, 1870-11-30
INDIAN AFFAIRS.
annual Report Of Commissioner
Parker.
4 General Reyiew Of the Work Of
the Past Year,
Hpedzl Desnatch 10 The ChIcsko Trbras.
DEPAH1XkS1 or THE fY7ERl0R, /
ofFlcR or lSDlAN AYFA1xs,


t1ihes have been as favorable as could he ex-
pectet. No serious ou.hreats or demonstrations
OF hostility Threatening to Involve any t.ibe inn
~aF with the govern meni have occurred. 1ud It
maT be truly asserted that quiet Las generally
prevailed amorg theta. The exceptions ART very
lew. and with these the prospect Is that By 10
olc1ous mauaRement hopeful and promising
eohditaoa of aGairs Will exist In
future. Those with wnon1 we have had
pethaps the greatest trouble are the Ptegan IN
diana. 4 hand OF the Bl2ckteet nation. who range
IN Montana aud across Into the British Po5ses-
s!ohs- II iS tue that number Of Black3eeI In
Ut summer End autumn past have hren guilty bt
iTSusnt IT deptsdatiens on the p'opezsy Of citizens
ssefe The citizens Of the Territory demanded the
PRIVILEGE OF otganfzlus A. armed party to ruu.sa
,9e t3sF! o9saos "a Ihis ,ismatd could MT win pro-
protection against fnstauhrrs the email military
r,ssse,, rgsss Then n, IN Montana wa 1arsely n
eanpa'sn was undertaken axa.nst
WI" we-e the greatest Offending parties. The
Colonel E. II. Baker, Of the rnite Sfatea caYa}r{,
altacGeti camp of this hand, lied Horn being
insh Chief, on toe sd Of January last, On Martas
untnf whonl we;e. II Is reported, many women
ard children. AZ the c"Lduc: of Inc military on
this t.ccas1on has been severely anlmadysr,ti
sss4 ;s| T., i: i;
aement Of The ma,ter shtuia BE- m re:ere md
imnart1ally cGnslaertd. lie remarks, IN his re-
E!t 7" t;tneEnl Sherman. that Of tac number
su ch,I,1tcn: thai nt H.. can1r, ~ - moHca
ltastd there we're 40 women apu children. and
hT the nrscers an,t 1..n a. eaole We made
at ihst ,he SiI.t,,r ~ ,tomsn ,o4
trctdtnu and t1saasntaae, assnorrn ihr enns ~1s
in r. ,nnictrlv snhduIno H. ind;.3s "ssGenscAAl @
ire na,in has ssnca iuc 'Araans' aau me en-
quiet. Int even so:tcitous ~ u py sn!ar nesn n;n
upo b1 ,he3r cri IT. nn@a thro hesoogas
q ihe same line raging among tSe@ tie s smsi' Ill
scoatss not onI5 aisessJ he Bsckteeh ,af ns
Ven,1p and tr;b!.s ~, re- xssan,, @
ttins hent5n na 'ansF;an1 W ~ s,oa msef
IN causing tie protap1 saccnatton Of III in1sn S:
70 M Of 1ae gans y
~, .,o, on ae,; ~ ~ usastlous
MI ,,,cn';aaa ~. ssoa osss ecu asan. a,s,,., .r,,
sisr ,in IT, Iss+,tnns n rrax, fer ss.9 70
% " 9t.e eIt At family q Sioux, numbering =, 900
stus, sn ahi pten lhaece!i 70 oeate near
Whit, III inns III ,nt,p " n Hse, sE,,
.e,t'Ii Psaa, Ptss a'o1n tns sosesnneat, com-
@ rars."tH ~ el T9n,ent, anM a!ennis Iae remain
Ut @ ulMe. tne iesneisnln ot me noEottons chtes.
e. noItat astesn EaEt os "yoning Territory and
| .not1.~se"5a nAAG,a- tne region kno"a
as tae r,,. ro~der iaset and Ms Horn
NaltF. Ilef we're. 10 great extent, dl!a1ected,
I ,1s ., toe 70 nS! ann conifot Aat en.
uIe eoun1y. bSs, nctMNhstand!EG the attitude
sensrea as Duet "a could e Eek esptettt uaef g"' IT,
ctfcaHsiaht e. 1e~ murders md t!epredauons
sntS M!eK Gnahsea Sss'nss soaS o. nc 1awie:s
I u11 bkuCl 4LN4uu WIZ III 4Autar EQG
| frpstcston RHen 1ae!eto oy INC al!-Elmed. II no3
ln!udleiSus, movement on the pattof certaln c!tt
ca.n IL uier f. aa nas
the Eng Horn Mining Exrs.lsloo. II.
