The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1871-08-31
Written for the Advertiser,
THE INDIANS,

Since the arrest at this place Of San.
tanta and other Chiefs near three months
ago, there have been no depredations
committed by Indians in this section OF
country or northern part of Texas. The
report in the ". Y. Herald of ]. C. d.
Black burns train, or any other in this
vicinity being captured, is false state
ment, and without shadow of founda-
ton except in the depraved mind of the
originator of the falsehood.
On the second inst. Kicking Bird. on
behalf Of the Kiowa Indians, brought in
eleven mules to in part pay for those
stolen by Santana and others from the
train men near Fort Richardson. On
account of their inferiority, I accepted
but two of them, and told Kicking Bird
that they stole good mules and must re-
turn good ones. gave them but half
rations and instructed them to move on
their reservation and bring in the mules
in ten days and they could then have
full rations; otherwise the soldiers would
probably go after the mules.
On the 1lth inst. Kicking Bird and
many other kiowas came in with thirty
eight good mules, some of them very
superior, which, with one horse and the
two former mules, l accepted for the
forty -one stolen from the train near Fort
Richardson, Texas, some five months
ago. Kicking Bird said that they were
a much better lot of mules than the ones
stolen, but he thought the man who had
them must be poor or he would not have
such small ones, and taking pity on
him, he had brought large ones in the
place of those killed in the fight and sew
eral that they had since lost. But he
did not appear to have thought of that
when he brought in the first eleven.
After the mules were delivered | told
them that there would be nothing more
done with the kiowas at present. Eagle
Heart, Fast Bear and Big Bow, who ac-
compared Santanta on his late raid
will not i'll future be recognized as Chiefs,
but they will not be arrested unless the
officers at Washington orde. their arrest
provided the Kiowas make no more
raids. fthey should make another raid
anywhere, the above named Chiefs, aud
the leaders of the raiding party, whether
Chiefs or not, will be liable to arrest and
trial by civil law. No Chief who accom-
panies raiding party will be recognized
by the Agent.
The Government wishes peace and
prosperity to the kiowas and all other
Indians, and will do what is reasonable
to assist and encourage them, and will
require good behavior on the part of the
Indians.
The Great Spirit above wishes the
white, the colored and the red man to
all live together as brothers, and is al
ways grieved when one class imposes on
another. We desire you to live as broth
ers, aud not like hungry wolves.
After saying the foregoing to them,
Kicking Bird, on behalf of the Kiowas,
said: ave intend to cease raiding and
depreGating on the white people, and
hereafter follow the example of the Cad
do Indians, who have long been on the
white mans road. AS evidence Of our
good intentions we have brought in tho
mules as required of us, and now want
you to write strong appeal to the Off
GERS at Washington for the release of
Santana and Big Tree, whom we think
have now suffered enough, and then
everything will be right"
After getting through with the mules
Informed the Indians that we had here
forty-two ponies and two mules which
the Sioux stole from them some months
ago, but they had been recovered from
the Sioux and returned here for them.
This was unlocked for by the Kiowas
and Kicking Bird thought it would be
appreciated by them and have good
effect to return to their camps with those
ponies.
Some who have for many years been
acquainted with the Kiowas say that
they have never before been 80 effectu-
ally subdued as they are at present.