The New York herald., 1870-03-05
THE REDSKINS.
Council of the Indian Tribes Of
the Southwest.
A War Of determination Against the Whites
TO be Inaugurated In the Spring-Pro.
gress of the Quaker Mission-The
Safety Of White Settlers En-
dangered by Land Jobbers
and Railroad Agents.
ST. LOUIS, March 4, 1870.

ST. LOUIS, March A. 1870
General Ha2en, commander OF the Department OF
the Arkansas, arrived here yesterday from the
Indian Territory ana furnishes account OF affairs
IN that section.
An the Indian tribes OF the Southwest held coun-
cM at Antelope Hills'' IN December and agreed to
inaugurale war OF exterminauon against the
whites in the spring; but their policy has been
changed since then. The Arapahoes, Klowas, Chey
onnes and other Southwestern tribes have been
peaceaby inclined, and with care on the paH OF the
government good order may be lnaiutaned.
An imp, rtant council with all the wild tribes that
remain will be held on the North Fork OF the Cana
dian river the 2Jth INST, uloer the auspices OF
superintendent Hoag, the opjecl OF wnicn IS to Sc
cure peace among the tribes hostile to each other.
The prospects ior success IN that direction are quite
the Quaker mission Is extending Its in1uence and
working benefit TO the Indians the reservations
The infiux or railroad agents begging subsidies
and lands Ior railroads is DONG much harm and
endangering the interests OF the whites settled
that the Cherokees have commenced warning tue
whites TO leave the Territory. Inc contemplated
action Of making these Indians open their lands to
general settlement is opposed by the mass OF the
lDdians Tney claim That u would reduce nine
tenths OF them to beggary in Eve years through the
trading and cheating propensltes oI the whites. The
more intelligent among them acknowledge that the
country IS too unwledy Tor their use. and favor
ourtalment OF the reservation 10 about
oneeIgnth OF It's present dimensions, giving
sne members OF the tribe who choose 70 be-
come tull and complete citizens the lands
selected by Jhemseves--say a section to each--tne
rest to be placed on reservations under the same
Fangement as now. A vast tract Of country would
thus be freed rom the Indian claim and thrown
open to settlers. In tins manner IL Is claimed the
0rlner pledges or the government woald be nearer
carried out. anu "a much better state oi feeling
would exist taaa II the congressional scheme were
practically Instituted
De faliacy ana that no benent can be derived from
interfering with the district usages Of the different
Tribes General Hazen states that the country
throughout Southern Colorado ana New Mexico is
beng rapidly settled and that before another year
AZ over every valley along the southern tributaries
OF the Arkansas from Fort Lyon 10 the mountains,
will be dotted with colonies similar to those which
passed through here shors time since % route Tor
the Wet Mountains. lie describes the country west
ward and sontAwestWafd OF Fort Lyon as capable OF
sustaining an Immense population. Tne whole
country IS rich III agricultural ana mineral re-
sources.
The Friendly Sioux ut the Cheyenne and
Grand River Akencics-Inenectnal Efforts
ia Induce Their savage brethren 10 Bury
the Hatchet-UniulfiIed Promises Of the
Peace Commissioners.
WASHINGTON, Marcn 4, 1870.
The following Official letter received to- day at
The Indian Bureau
HEADQUARTERS NrpDLE DISTRICT,
Hon. ELY s. PAEkEI, Commissioner Of Indian Affairs
.s e. to ~ G yGa @ r
aer in accordance with request OF the principal
Ilauis and hopes II useless to tell these Indians
s. they ought 20 60 to their agents They know that am
write TO their Great Father.
Az condition conduct of the Sioux the two
that young have killed few beef cattle belonging to
tbe contractor and al the friendly Sioux persist making
raids the Rees and Gros Ventres their complaints
al
For Rice aware, Indian forgets any
thing that promised him; he understand why
cumsances should interfere with the fuhlment the
Fort kce pictured 10 the Indians pretty liberal
their improved condition under the treaty. and the Indians
come TO and say:-"where those houses you
going 70 build us? Where are the cows, the
sheep, the pigs, 4cpEut, 4cp But, above all, where
receved!" The planting Of corn also recommended to
made little progress. AL the Indians whom
accustomed cal friendly anxious to farm. Last
year. owing to the want OF aborers little
And while upon this subject would
strong effort be made this spring to get much land
broken possible to give the Indians start IN planting
and while recommending would respectfully advise that
tbe friendly Indians shs summer have fear any
belief under reasonable treatment these Indians
would use their arms against the whites
Since the council at Fort Rice the friendly Ind ans have
all the they could to induce the hos Sioux
and bury the hachet Many of them have given
all their horses and goods 10 the hostile Indians in try
they the matter that they nothing
their wild relations thai al they desire to keep
bands together lear to farm and TO from
hostile Sioux entirely To these friendly sioux
every possible 10 Of course very important
They amount eight ten thousand souls, II the
hostile Sioux must finally be put dowa by force of arms
which appears inevitable the OF keeping the friendly
quiet cannot be overestimated
OF the prospect Of the first sod
land Ia goods bat twenty thirty teams could be EN-
land this spring the Indians would raise
and the prospect neat would greatly
courage them.
am, very respectfully your obedient servant,
Colonel Thirty second infantry.
Bfevet Major General United States Army,