The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-12-16
All About:the e Indians.
ST. LOUIS, December 10.

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| ing, from the Upper Missouri river,
where he has been experimenting the
! location of Indians upon the Reserva'
tions. Gen. Haruey's headquarters
were at Peoria Bottom, fourteen miles
below Ft. Tully. The different tribes
have been settled on separate reserva-
tIOns as follows:
First, At the mouth of Whitestone
Creek, thirty miles above TT. Randall,
are established a portion of the Brutes
and Acallellog, from Fort Laramie and
the Platte. Among these a ethe French
half breeds, Bordeau, Carep, Bissonitta
and Charley Gawean. The Indians
here number $500. About one hundred
buildings were erected this season, in
Guiding the agency buildings, saw
mills and school house. A church is
also being erected. Some two hundred
acres OF bottom land have been broken,
and beans had been procured for Sow
ing in the spring. This colony Is sup
piled with provisions enough TO last
until the first OF May next. The In
diuns seemed to be contented, enjoying
their dances and keeping II drum going
all night.
The next reservation is called the
Cheyenne reservation, and is located
ten miles below the mouth of the Big
Cheyenne River. The tribes. settled
here are the Two Kettles, Sans Arcs,
Lower YHnktons, numbering in all
about two thousand. The number in
spring will amount in all at this point
to six thousand three hundred. An
agency building, steam saw mill,
stOrehouse and physician's residence,
besides other buildings, have been
erected, and work cattle and farming
utensils have been purchased. Lieut..
Laddey was left in charge of this set.
tleinent. The next point established
by General Harney is at Grand River,
one hundred miles bSiow Fort Rice,
where portions of the Upper Tank.
tomas. UncApapas, Cutheads, Black feet
and Sioux, numbering forty-tive hun
dred, have been assembled. The bal
ance of the above tribes are out hunt.
ing buffalo near the Black Hills, it be-
ing desirable to keep them out on
account OF the prospect of lack of
provisions, should they all come in,
which would swell the total number at
this point TO eleven thousand. Some
Of the YanStOnas were permitted to
make IL temporary settlement on the
east side of the river, outside of the
reservation, Gen. HRney 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 the White river, with Swift
Bear, Standing Elk and Big Mouth, and
all the noted Indian celebrities recently |
from the North Platte. Some OF the |
Brute war parties were with them. |
They said they were hunting buffalo on |
the Republican, and got into "a fight. |
Spotted Tall lost nearly all his horses,
they being worn out, and the General |
gave him supply OF stock to begin life |
with again. A reservation will be e5- |
tablished at this point for the Brutes, |
and it is in contemplation to open an
other at morean. forty miles below |
Grand river, for the Black Feet and |
drawing supplies from Grand river.
Although il was late in the sea.
son when the operations were
nine hundred Indians have
been induced to settle on the reserva-
tiOns aud fed and housed, with the ele-
ments of civilization placed within
their reach. General Harney will visit
before returning to the
Sioux country with view OF obtain
ing from Congress a ratification of the
Sioux treaty made at Fort Rice last
July, and 10 avail; the adoption ofsuch
legislation as will enable them
TO carry out the work SO ausplciously
begun. An additional appropriation
is needed. The General has the utmost
in the success OF the plan
now inaugurated on the Sioux reser.
He says the greatest fear that
fills the mind OF an Indian Is starva-
tion. Feed him and he will be con-
tented.
An Ellsworth, Kansas, letter of the
10Th inst, says Gen. Sully arrived at
Fort Harker, from General Sheridan's
camp, below Fort Dodge, few days
ago. The General thinks that with the
exception of some rowing bands of
young braves, who will continue to in
fest the roads and attack small parties,
the h ostile Indians have taken refuge
in the Comanche country on and near
Ihe stuked plains, Here the campaign
will be conducted this winter, but Gen.
Sully thinks 1t Will be impossible to end
The war this winter, on account CT the
character and extent OF the country In
which the savages haYe taken refuge,
and that il will be transferred in the
spring to the country north of the Ar
kansas river and along the line of the
Kansas and Pacific Railroad. General
Sully does not know precisely what are
Gen. Sheridan's plans, but thinks he ls
returning northward by way o; Forts
ArbuCkle and Gibson.
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