The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1874-09-10
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CH1YNHE AND ARAPAHoE AGENCY,
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non fHE HDIAl COUNTRY.
CHHYMHE AND ARAPAHoE AGMCY,)
!. T., August so, 1874.
EDITOR TINEs:-Again it seems to be
necessary to give little valuable iniorms-
tioa through the columns Of your paper.
Since writing my last letter We have had |
quite 4 good deal of excitement in this
county, but no fighting in our immediate |
Agony. Little Robe" Pawnee, and
"Whiis Shield" Cheyenne chiefs, have
cone in and brought about one hundred |
and thirty (lsO) Of their people with them.
Little Robe' makes clean breast Of every
thing. and openly acknowledges that the
Cheyennes are on the rar path, and have
committed great many depredation,, end
unfortunately for the "nest hiders'' in this
work. be a,so duplicates the peaceable O.
Kiowss and Comanches. He says that in
almost every raid the Cheyennss have made
The KioWss and Comarches rere ri;h them,
and that these two tribes have committed a
number Of murders that they (he Chey-
ennes) had nothing to do With. He also
states that "Lone Wolf" was the first to 60
into Texas and bring back supply of scalp
lock-, and yet these murderers have white
friends Who will ple4d for them, and who
are trying 70 cover up their sins, and make
the people and government believe there is
no need Of troops to chastise these people.
~
ceived here in which it was stated tha, these
two tribes ere peaceable, and advising that
great care should be used in chastisiug the
Cheyenne raiders" so that these good In
dioas do not suffer. Is there any Justice in
shielding band Of outlaws, highway roc
ber and cut-throats, simply because they are
Indians? Can We ever civilizs, much les
Chris ianize, these Indians by permitting
them to kill, scalp and burn innocent, un-
armed white men, and when they return to
their agencies With their trophies, meet
them with outslretched arms, take their
blood stained hands in ours. and by our ev-
ery action toward them exclaim, ''GOd bless
you! You have done . good work" In
what other light cdn We view such 4 letter
% Superintendent Hoag sends General Pope,
in which he says: at is our earnest desire
| said Indians-kiowas and Comanche,, with
o,hen peaceable-be protected from trouble
areipg from Cheyenne raiders," and then
adds, "If they can be kept separate. our
work will prosper" Now, Mr.. Editor,
am ready to give an instance in which they
were separate, and will leave your many
readers to judge as to their prosperity.
We have received letter from T. Connsll
acting Agent for the "Wichitas and silili-
ated tribes" in which he ssys:
ION Saturday last (22nd inst, General
J. w. Davidson arrived here, Wichita
Agency, witt four companies Of cavalry, to
have q band of No-co-niu Comanchts, taken
away at our request. Upon his arrival at
the commits ,ary buildin. he arrested "Red
Foot" the Chief Of the band, and rsqusied
him to surrender his arms, and those OF his
people, and 60 with him as prisoner 10 FL
Sill, which he promised to do. lie was sent
With guard to the CAMPS to get the arms
&C., in compliance with the Generals re-
quest, when he slipped from the guard and
| the guard fired upon him. At the same time
| a large party Of Kiowas led by clone Wolf,
Satanta, Womens Heart and Lean Buffalo,
| fred upon General Davidson from the CON-
| miseary building, Agent Coanell further
states, ''the Warriors numbered about four
huudred," mot . single Cheyenne num-
bered either). They tried to FIRE the Agency
they destroyed the contents Of our store val
ned at several thousand dollars; burned the
Wichita school house ard all the crops,
fences and houses outside OF the Agency,
and killed some ten or twelve white men
way from the Agency, and had it not been
for the bravery Of our igools, who it il said
fought bravely, and we're ably commanded
nc doubt the entire Agency would have
been sacrificed by these same peaceable In.
dians, and yet they have never received
any but the best and kindes. treatment from
the Agency.
The question naturally arises, If these IN
dians are peaceab!e, why were they at III,
Wichita Agency. where they know they do
not belong? Why did Agent Richards ash
TO have them removed? And why did the'
Try to come the "Modoc" on our troops, az
ter promising the General to ovey him? Anc
If they are at war, why not meet them q:
enemies? Why cry peace when there Is M
peace, and We know ii? For years his,
same people have been going into Texas
numbering peaceable people and stealth:
their stock. Agent Tatnm tried TO restrain
them, and he twas asked to resign" Sine
then they have carried on their hieh-handeG
game Of infamy until their peruitious influ
ence - felt BY almost every Tribe of Indian
on the plains. The Arapahoes speak Of il
in their councils. One Of their young chiefs
told Agent Miles ''that the Kiowas and Co.
manches were always fighting; went down
to Texas and brought back heaps of ponies
then vent into their Agency and got more
sugar and coffee than the Arapahoes do, who
remain at peace and Try to behave them
selves" He said it looked to him as if
Indians were paid to raid, and he did not
believe it ever would be stopped" OF
course, ii is very hard for Agent Miles to
convince them that much is being done. to
stop il. They look at the whole affair as a
pretty we'll gotten up farce.
Yesterday an Apache came in and report
ed war party of twenty Kiowas near the
Agency. He had talked with them, and
they told him they intended to lie in and
wait, and kill some Of the whites. This
party were peaceable Kiowas. Yesterday
our picket were fired on within three miles
Of the Agency.
In this article have tried 10 he plain and
truthful, for it does feem as If it were time
something were done to curb the war spirit
of tQsse Indians, save the lives Of the whites
Who are exposed to their fury, end give the
truly peaceable ones chance to settle down
and commence q civilized life a. a great
many Of them would do il their people
would permit it. The crifis ia upon us; the
tocsin Of var hiss been thoroughly sounded.
Ii is too late now for gentlemen Of Law
renee, New York, Philadelphia or elsewhere
to plead peace. The only thing that can
give ne permanent peace Is for each Indian
Agent to "stand firm At the wheel" and,
with shoulder to shoulder, unite with each
other in doing their whole duty, in the fear
Of God, NOT man. Then we reed troop,
plenty Of troops, and troop, to the front.
IL il too late now
ITO try to stem the food with Sand
Or Queaeh the flames with haxen bsnd.''
JUsTICE.