, 1870-03-10
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IL Spsetabsx1 sna y. i . ss.snsa 2 CO; H.
s.a'' - r. e as's .o!s..* : :. !agSs.A ,.;,a
:ss,M se,5 = IL ea3f5 ietc.
,,sl;o1 J fos s1n1ciens Tor tho cotta nplaEsd
~, I'd, indeed. prooossa TO command au a.
.etsfose = nsd deepeoed tus so!lcnu1e Of te- can.
u1lty. pos the kroWled9c that military plcparA-
opa 1ete On foot faf 10 ss sxasal.9a 70 s lns9 re tns
feMSso Masa Of ;ae aoas'e that n.s d,s.arbea tho
on.iez Geuetl sui, asoafes a, 70 tao Pr pfdTAeacs
rst;J ptessAd Ind usa OF sne 1oops % eroak 20
n "a skeJ nade. There ~ pla1uy q lawltsa
ri trc,sts 1,sn u steY' su1rep .snoualy. not
lpe1ly. 10 detance OF tce tRS- Toa Indians rlu
,trttf ANYTHING for drtrs, avon ~ hassea Gen-
s1ss ftan ior liquor frequently l1clted tne
ud,s sns to 4se1l. Taafa u no dooes, tsuth II thps
The faculties sot ra1no9 osn SIS s,sas s
an .h1I s,te. and, 1srn1ps. AZ tbs Hudson Bay |
po.te, ~ "a greas {esa st1da.tta sppendea y;
is,S,h tne esse and imoauitI WIN which such
trIda could Be made, 50 well andersto ID. 'htt, 10
cnlt d excited AID Fecktsas iton otunkcnncpt
,nn Temptation to plundet Tue ses;tanenss II lIre
sMuhle. Il seems inprAcsicable TO prevent tn!k
bY tne ute Of troops, unless aouetalnx mote "
tol g thso tusFdtrR pa!ses q occupJisG pos'!ioss
Tne prevention Of tbs safe Of whukey to Indt.ns
hss not, hitherto, ste1ta posSionltf: lae . re-.
haottusl narrts on this ade OF ,hs line 70 soosn
al tbc Ts,Ap, naa ncver been connrmed; IheIo
IL 10 otr:aiatl - 20 Hs beng inuan as,;os5
aales Of sn,srey 70 indians. and coz.
yictions uueer any Tcss1 ottA la1s cannot bo
n1a sas q
uads i conoae'ed = secre.li ishe trader. eeing
~ eotlusloo Wttn ne !Idaa.l tnss 1 y #oosa 90
and aestruy sbe!r ),Quoss ~sa uuq1ttsloned. Tals
trAde u;etIerts ve1J much w1tn sne tramc OF Il
heep lae ouapo,' at iaaaa fsds. Sesast tas
tale Of Hhttkey teEds TO make The tadtaus erouo.
le. oun TRtA leads to the necessity Of milns ~
mosenenta: 70 tn. disturbance, II nos Tue de-
Tne snaii po1 prevailed 10 coa1ideraols extent
amur the 11ols1a, 1hd u though BY so1o to have
had ne snse; u r. ens{ the h1,n'5 of many
attribute the Introduction amoug them Of the dts
eaAe. tsee v-Amdsti! Of Joan 3. Wien. VI,
cs.sa ct small p11 occas, snay iii Iii ascs4 xa;ta
man toe5 meet on tne ptaitie1
Un lne b Of December, General sullI tsls.
hat he proposed v1slung tns B.scttce: TO deuaad
tue uozaeEezs and esolen propsrtJ 10 toeit canpa,
apd wlshed Authority xtveu 70 hare such nlIthEJ
Tho anIhoriy was given, and General De Ifopu'
ahd Nas lnAsencted e provide iht to1ps. {se7 re'
port uf tnAt otncef tG::}, xnd acconp.nt.na doc1.
De Trnn11and ente1IAtned 20 nopea Of She success
ot General Sally 3 scheme.
9sres1t Solif procecced 70 the B!aakfeet Agency,
on To Ta1an h1t e, 1ntst5.fVe miles from F1rs
/ Sntr, and there hao coniertnes sith soma In.
u!arl Of The egsn &td Blood Tnhea. I exttaat
the Iol!orl1g aseoant g u. ytsih !rou ~ report
" lis ne1e tRorr s,a~. ". T J oa the 1t LETT
with II eLt4.nte lpeo, and rescued the Te:ap rna
l mi ftEfn
Wou, and Biz Lute, ptg1n cniess ard GfA, Eyes,
NoIe oi lie principal rneh Of she osuoo, but xne1
ny messenger reached the camp, he found ms IN.
