The New York herald., 1873-09-22
WASHINGTON,

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21. 1873
Commfssfoner Brun0t's Successful Nego-
tfation with the Indians-Three Mil
Hon Acres OF Mining Lands Obtained.
Hon. Felix X. Brunot, special commissioner
under act OF Congress, April %, 1872, to negotiate
with the Utes accompanied by Thomas X Cree,
Secretary. and DR.. Phillips, Span sh interpreter,
arrived at the Los Pinos agency, Colorado,
september s. The agency is located In
the Cochetopa range OF mountains $50
miles west OF Denver, and was only reached after
nve days. journey In a carriage. The Utes had
been waiting the arrival OF the commissioners for
some two weeks. The Labequanche, Denver,
Muache and Capote Utes were represented in
council. There were special difficulties
IN the way OF successful negotiation,
surveying parties representing the gen.
eral government the military and the
Territory being on the reservation In violation
OF previous agreement running lines according
to which certain parts Of the reserve were ex-
cluded as such causing much ill-feeling among the
Indians; in addition to which the annuity goods
shipped from New York June mad not yet reached
the agency. and the distribution which the
commission hoped to make ar the council
could not, therefore, be made. The council
lasted several days, and the result was the ceding
to the government by the Indians of all the mining
country, some 5000, 900 acres, being most OF the
land lying between the thirty-seventh and thirty
eighth degrees Of latitude and the lO7th and 1O9th
degrees OF longitude, except narrow strip on the
southern side, on which many OF the Utes had
farms. On this it is proposed to gather
the Wenninches, Muache and Capote Utes
and portion OF the Jlcarilla Apaches,
now at TERRA Acnavilla and CimarrOn
agencies, New Mexico. This arrangement dis
poses of the two troublesome sub-agences and
gathers these wandering bands Of Utes upon this
reservation. The price for the land is to be given
mostly for the support Of the new agency, and
for those Indians for whom there has been
heretofore no regular provision made by
the government. The part ceded Is rich
in mines of gold and silver, some 400
mines and some valuable machinery being now
upon the reservation. One company at work
upon the part ceded IS taking out ST. 900 per day
in silver ore. The Utes have always been friendly
to the Whites and for the past two years have
permitted miners and prOSpectors TO wander
almost at will over their reservation, although
the treaty expressly stipuates that the gov
ernment will prevent all whites from going upon
the reservation. The arrangement with the Utes
is not a treaty, but only an article Of agreement
entered into in accordance with an act OF Congress
authorizing the negotiation. This is the agree
ment which Governor McCooke's commission
tried to make last year, but Jailed. 1t is q second
successful negotiation for cession Of Indian lands
to the government made out by Mr.. BrunOt this
year.
Dividends to the Creditors OF Insolvent
Bank.
The Comptroller OF the Currency Is paying
dividends OF twenty-five per cent to the creditors
OF the First National Bank OF Rockford, ILL.,;
100 per cent to the creditors Of the First National
Bank OF Fort Smith, Arkansas, and thIrty-fve per
cent to the creditors ofthe National Bank Of vicks
burg Miss. dividends Of thirtyive per cent to the
creditors of the First National Bank of Selma, Ala,
and of fifteen per cent to the creditors of the
Atlantic National Bank of New York will be paid
soon as the necessary schedules can be prepared.
Dividends to the creditors Of the First National
and Crescent City National banks OF New Orleans
Will also be made in the month Of October.