The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1869-08-20
LETTER FROM FRIEND STANLEY.

FRIEND SToTLER: In came here with
John Butler, of Salem, Ohio, and
Achilles Pugh, of Cincinnati, Ohio, who
have been appointed by the Executive
Committee of the Yearly Meetings OF
Friends to visit the different tribes OF
Indians in the Central Superintendency,
in order to encourage them to come and
the habits of civilized and christianized
society, and cease from their. hostilities
towards the whites and the Indians. AS
friends and advocates of the cause OF
peace on earth and good will to man.
we feel called upon thus to labor in ac-
eordance with our well known and
peaceable principles and advise and
encourage our friends who have lately
been appointed to the important posi-
tons of Indian agents to the faithful
discharge of their duties in every re-
spect.
We have procured the services Of
William Grifienstein, as pilot to the
Indian Territory, to assist us in carry
ing out our mission amongst the Indi.
ans. The above named will likely re-
turn from the Indian Territory in fouI
or five weeks.
Three of the Presidents Committee
to visit the Indians, &C., have gone out
to Fort HAYS and will from there have
an escort to the Indian Territory, where
we will likely meet with them from
time to time. l have lately receiv.
ed a letter from Lowrie Tatum
agent of the Kiowa and Conan
he Indians, who wishes me to come
there and assist him in his agency
and as have felt at times it would be
right for me to spend some time among
those who have been Plains Indians
in order to assist, as opportunity offered
to encourage them in adopting civilized
habits, and also instruct them in the
teachings of our dear Saviour, and tel
them of the blessings conferred upon
the Christian, sc. l concluded to go.
We left Topeka about o'clock p. IN
on the 9th of 7th month, and passed
through Emporia on the morning of the
18th. Our friends liked the appearance
of the place, and we made some addition
to our supplies. They never camped had
out before we started on this trip, but
they enjoy it well. We crossed at the
Baker ford on Cottonwood, and on to Ba'
L8sthAS I1lOOAdOtOs dAO w 1S1AI<ts AlCoA IAAS
mouth of the Little Arkansas. Near this
place we met several droves ofcattle.
found much more improvement along
the roads than expected.
At Wichita we met q messenger with
letters from General Hazen, requesting
us to go by where Agent Darlington
lives, and take him to Camp Supply
and on our way look out for location
for the Cheyenne and Arrapaho agency
After leaving the Arkansas river and
going south we found the country more
| level and sandy; but some good, ricE
land until we came down nearly to the
south line of Kansas, where we found
the country not so good, and in many
places barren spots. From about the
south line of Kansas we came in the
prairie dog region, where it is said thai
the dogs, owls, rabbits and rattlesnakes
all live together, in their houses dug out
| in the ground. We saw many of the
dogs, which are about the size of pole
cat. We also saw some of the owls
! The buffalo grass prevails over this re-
gion, and the soil appeared to be hard
tough clay, very much like our land il
Lyon county where the short grass
| grows.
am now about % miles south of the
| north line of the Indian Territory, and
from here 1 expect to go about 16O miles
south, to the Comanche, kiowa and
Wichita agency.
THOMAS FL. STANLEY.