New-York tribune., 1868-07-01
THE INDIAN COMMISSION.

WHAT INDIAN HUNTERS BAY ABOUT THE hED
MAN: HOW THEY ARE SWINDLED BY Gov
ERNMEMT OFFICIALS; THEIR FOOD, TREAT
AIENT, AND CONDITION-TESTIMoNY OF GEN.
POPE, KIT CARSON, COL. BRENT, AND
OTHERS.
Mr. Vincent Colyer Secretary of the Indian
Commission presented report containing the testt
mony Of Gen. Pope Col Kit Carson and several other
well known Indian hunters who had every facility
for studying Indian haEs and character. We give few
extracts
Col Bent says; Having been living IN Colorado Terri
eyahe eSnerience In indian Affairs since have
there nearly every instance Of difficulties between inc
dams and the whites arose from aggressiohs Oh INC IN
Col KIT Carson says have heard read the statement
to indian affairs coincide perfectly with my own came
at war think, general tDng. the difficulties sriss
have heard the whites are always cursng the Indians
and are not willing to do them Justice. In relation to
publicly stated that the authorities Of Colo, s,
rado,, expecting their troops would be sens
Indian war 50 that the troops would be compelled
to remain know Of no acts OF hostility on sS ps,i 10 ss ~
attacks made upon them. know all the chiefs ana
Eeared know @ there are bad men among tRem
know the Cheyennes well that satisfied they can
rule those bad sosers Ss9 asT are sepped d from hSng the In
dians viii guarantee peace in 80 days. and wiz nos
Great Father will protect them. They want some men
that they confidence in to say that they shal Dc
did not right II possible.
Mr.. Wolf Of Colorado, says: That he has known Gov.
ernment officers when on an Indian expedition 10 step
pursuit and send bank ambulances under escort 10 ths
Fort for zee 70 cool their champagne %ita the stb R.
OTS e al y al h cow Se
Agency IN issa large vat was constructed Of cotton
lumber, about feet square and six feet Deep in
from the boiler into the Into the vat was thrown
beef beef heads entras Of the beeyes some beans four
fhf fxvoh NJ
vat each time, which was not oftener than once In "a
hours. THIS mass was then cooked by the steam
Indians with g-handed dipper made for the pur-
pose cannot say the quantity gwen 70 each IL wa.
would pour of the thinner portion and eat that which
being issued and 1t had very offensive order had the
ordor of the contents Of the entrils OF the beeyes
Issuing to the Indians, and it smelt like carronke
decomposed meat Some OF the Indians refused TO eat It,
saying they could not, 1t made them sckthat 1t was
Ouy t for hogs, and that they not hogs The guam
ty OF food issued them per day did not exceed eight
ounces per head-man, woman, and child.
says: 1 am soldier in Company X 9th iowa Cavalry
from some time IN October 1863 TO May, 1864 was sta
| toned Crow Creek Agency. know OF the Indians
eating wolves that had been poisoned By the soldiers
anders and they picked up aud ate the corn scattered
C SSa %h19 @ we sa SF % DR. asyne S M
ton. The entras head and feet were thrown into the
think they had sugar or Coffee and no vegetables eI
plant is the worthless quality OF the goods which are
bought the Atlantic States and sent out for distrbu
the SH mOt SoG oSsedas and ss S roo
berry, There is evidence also that the persons employed
id the department 10 make the purchases are accom-
plices in these crimes The prices charged we've from 50
per above the market value Of good artices
They are as general thing, worthless and deficient
quantity. Among them were steel spades" made OF
snSe.H9pi % ,bt hppn With n,ner solos. blsn
kets,' made of shoddy and glue, which came 70
shreds the first time they were wet, &c. &c, &c.
| These vIainohs purchases are generally sent by
the expensive means OF transportation, and small
proportion Is received by the Indians The purchases OF
1864 all shipped VIA Cape Horn and San Francisco 70
Salem Salem was the proper dssaaton MOI oi no % part @ 81
Warm Springs or Unatila, up the willamette River 70
Salem thence down the river 10 Portland again. toward
from San Francisco a Of about s76 per and
tHSoS 1S s se8 will PROBABLY be to ship them bach 70
San Francisco again at like cost, and thence direct TO
to transport them pacmules from Salem 10 setr.
which probably VIII not cost less than 400 per tnn
Agent Wilbur, IN charge Of tho Yankee Reservation In
report this subject says; The goods furnished
from the Atlantic states have been oi an Inferior quality
often damaged and short in quantity think in justice.
that the Government owes the Indians OF this agency
goods purchased aud previously distributed to the
| Indians OF the YakaIna nation. -
Col Jessie II. LeavenwOrth Of the 81 Colorado Volun
teers says There band OF refugee Indians called
the CaddOes, who. when the Rebellion broke OUT were
Fort Iyon. They were loyal they were halfciyizedl
they lived in houses and better set OF men meyer ei
Puebos OF Mexico. They were more than halfclllked
| Their dressed in long dresses, tue
| American women do They make good bread. Every
| thing was neat and clean about them They lived a.
| Fort Larned."
Gen Pope, speaking OF Christian Mission work. says
The Christian missionaries aud instructors have lever had
fair opportunity. Tor reasons set forth IN the printed
letters aud reports. have doubt II proper persons
and by proper persons those who would be honest
and not try 10 defraud theIndans or the Government
and they should be made acquainted with the Ind,aE
charace, were appointed agents and officers FROM inc
regular army, with troops rOm the same stationed
at the posts the Indians think there would be ne
difficulty Most the Comanches, think, friendly
| disposed. think II proper men were appointei "a
proper steps taken, peace would be had with all
Indians and below the Arkansas. without war.
! eve that il Col. Bent and myself were authoy'ged,
could make solid, lasting peace with those lntiam
have confidence in the influence OF Col. Bent u
/ the Indians than in my own.