The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-06-06

The Indian Trsubles-Prsspscts Of Peace
Corrupt Indian Traders-The Crops-EuL-
grafton 10 Ksnsas-Lsavenwsrth.
LEAvENwoRrH, Kansas May 81, 1868.
The Indian troubles the line Of the Union Pacific
Railroad, Eastern Division, continue to keep the
people on the end Of the road, near Coyote In q
pretty unsettled state There have been two serious
ourages within the past ten days. On Tuesday band
OF Cheyennes numbering nearly forty, made sortie
upon the camp of Mr.. LOSSES wagon train, about
twelve miles from Coyote and before the men could
prepare for resistance they poured brisk hre into
them, woundlng one man In the breast and then
drove on eleven mules before the train men could
seize their arms. The second outrage was OF more
fearful character and occurred further south,
In the Usage reservation. Almost Immediately
after the treaty with this tribe was signed
on Wednesday agreeing To the sale or Their iand
Mr.. Dunn reported to the Commissioners that his
brother and his partner (Mr. Anderson) had been
murdered, scaIped, and their heads severed from
their bodies, at Walnut creek, on the 18th inst The
Commissioners called council Immediately and de-
manded that the murderers should he given up. IL
appears that Mr.. Dunn recognized two OF then-onc
named Hard Rope and another young dare devil
The younger chiefs demurred at the demand; but
Mn Dunn, who sat on his horse, revolver in hand,
declared his determination TO put a bullet through
| Hard Rope, wherenpon the two were given over to
| the Commissioners and sent 10 Ottawa jail to lie
| tried by the civil authorities. Colonel Sheri-
dan, OF The Generals star left Fort Leaven-
| worth for Ottawa yesterday TO attend to the
matter. General Sheridan also started yesterday
| morning for Coyote TO look after the trouble
some savagcs there. A party OF troops started
up the road in the same direction at midnight on
Friday. IL Is evident that although with the eXcep
ton OF these incidental hotltics the Indians this
line OF railroad 1.-THE eastern dvison) not arrayed
IN any force, they are discontinued and unreliable
and there rs no expectation here that peace commits
SONS VIII efect much to secure the safety OF wagon
| trains over the plains The fact that distractions
were found on the track when the cars were return
ing from the scene OF the raid near Coyote, bringing
| the wounded man to Fort Hayes, shows the devkh
spirit which animates the rowing bands Of Chcyennee
who infest that vicinity. 1t Is limited that there are
white men well az red men at the bottom OF these
ourages but Of this there IL no positive proof We
know, however, how much certain parties airs
| interested in Keeping up state OF war-partes
whose occupation would be gone II the Indians were
| at peace and no soldiers required on the plains
While many tribes like the Usage for instance.
| willing tn sell their lands and move TO new hunting
| grounds farther West, there are plenty OF discon
| tented Indians who are so jealous Of the incursion
OF the railroads. who suspicious OF being cheated
IN their dealings with the white man. and whose sus
actions Of the Indian traders, that they iii neither
abide by treaties nor refrain from occasional raids
Many Of these who, few years ago, were friendly
allies Of the traders the plains to Texas and
| New Mexico, and would assist To recover stolen
| stock, are now become morOse and uufriendly
mainly among the Chicopees, Cananehes anu
| Ottawas. The Usage treaty recently signed
| At the mission near Humboldt, about
| hundred aud fifty miles south OF this place dis.
poses to the governments eight million acres Of land
covering tract two hundred aud fity miles IN length
and fifty miles IN width The Indlus located there
| number only three thousand five hundred souls
! Much Is rich valley land some good timber land and
good deal bluffs " it'll rather poor soil il Will now
be thrown open To the emgrant for cultivation, add
ing that much 10 the already extensive valuable
lands OF Kansas. The purchase is to be placed by
government at the disposal OF the LeaverwOrth,
| Law renee and Galveston Railroad Company, who
10 pay the secretary OF the Interior 100000 cash
three months after the ratification OF the treaty and
give bonds for ST. 400 900 with 1--WE per cent interest
payable semiannuay, at the rate Of 500 900 year,
the company being required to sell the lands to set
tiers within five years after the issue OF the patent
for 0ne-nfteenth Of the lands This road liz to run
| from l.eavcnworth via Lawrence To Galveston bay.
