The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-06-30
sIonr Indian CommI.uIon.

CHICAGO, June 29-E. C. Kemble oil
New York, who, with Hon. Felix r.
Bennett and II. K. Atwood, were appoint.
ed Commissioners 10 hold q council with
the Sioux Indians, 10 endeavor 10 secure
the REIMBURSEMENT by them Of the Big
Horn country and the region known as
the Unceded Indian territory In Nebraska
and the removal OF the Red Cloud Agency
on the North Platte into the Grand Sioux
reservation In Dakota, arrived here last
evening enroule to New York, the
Commissioners having completed their
labors, which proved successful so far as
the removal OF the agency Is concerned,
but failed as to the TGlinquIshment Of the
Big Horn lands. Tho council was held
at the Red Cloud agency, aud was
largely attended by representative
chiefs except the northern Sioux,
who had gone hunting, = and by
several Araphoe and Cheyenne chiefs.
Mr.. Kemble reports the most friend.
ly feeling on the part ot these In
dians, and says the reports. to the contrary
are without foundation. The Commis.
sicners went direct to Spotted Tails
camp upon arriving at the agency unat-
tended, and so far from finding the In
dIans Of this tribe disposed 10 make
trouble, he found them disposed 10 be
peaCeable, and the whole aim OF Spot
ted Tail and all his chiefs seemed
TO be the intervention Of the wild north
ern Indians from making trouble with
bis own young men. The commissioners
alnnV,;afInA Dad 01n,Vdta naNNN a1A fnpnA
alike condition Of Affairs. He says that
the recently circulated reports that
war parties have been forming 10 the
Red Cloud and Spotted Tail camps TO
go north and attack the Northern
Pacific military expedition have not Tue
least foundation, 10 factit is not true as
has been stated that the wild northern
tribes have formed or are maturing any
hostile plans. The report that the Sioux
tribe had committed u larger number Of
murders and depredatiOns outside oI their
reservation this year than ever before, the
Commissioner also says, Is ialsehoOd, the
fact being that the Sioux tribe. although
numbering 5000 people, have committed
but four murders during the past year,
much less number than they have ever be.
fore committed IN the same time,
WAsuISGToN, D. g., June GA letter
received from the Red Cloud Agency,
dated June Goth, says the main object Of
the visit OF the Indian Commission was 10
induce the Indians TO rolinquish posses.
sion of the vast tracts of unceded lands
held by them III Nebraska and Wyoming,
but II was not deemed advisable TO pre-.
sent the subject, the temper ofthe Indians
being unfavOrable to discussion Of the
matter, and therefore the Commission
COntented themselves with the removal Of
the agency from itspresent location on the
North Platte, thirty miles below Fort
Laramie, nOrthward TO White River, The
Indians demand ,l0Os stand Of arms Of the
best pattern, with plenty Of ammunition.
The Commissioner could cnly agree to
ask the Great Father to issue len guns 10
each Of the seven bands ol Sioux's repre-
sented in Council. Red Cloud wanted q
hundred white squaws sent out for his
young men. Many white men had mar.
ried Indian squaws and afterwards left
them and children on the hands Of the
tribe to be provided for, which did not
strike him as the proper thing.