upon by two young sqaaws, who were each
the recipients OF five dollar G!oeubacN upon their do.
parture. His Kindness Of heart often naos him dupe
of these cunning savaGes
A Biz POwwow with Friendly Ohiefs-yyhnt
Thcy Thin,s abnut Settling on ReservetiOrs-
III They Cnn Get Asricuitusni Instruments
They VIII Woris-sroc c.es OF Gen. Snnborn
aud senator Honiers0n.-Thc indians Charge
Their Agents with Cheating Them-prcsents
/ Given and n Grand SQvpw banco.
FoEr SuLLY, Dakota Territory, Sept. l, 1867.
| We have just returned from the mouth OF the Big
Cheyenne river the turning round point of the Indian
| Commission and headed down tho stream.
The Big Cheyenne empt!es the Missouri river
about forty miles above Fort Suly and distant from st.
Louis sixteen hundred miles Along tho banks Of the
Missouri in the Vicinity Of the Big Cheyenne found
what In this country of sandy and barren bills Is
sideret fair bottom lands, sufficiently well waered to
raise and potatoes aud enough in quantity to sub.
ssl all the Indians this vicinity who be persuaded
leave Off their ronadc life and settle down agrcu-
tural pursuits.
Taking all things into consideration this tract Of land
reaching from Fort suy 10 the mouth of the Big Obey
enne is, in the opinion of the Commission, the best
adapted for the purpose Of any they havo seen.
1t is certainly good selection in respect and that
is IL they persuade any Of rod brothers to settle
ihere they will 30 worry little troubled by white settlers
coming among them as there are no indications Of mino-
rails anywhere in that region aud tho country for farm
ng purposes IL the most una;tracvo OF any have
seen. The best idea havo heard OF the reservation
conveyed the repy of old resident OF the country
who being examined by the Commission as to whe-
Their any large number OF Indians could be subsisted
upon this reservation 'Yes" ho replied off the gov.
eminent fed then" However, the Indians TO DO
satisfied with IT, and anxious to try the expert
ment OF living like white people by cu!tivany the
SOIL and may, possibly, in tho course OF few years BIO
able 10 raise enough TO live upon.
II is better 10 locate them here If possbls than to fix
upon the or,o and well wooded country the vicinity
OF the Black Hills for tho whites determined to have
THAT section rich in mineral wealth and adapted to
a tho requirements OF civilization, and there could
DO peace between the The sanction Of
the Comnissoner OF Indian Affairs and, perhaps, the
ratification by the Senate will DO necessary before the
present selection becomes 1aal.
Upon arrival last night at the landing distant two
miles from Fort Suiy, wo fond a large number OF
Indians both aud OF all ares, assembled the
bank OF tbs river to meet Upon way MP tho
river minors had been sent out TO nl tho tribes in this
vicoity TO assemble them aud moot us here re-
turn to hold council.
This morning at ten O'Clock was mo time fixed upon
fart bn VIII hO M tln fnrt he
and head OF the tribes only being present. Six
nations ropresented-the Brule 0gai.laa, Sans
Arc, Min-ni-con eans Twokctte and Backfeet Sioux,
Tho head chiefs of these tribes are, Iron Nation, Red
Eag,o Festher Burnt Face, Iron Horn, the Long Man
dan aud tho Sh ield Tho Who'll. number OF chiefs and
headline present about forty. and they mostly
oil! men, who, for bravery ia war; SUCCESS In hunting
the buffalo, wisdom Ia council, or what ID considered
the most honorable from having visited Washington and
shaken the hand or the President the,T-sroat grand
iaher had bosn elected chiefs and uc their respective
tribe, nation with all tho dcspchsm, digai;y. aud
often with moro justice, than Is shown by the great
rulers of tho earth.
This being a goa, occasion, and they feeling Them
selves highly honored by being visited by such disn
gaisoed men rs Lieutenant General sherman, whom
thew designate the great chief OF all soldiers and
General Earncy, whom they hold In The utmost vener
alton for the good advco gwen them many years AGO
really toe best TREND to the Indian OF any OF tho
mission.
! General Harvey deceived Indian. II he
| made promise he fulfilled IL to the letter. If he
threatened punishment lie moro than carried IT ont
H'i kindness and industn to the good Indian and his
relentless punish mont 70 the bad has given him moro
influence with them than all the In the country
combine Nearly all OF the Old chiefs recognized HIM
al once, and mnnifoJtet the utmost delight at again
meeting their old friend ard foe They gathered around
him in crowds anxious to shake his hand and many or
them yrodlcod papers preserved with the utmost care
which he had given Thorn msny years ago as testimo-
Mats OF good character and which they considered their
most valuable relic.
The General who sixty-sevcn years OF age six feet
three inches height, and straight arrow, In
hs younger days used 10 excel every Indian on the
plans with whom he Ia consc, In running, jump.
ng aad wrestling He IL known universally among the
Indians 'ths fsst runner" 10 says he was never
badly pressed but in running. and that many
years ago when he cncamrcd at tie Mindau village
the Missouri river The Indians had brought In Their
fastest runner aud challenged the General TO run. All
the Tribes In that part OF the country present. and
oil in high geo thinking they had sure thing