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been purchased. Lieutenant Laidley

been purchased. Lieutenant Laiaiey
was left in charge of this settlement.
The next point established oy uenera I
Harney is at Grand river, one hunoreo
m;Ias below Fort Rice, where portions
e. tSa GTnnsr Yanktonais, Uncapapas,
Ta+%aodS Blackfeets and Sioux, num-
1870 forty.five hundred, have been
eadr1iIed. The balance of the above
tr;bes are out hunting buffalo near the
BLACK Hills, it being desirable to keep
them out on account of the prospect of
n lack of provisions should they all
come in, which would swell the total
number at this point to eleven thous-
and Some of the Yanktonais were per-
mitted to make temporary settlement
on the east side of the river, outside of
the reservation, General Harvey taking
the responsibility of allowing them to
stay for the present. A saw mill and
other buildings have been erected on
this reservation.
Spotted Tail was at the forks of
White river, with Swift Bear, Standing
Elk and Big Mouth, all noted celebri-
ties from the North Platte. Some of
the Brule war parties were with them.
They said they were hunting buffalo on
the Republican river and got into a
fight. Spotted Tail lost nearly all of
his horses, they being worn ont. The
General gave him a supply of stock to
begin life with again. A reservation
will be established for the Brules at this
point, and it is IN contemplation to open
another at Moreau, forty miles below,
on Grand river, for the Blackfeet and
hn 1ra m q II n
plies from Grand river.
Although it was late in the season
when operations were commenced, nine
thousand Indians have been induced to
settle on the reservations, and whe are
I'D and comfortably housed, with the
elements of civilization placed within
their reach.
General Harvey will visit Washing
ton before returning to the Sioux coun-
try, with view Of obtaining from Con-
gress a ratification of the Sioux treaty
made at Fort Rice last July, and to
await the adoption of such legislation
as will enable them to cary out the
work so auspiciously begun. An addi-
| tional appropriation is needed. The
General has the utmost confidence in
the success of the plan now inaugural
ed on the Sioux reservations. He says
the greatest fear that fills the mind OF
al Indian is starvation. Feed him and
he will be contented.
An Ellsworth, Kansas, letter, of the
10th inst, saysNthat General Sully ar,
rived at Fort Harker from General
Sheridan's camp, below Fort Dodge, a
few days ago. The General thinks that,
with the exception of some rowing
bands of young braves, who will con-
time to infest the roads and attack
small parties, the hos lie Indians have
taken refuge in the Comanche country
on and near the staked plains. Here
the campaign will be conducted this
winter, 6ut General Sully thinks it will
be impossible to end the war this win
ter on account Of the character and ex-
tent of the country in which the savages
have taken refuge, aud that it will be
transferred in the spring to the country
north OF the Arkansas river and along
the line of the Kansas Pacific railroad.
General Sully does not know precisely
what are General Sherid2ns plans,
but thinks lie is returning southwark
by the way of Forts Arbuckle and Glib
son.