The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1871-12-07
TFfE CRoyv AynUiTY s.ooDs.


rived and been distributed before this time
fflaye not been heard OF since their shipment
and in Justice to these Indians, the best aiit
oniytsersceablet tribe of Indians ia the West
we ask cel. Wall. the Indian Superintendent
where are these goods, aud why have the,
4aiot arrived itat the Grow Agency Ih,
treaty with.tllcses Indians stipulates, we be
Iseye, that th' annuity goods shall be igivel
them by tie first OF September lie, re en
severe weather came upon these Intiiafs
hWhcnstheya were little prepared for it,Eane
brought upon them nneI suffering which
G4f not due to the fiegligefice of tile. Superb,
heendent. it has lfatappearance at presealtaHo
Is SO believed by the Indians. Last year
when Colonel Black had tile transportation
3'aad handling OF these goods; they were moi
ashippedtromi NeWsYorls until August, bu
We're received here and distributed long be
fore this time. when ColoneI Black came
among these Indians they were distritstful o.
the Goverimentand itslagents, on account 81
being 'fiedato and disappointed. 4 Col. Black
immediately adopted a collrsestoward them
which, HAS gained their contieleneoi isrithe
white man and the Government He5nevel
promised tieiH anything but what was strictly
fulfilled. a3Flnyli ARE not only pcaeeably dis
posed. but volunteer their services aoi every
OCCASION when required! Theyf freely gfdr-
atriisfaed scohts composed of their principal
chiefs, tolhe surveying party. aaId it is 90 the
Interest of tile Government. and essentially
requisite to they safety OF this valley, in
holding ri,e Sioux in abeyahce, to cult.
vate tile most friendly relations with the
Crows. Let the Government tbyaall means
keep their confidence by Complying with its
promises to tieis .AfEg e8f 2n3I fzsa y3s33
ia While on this subject we wish also to cal
the attention Of the Indian BRreau TO the f.cl
that tile Mountain and River Grows have al
ways, until this year, received their goods Al
the CroMsAgt4icy 6fistlfe Yellowstone, ard il
was and is their Wish to continue to- DO so
but by some manipulation Of Superintendent
Wall, IN osAsr tpdistribute his fayors among
his pets, the goods for the River Crows were
aieft at Fort Peck, to which point they will
have to go iuf The severest winter weather for
them. 1t is safe to say that the goods are not
worth the trip; besides they expected to re-
1'ceive them title proper place OF delivery
the Grow a gehcy.i his division of the an
!nuties'opeEites batliy OH the Crows, from the
fact thar it not only entails a long trip, but
divides fine tribe, which they wish to ket to-
agethcr for protection against The hottie
Sioux. We are satisfied had it not been for
the friendly disposition Of the Crows, and
atlieir presence IN the Vicinity Of the N. P. r.
it. Survey ors, that II would have required III
a1elstiaiuH regiment Of soldiers to have pro
teeted the surveyors from the Sioux e We are
5of opinion THAT Col! Wall, in tHius separating
1.-THE Crow .,ilalify goods,,has acted contrary
to the Instructions 6f Government, or the iii
aalfion of stebt lenst;; and it seems that Tile
bPeck firm shoiild be satisfied With manipulate
fingi all the Indian goods on the MISSOURI
lflyer, without covctig the shall perqtiisites
10 be realized from an arrangement tfat
tavorks so detrimental to the interest Of good
tribe of Indians away tip here lii Aoiitafia.s
The G.saracts and aseyserat of the Upper
Ysllowstone-Why They shoulA be
Givcn i'm PerPetuity e. Montana.
Off. sTTaE35 ~ L-HSg 9S34ssAH9S
-lsigrbe greht' fails and wonderful geysers OF
"a
yersal atresitioR, should be forever set apart
as a resort for the scientific students and
Observation-Disclosures of the world; ard, for tile
convenience Of protective local legislation,
they should be included within the bound
aries of Montana Terrific They are sit
uated beyond our lines and within fife sjtafis-
ELECTION Of Wyoming: bat are practicaiiv b
The reason that rugged, and Winter alto
gessler impossible, mountains separate them
from her capital and chief cities. onlyZwiihin
the last two5 years hive enlightened expfora-
stot,s been made of that wonderful region for
the reason That previously all Government
aud private expeditions thither had endeav-
erea rs penetrate from The Il South Inward, and
we're invariably frustrated by the inaccessi-
bihty Of the mountain barriers Which inter
seted. Lieutenant Reynolds, sixteen years
ago. thriving cp,ne up with bis command
from the Platte valley found It impossible
to. yet nearer' tIiah forty miles Of the Great
Ealls, and very strongly hints, in his renert,
that the I'D m oqptaineer;s stories were mere
fables, Sueceeaig government explorers qqre
were equally pnspccessfli.s Lis quite prob
able, that the threerhundred-f feet cataraets,
nlild-y}ooIlcanoes giant sgsy scrss and mineral
erustasiqps Of the ljppser 1ellowstope, would |
haye coa.ipaed HiiknowH to- the, scientific /
world 4 s ge e,eralion longer had it not been
for the discovery Of gold in Montana ans. the
settlement Of The Gallati,l valley From this Ills
SIDE, ihei Great Falls may BIG reached and all /
the surrounding wonders and crTiosities. ext
I,lorea sslg ilaanttl Of The year. During the
last summer ami tall prospeetors. and hunters
iaatia plain trail from Emigiant gulcll, to and
Through Ill partssof tlse lannon's yocailic re-
gion; alnI thai sa.9e trail reyen now, in the
iii;lst of sinters is not trseIsess.4 EAs nearly
The entire length 0f the Yellowstone river. ISL
la Moitassa, it's eminemtly5 right and proper /
that its tolntaias should also be-. Congress
should donate the sxtreiae II pper fcllpwr3
stone with its, mighty ,eiata,aets aud other
maryelsta this Territory tn, be set apart and
prgtecteds nntier approi,Fiste local legislation.
as resort for pleasure aud scientific investis
cation forever, LAS MT Montana thrown
as m en- gold into the ,nlmel Z. vi channels
Of trade, and Commerce rs California had !, .np,
ID the time chat ihe valley of the Yosemite
was thus granted to her i,Y the General Gov