, 1870-09-12
NORTHWESTERN TRIBES,
Interview With n FrOntfcrsman
Just Returned From q Tour
!tnlOnS the indians.
Northwestern Dakota--The Soil and
prodrctioIs-Frauds Perpetrat-
ed OF the Government
and the Indians,

Nj. \. Il. smith, gentlemen wao has beeE
widely hne VII 70: many Eca7s past on t:se North
western iEnu1tcs, hss recently Tctarnvti " thIs
clr5 aftrr sc,ai-nlc4at tour Of inspection an,onS
The Northwestern tftfts am throngh the Rcd Rir-
CT COUNTY,. lie has passed Srea. portion OF 1ic
In The wl;ds If the Far Wc~t, particularly among
these 1od.ln ut.sc= to whom the attention OF tnc
gcvsFnu rut and cf the people At large has been
s2a,~ hat Pa,aiuily att.ac1ed, Of late and during
the rouFse of lung experience he has faroillari-
zel himself Win thctr lan2us9e, taeir habits Of
Life. aaa the usaSr they haze received at the
haad oi thr!E white prO1ertora- Tue views of m
OH I.ouecE nA1f que&ttons connecte3 with the In
::.s AID tet If Management; are always INTEREST
!c "a Know Ard u 10 Is Just such men tas 1u,ta,
Commissioners turn fur their Inflammation and
ana rr!lAb:i.1s, xpd having arrived tresh from
CoGItsS ~ach Is comparatively uAknuHn 10 u.s.
OUT F.s;t. ss,,rr'i.y nr i!.ss;s caatcrsnrs,
lett ~ lndiAns. Ihs following urc s.''re Of tie
tr.n!ts Il thc iaIk.
1t reins 10 >uue ccnersl Inquiries :ouc hin: the
eh1rat;'1 n' the euun1y IL that posss13 of
\" tte'u lt-Aota t*,ru:t:I'- fn ths BH'.Sh ltat.
and sht :.r.t Hh'7 III, y. lar froutr1sn1a p'S"
c,- d II n '''si>1.t. ii as f,l.ows:
Iii IL :. great ena::'r1. ST. tha! Northern
Fak,:!. .'-s: :. 30. 4r.he- fsdd'a' KNOW niuci
~ l. " ,,ss".t Il. i.,a, xrti River va:!ry is one
,tI.r ~: ,:.,' Utilities III .t:Ecrtca. II tas dnt
t--.l -; s.:;l'n v'Ari rfatse laul-. and ataa-
,:-*.. ! i-at,. ii"unsais. streams There arc
:-.~t.7 :!auHs1.is ~: e,uE1ants to Sci
:r:;t 4 -.' a.,."f t.,..-e dass, il tue IndIa2s
s;e ~ ';,:,.h n't?s f.; vaI:ty y few
;:,:,.. :. .-1,1"s saw !. It's will sfste. l IL,
t"sI..s Is se,.. .irI by auy Ut thr fa1-fa alei
~: 5: q :hem. Ta:':ue River rms in:O
=. y a. s'ic'It Gre 1u:!rs from IT. rroui1,
al! 'irs iN.ta'Ir.s, tnr Tongue nun PeMbla,
t.1-:',r : re-: cf the i,vcest districts In III
~ :'.t.ra .rss,nrs. ga:t Thomas Is nov
.r:l- . :..'Earied :: 1Ls mouth OF rem,ina RIVER.
a:.': ;:li:>r IL tc one 1T the bcsi g4zTtsonS in
ff.t II fF4.tM ft1Ny Ht
80! ., !r-t"t,H \ rriy e!nclcn1 olflcet. The
:'.:l t'rtA 'l.. is ;ust r.centit lr!'i out and
XII T. a. thas eiha', ~ sats p,esc x1 sa bo,at t sI
rS L'4 y :s.1 I1t Itts, ls ytt- m 'sf:y oecuHc1
=. "a -.t .:f 4i.i some AnleflcAu% Il mas al
l.. .:.$ II ~ si.,:'erI IusEt 81 you sec Penn
h,' Al. r.Hrl-;+i.s. anl may s"'ne dss supessede
Es;4,r:+:. How a,pu; the ln,l!ac aaa.rs, Mr.
