, 1870-06-17
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4, New Phnsc OF the lnoahh
Question.

OueatiOu..
The kaVa6es netuuans o!A'AS140 @-1~
Taking Homesteads
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ta'rttpondeneee n Tie caes9o 7r,osN
YAS11os, Dakota Territory, 1ona L.
tyb;,e t}a reading public has bsen excited
a..,..f 49," .,d ,nI;cinste<1 trouble, and while l.
over asso.t W. - ~. ;ntrr,ievzinp fhe
Red Cloud and h's Pa,'y ~ Ms 's ..aarasa :, ha.
ing made by other members OF this peculiar
80 -, an c,tcnt which is not generally known,
-. ,.t,;oh .srt,,n,v promises well for the fu-
on1 "p,cu 81 ...ra.aapt nr tr,bea mon resarya-
tons, where assistance WAS Furnished oy 1no
government, and encouragement gwen sae"
n bccorne, AZ fsr N possible, sslt-sustainiug,
h,s b.d ;ts ,,ood res.,its. while it has been at-
80 20, @ss, 7;a;a1,+,- Thoaa who have
tended with much dltncuts. 1noso WV - As.e
given The matter their sttention, however
could NOD fsil to see that this must bo ous
eort Of probationary education for something
e1se and that the time uaust soon como when
~. Tn,a;,r ,,r,t 1,oco,,,e entirelE
sclf-austa1a.ng anu inaepenoent ol
governmental aid, or no must
CEASE to- exist Whateycr may
he s,id conserving their right to the soil,
~, ;-.a,,, n1,n ~ satt;nc nnart resarv,tions
tne "nos p'a@ " s.,a 80 p +a.,,;s,,;as % .1'".e
for any class OF people aoo to1n1s,1ne eneon
with living ut tho expense or the rest, IL
contrary TO tie theory Of our government, and
c,n ouiv be adopted AZ temporary measure,
Tbat he indian. himself, is beginning to SEQ
this, We have nn1netakaoie eslaeacest anu
step which has recently been taken by ueu1--
| bers of one Of the numerous branches Of the
s;orr family nTouises rxcoodinc1y well for
the future:
! The santee siou1 ~tl % remembered oy
| many IS the tribe which led in the. terrible
massacre of whites in 3Iinuesots, eight ysats
~ En- tb;a c,ima thev we're pnraned and
aso, eo1 'ns 1St s4I-4e 1s' ~, f y;
punishea oy the government, tae !eaoe1a ~
| the movement being hung, whila the
I younrer members were removed
49, ~ tL;s T,er,;to,v md anbse-
p1at
quenas 70 Aeofaska' be'ns !oea'oa ~ po'n.
feT miles above here. On tho opposite slde OF
tho nver- They were p1sced IN charge OF e1~
celtens missionaries, stationed there by the So
ciety Of Friends, aud their f.eilities' for in
prominent seem 70 nave hsen appreciated.
Becoming dissatisfied With vi. =, Arrangement,
however, m ana ae4n1nS 70 I'VE nke Whlte G men; s1;
! aome o. ,ne AIolaAS 0elt! m;uoo ~ Gus VI
theai tnoa3 se.a.aohf1 sn,nei1, sasG t; nome, e,
, stcads, ata Decoue d3 1aaspenaeut otl1ens O.
the onSea states. tuas step aoss IVY E sesn,
.sh,ta .,,rssr1 eSav Wenn 5fscarr, raI fro15
, NMle tnani anu tiey aeia otSeon4asso t4ou
tAR'nS q uae htssaonS ~ ehaiSu " sns1 ~
Tno P1ooanv hna ~ .at1n ~ ~ sre ua'1sse a ~.
Hnnen; q ansn psann o. ~ .5,tr mSa - .tre,t.
" Apft o. ase seat, ~ ~ t.;9;s y. t smemss
elfuts ~ uens uea9s ~ .0s teuuse, eaeH III. LA
eeecens homes!eau ~ ... nu'St Beii Heat e. ~
feau, u eue 1Sns ~ @ tsao9n ra1l W HaG -, ~
: SIOUX laYel, aao neaS ;ne .1. towa I uug Goi; ~;
Sas f., f+,11,, 49, ~ eo,,,
Ne Itue1 ~ .hai resa--I,;o ~ ~.
~ .G " . " e-sa -.sa.asees E"-.o. !;
. aActs ~ tns Case Aet1 ptessn41, numesa %'s ~ =
the1l stna nsas, ano ny csast tIs ss suspGu M .sl
Tue 9uesuon " osu 1su. ~ tsao " .;lotaS IoS
sseaas oens, ~ tne nsaasane' .1s' eons!ussel el
:. VI course, put one uec.slgn cou1o " ts.1cnsa
ana lhat was, !nai An thaiAn, ~ M aGahuonta lnt
= ~ telat0ns WIZ ms u!o4, ano ~ peueut
which nc msAt Lave I,eat to 4l1ueI ., ats -.
Congtess or t.ea.5 anpatasona' a5om ~ aaS o ~,
i eIen', H.. a.;.e-. W .,i 10 a,,t;4ia
IL footing with other citizens, aha H. enutIe
% sideration Of the question involve
some h @ u 95ae ed t9s1 Ia nan o, y; pas
le manned, In the meantime N xashsF m unee'
e Tain state Of mind Men we're not wanting
10 tell them that they had no rights on the land
10 and to harass them in many ways. Iht
j. seem to hare pursued tho even tenor OF the
as way, however, and manifested l. dotermiu
ot ton OF purpose, aud It tue same time Of e
n bearance, which was certainly eommcndsbl
1g Eight others followed them last fall, aud tn
as moro this spring. During last winter they Il.
rs no crops Of their OWL raising to sobsist npo
en- having arrived too late to raise them. Tn'
50 went on making Improvements, erected house
en- and got some breaking done, and BY tho tin
ed winter get in they had made q rap
'es tation for industry and integrity which Il
ms a1r. q. T.. Howard and othnr MERCHANTS
Sioux Falls to trust them fos 1onr and 9th
arl provisions to quite large anounts-teachis
rty Sl50 and upwards, IN SOMA cases, by apr1n
sp- During the wintcr they trapped large nu1
ON Der Of fur-hearing animals, and xere able
Tue pay up their bills this epring, and have I,
"! surplus Left | This they did prompt
II and nobody there has lost acent bJ them.
Gut Howard writes concerning them to Govern
II Burbank That they have paid their debts nc
in punctua1ly than white men, and that their q
est tleNent now presents mora indicstions OF :
wa lzation, industry, and sho~ Of living, th
his the came number of white families located
tho few miles below. This year they are ralsi
uc- crops, snd will feel much more independe
on, 4 decision having been rondeyed i'll their
on. vor, large number Of them came over to
ifui capital this week. and yesterday TWENTY-FIVE
au- | them went to FetmilGOn and formally tl