aso"tu ooEct t~tEg the e1p!ofat1on 0
@ ni,ncr eonng ot nI st ,e41,Ians ns tat
wna foo Ts,h ~" hi.aa shnn tat T, "a eopnls
lnlo eneel. lo asosa az appfehens!ons Of srnublt
Gn tnis aGeoaat pa me &oseInMent property ioroaus
tn,1 11,nc III ~ en H. ars a aoo1 ~
a,sssstta rest,op 81 sns s,ou1 nation. made ar
nnGasyn i,s w. 70 s.s!! MasnhEton 1ot eoniefenc.
snI wsses ui H. nrn IL tas heig p2se'
psn.ed s sx,en Of Is cnaefs an hisse, as 9as
4 ?fss:: sG!S %sss e .sss.ss I'm
nlanat,ons th.v r,c,.,rad n fhe intnnttnns ~ ~
rarnpnsn; sr ,n@, " = t9s ,s sn ~ u
.eai upon The return home Of TIE party 'stl c!oa
t =; os. srugn. sna 1aen1
r fsr "a NJ, s nnnsnce oe
Wig ar 70 81 hpsss asa,
tar~oi h - sitoht ats.n,hsnna coSnx.a1 ~ ~ -
W"stw.;e, ~ n,nne .'ts,ir1 Wvemnr T,r,io.1, ~ -,
,o:walcn sat nsnex5 e. OF whses and lnata
IL na1tits weys ' ascSrtaine.s Ie 10 hats hee
eanseti hr 5cyIne and .rresn,nsth1s hanSs m
e1e no hs rs,a Q, sny ssnsEs
. Taee = IAN, nf arsnahoes arr charvrt. "a has
been the odenders in inis case but ias charge b
;ha 9oio-san a,, VI Tav;ro rc-rt,o,ias :.
s1sn nSnHnT rie i1thes viii Thnr, onT reia,so1
arc moi % ID isyofable as coald Be- desired. T5e
snea Ma1cn Epecas "a tats sae g;
~ ~ proper ror 1 efIors II sas Seca m.ae 70 inaat
ia co3oraIo ioF sne!r homes bs treai5. but to tp
avail The Senart1nent hss afnntet} a mia m,
~ nar1nrn, * snnuifses M nn,cr sstd trratr ia
Inn. huf even mis- Is tntfYec,nai TO induce Il
New Wtxtrn hande 10 rrmoye. They declne
20 there ior theiI presents, greatly s meg nes
: tneiT oIs1 i,omes in New Mexico. The tensftmc
i having exhansfeff ID persuasive rovers TO i
{ slIns ins@ tS e., saeeriai sof 60,
> n ihss rrsnert xifhnnt araii.
, rcfnecsfnl,y recommend ,nal appropriate Ierts,
ttoa = s:1sa q CsosIe:ss Q Istsys tae asea:
: in which Viii ar tryolyrd. ana 1hat anth0sitT
r,rar ~ acrrers,e ihe hsnas In nmes,tNn IN an
N:r Mf1se Yse sen w e ssnstsc11
: Tcscaier tanis % Of Il Apache. il Ssw Mexico th II
aave ior yeafs caused . I1uch trouble 10 ins :;
nossd, ~; fsw soEr!a,nss being nas ,s:s asan
" ;ns,, 1nsa, Sas1ttmT,on ~ ini,,nT snS ~
e Inltts they are ampig provided for
z these scstccs:, 6nd placed u1on tesetsat.oa,
the1r Hants- and prevent STARVATION hy depseni
Ing upon The ptorsF,y o. tne whites, and @ ta
o The @ eoserareps' ] Tie % oniy tri.e II IN Ss. Mest
nov located upon The tesetsatlon. and 1ros1d
with ne meaa3 b! Hhacn soppots mas ~, ne s
: recommend thar treaties ee made With
. !Arachcs and several lands OF Its hetetott
> noticed, giving them homes and annuld
: v You'd pr rre%eet, for ' ths m ccnstsefauoa
Rsps,y cared i9 ans, md tns ssens nssss, II;
apon so1a q
se reea'se 10 eafs %
1e rahoes, as vel as the Kiowas ana Cauanchet,
% r. % IT, an;
i large port1ou OF the Cheyennes did leave
n agency, and 1t is reported many OF them, perhi
s With some Sioux Who have Been assocta
Q. win mat hand for years, called : council =
koTss spa Seanenes ns. 70 TO-, eset soot
Il nnsuccesstul IN their rurpose- Mott OF tic Ars
re hoes afe upon their Reservations, and II Il pt
&c &c able that the cheyennes VIII come In and
ns them- They are dissatisfied with the present
ID slre mat II shall b located shout Sixty 4,
NEARER the bnf1aio
Aeaios& Tue honAs ana SumnueaS soe1
lust can.c OF serious complaint, and
tnfsk tnat sese1e IaaSamcnt suould