The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-02-23
OFFICIAL ROBBERY.
SECRETARY H4RLAN'S INDIAN LAND
OPERATIONS.

Murphey has not received those papers. when viii
| tsigned) wv" "''' ''' SMITH A. INa,gY.
| senator Pomeroy Immediately sent this Go Com.
| missioner Cooley who ;cler,spned Murphev Jim,
| Inlotm Delawares that Secretary Harlan dofer-
T t tcr.h cV Hnn nnAi srrangcments are maze
| tsRned) ID. N.,CoOLkY, COMMISSIONS.
These mean, in palmer language. that PomGoy,
Harlan Cooley. and the immaculate Mr.. Thomas
| Murphcy, Indian Agent wore doing their orscial
best 10 sell out the Delaware lands, the most va'a-
bic In Kansas, to Mr. Smiths -ailroad compapy for
! a son, A ocu, iors ho,,r, Coo,., No., n.,,,., a.,
hurphey That tho Department was drawing ~ q
| treaty that II would send out an early day. The
telegram 20 pomcroy "a hrr,y ,n roa,,ors uo. 4,
-. .' w ''' We" M
"a' nouce' ne maj "rrahGeh'he
with the southern Indians" hal reference to swim
unns ther out OF the Neura Lands rs described 10
apre,ious Ritter. The object seemed to be to per
p'Ua'e Tue ANo great rooberles usc same Day AND
was ~ .N,'u.S rua".s'u 'n"' .nis peI"w"re ''''
ana inc ause TO the AmercAn hnirrMt Company.
"r' "'''' "" '"' '''' ''s W "' "a''''h '''"
OF T r,,',cS,
- 80 - '"o w. " w D,"~"o .,"uH u's
SO a,a,' wv r-' W., nvor n,rOaa
N'mP'"5 ~ Wv III acre Inc AUHhty'"ehera OF
Etnsas' writing onciaily few months after the
-tc. said' "A portion OF the Delaware Reserve
wcij to the Missouri River Company, aud IL held At
prices ranging from sra to SiOO pcr acre" And
shortly after The Comrauv cot Il II ia sas in oncIaI
circles that soOI ares were sold in body Tor &C.,
600. OF 80 per acre
The negotiltion was hurried through vita all pos
sioe despatch, ihe Special Commissioner who start
90 y-,,,O, a., .,o."s ,,S w was oru'isu
ay" On % a o, Juos o ne rcDor'eS o ae
,.,, ,h., -. 49,, -. 49, a.. -,
worth 'na' n''hips had been done On tho +tl' OF
-, mr. :, a"' 80, ~. 80. eo,i'
,uded tne treaty. Ihn iaet H. II wa1 bought tbrough
uon Of land. some OF the papers were burned up.
rSpUrt tne I made OF the
Iowiny, - |noiex., i,lnr y, u.I n'i"n' Ane io'
NJ, -. -. ~. ,
o DhfthhrhESt or Thn INTERIOR
concluded on the IN i1stsnt Win he piswnro Ia "
ds,aled from Ris ess % se,otias ;ciI Xai tbs IN
conueeton with the Superintendent OF Indian Affairs
sn "a nc 80, Agena ,,-.,...o, 49, ,.,,. a..
~, ,esy wa ior Nsraed nom LesvenTorth on the
on sr,iv,n ~. 3ns Nv Veen Ge's> ga on IN Wy
fccomnend n N meet your 'anniavsi fbst Il beinr
%srdcd 70 The President 20 be tiannit,ed ny him to
the senste a. as ssIlS day As practicable
D. N. CooIEY. 6ommIssoner.
non sAsss hLhLAs; secretary Of Interior.
called for mi. renor, a, w,,,on,s hcr !, ,rnc,rod
tia, IL could no, be found. a. wi,pcs, the reply Of
Secretary Cox:
'' WA DEPARTMENT OF TUE Isrrmon.,
WASuSoros, ID. C.. Jan. y. 1870
sns az SeiGe e teTspt o. atssoiuon q me
NJ ri 80 q h5 IN NH ~ he follow
Directed 70 transmit 10 his HSuss 81 ~, renr,
OF the special Comiaissioner w a. atson OF the In
dian onicc, OF july, 49, detailing the proceeding OF
indi.,s.Y a. ig y, NV ~, nc vi w &c tIioe oi
hras =. .t. 80 =, y ', ~ w, Mu nay !ue
BanSsd s s Se n ge % ss S% the 1dsp
" app Ar that tne report o. si watson wa. then en-
IsyreS,o ~, Slsn 'ne DelaNAts I,s.y re-
Jt,oi,, 49, ~, y. ~ - =, - .apuoig c0Il
1,5n,a n, ~. . ~, ,ft ~ VIZ ~, = ~ r.
a1,,,, ~ W. ~" JHss " "a" Ies "goTd'
" VeYY rs.oeefSiIiv yony oot,e,l,,, ..xr.a,
VIZ N'P'N''H''' '"u' ""euten ~ ssInVyah,,
No, r,,,. Al m, $500. S...,.S T. NOA' s,cretarf.
uyes.
And 60 when Il sult.i s.c,et,,v U,r,.,,. MR.
nose or when swirI'.-, was tn h. cov"rcI ~ 10
did not hesitat Ia r,utilate tho nnbI,c recarIs f "
Next all ar,apccments were made 10 consnmr,,,o
tho sale 10 he rulroaI as soon as poS,ble oncr ibc
treaty wa ratihei A bond with b,,nk 5,,n 81
with the blank Tor the pcna sum NOT aiicd 49, LII
with the certificate OF a court in KansIs a,tacb a
saying that the surltes were good men and rPspon
sible for the sun named was provided in advance
when tue swinlle was nearly accommodated
another bidder at a higher rate appeared a. The foi
lowing endorsement On IL tttr from Harlan 10 snitb
shows;
Artrr had ,pto-rnes the With, r..,o. g., ... e,
wp H"n nnd Hi,er nc came had been s'ined and