Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1868-12-20
INDIANS.
Representative He Men on theiI
Way 10 Washington.

Representative He Men on their
Way 10 Washington.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 19.-H. ID. Rees, J. P.
Dane and Vichy Scraper, of the Cherokee
nation, are here en- route to Washington,
on business of the nation, but more
especially to procure the ratification of the
treaty made last July between Commits
sioner Taylor and Col: Bowling, Chief of
the Cberokees. The Republican in an ediori-
alon the subject, says the intelligent portion
of the civiliz d tribes take great interest in
the present movements against, and the
future disposition of the wild rowing tribes
of the Plains. l.t- sos
Mr.. Reese in this connection states that
last Spring joint representation from the
Cherokee, Chocktaw, Chichesaw and Creek
nations called on Gen. Grant, at the War
Office, in Washington, and made propo-
sition agreeing to make peace with all the
wild tribes below the Arkansas, receive
them into their reservation and teach them
the arts Of civilized life, provided the gov
eminent on its part would guarantee 10
stand by them in every arrangement. To
effect that obj CT they required that every
promise made to these wild Indians should
be kept ia good faith. This the lndian
representatives agree TO do, at oneiwentielh
Of the cost expended by the government
under the present system. Gen. Grant
seemed to approve Of the general idea, but
this was the last of il, and no further pro-
gress was made in the matter
ST. LOUIS, Dec. l0-A letter from Gen
Sheridan, dated department on North Ca
madam river, December 3, was received at
Gen. Shermah's headquarters to-day. 1t
gives information derived from Black Ket-
ties sister by Sheridan himself, in sub
stance as follows: The Indians were en-
camped first Black Kettle and other chiefs
of the Cheyennes and a small party of
Sioux, in all 81 lodges Eight miles down
the Washita were all the Arapahoes aud
20 additional lodges Cheyennes, also Kjo-
was: then the Apaches and Comanches
while thus encamPed, three war parties
were sent out, one composed of CbeYenDes,
hloWas and ArfapahOeS, and another in
the direction of Fort Larned and was still
out. Another which was composed of
Cheyennes and Arrapshoes went out and
returned, the trail of which led Gen. Gus
tar into Black Kettles village. This par
~ brought back three scalps, one of which
was that Of the expressman killed aud
horribly mutilated. Between Dodge and
Larned and just before Sheridan left the
former fort. The mail he was carrying was
found in Black Kettles camp. The other
party was mixed and went up in the direc-
ton Of Fort Lyon, and is still out.
About the time the first of these parties
| started, Black Kettle and one sub-chief from
each band went to Fort Cobb, aud brought
back provisions given them at that fort;
and, while they were gone, or about the
time OF their return, the last war party re-
ferred to was sent out. The women are of
the opinion that they will all sue for peace
at Fort Cobb, AS the result Of the battle
with Custar. They would have gone to
| Sheridan's camp bad not the opening at
| Cobb been held out to them.
Gen. Sheridan then says: Il shall start
| for Fort Scott as soon al the trains from
| Dodge arrive. Had it not been for the mis-
fortune of the Kansas regiment getting lost,
and the heavy snow which rendered their
horses unfit for duty, we would have closed
! up this job before this time. As it il, |
think the fight is pretty we'll knocked out
Of the Cheyenne"
Thirteen CheyeDnes, two Sioux and one
! Arrapahoe chiefs were killed.
The government makes a great mistake
in giving these Indians any considerab lie
amount of food, under the supposition OF
necessity. The whole country is literally
covered with game, and there are more
buffalo than will last the Indians for
twenty years, and the turkies are so numer-
Gus that lOCks Of from one TO two thousand
have been seen, and the country is full OF
grouse, quail5 and rabbits. Hordes of an.
Ielope and deer are seen everywhere, and
even run through Gen. Custar's train,
while on his march. The reservation laid
off for the Cheyennes and Arapahoes IL
full of game and the most luxuriant grasses
Black Kettles sister reports three white
women in the lodges below Black kettle's
campj
Another letter from Gen. Sheridan cay,
the mules belonging to Clark's train, alst
photographs and other articles taken iron
the houses robbed on the Saline and Solo
mon rivers, in Kansas, last fall, were fOuL,
10 Indian camps.
The Indian women prisoners say tina
most of the depredations along the line o
the Arkansas, were committed by Chey
eonps and ArapahOes.