The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1871-12-21

extfact from d private. letter TO George A
Baker, of this town, which is understood i
be synopsis of The order of the President
made ON the 18th OF November: :
The President declares that [t,ntler tie lit
article of the Stephens treaty the Bitter Roo
valley above the Loa Lon Fork has proved
In his judgment, net to be better adapted +
the wants OF tire Indians than the genera
reservation provided for in that treaty, an,
no part of the valley is set apart for a reser
walton for them. 1t Is ordered that the In
dams shall ba removed, as soon as practica
bic under the second section Of the treaty
to the general reservation. A commission
will be appointed to examine and apprais
any substantial improvements they hav
raade upon any lar DIS in the valley, and thi
will be paid to them. Amy Indians desiring
to remain in the valley and become citizen
and reside upon the lands and take them b,
presumption or homestead acts, as white set
tiers, can DO SO by notifying the Superin
tendent ofIndians by January LIST, 1873
After the removal Of said Indians, tile vale.
shall be open to settlement.
and substantially the end of this vexed ques
ton, and we congratulate the people of thu
Bitter Root valley. that after many long
years Of apxious and patient waiting, theil
wants have been made known, and the Pres.
ident induced, through the efforts of our Del
egate,sto deelars in favor, OF his own race and
against the Lo family.
Where was Vincent Collyer while these
negotiations were going or? Safe in some
Apache camp, we hope, where we trnst he
will remain until this order is fully carried
outandihe Indians Of the Bitter Root valley
removed to the general reservation on The
Jocko.
That file people ofstlie Bitter Root valley
are indebted to Mr.. Clagett for the settlement
of this question cannot, be denied, and we
take pleasure IN ehronicling this first official
net of our Delegate in the interests of the
people of Missoula county and Territory
generally. Had Mr. Toole been elected. we
arc sistisiedtbat one, OF bis first acts would
have been to call the attention of the Presi-
dent, to this question, as Mr.. Clagett has
done, and obtain an order with like terms and
conditions for the settlement of this question.
That the settlement of tliis question las been
delayed so long is no fault of the people of
tition after petition to the proper authorities
ut Washington. They have written and
TALKED essIaiestIy to those whose duty TT was
TO present this question to the President and
press him to an Immediate decision upon it,
but TO no purpose. Their appeals tor protec-
tion in the possession of their farms and inn
provements were answered by a request tor
petitions for. increased mail facilities. Mails
are what yoa-people in the Bitter RootHaIley
want. and these you shall have. Titles to
your farms and valuable improvements are
secondary consideration compared to the
value OF agricultural reports and garden
seeds you will receive through the mails. For
qnietude to the people of HE Bitter Root val
ley, has this question slept in the bosoms OF
our tlelagates--Demoerats at that--when at
last Git is resilrreeded by "a Republican Dele
gate. who presses the question upon the
ubfainsan order for their re-
lief. In the ftllness Of our Democratic heart
we feel like tossing our hat in the air and
shouting, well done Clagett
Now that the order is made for the removal
of The Indians from the Bitter Root valley, 1
let lis look at some of the difficulties in the
way Of enforcing it. In the first place these
Indians are deeply attached to the Bitter Root
valley. 1t has been their home from time
here generations after, genera
tons have been born and buried; they have
10 bther abiding place; they have been
brought up to believe that in no possible
would the Government force
them from the Bitter Root valley. That the
execution of this order will be resisted by
them to the bitter end, no one at all familiar
with the feeling that pervades the whole tribe
wi) doubt for moment. 1t will require a
strong military force to- execute this order
successfully, and with safety to the white
settlers in the valley. and not only to remove
them but to keep them in subsection after
they are placed upon the Jocko reservation
And we Nall on our Delegate to follow up
this good work, SO auspiciousIy begun, by
procuring On order for the establishment of a
military nost in our immediate vicinity, that
the Write settlers in the Bitter Root and Mis-
soula valleys, may be protected against out
breaks that will. surely follow tile. execution
of the late order Of the President Nissouta
Pioneer.
How no JtDGE NEWSPAPER 10 that
class of people who estimate newspaper
wholly upon the amount OF original matter
which If eoutiins. we recommend the follow
ing from the Literary .lournel.
1t IL comparatively an easy task fora frothy
writer to pour out columns OF words-words
upon any and all subjects. Ills ideas may
flow III enc weak uasly, everlasting flood,
and his command OF language may enable
aim to string them together like lunches OF
onions. and yet his paper may be a meagre
and poor concern. Indeed, tlicmere writing
part Of Tho editing 4 paper il bnta small por-
tion OF the work. I he care, the time en-
ployesi in selectings is fan more importants
and tho tact of good editor is better shown
by is selections. than anything else; and
That we all know ii Half the battle. but, as
ave have. said, An editor Ought to be estimated
and his labors understood and appreciated by
the general conduct OF his paper-its tone,
it's temper its uniform consistent course its