New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-03-05
THE INDIANS.
THE CONDITION OF THE FRIENDLY SIOUX
RECOMMENDATIONS OF GEN. STANLEY.
WASHINGTON, March 4.-The following OIL
HEADQUARTERS MIDDLE DIsl

cal letter was received to day at the Indian Bureaus:
HEADQUARTERS MIDDLE DIsrRiCrl
FORT SUILY, Dakota Territory, Feb. 20, 1870. )
The Hon ELY s. PARKER Commissioner Of Indian Agdrs
SIR: desire To lay before you some Information con,
Grand River Agencies accordance with request OF
the principal chiefs who from time to Tune come 10 nc
tell these Indians that they ought to go To thcr agents
They know that am the ranking military oiItI mere;
and they insist that write To their Great Father
As To the condition and conduct OF the sioux AT e Two
agencies referred to, l see no reason 10 com,
a few beef cattle belonging To tho con
tractor. and all the friendly sioux persist IN max.
e1lnpanSs, ny Eot Rice Az You are aware an Indian
never foTgets ANYTHING that promised him. Nor he
understand why circumstances should interfere WIN the
"Reminiscences at Rice pictured TO the Indians
nretty liberal view of their improved condition under
he reaty and the Indians to and say: Where
@ honses YOU were going build us Where are
the cows the sheep, the pigs, &c But, above ALL where
are the Guns and ammunition We to have receivedP
The planting Of corn, also recommended to them, and
Itte proSress All the Indians whom we are aCcus-
toned TO call friendly are very anxious farm Last
year. owing the want of aborers and oxen very little
spring to get as much land broken pos
slble to give the Indians a start in planting;
and would respectfully advise that liberal supply OF
trade rs and ammunition be furnished the friendly In
under any reasonable treatment. these Indians would
ever use these guns against the whites.
since the council at Fort Rice the friendly Indians
have used all the means they could to induce the hostile
SIaux 10 come in and bury the hatche Many OF them
have given away ali their Horses aud goods the hostile
Indians IN trying TO concilate them, and now the
friendly chiefs tell me they saye gwen the matter up
they do nothing with their wild relations and
that all they desire is keep their bands together to
learn farm aud 10 keep away from the hostile sioux
entirely TO encourage these friendly Sioux III every
pOssIbe way Is of course, very important. They
hostile sioux must finally be put down by force Of arms
which appears inevitable, the value OF keeping the
friendly quiet be Oyerestimaed. or course,
good but II 20 or 30 teams could employed break
land spring the Indians would some and
the prospect for next year would greatly encourage
them. am. very respectfully your obedien servant,
d. 5. STANLEY, Colonel 32d Infantry,
Breyet MalOr-Gen. L. g. A, commanding district.
CHANGE IN TIE HOSTILE POLICY OF THE
SOUTH WESTERN TRIBEs-GoOD EFFECTS OF
THE QUAKER mssION-AFFAIRs IN THE
CHEROKEE COUNTRY
ST. LOUIS, March 4.-Gen Hazen, Commander
of the Department the Arkansas arrived here yeser
day. from the Indian Territory, and furnishes TO The
Republican, account Of affairs in that section. All the
Indian tribes of the Southwest held council at Ante
lope Hills IN December. and agreed institute
OF determination against the whites in the Spring But
their policy has changed since then; the Arapahoes,
Kiowas Cheyennes and other tribes have
pedceaby Inclined and with on the part OF the
Goyernment good order may be maintained An Import
council with all the Wild tribes that remain VIII DO
held on the North Fork Of the Canadian River the
2pth inst the auspices Of Superintendent Hoag,
the object which peace among the tribes
direction are quite good. The Quaker mission is extend
ing influence aud working benefit to the Indians on
the reservations.
The influx OF railroad agents, begging subsidies ana
lands for railroads. doing much harm and eBdaDgelhg
the interests Of the whites settled III hat country
II has become such nuisance that the ChcrOkeeS nave
commenced warning the whites To leave the territory
The contemplated action OF making these Indians open
their lands to general settlement opposed by the mass
of the Indians. They claim that 1t would reduce hne
teutAs VI them ~ beggary III hVe years through me
trading and cheating prOpenstes OF the whites Inc
more Intelligent among them acknowledge that the
country is too unweldy for their use, and favor cura
ment of the Reservation to about Oneelghth OF IT'S
present dimensions giving the members or the tlOe VINO
chose 10 full and complete cLens tine lahus Sc
lectcd themselves section 10 each the rest 10
he placed reservations under the same arrange,
ment as now. vast tract OF country woulu
mus he freed from the Indian claim and thrown open 10
settlers In this manner, il Is claimed the FORMER
pcIges OF the Government cOud be carried out ana
nueh better state OF feeling would exist than the Con-
gressional scheme practically Instituted by many
nersOns Indian nationality thought 10 be falacy, ana
mat no benefit can be derived from interfering with the
distinct usages the different trbes Gen azen states
mat the counryhroughout Southern Colorado and New
Mexico is rapidly filling up with settlers, and that before
another year is over every valley along the southern
tributaries OF Arkansas, from Fort Lyon TO the noun
ains will be dotted with colonies similar 10 those Whch
passed through here short time SINCE en- route Tor inc
Wet Mountains He describes the country westward ana
OF Fort Lyon capable OF sustaining an
immense population The whole country Is rich III agri'
cultural and mineral resources.