, 1870-05-21
W10MlNe::1 TERRITORY.
4 Visit from the ogallala Sioux.
Speeches by Red Cloud, Red
Horse, and Brave Bear.
Chances OF War-Want Of Cavalry
Incidents.
cbrre,mnd<ac< ef 7hs Chicago Tribune.

heir appearance On the othef Hiuo OF tha
Platte. They rode down to tho ferry singing
heir song Of welcome, apd shouted acroes
hat they were in hurry. They Roon went
INTO camp, and provisions we're sent to them.
On Tuesday, about oue hundred wArrioa Heze
crossed in the ferTy-boat, and, when all were
over, they marched up to tho post in -four bat
talions, singing, aud uttezing loud erica They
uere entirely unAEned-to show their peaee-
fol intentions, presume, as nothing had been
said to them on tho subject. Not squaw
came over On that day. They were dressed in
robes and rags, earrings, and bseastplates Of
silver, Of great aize@ u Aack-pee-aloos-a, or
Red Cloud, is the most stately and dignided |
Indian I have yet seen rarely smiling or |
speaking, unless with some object Of 1npor-
tance in view. \ single eagle feather in the !
braid Of hia scalp-lock disting guished him shove
into The post library, after the usual period
nplifted right hand, invoked the coun-
tensucs Of the Great Spirit. He
then sat down, soon arose, and shook hands
speech. It was delivered in lond voice, and
with much Tehe1nence Of manner, but less gcs-
hculation thAn eha1aeterizes the CheJen1es,
who converse very gracefully with their bands,
hn1ClJ utteIlng an articnlata word This
speech did not possess much OF the traditions
original beauty b, the frequent pausea for the
Interpreter to give tAe English--he1e it was
necessary to t1anslaS american into English
He commenced, as Va Medicine Man Of the
Cheyenne few weeks ago. by saying that
- You have sent for u, and hero We are-what
do you want ?" This il rather pe1ple1ing to
the commanding officer, for it is not exactly
in accordance with the faets-the frst intina-
ton sre had OF their coming WAS the at1ivM OF
runners from their cAmp, Saying thAt they
wanted to come in to talk Of pesee-so b per;
nsa,'ent this time. OF course, the Colonel
sent word back, to the Chiefs, to come in,
fen Of them, and talk it over. Tho
Cheyenne Chiefs, when they were here arnopth
/ ago, said that they were not going to associate
| with the Sioux any more, and cautioned US
agaiust their einccrty-that they would be in
by themselves; but We must not put entire
| confidence in their representations. We as
| cribe this conduct, of Medicine Man TO the dis
| position Of one Indian tribe to tfa1uce
another, provided they can procure more IA
vorn for themselves bS so doing. We have no
for his story "as simple, his conduct manly.
In reply to his first question: the Colonel said
what he had been authorized to say to the
Cheyeunee, VIZ: that trader would he sent
to them IN their own reservation, It any. point
they might designate-that was III he hAd 70
say to them. Red Cloud then said that he had
\ been treating sincs 1851 With aubor1ina.eB-
that no good had come Of it-that now he
wanted to 60 and see the Great Father HIM
self, and arTauge with headquarters; he
and tribe to be fed during his absence, aud
ammunition furnished them. This was tho
substance Of bis speech. Red Horse,
All Indian Of magnificent physique, then
sroke-the only additional point in his
speech being that be had prisoner (meaning
l Tohp Ffrh1r1N ttk1r3 a Yxilf,s1} IN Cay tn
! Washington with them he asked that tho
present party be allowed to trade, al they had
many robes and were in want Of many things
also, for the property Of said prisoner. Hhcl!
hin, that lie could not give up the property,
and th.t he had no authority to give them per.
