, 1870-05-04
TIE ANTICIPATED INDIAN WAR.
What the Commissioner of Indian
Affairs Sayl About 1t.


Washington may !, Dtspateh to che Cincinnati Com
In an interyiew to-day with General Parker,
Commissioner Of Indian Affairs, that GENTLE
nan gave some interesting fActs in relation to
the anticipated Indian troubles. He states
that tho Sioux and Cheyenncs have invariably
received their pay and rations, accordlng to
tho treaties, but TINT in no caso have they re-
ceired aF1ns and ammunition from his agents
Or employees, so far, IS he can ASCERTAIN
They arc ali well armed, md have plenty
Of fred ammunition. These como in tho
main from the Hudson Bay Company's 5
agents, who sell to the tribes further
north, and they, in turn, trade to our Indians
There arc small ttibet Of Indians who make it
their business to trade whiskey, powder, and
and to these the half-breeds and Hudson Bay
Company, General Parker ascribes tho presont
well AIMED condition Of the Sioux and their
confsdetatea- -.
He says that in the neighboEhood OF Fort
Su1ly there are now about 8, 600 well armed and
arc Sioux, and the remainder Cheyennos and
members Of scattered tribes. He is satisfied
that theHe are bent on war, andit iB his opinion
that it viii be the most destructive and e1pcn-
sive Indian war we have ever had If once COM
mcnced.
He calculates that every one OF these war
riors has at least ten ponies, and, with these,
will not lack in effectiveness, as cavalry do,
from want Of horses 10. change with. He
states that they can raise altogether about
12.000 waniots TINT tho Sioux alone number
population Of about g, 0oo people in Dakota,
batter condition to give us trouble.
The main reason OF the classification
among these Indians is the encroachments
Of the mine1s upon their reservations
There is no doubt that they have
rich country In mineral wealth, ,and our
pioneers znow it, nnd are daily enc1oach-
ing npon it. To add to this, is tho i'm
po1tant fact that the Indians arc aware Of tho
Big Horn expedition, and that When this
starts he (Gene1n1 Parker) does not doubt
expedition is composed Of about $500 OF our
people. Miners, surveyors, farmers, e1-
soldiers, pioneers, DC, make up this party,
| who are now assembled at Cheyenne. Cen
ern1 Parker states that it is understood that
they will leave on their contemplated tour Of
I inspection some time during the coming
week. They propose to survey the Big Horn
| range Of mountains and the Big Horn River
and slopes, for tho purpose OF finding the
immense gold depoaits that are said to exist
| in that region.
Sons months sinco General shc1man Issued
orders to General Sheridan To prevent this e1-
pcdihon from starting; to do SO by all tho
/ 1orce in his command il necessary, for he,
| With Commissioner Parker, felt that their 90
| ing would eventually lead to an Indian war-
Pohtciana and influential men OF the West,
| together with d delegation OF the excursion
tIe Prevalent sn1 Ge5er1i SherTn.np ~ ~,
expedition would not eucyoach On tho Indian
reserves On their route; that they won1d not
trouble the Indians nor their cattle, and would
return to Cheyenne, or only locate On govern
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m tn cive his consent and General Sherman
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word + div axnsetei frum some Of t1.a
agents Tha telegraph communication tes1ui-
:nstes nt Sion1 CIV. The infautv that hns
been sent mt Is merely to etranethen the
forces At Tue di9erent forts along tie Inc q
On On ths ] i,eiansiys viii tho % force he his: md.
Il tho Sioux arc in oa1nest and cannot Be- paci.
fed, tho cavalry arm Of the service must be at
once increased. or he wbole frontier settle
ments Of our Territories Vii be DESTROYED.
Commiesioner Parker saws that two months
war with those Indians viii cost tie govern