, 1869-04-06


camp furnltufa and 7nxuy bualo rooea aud ponies:
Wa czptufed . considerable Ruuzbef Q{ pQQlesE
borg EEowz srisids md t3re.ar1nk -
Little RDbe Rnd &fo other chIefa With whom I
h1vb enuveNed, axpteks Themselves hes1tilJ sick
OF WI. md declare tneIr Intention Of makfN their
way to tne point which has been deaianatea and
| gpTe1 anthontteh
Asido frnm pT ocurinX ts 1eIesse OF the twu wo.
onJ eapn1e1 nov held ey bossite foes "a Fl, de-
psrtment, fasult Of Itself naoFe tttsn eompensa-
tnS this command for Al It haa been caIled upor,
queated BY tho d7c tstbes which vers htely hos
tile: We now know their Accustomed routes and
tneJ IL ais frum as In no paas al at 70 sasoa:
and also, whst sou,e Of our people may doubt.
tnat The whfts nan en endure the lnc1emeu1cs Of
winter better thRn t1n tho Indian
marched, has oesa n9s1e or incorrectly known-
This unssltattay . 70 Dnssr exists Their; az
I guides can coufi1ct IN expedition from He'd Rsrr
k to the Plate and eacamp ou fresh wateF Etseata
e3ea night ! Ine posas - = xa!eh ne 10 fokaa I'm
| Mnser, about ten n1ta a'west ef the State line.
Before closing ny tepott, tcare . call ttr- A.
nurs1Jtc1 good condact Of tnts command slnee- 1t
undertook Tits mAru: We sxaEted with ali TIE
ratons and forage fass could bo obtained t.e
whole of which were LIT EuucsC1E for the time Ne
h4v6atfenfty been out
F1r1t It became necessary 10 Trt1cc the amonnt
70 11f Estions: attefwa.ds M = stiR e ssater feiac-
made theiF soppers from tha 1esh q mules that
had deg to-day from starvation, en tht massh.
oreier, tfsI abandoned tentz and hls1keta Without
murrnu1, although much cfthe march hal been
made duItus the Prevalence of the seFe1es winter
weather Tsszre s1er experienced in Ills l3dtude
TIE hossesa aad mules Of this. cunmand have sub
Btssed, day s9tcr day, upon neshmY but COTTON
cc1t and meKMatatained MOTT cheerful ap4rs,
and Enownat which 70 aduire most s1txdr GAL
IantFJ In hatae, or the patient and u11ATe11ny
Nthstool the many dis7greeshls< phasesS of thelr
c.npatgn-
Al lis tesnE II the service ce,ths S:nctes.ata
Kansas Caya1FF b approaching tss TERMINATION
aod may not rE1in hare the sat!Haetiono at COM
mandinE them during active opetzspna,. i desire 70
commend them. of1cess and me3, to the kasuat1a
notice Of tae Commanding Ceperxi sexytn0 on
foot, they hare marched In . manner and u rate
that would pus soMe ul the regular regiments Of
empty wrgous to ,Eacspoet than. cash Ho1ntn9
every man marched with his Troops anii-Shat
might be taken AZ An example by sone OF the uno
ofnceis OF the regular fnfan1y-oanpany of1acefs
marched regularly on foot At The Eead OF th4r re-;
spec1ire oonpauaA And now whea approaching
the termination Of : march Of over 500 miles %
greatly deficient rntious have yax 70 eee shcLtss
ID Obtaining tan5elease Of tho ca2ure ntate vz-
meu and that, tac- without Eaasom the lSeas OF
single man. the Nxn Of my command and razt4cu-
larry those Of TIN Nineteenth Kanas, who we,r
dations Of. which the capture oI these Totaen
ships they have endured, than i thes naa survived
an oScrW helmlng victory oyef The IpGia1s-
Had my supplies not been exhausted 1 would
hare moved AgaInsf the Cheyeuuea ntfer recover
L. As ii u, / now hold the captive Cheyenne
Cqlefa ns hoaiaEr for the good behavior OF the
tribe, and for thu 1ain!lmens Of tho promisc Of the
the government This consider rs the Il E1alna-
ton Of the Indian maF. Respectfully sqhm. sted,
Rreve. MAJ Gen U; s. i. T. connanaias: Z; Ssnih
CRITICAL STATE or AYtAIks IN nA1orA
MAsA1SaTuS, April.