miseicn to trade: that their own trader would
Euppiy them IN due time, but that he would
lei them have little tobacco and flour fol
their robes deposited With tho CommissarJ-
would forward their request to the Great Fa'
tier, and notify them Of the answer. Dravs
Dear then made a pathetic appeal for tbs
, women and children, but tho Colonel coul6
: not ,1ela as trailing at posts is forbidden
Man.,fssid-o.-l.3s-h horses. Eho is most benev
Santa Ciats, did not speak, though he en-
, | dorsed what was said By the others. Iset
; Cloud is about As; He'd Horse, 80; Bravt
Bear, 10. We. WHO arc on the spot
; can form pretty, correct conclusions
ana ssao Vi With iis TIC ssGes esF' ., led cIoat
, III lis desire to 90 to headquarters wo believ,
this golden opportunity to concilate tn
! most powerful band Of Indians on the plains
!, !, the Osallala Sioux. They are On their reser
government in 1868, VIZ: The country il
!, Reno, and C, F. Smith. They were promise
trader long ago, or. rather, Red Cloud sigue
!, treaty in tho ian Of 1868, by the terms {
y y which he WIS to bo allowed to come into Fol
Larnmie to trade, but when, last spring, b
. came there to trade, he was driven away-tl
treaty not having been ratified at Washington
: He cannot understand this-the mysterious il
a tertwinings. and complication Of the militas
> indian Department. All he sees is that not3
+ ing transplres as be expected, and ho has b&
- como tired OF talking with boys" as he call
a us. We see in his requests the hand Of Ricl
= ard, who has been With then. since he uu
; tered the soldier here in 1869. He is q hal
- breed Of more than ordinary ability and int
= ligenec, mas formerly in tie employ Of II
= QNa1termaater here, and has family yet Ii
:, | ing here, with his wife's father. In c5t
- lied Clouds dealres are diaregaraed. and b
~ ~ should decide upon war, with Richard for \
= adviser. .we should have, this summer, tror
: bles with which those of past times canu
=, compare. Travel On the Union Pacific Raj
~ road would quickly cease, after the destructit
i OF one train aud the massacre Of the passel
~ gcrs-2nd for this summer, at least, the Ind
=, into Red Clouds Reservation that the 3
a. Horn expedition proposes to 60, though Il
~ ~ sction Of the government has thus far pr
~ vented the 1sgTant outrage and violation
~ ~ its pIghted faith, No credit il due to the n
10 ners and froptiersmen, however, who, for
= me1cial interests Of coutinent-the lives
=, hundreds Of innocent persons, and make II
"A | name OF our government the synonym 4
~ ~ treachery. We. who have seen Intimately, Al
sh fought repeatedly, the Arrapshocs, Cheyeun
~ and sior,1, believe that the exercise Of ju
- - tice and humanity toward them now, and IA
~ dealing, will keep the peace with them. Ths
"a. OILY desire to como near tile Posts occasio
q ally, to get rroririons. They want no trade
A. to live among them: no houses to oe put VI
10 but the goods to be delivered to them At soE
point in their RESERVATION, near here. prefer
ulv, and At specified timer. Such an agen
an could be made eelf-sustAining, AZ far as 4
ha p government is concerned, their robes bei
~ Wc1th considerable to US, md Of not mu
~, yalue to thtm. ! only speak OF this, becau
~ ~. economy seeIns 10 be the uaschwor1 now, q
it " Ill certainly cost less to feed them III IL
- manner tLan to tight them, especially IS
.u army is to be reduced. lied Cloud depart
On ou 1hu1sdaE, leas5nE runner, TO bring h
70 | tie answer OF the Great Father.
ho The Indians who attacked our interpreter
~ | few weeks ago, nre Mlnnecopjoe Sioux,
~ ~ Nonsn Sose's Land. from Bear Hattle-th
~ are war party OF thirty, under the lead
~. = Crazy Horse- they fired upon our mail par
- at mtdnigAt Of the Goth, willie they were.
- camp at La Bouta Creek. wounded two mul
~ ~! aud were driven OF. They have since be
al operating z1ound Fort Laramie; On
ia night OF the 18th. they STACKED Butdo
ea ,a Kanche, twenty-eight miles from Laramie, =,
II II being driven from there. attacked Ben: Nj
T. hay camp. only three miles from Laramie, K
W " cd cattle, and plun.ered tire camp. The he
81, 81, ers narrowly escaped 4 lev days before tt
~ ~ wounded man within few bundled yards
se- the port. As there arc no cavalry there,
~. Indians have things pretty much their own v
For eacort to the mail. few infantry
mounted on mules, but for catching r1d-sk
- - the ''Mule Brigade" is about AZ useful a.
nj many ssE-horses-1ess, perhaps. for they ,
~ ~ buck"
he he djera. eeven in number, were fer13ine acr
IN tho Platte, a part. Of Cheyennes, thi1ty-h
~ VIZ: Carpenter, Of Company Il. Fou,
re-, re- and S stevens Of Cor Company ,',.,, A. ,ns =
.lx "so Sogs Medisns sa M,1. es powerful, @ I as'
;ae savage. ssved twelve squavs, while Old .
2 2,.e Knife pulled out three. The river ia very b
~. and rapid now, and some we're carried dc
,;-- ttream maur rods. 1t is probable that Il
.ca BiK Hora expedition cones tllis way that Il
~ 1so viii be attached soon after crossing the Pla
a. as they then commence theit Intrusion
hin tho reservation.
~, ~ MAI 2.-This evening, there arrived ; de
3ns tation of three Ararahoes, from the tribe
tho we're driven away from their reservation !at
,.s white man, Hardnick By name, who Gays
~ Ee Was with the tribe at the time Of the att
;aw I upon them by the miners, and hsv1nE stt
inr etc, he tied with them to the nc
AZ tains. They come to ask to be
nc lowed 10 come buck to lire in this yic
ma thev nfYAii IN rntY7F1 IN Wind HI