The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-12-24

and went out on foot in he direction OF Lyon, and
Is still out.
Kettle and representation OF one sub-chief from
each OF the bands visitedFort Cobb AMI | brought
back provisions from General Hazen or come one
else there, and while thelwere gone, about the
time OF their return, TIL last war party was sent
out, which Is the one fist alluded to as going in
the direction OF Fort Laned, and whose trail we
crossed.
the women are OF the opinion that they win all
sue for peace at Fort Cob, since the blow received
had the opening there notDeen held out to them.
! will start for Fort Sctt as soon as the trains
from Fort Dodge arrive. 1t had not been for tho
from the trail while en- Dute from the Little Ar
kansas to this place, ant the heavy snow storm
which reduced and jaded their horses 50 as to rem
der them on arrival unit DR. duty, we should have
closed up this job before tbs time AS it is, think
the fight is pretty well knoked out Of the Cheyennes
chief were killed, makingixteen In all.
The government makes great mistake in giving
these Indians any considerable amount OF food
under the slppostion Of necessity. The whole coun-
try is literally covered with game, and there are
more bufialoes than will LIST the Indians for twenty
years aud tne turkeys ar so numerous that docks
as large as from one to wO thousand have been
seen, and the country is Ill OF grouse, quails and
rabbits. Herds OF antelop'and deer are seen every
where, and even ran thrugh the wagon trains OF
General Curtis on his marc.
The butraoes here are sparate band from those
ranging during the fall nrth Of the Union Pacific
200, 900 in one day.
The reservation laid OF for the Arapahoes and
Cheyennes by the treaty o1So7 Is full OF game and
the most luxuriant natura grasses, as reported by
Colonel Crawford, OF the nineteenth Kansas, who
has just passed through thi reservation in coming
here. Others familiar win the reservation report
the same.
Black Kettles sister repcts three white women in
the lodges below Black Kettles camp.
Very respectfully yours,
Major GeneAl United States Army.
SUBSTANCE OF ANOTHER .ErTER FROM GENERAL
SIBERIAN.
In addition another letter from General Sheridan
has been received at the military headquarters, in
which he says the trail OF TIE war party which led
General Custer To the Indiancamp was that OF party
returning with the scalps of;hree white men; among
them was that OF the cOurie' killed between Dodge
and Larned, and the mail hewas carrying was found
in the Indian camp, also themues OF Clark'S train,
also photographs and Other articles taken from the
houses robbed on the Sain, and Soloman and that
troops in coming down, wA OF this band and Ara
pahOes and that all the Ara,anoes took part the
aght and the Indian women prisoners, say that
most OF the depredati0ns along the line OF the Ar
kansas were committed by these bands Cheyennes
and ArapahOeS.
LETTER FROM A FEMALE CATIvE TO GENERAL W. B.
HAZEN, COMMANDING SOUTHERN INDIAN DISTRICT,
FORT COBB.
SATURDAY. Nov. Z, 1858.
KIND FRIEND-WhOever you may be- thank you
for your Kindness to me and my chfid You want
me to let you know my wshes II you could only
buy us OF the Indians with ponies or anything and
let me come and stay with you until could get word
10 my irlenuS Jney WOulu pay you, ana would work
and do oil could for you II 1t Is not too far to
their camp and you are not afraid to come. pray
that you wiz try. They tell me, as near as can
understand they expect traders to come and they
Will sell US to them: Can you find out by this man
and let me know II 1t Is white men? II 1t IS Mexi-
cans, am afraid they would sell US into slavery in
Mexico II you can do nothing for me write to W.
T. Harrington Ottawa, Franklin county, Kansas
my father. Tell him we are with the Cheyennes and
they say when the white men make peace we can 90
home. Tell him to write to the Governor Of Kansas
about II and for them to make peace. Send this to
Arkansas, below Fort Lyon. Cannot tell whether
they killed my husband or not. N.Y. n me is Mrs.
Clara Blinn. Ny little boy, Willie Bllnn, is two
Commissioners to make peace this fall. For our
sakes do all can, and God will bless you II you
you think about 1t. Write TO my father; send him
this. GoOdby. MRS. X. +. BLINN.
am as wen as can be expected, but my baby is
very weak.