The follosins letter has been forwarded to the
Commissioner of Indian Affairs. ~ the agent for
the Ianktan Sioux. In relation to the condition OF
Indian matters in paeo'aa; q ,s,,x>. ,,...,
Hon: y. G. Taylor, comni1s:aasr Il indian IL
s!R: l an IN receipt this LAY Of : letter from my
brother, who Ii In Charge OF the fsnkton Agency
during my ahseuce. LIE writes under date OF list
"DEAs BgoruER-I zecelvesa Jour letter Of the
18th fEst List evening. II ftts US alt xr1- In n
latlon 70 tie condition Of things tn the country
since MI Last letter have to inform you shat NO
rortng war pat1sa- Last weee mere Was ! pastI
Of nine hostile Indians who came to our viiage
aud said they = ere going to var on the PawneeA
20. Tncy said that they would turn back, but that
thsy @ reIs sefJ hungY ND would gre them
fonethi1g q ca taeJ would sosndon taer design
they crossed the river to the pntchn1an's thai
lives opposite the agency. and demanded pro
be had in the house 70 savu bis lfc, and they
then Fould hasc Killed him lad not sotue Of our
Indians 1hom the lnsespreter sent over % his
them "a They stole nye horses and staIsed for
For Randall on the Missouri River. Arriving
der Il IL .be % poss, a nd % @sssl ;in fer pro1ls,a.s
The Colonel Earc them something to eat when
thy started M on np the country: but near nc Fon
were engaged in getting loud Of wood ThcJ
n1ed on the soldiers killing The ono driving the
rTay. TIE Indians M COX M tie stx nnes % ana pro- 10
ceeded on up to La Iants' when they killed eleven
ot bis oxen and then made good taetr escape,
BY The soldiers fru1n Fort Randall Tou will rc-
member tho Indian that shot II Old Strike some
srta II sM. hss s Or We h.
naked and ready Tor Instant usc, iie svt our In
lg council uf All the head cnc1s anu soldiers Or all
the different tribes were to meet at some pAce be-
tween here aud Fort Sully, and then be would
White Swan and Delorta would stand up 10 what
thcy hail aG1ea tothat is, unless tho xCrernment
I rni4hsd what thss wanted theJ would drive ~
Know that an, no coward, and thas may Il vel
as nefs as r.! ,h, sass uqs 4 70 .as
make request for at least part Of q complnJ Of
soldiers for The protection Of tha vhite families
Tie 111ce Al Fort Ranlalf Is no protection to
u 1 sas Il S5 sd
drive all the Wilkes out Of this country. Our H.
terpseet says he nescr 1n the thirty Jeas he has
feeling ~ thcs now manifest ait along the MIS-
sonn- Tell Colonel Patrick when yoa sec him,
that there Is danger Of trouble at the frhtsst me
Agency. Fifteen cf his 1nllnas arrived themselves
dAy or two ago, and went round to the houses
and demanded whskcy: nut ilnlnS any they ntrd
OF their guns In the t5uses md satt they would
L fhtAn ri ifA fp~ n n
Z the doctor, who + LETT there IN ch1FSrof Genefal
unney.' .....,-. ....
| letter fully explains the critical and dangerous
! condition Of our InlIan Ai1iEs In Dakota, and
ttuplore you to prsss this scbt.et aualn u1on the
attention of the department and CougEvsA 1t may
now even be 500 hte to prevent afrisattul masA.-
ere OF the de!cnceles1 setsfer1 upon the oonter
beg YOU to ask for military protection Immediately
more aiteu12t 10 show 70 tho Congress Of the
! United States the absolute necessity there IS Of
eppropr:atsng sum san'ca<ns to keep tue fanf'on
In tbs connection deem II my duty to give the
reason for al this dissatisfaction and Threatened
trouble. The iaukton Indians ar disRattanel be.
cause they affirm. thsy are entitled to as good
Treatment by The government = those bands Of
Sioux with whom the recent Pcace Commission
| treated ~ have often Btaie1 TO the department
IN iheir behalf They have never violated treaty
obligation. They hare furnished soldleEs - nRhs
ot ,he ~ fcf eIion. ~ and 70 1sht 1her own fslsnres
the hostile santee Sioux Of Minnesota These
things they remember and bitterly complain Of
/ bands Of Sioux recently brought from
he North Pia;ts I'd ne aslgaooFaooa o. u Fo;&
derstanh they art Dissatisfied with shc MANAGE
| ment RI the gnsernMeDt with them, and that the
delay IN complying With the treaty Oh the phi Uf
the government csases then 70 Believe that they
hare been deceived inio leaving their old homes
The remedy for all this evil Is S In the hands Of
the government, trust; bus It may even now be
too Late TO prevent horrible tnAS93cTe Of the de-