dams very much intoxicated. md some Of The
had en- 60 much oSereome w1th tas Effects ol
IIglDf tnAti: va 1nposa'oIe FOR thsn 70 meat ne
md LAX *ith *hAs Indians
were these. tie n'gns Of arEtFs4 a7d the nex
goyeEnn ent. tired cut With Tepeated axgrossonl
Of tha!r people, vas te'ermu ued to make wa
sgs,b.t snem. u mo otl9 NO 70 protect TO n.ea
| they need rot think tne nlrthern boundary Noult
stop Cur Iroops NON pursuing them; ,has We u
tsnoed ,o e1oss ~ M5s ano p2rsas them n ~
they we're los Ees pcnA!nle Tor the conduct OK sht
B.Ack1eet Indians; rnAt they were Innocent, Ant
1sst % sssa
FlesAns, ard nna!!y tnsy agreed TO 90 10 thet
camp, and win ttcr men move north, aud brp}
pss e issa nc o M ssps Sa9
men CONF eotst with iats murders. for they co1tt
not take them. However tbeJ agreed TO Ill then
10 ae c,9s tss tas psi Of
promise. From Wnas tnese indians asl, ami frou
what the .htes and hali:bIeeos tell me, | do %
tae lssa trouble: 4 psrtson q .hs Bloods, VII
tne:r head Chie! u still north Of tae line: stu d
donns aone OF their 1o1tR nen hsre taken
under Bulis Head, an Old Chlcf, are ho4t,la, an
are etil north OF The line 1ne campa OF thu
portion Of tae Hesan., who profess 70 b. fsseIdi,
vlslled BY Inuiane Known to be hostile, but thet
Indians 90 NOT tat17 there looe, nor bars ne
'as e far ea1 es1 any s.fa ras 1.es
feet 1cdiars, Irving in The Br1tt.h Posses joni
snd part OF tho tame natiop, Who live uort c
rea1ly all Of the thelts that have been coumltte
1n tho TertitoTy for the past two Jeafs. Thu tral
q nu'ea = tuR q "a few d.Is ago = kno ~ 70 h.v
sion Of British Indiana: also. lsfge numoo1s q
sni1DHlA lately ttoaen Ii thia Territory haze oee
h B14citees Itdisns 10 citl1ens !. o. tear e. ia I'd
trsdlng posls. on ssafatchesan. The 1ndta
men TO steal u 10 great that they cannot alNs1
control them, Tor taeJ na1e = tesdy market for =
thty can d1i.e acrosa me ffonuer. snd that du
kocd p1cc. ALother Hudson Bay post went q
EdEortou Hou1e, On the sau1e stream. Called ID
fne ind,sra From . al a. % can learn, I'll IL ai11cuh
United sates and Rpei'sh Goyerameas
and II the Eu9iun Govemnent cannot plotec
their tarlgea and hAf-areeds, they should 4
aor oq5 t1oop, = e1uss ~ a' !n.o T.,
agslna: tne BAcktees WI be ! f4rce. ana ! ~
iess efnenli,aIe q money, Without We can to
toet i npaa nz.els 70 ;en saem " I'D pssaa.l
ltpc with our troops. ard II hsd m0rs erecs 400
them. and the haf-breeda, to bring them
te1n1, than sn.thrng atd said. Tns4a Baci
ieet LOOK upon the Bs1tAh line ~ sateanas
II hope ~ ptasou to tho Petg.n aEd Bloot
NAY ns ,s. saecess, y; m aos oEsr ~ 1anx1n
tine. would recommend tho ComnEoder OF It
| District Lot to Eetstd suJ prefarastona ne M
IA; as = t.es
people,
11otEal d By ticne ri Sally. Tha; otlIcer did u
retArd h1a prepM x!!ocs Tor the contemplate
. On my reaching Fost Shaw. January Z, fo1,
. that Central Ne rrtnE1Audd vieEs, a. disctost
In his report respecting the necessity for the cnH
% bo1. q I'D "a sppsiaa ss,e Sfsad1 s:at
: undergone MODIFICATION therefore adaseaat
. hin note tEl, ,csu,rtrg 4 sacn we1a tue ca
!. ID case ,neaa dlfrerea fron tnosa previously =
pressed, What wele the grounds for lha chang
! hts less report, evcnea nka occurred watch INST
I rally ALTERED the co1di1ion OF tatCgs. TIE Il
! disns PieGans and n!oodsl 9sd fesaI3ed tlro
) They had not been expected to return bafore Il
{ end ct January or February. Ttas - opp1Es
~ ~ s1o.dfa ioE .tf.ftns sns9, xaisa ID
!, RACES had been pefpet11ted bJ tue Piexans:
= l., An aNac1 on patty q huasess at tae h.
san - us ,.enSs 81 i io e
4 | Ole msn was killed and another wounded (G}.
{ ,. The theit Of thirty ma'es fron tue trsta oi
:. ). The theft Of provisions from rsuch ne
i, | Camp Cooke, on Dece .noer -, accompanied n
!. wantou dcauacuon cf property. folio Fsd py
n BY snA,f party OF sofu1e!a, pufaneo the thtet
The nSns hItt 1e1erat hour, Waen the sold,t
4 !. wits tne reiarn of ;ae Iud:ans to the MAI
II Gererul De TIouttand thouRat exhibited duI
o st'on on tne,s paTs to cottinue tnclr ptu.der
!. Yourg men were said 10 talk openly Of such
q sgns. 1t became evident tnas these ta.syes II
/ eneou11gsd b. .belr pMs ltnpunty, acd tnst
T. =. va csiied for General b TTobr:aud s.a',
D. hoxs7sr that he reutiued Q: the opinion t1nt, Il
re gsse5al dspen;'oa Of &c Bac.[ees VI
4. u before reported, ,hst L 70 ~, No STATE
Of war actuaAy exls11 IN ,he Territory, and toss
a Blocar, are pes:etullY dnposed; thas auo:g III
4. al, and especially smo5R the P1eeaa1, there i
Il certain nuE.pet Of III disposed and pos.1vely
"a caures be controlled By the friendly Cnfets, !
TO are even openly sussa'red and protected By OF
:: cntet.; tae noss contp:cuoa. q = ham ase Y !,
re tatu Ch Ct, With tta SOUS A-d fOit0wesa. These
OF ust tm'1e aad strte ha1a: 10 - 70 make Il
3. trarfm,s herewith. a'sc, copy Of Genera,
ID T1ohr,at Z. report Of DeceMoer Il. to usadqu
q ters ptpartmenE DatotA tuA From knla Ii
daeted q .ae following: