The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-02-01
The Red Man Bucking Against
the Iron Horse.
Threatened Raid Of the Sioux on tho Northern
Pacific Line Next spring-The Chippewas
Refuse to Join Them-The Plans
Of the Moccasined Moltke.
wHa7 GENERAL SHERIDAN SAYS.

the troubles winch await the prOverDiaI unllCked
bear cub. Here she has had the smallpox, the cpl
zooty and the snow storm. and now comes the
comforting prediction that the shrieking Of the
late terrible tornado Of death that blew over her
plains Is to be echoed back from the north from
the thr0ats of the savage Sioux.
Minnesota is not likely soon to forget the last r.
ruption of these red devs--that wave Of blood and
lust that rolled over her newly pcopled plains.
This time the blow menaces only those who may
be trusted to take care of their scalps; but
the effect OF another raid, following closely
on the footsteps Of the recent hurricane would be
most disastrous in checking the tide Of immigra-
ton, especially as the Canadian agents In Europe
are not likely to be scrupulous In exaggerat-
ing these calamities in the interests of Manitoba
where they say the
SEASONS AND TIKI SAvAGEs
exhibit q mildness unknown in Dakota and Mime
sofa.
1t Is well known that the Indians, particularly the
warlike Sioux, have witnessed with alarm and dts
satisfaction the progress OF the builders of the North
ern Pacific Railroad They have repeatedly threat
ened opposition, though their manifestations have
not hitherto been OF a serious character. having
confined themselves to an occasional slight Skin
mlsh and little stealing From the railroad when
it shall be completed and shall have opened up
the country to settlement, they expect evils
amounting almost to determination. from the ex-
tnctOn Of the vast herds OF buffalo which roam the
Northern prairies and the presumption Of all the
valuable tracts of land which the Indians pretend
to value al the more highly because they never can
untilize them, nor have they the remOtest idea Of
utilizing them. The railroads certainly have so far
resulted in making the buffalo in their vicinity
somewhat rarer than the mastOdOn, as
the robes bring hunters, who have an opportunity
OF shipping their robes and meat and thus they
as wantoniy as If they were savages to the
prairie born. The Indians along the line Of the
Northern Pacific are
SUPERIOR RACE
physically to those on the more southern Plains.
Tall, sinewy, spare in flesh, know OF no finer men
in America, and they seem demigOds beside the
eros Ventres and Crees OF the bush or the Diggers
and GOshOOts OF the Plains They are as dirty lazy
and dishonest as Indians generally are, and they
the attributes Of their race They, however, possess
an alarming amount OF assurance, not to he met
with among Indians as rule, and am informed
that the ontlawed Sioux Implicated In the Minne-
sofa massacres OF 1868 have so cOmpOrted them
selves when receiving audiences OF the English
Governor at Manitoba as to cause much comment
One chief for instance, told the Governor that II
any attempt was made to dispossess them Of
she they ns had naa
is In refreshing and natural contrast with the hyp
0critical twadde interpreted to your people at
the Cooper Institute by such red deadbeats as Red
Cloud and Spotted Tail, who pledge the good con-
duct OF warriors whom they do not control, for
arms WneTeWlCn 10 butcher WHITES WHeucVeT All
occasion offers The scarcity of troops In this sec
ton and the fact that troops do not amount to
much in an Indian campaign, especially where the
savages are the
BETTER MOUNTED AND ARMED,
have Of course much to do with the menacing at
titude OF these Indians, already excited and net
tied at the building Of the railroad Further, their
most powerful passions ferocity and cupldity, are
aroused by the prospect Of numbers OF small detach-
scattered over long line OF country, rich In
scalps, provisions and clothing. Add to this that
the grass will furnish food for their ponies and
q sort Of understood thing that they are to fight
every Summer without FORGETTING their claims to
Uncle Sans beef and blankets next Winter, and
you can easily see that campaign Is not at all I'M
Our last information on the subject is sufficiently
authentic to merit attention. 1t is conveyed In
letter from GlyndOn, in this State. Mr.. James White
head has just returned to that place from the
Chippewa country with two Indians, whom he had
Bob o. Link Tor the massacre OF the Cook family.
While in the indian territory he spent couple OF
pewa chiefs. This chief told him that the Sioux had
within q few weeks, sent runners to HIM on two
different occasions, asking him and his tribe to
Join them in the Spring In making upon the
Northern Pacific Railroad folks. To the first mes
sage Ah-gun-as-e replied automatically that he and
his warriors were short OF provisions, and. cOnse-
Quently, could not enter on such campaign.
SECOND EMBASSY
was then despatched from the Sioux to the Chippe-
was with plan OF the campaign. AS prelimi-
nary the Sioux intended to send their squaws and
children back to the hills where they would be safe
impeded in their movements by baggage or
non-combatants. grand hunting party was
then to be formed, which would not only
woud s sop pre,eS for the
the warriors. The attack was to be delivered by
twelve different bands OF men, operating at some
distance from each other. with precOncerted ar
rangements to routes and time OF attack. In the
event OF resistance OF serious character or pursut
by the troops, these bodies were to fall back regu-
larly the next bodies, which acted as supports,
and whenever the junction OF such parties resulted
IN making the Indians Overwhelmingly strong they
were to resume the offensive.
To this Ah-gun-as-e returned the reply that there
was no more use In attempting to fight the whites
than there would be In
TRYING TO KILL ALL THE MOSQUITOES.
Mr.. whitehead has lived among the Indians for
the last seventeen years, so that his opinion Is
entitled to respect. He does not think that the
Chippewas will join the Sioux, but confidently
expects that the Sioux will MAKE trouble IN the
Spring.
General Sheridan's Views-The Annual
Troubles Likely to Ensue-The Govern
ment Prepared for Any Emergency.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, Jan. %, 1873.
Having been informed that rumors were ahoat
that the Indians Of the Northwest meditated trcu-
BILE next Spring along the line Of the Northern Pa
cihc Railway, the HERALD correspondent called to-
day upon General James B. Fry, now Adjutant
General. formerly Provost Marshal General to
ascertain what Information was in possession OF
the United States, at General Sheridans headquar-
tiers, on the subject and what action, any, 1t was
General Fry said that the Lieutenant General
was as yet, without any definite information on
the subject. The Sioux were always grumbng
and sulky, and as regularly ~ the Spring came
round trouble was to be expected from them. He,
however, believed that they might be considered as
p aan
delayed BY. the inclemcncy OF Winter, but this
much could be said-when the WORKING parties