The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-12-11

Total expenses I'm four and five years 81 IL 05i 81
To this amount are yet 10 he added the expenses
or three and four years and the claims OF several
states for the services OF volunteers. Judging from
these figures the cost OF the Florida war was far
above rather than below $50, 100000. Thus II cost
the United States nearly 100000 10 subjugate each
one OF these GOO Seminole braves: and there are
several scores OF them ON that 'neck OF and to tins
day who say they have never been whipped.
The great Sioux war OF 1862 had its Immediate
origin in trivial incident. An Indian, impclled by
the fierce cravings OF hunger, kileda COW belonging
TO u Mormon emigrant near Fort Laramie TIE In
dams offered remuneration for the COW, but this was
rejected. lieutenant with twenty men, pursued
tue Indians and demanded the surrender OF the
offender. The tribe refuscd the officer ordered his
uen 10 ''frcr and In less time than It requires to
write the sad story the entire party were killed Thus
began the Sioux war, which for four years spread
desoation all alon9 the frontier resulting In the loss
OF many valuable lives and hundreds OF thousands OF
dollars worth OF public and private property. The
war was inaily terminated at the battle OF Ash Hol-
low by That old veteran, General Harvey. This little
brush OF four years with the Sioux cost the Treasury
$30,O00O00 There ~ little danger In 0yerestimafing
the losses ~ c and property or tue costs TO the gov.
crnmcnt OF these indian wars family ~ murdered
here, train IL captured there, an outpost s over
powered somewhere else and the world Ii ignorant OF
The Navajoe war, ike the other bloody and expen-
sve Indian wars. had It's unnecessary and wickedly
trivial incident to raise the war whoop, and cause
the tomahawk and scalping knife 10 CLEAN in the
sunlight or day and to drip with the blood OF the
pioneer at the midnight hour, spreading death and
misery on the frontier. negro hoy offered some
indignty to an indian, who let ny an arrow with
fatal effect. The murderer ned 10 his tribe an on
mand was refused, and, usual, rashneSs precipi-
tated O conflict; another sanguinary war was the
result. "Three campaigns followed, oil three dis
notwithstanding many lives great suffering and
frghtful loss OF property-adding largely to the
wealth OF the Navaioes in horses, mules, firearms
and c0mInssary stores. This, however, Is the
result nine times In ten. These three campaigns
cost the United States. according to the mos. relia
BILE data nc hand, from $20,0o0000 to $S0,000,O00
without INJECTING perceptible injury upon the
Indians.
The Arapahoc and Cheyenne war, which COM
I'M M do
years, originated In this wsc-Some stock 1--WE be-
lieve an old 'hoss'o was supposed to have been
stolen by the mobile red man, An 0flcer de-
fnanded not the surrender OF the animal, but the
disarmlng OF the Indians. fight ensued, OF course.
To render matters still worse. about this time the
cold-blooded massacre Of old men. squaws and pa
poOses occurred at sand Creek In Colorado territory
The Indians, exasperated by this unproyoked muir,
obtained the aid and protection OF the Comanches
and Kiowas. This led TO the confederation OF nearly
all the tribes and bands from the Red river OF the
North 10 the Red river OF the SOUTH and to the tor
rible Indian war Of 1865 Saying nothing or the
number OF lives lost usually from twenty-five TO
fty whites to one indiana or of the vast and unprc-
cedcDed destruction Of pubic and private property,
the sacrifice was sanguinaIy IN ,, tne extreme.
$50 900. 900 to s5Oo 600. The secretary Of War
made the following report to Congress-, In response
TO resolution in June 1906, calling for the expenses
OF suppressing Indian nostiitcs In 1894 and 1885,"
VIII
The ouartermaster Generals Department
expended In 1884. 80 372
The Quartermaster Generals Department
expended In 1885. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 10, 263. $50
The subsistence Department expended In
1854. 155, $50
1865. 35a, 1888
The pay Department expended In is6i.... 0s,s5J
The torll expended In lSG5. ........... 1,132.5l2
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Total for two years. $50. $50. g42
Ths disastrous war was closed by the treaty con-
Guided In October, 1868, at the mouth OF Little Ar
kansas. Peace also made with the Missouri
river Indians late IA the fall OF the same year.
a second war with the southern Cheycnnes and
Arapahoes was naugurated IN 1867. These indians
were peacefully and in good faith occupying the
country assigned them by the treaty or 1853. In
April, 1851, military expedition. without any
known cause, attacked and burned their village 0l
500 lodges including 100 lodges OF friendly sioux,
consuming every vestige ol provisions, clothing ana
implements OF every description thus forcing them
10 sIarye or resume the warpaLh. Under the Keen
promptings OF hunger ami 'hirst TO avenge
this outrage of their civilized brothers
they resofted " the former alternative. T9e