S:utn. Wen, waa, Ito yo1 eant T., knaw7
j: Ht-1f thug y..C have Ini.,t n tell a10ni
..r! i" sa ll.,etlnn- Tell u something about the
:.,i.- s!.Ai tausr IuE1h of Deyirs aEe-
:. =. ale Hn1nt 4F0 Slsuy indians On the
Eri,: itr.. N: .:s,atrs thr country to the north
%--; -: l,:::- l.Ase. near Turtle Mounrsin, In
:'aA"a,~: !: osr- IN the British country. Ta-se
c.-..4r-:. T..y sul,.ist OF game. aud
e,s5 ,',; from ,s ~, EaR'Isa I; i, sF.lst, @ ~
.or- The, as-tt:e.t IN this tratt,c Uy the
l!t,-: tfslrr1 themselves 1t vr1E common
M'>>.a:!, a:.u Trade whtskey. They manage 10
So H:4::,a trs..lr't They rs. me fars,
Az: :,.sr k,t2s 'iF lt'tsn@ constantly poor.
Tar" = aI e1'a'1''!1s r8I1c carried on IN this
WAY. Ak. att H'sr:ni'eut is urIns detrauded .o
Al III. IT,. ..sl-t.t eyrT. rear.
T.. !i4- TT s.! !7sEe:l til secret agents or
sH11 "a VI t,Aa1rtI on. f"I thtse sulncElrfse
=. N'a TITS rnuHtrs he!1x 81, reInnt-, the
cs,r1ut..I1 a1pea,, 10 he 1xuotant Of the frauds,
~. 4: l. a.:.':'~ rutarE IN prevent theta. the
..'-!',' ~ tstssi ftnrsi 1ur lnii.ns amount 10
n l. sn. klnt. than The vAc annuity We
pay 1t-ln. a;nt which Is all spent
~ r'-A... Tne Indians ur there at. in IFgnr-
=, !; il!f.i.at condition uwlEE TO this, and
~. H;u"F tra:e il l':t stop ia Ynu remember,
rf"~ s-A.r nco, u Eu1niernf men hetng uur-
.'r.,,'-H 4 ,Aayk!nsw. on thy Missouri, and aey-
;"s' VII. -,7. f,nRt1 Y trader ~. at Fenlftina
::'::4'.i:', iii, -rHntr. ~hu tsA',cts vtssey aJi
:.s~ns :at s.:c :.s!t sast fs'n these Iu'tiaitz
',Lr j,.r-asy Of paktta woutt onlr take the
'ruuh", r.h,rui tn..y cou:I easily trace tip
:. /. ~, srr the lctts cf those murdered
i: !1'.~ ata,ut sh'' operation nt the War De-
.-,;-:. = >.:'-r i I Oh Ao.'i Il 1aIah aIa.rH.
=. 80. a"::e. ;eihal,s, Isat H.. Indian
" ~. sisn General u ant Cau1c 10 handle
., h. >n'.i' L.: l. 'orste It, and sInp hunc-y Of
a'e-. Il tI- and ~. ~ Folltttans; from 1!E.l.rF-
LIZ IL, ta'"., :.a, i.:;u,1gti tie ln 1isus lie
.:,sv tEt. sh"s st.sy way ~ preyc1t it, IN meas
NJ, s.s1'tHsn If ''r"t to III" arnr nincc!s. he
n Ing tt4tE. E,,u ht tusf mach sympathy and
::.. - # i. ,,ra ss fror. civii.sus, a:,ti tnat
i w" 6! H. -; c.v!nc of immense s'itns Of money
uIr1r- t.4k ~Citl othes xi@e be rli,s, a1d the
::Nul.l .m;,t .ncnt 10 officers VIM hal Uttic
e!.-. st III Ill:t. Ut p+atc.
Il. w...e: ,'o th,. Indians like lest sos agents.
l.t;..:LiIs At 45Ll* ollcrt+.
