New-York tribune., 1871-06-22
THE INDIANS.

DEPREDATIONS NEAR FORT BERTHOLD-APPRE-
HENDED ATTACK ON THE NORTH PACIFIC
RAILROAD employees.
Sioux CITY, Iowa, June 2t.-The Indians in
the vicinity Of Forts Berthod and Buford still very
Troublesome on the 10th inst. herder named Posey
was attacked mile from Berthod, and badly wounded,
receiving three bullets in the thigh The Indians
ceeded I'm driving off his entire herd Of cattle numbering
A band OF Sioux attacked a number Of soldiers and
choppers on the 18Th three miles above Fort ste
phenson. One soldier was shot ana IL nov ehecleu 10
recover The Indians ran Of eight hea1 OF caS o o
Stephenson the trail Of the maraudlng eand:
Much trouble expected by the engineer corps OF t
Northern Pacific Railroad in running their line through
tho upriver country, the Indians declare they VII
country and throwing every obstacle In the way Vi
preliminary survey OF the line.
THE THREATENED WAR ON THE TEXAN FROM
TIER-REsULT OF GEN. sHERMANS INsPEC-
TIoN.
WASHINGTON, June 21.-Gen. Sherman has
from his extended tour Of inspection through
ont the West Southwest and Is again in his ONCE III
the War Department to-day The General is in excellent
health and himself much gratihed with the
result Of bis Inspection he has given particular atten-
tion to the condition Of Indian affairs In the southnes
and considers the apprehens felt IN some quarters Oh
a widespread and devastating Indian war along the
Texan frontier as In great measure unOunded IN re-
on the Taturn Reservation Gen sherman says it is true
they have recently manifested resye ana hostile Cl5
obligations first Of which to keep the peace
he will. matter Of course, recommend the ciy au
thOres to furnishing them with any supplies ana
will then that vigorous measures are employed 10
promptly repfess and punish all raids and other Ouiages
Although these Indians Lumber some 7000 they cannot
bring into the field more than 700 or 500 Warriors ana e
troops under command Of Gen. Reynolds. in whom the
people of the Department have entire confidence ana
which is shared by Gen. Sherman WILL in the atters
opinion prove adequate to the service required OF them
The approximation available Will DO used 70 the iuiess
extent and the Secretary OF war gave orders tOy O
the immediate supply of Geo horses 10 remOunt e cav
airy in Gen. ReynOldss Department. Congress haVlng
only appropriated sufficient sum to purchase ABOUT
20O horses the above number is all that can 0e spared
fOr that section OF the country
THE SIOUX TRANsGREsSING TREATY sTIPULA-
TIONs-RED CLOUD UNABLE TO CONTROL HIS
BRAVES.
WASHINGTON, June 21.-The Hon. Felix X.
Brunot Chairman of the Board Of Indian Commissioners
in the Rocky Mountains eegraphed the Secretary Of tho
Interior yesterday from Cheyenne, Wyoming Territory,
that be has just returned from Fort Laramie. whore he
has held a council with Red Cloud and the other Sioux
Chiefs He found the bulk of the Sioux on the southern
border of the north fork OF the Platte, where they nave
been for the last three months contrary 10 inc WISHES
OF the Government trading with the unlicensed white
men of the border Commissioner Brunot
nestly endeayOred to induce Red Ci0uu 70
move further North, 100 miles, to near the Rawllne
Buttcs. where the Commissioner promised hi tn9 an a
nuty goods and raOns should be distributed ana the
agency established. The Sioux regard TINS as surendo
ing lust 100 miles OF their country ana Red ClOud
said he would have great difficulty IN persuang ms pO-
treaty of 1867, and fer this reason the Comssohor
urges it, well IA to get the sioux away H3in IHg
when here that he did not understand the treaty and
would not have signed IL II he had Red ClOud iOis1u
however TO 90 north and hold conference WIN tne
northern chiefs, and report back to Mr Branot Whh
tNYn