The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-06-23
THE INDIANS.
Letter from Commissioner Brunot

Letter from Commissioner Brunot
WASHINGTON, June 22.-The Secre
tary Of the Interior has received lettel
from Commissioner Brunot of the In
dian Board, dated at Fort Laramie
June 18th, in which he speaks Of hit
visit to the Ogallola and Sioux under
Red Cloud, who with his braves, he
recently met in Council. The object is
to induce these Indians to remove tc
another section. Some of them think
the White river country the best, but
Red Cloud prefers some point on the
White river. Mr.. Brunot does not think
that either the welfare of the Indians or
the permanence OF peace would be
secured by yielding to this demand. 1t
is impossible to keep whisky away from
them and unless its use and the presence
among them of lawless men be prevent
ed, no measures for the safety of the
Indians can be effectual. Even on the
military reservation Of Fort Laramie,
and in spite of the efforts Of General
Smith and tie agents TO prevent the
sale Of whisky, the Indians are frequent
ly intoxicated and there is constant
danger of affrays which may culminate
in a serious outbreak.
The Indians in Texas Oh the War
Path.
GALVESTON, June 20.-The following
is from the Weatherford (Texas) Times
OF the 10th:
Mr.. Goats, messenger just from
Fort Sill, on his way to Austin, has put
the following mass of information at
our disposal. Every word can be re.
lied on. 1t is dated at Fort Sill. Indian
Territory, office of the Kiowa agency,
May 26, 1871, and is addressed to his
Excellency, Governor f. J. Davis:
Since my arrival here have been
careful to Gull information in reference
to the movements Of the Indians OF
these reserves, and would state to your
Excellency that it is evident that during
the coming summer there will be wit
messed the most extensive ravages on
the frontier Of Texas Of any preceding
period Almost all the Indians Of this
agency and the Cheyennes Of another
have left and are now on the war path.
We learn from Indians that are coming
in frequently that other bands Of
Camanches that do not belong here are
also active, and that the plains are
black with Apaches. On interrogation
as to their numbers, they pointed to a
large valley near by, which contained
over thousand acres, and cay that it
would not hold them. The Apaches
have been coming down the waters Of
the Colorado further south, and it is
thought the depredations committed
south were committed by them. We
learn also that there is a rendezvous
west OF the reservation, in what is CAL
led Bull Island, Texas. There traders
from New Mexico meet the Indians and
furnish them with arms and ammuni-
ton in exchange for horses. There
are 2400 braves and warriors, inclusive
Of all between Is years and the oldest
fighting men present.
General Sherman, who is now here,
has ordered additional forces along the
northern line. The following is list
and enumeration Of Indians in the
reservations at Fort Sill Comanches,
2742; Kiowas, 1896; Apaches, 300;
Quotadoes, 3000 Condas, 4S4; Nichitas,
299; Delawares, II, Keechies, l26;
Wachas, 124; Towanacares, l26; Hawa-
nies, S5-total, 1854. Kicking Bird,
second chief of the Kiowas, spoke thus:
Il like the talk of yesterday, but can
not say | will fully agree with all parts
oft. You have often heard the kiowas
are bad people will tell you the
reason, we are not permitted to buy
arms and ammunition and having had our
lands taken from us we are foolish
enough to be bad. If you want us to
be good you must have Washington
supply us with arms and ammunition,
then we will think about it.
From official letter extracts from
Fort Sill state that an interview had
with Generals Sherman, Morey, Gar
rison and Tatum, it was shown undis-
putably that the Indians along the re-
servation were hostile and now on the
war path against the people. General
Sherman said that inasmuch as the In
dams had so frequently broken their
treaty they should be declared outlaws,
and the government should cease to feed
and care for them, sequester their lands
aud punish them as their crimes de-
serve, and that he should so recon-
mend