Northern connection TO Omaha IL u feature in the
| road which occupies much attention here and the
project OF bridge To the Missouri side to connect
with the present road being vigorously pressed by
the people OF Leavenworth. The two connctlng in
| tercsts in this country are the railroads and the
| future OF the aborigines The latter must be re-
| moved by some process the former must suffer.
II Is not difficult 10 surmse how the question Is TO he
settled but the present peddling method OF dealing
with IL will not 10. Peace commissioners, who make
treaties only TO he broken and put guns In the hands
OF the Indians and then call out soldiers to night
them, will manifestly never clear the track for
rapid civilization. ] believe that Sherman and
sheridan have a. better plan than that IL they are
| Not the least important subject in the present
critical condition NJ the country is the state OF the
| crops IN fns3 western region. Tfe prospect OF an
| abundant harvest was never better The wheat on
the prairie lands OF Western Missouri is nearly ready
for the sickle It Is far more than an average crop
| the heads bearing heavily with grain. Old farmers
say that for ten years there has been nothing like IT,
| Through the agricultural portion OF Kansas, from
this point to the mineral regions OF the further West
| tile crop is equally promising The average yield win
be thirty five bushels 10 the acre. but some bottom
lands It VIII reach afy. Corn has not been planted so
late in thirty years as in this seasan but 1t Is showing
up vigorously everywhere. and though late in the
market perhaps will give copious yield Hardly any
nf \ IN rann nj nts tlg 10
westward To supply the government posts and the
| Monogram raising countries West. Much OF the
wheat will go TO Texas this season, as the grasshop-
| pers have devOured nearly ali the young wheat in
that State, leaving not enough for seed. When the
railroads are opened To the south there will be no
limit TO the prosperity Of this region Of country, and
10 cannot be many years before Nebraska and Kansas
have continuous steam highway TO the Gulf. Rail
roads absorb all mems thoughts the ruling pas
sion ofthe hour How the wealth OF these rich valleys
be carried TO the Pacific and the Gulf and there
| labor and industry OF lobbyind and specu-
lation. But the Indian trouble must be
! railroad men are fulGed. The red man scowls upon
the fiery iron horse which drives away his Dufraoes
| and his ante,opes, the mainstay OF his existence.
| They plenty now on the plains about Fort Har-
| ker ana Fort Hayes, but they are dwindIing away
! gradually and must soon disappear altogether.
| II anybody fancles that because Leayenworh Is
" on the plans'' II mDsi necessarily be out in the
| wilderness he IL mistaken. population Of thirty
sand1. Six banks two Of them, OF course, national
blessings, half dozen hotels, as many churches.
| free college and six daily newspapers can make
| civilization any where. Lying In an amphfheatre
Of hills rising behind the other, with highly Guilt
| waited valleys lying between them, dotted with
pleasant farms and eDvrons that can hardly be sur
passed beauty this frontier and pioneer city Of the
| plains seems marvel when we remember that 10
in 1854 the town was fiyst laid out IN lots, and
that in the spring or 1885 the first case or merchan
] disc from the East opened, with chsel and
maet BY the gentleman who II now the Mayor OF
the city. As Andy johnson says OF himself, we must
take its past the best guarantee OF It's fu
| ture. Probably the most direct and comfortable
4 tn ieov worth Nv thp
| Pacific Railroad OF Missouri because IL affords the
traveller first view OF the real prairie country IN
| the western portion Of that state aud be-
c6untry At fair rate OF speed the 500 miles being
covered seventeen hours. For more than hundred
| niles the track was the banks or the Missouri
river and at night, with its line OF signal men at In
I tervas and signal lamps at every switch reminds
| one some what Of the Hudson River road. In no
fhe cQuld ciliaa