- Va. / ,..4> >s t.e farewell, speech Of old
;;n,:, i:.ar s'7" II shr Yau1ton carft, express
r. inH -.,!E,n'rt> on that question about AZ
L-nt A. I! ,ssi get Ut It. It WINS his address to
ttsl'"i Il. When lie was ab9ut III be supcg-
.'' .::l T !.',nyry h". al the cum. says
n.tt: YOU F- EaiDs MAS to sys Iii 10 u,ore. sEt'
!a.r 'i+ tsI:.ss <. -aE ult1u. n Apa see those
haA sI.'e Hu .".''-s It'll: Thua- spots a:c The
',-,"i ',17 IT,. i'1&. When s"u cei to yuuz
il.:.5:. h.I7 il ..u Aar,. u..t-:4n1 1t ynu have
n'' suu !; ~. rs":'y enGuet to buy one-I wsnt
:.4'.r' a. ;s1r'r hat yyu are u.!ug :he n1,ae.
~ t!.7' E.l .iss t. r1cn. that you expect
:" Nv '.tn.y w.'ia not have starved in the
ia. 81 NJ, ii. ar aas pr,1.Y sens tile Sioux, an.
L.. kt..'w y l.. n he WIS theste-t. anh who wa,
,.ra"." Hnn, Ut III wei! ~ , WHITE t1an- =
= ~ AMY. aud ttE tGHu1Epntot ut tav
lh,!.nr.. I i,ayr sis:t."t nearly Ali tue Wes:er,
.,ll:-: ,-;t. AMI tu.i tlat. .iarsns the yea.
tlit.. ...ut. :l-xs!t much Tati!nS the InIta1
a.t-. s,ry,sc ir,rn lie regular urr.opria.iuna
f.!r. :i..'. army s,11l.Es fhv 1aiiaos haze a0cs
- t,.1 r~ tnr. 'r. 1rr led, aud better satisfied
sne. l.-t, y. il lt,.,sstiy dent xith.
T. thr s.-.i -h..t-t@ rs-ftist lH0CtT s'i 1n1ttiC.
tr:.1,I :tit E,yetutHtnt7
~. a.. ;".i ~ 4 s.'i:a''' :.e4rr5aan ef Iay ar
,'..' H. rat nc went To the In.!iaa U:I-e Al
Washington, last Winter, IT, cxan.inc the zec.1rE
t: s..'.r. ~':',H'rs IL: se 1al1 IN thu h,li-tscrr
>."::., M:.." !t'rrc-i TO i...'ll act'ustS!u. u
Il. .:., arIl T.. rGnlsL II Md Strap Ut evilrnc
IT :. sos:.t. al:caiit fHr fonr yeirs payment
rAr:t tits =, t.1t:y $ivn.Nhl. THIS WA pter!ou
:n':s:,-sa. p.!k-s'5 lssx thtnsat- Tie examiaa
i.:s:4 :Isl Az: LIT winter.
": <" IL IS The fluEet 81. thea.
:. Wri:, cnl.i give ycu ! few sl'.l,les II IN
ahl-dt'- AMI personally ac,ia s!:Iesl with E.,'
iIiIln Agents Nhu have rt:ans :e-i +, aceuu,all.
arg toltClcs Il d r.ry lev Year, Oh a salary Il
s1.:+" year. You May think 1t sis4ngc. n1s 1t
"a :. "a sh'~r urn. " lhc hsp OF EoJ Lo. ca
.-:s t1::I va; :ht~uGh IN CourItss, .ud ~ I'll
J'te>t II i:rElens1 tracts OF caustry. That
nh~r' II" lt:onrt g.ss, ami that's wha. rrail
RI, tsr :.nn}h. anl"nS TIC hns:tl" tribes.
think with General Sherman. wnum ati re;,a.
as t:e Z. The Hsost practical m:'lcsa aut .x1er
cEcrI 1nti o t1.Hl:ter tEattt r. Eh1. t!,esc vial
Of Ills tfs, fs to lhe. Great F1thcr, auu the!
"tnlks ii " .>hi7r:..n std New fs-S, nil en,t
n'a.I.,S. T!r: .h"u;,l ,'c nIrs. as he >n-Srsts.
1ai I'm s:;.'I.'t>. Ed sl1ete harr s shc:r couts
SH.s.- ..',.!- Sherilan'= Cucr:et!s .lisn'ss.rl.
i: l. itn IT it, mas .as',.%1 him hosts # frien
i,y1--.l III ttt. n1t1t Wt@t"ra equity.
II Tot. ;:Y;1, ,r h-iEe s,H somewhat aAru1t
v.:'s r. :. 10 rc.l.,y 1te chat. II rsrccab1c,
Ill. =: ;:lt.