New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-07-01
NETWORK, SATURDAY, JULY l, 1871
THE INDIANS.
AFFAIRS IN MONTANA-TIIE SIOUX ANXIOUS TO
GET AMMUNITIoN-RED CLOUDS INFLUENCE
GoNE-"BA BAD MEDICINE SAID TO HAVE BEEN
GIVEN HIM IN WASUINGTON.

AFFAIRS IN MONTANA-TIIE SIOUX ANXIOUS To
GET AMMUNIrIoN-RED CLOUDS INFLUENCE
GONE-"BAD MEDICINE SAID TO HAVE BEEN
GIVEN HIM IN WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON. June 30.-The Secretary of the
Interior received today from tho War Department
copy Of very interesting official report by Lieut. Qun.
ton, It'll Infantry dated Fort Shaw Montana May 10TH
giving account OF his expedition in charge OF supplies
for the Milk River Agency AT Fort Browning May 4.
Standing Buffalo, accompanied by other leading
chiefs, Of the Sioux and Red Stone and Little Bull of
the Asnbone together with $50 lodges OF santee
and Yancon Sioux, came in for grand smoke and
for peace, but made strong appeals for powder and
council, at which they expressed an earnest desire
lead with which to shoot buffalo. Powder
and lead" says Lieut.. QuntOn, - was the burden OF
their speech" They said their old country dead.
There no game there now and they had left II for
good They claimed to be chiefs of whatever land the
buffalo wandered They had no settled home They
had been driven from Minnesota to the Missouri and
had been wandering since. Sometimes at peace
with the white people but more often fighting them.
But, IL the Government would deal with them they
il was dealing with other Indians they would be
peaceable Standing Buffalo said quite number OF his
people understood farming and had farmed before and
could farm again, but at present they wanted 10 60 out
after buffalo.
"These Indians" continues Lieut.. Qunton Z" under
stand hut the advance guard of the Sioux Nation
who expected 10 settle in Montana. Standing But
ldlO thCY All CHHnE, lnc l'ton cOuA
side of the river SIOUX under Sitting Bull and number
ing 500 lodges, are moving in tins direction slttng
Bulls band was formerly Red Clouds. 1t appears that
Red Cloud returned to bis people with wonderful stories
OF what he had seen and heard while visiting the
Great Father at Washington Red Cloud saw too much
The Indians that these things cannot be, ana that
the white people must have put bad medicine over Red
| Clouds make him everything ana anything
that pleased them, and Red Cloud lost his
influence. The present chief, Sitting Bull has for Els
chief soldier a Sandwich Islander. They do not allow
their tribe TO make robes After killing buffalo, the
robe cut into stripes unless the KILLER desires the robe
dressed for his personal use. sitting Bun Is also NJ
with all Indians who trade or deal with the Whiles
and all these Indians appear 10 he afraid OF him, AMI nc
says he never will make peace with the whites con
slant traffic ia kept up between the hahTeeds from the
British Territory and the Indians of the North west.
The halfbreeds supply them wlth powder lead and an
The Indians also receive large supplies Of whisky from
set Of men scattered along our own frontier CALEB
'wOvers' The Indians at MIX River agency talk very
much nov. How long they will remain peaceable
| and quiet Is hard 10 say. | understand nom
people thoroughly cOnycsant with their history that
they have never been known to observe the terms OF
treaty or compact longer than 10 suited their purposes
it they broke IT, Immediately sent cut parties
10 murder white people. While was ~ Fert Browning
large supplies of coffee sugar, flour, ana other supplies
| were given them by Agent Simmons; but ] am glad %
that lie turned deaf car to their appeal Or powder
| and lead"
Leut. QuntOn then gives details OF rtcent desperate
fight between white and about IS ianktonnai
Indians near Musse Shell, in which II of the latter
| and one white man were killed Such conflicts said
TO be OF very frequent in that vicinity