Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1873-04-30
Che eureka Sentinel.
The Teton Sioux-An Old Hum
boldter Founder of the Tribe.

OOluter OuEQer OF the 1rlOe,
From the Unionvilie Silver STATED
The names of w. H. Clagget. A.
J. Simmons and w. Is. Judd are
familiar to the old settlers of this
county. All three of the gentle
men figured conspicuously in pol
itics during their residence here,
and two of them, Clagget and
simmons, represented Humboldt
in the Territorial Legislature of
Nevada. In 1871 Simmons emf
grated to the Montana gold dig
gings, and was shot ly afterward
followed by Clagget, aud more re-
Gently by Judd. Clagget and Sim
mons, both of whom exhibited
strong sym ptoms of Democracy
while here, became extremely
Radical in Montana, and were
among the leading Republicans of
that Territory. CIagget was elect
ed Delegate to Congress, and Sc
cured for his friend Simmons the
Milk River Indian Agency. Judd
was engaged as Clerk of the Agen-
cy. He being a man of genius,
proposed a scheme for the enrich
ment of himself and his princi-
pal. He collected struggling In
dians from diffent tribes and
bands and founded the Teton
Sioux-tbe name being derived
from three mountain peaks at the
head of Snake river, near which
the new tribe was colonized. They
were represented by Judd and
Simmons as terrible savages, who
had declared a war of eXtermina-
ton against the whites, and their
number was estimated at 1000.
These reports properly substan-
tiated, We're sent to Washington,
and through the instrumentality
of Clagget, Simmons was appoint
ed Special Agent for the new
tribe founded and located by Judd.
Simmons, at the risk of his pre-
cious life, held q conference with
Judd, the Chief Of the tribe. The
result of the big talk" was sent
to Washington. The Tetons were
represented as hostile, but hopes
were entertained that presents
would keep them quiet and bring
about friendly relations between
them and the whites. An appro-
priationt of 100000 was asked for |
this purpose. The eloquent CIag-
get,as Delegate from the Territory, |
pressed the matter at Washing
ton, and a bill appropriating $780,
900 for the Teton Sioux and $780,
600 for the Milk River Agency.
became a law. After a goodly
portion OF the appropriation had
been eXpended-not on the In |
dams, but among the members of
the ring-rumors reached Wash
ington that the Teton Sioux exist
ed only in the imagination of
simmons, Judd and Co. To con-
vince the skeptical at Washing
ton that Teton Sioux really did
exist, Simmons started with a few
Indians kept UP by the ring forthe
purpose of making annual visits
to the National Capital, and rep
resenting, as occasion demanded,
either of six tribes, and for this he
received S10,O0O. But the pres
ence of Simmons and his plumed
and blanketed warriors at Wash
lngtOn, did, not satisfy those not in
the ring of the existence of the
Teton Sioux. 1t was alleged that
the Indians received no benefit
from the appropriations: that the
Teton Sioux did not live in Mon
tana, or anywhere else for that
matter, and that the whole thing
a fraud. Congress ordered an
investigation of the alleged
and the President has APP
pointed w. H. Clagget special
Agent to make it, though the fact
Of his intimacy with Simmons
and his actions in getting the APP
preparation through Congress indi-
Gates that he is not the proper