The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-02-21
THE INDIAN TRIBES.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20, 1874
Captain George Fl. Davis, OF the Fourteenth in.
fantry, reports from Sidney Barracks, Nebraska,
February H. that on the day before he had an in
terview with the Sioux chiefs Pawnee Killer. Two
Lances Fire Lightning and High Bear, all OF the
Cut on band. Captain Davis says
"They came into Sidney accompanied by Mr.
Clifford, trader who lives in their village and
learned from them the followipg:-
THE same day the horses were stolen from Red
dington they moved their camp from it's former
location, on Pole Creek at Brownson's, Sidney to
the North Platte, and they are now camped about
thirty-hye miles above Juesburg and Eve miles
below Riverside, nearly due south, and thirty miles
distant from this post.
FRIENDLY TEMPER OF THE "cUT OFF BAND.D
"Tney claim that no Indians have left their camps
since their recent talk with General Dudley, and
but two lodges have joined from the North. They
declare that no Expectations have been commit
ted BY their young men, and that they have faith
fully observed their promises OF friendship. They
had heard rumors OF recent depredations, and
came to Sidney for the purpose Of learn.
ing the truth and to show the whites
that they kept their word They pros-
tsed TO observe carefully the orders which
they have received from the military TO prevent
their young men rom roaming about the country
] told them that the troops were now In pursuit
OF some Indians who had stolen stock and
y
their village and travelled about the country they
would be liable to be mistaken Tor bad Indians and
attacked by the troops.
PAwNEE KILLERS DESIRE FOR PEACE.
"Pawnee Killer asked that woulc send to the
Red Cloud agency and have the remainder OF his
band, some lI0 lodges, under Little Mound come
TO the South Platte. He said the Northern Sioux
were fools and might make war, but the "cut or
band" would not join the Mfnnecongous, and he
wanted to get his whole band together south OF
the railroad, 80 they could Keep away from
the Northern indiana, and keep out OF trouble.
Of course | declined to send for Little Mound.
Pawnee Killer said he learned from an Indian, who
recently came from the Spotted Tail Agency, that
ne ran across the body OF Indian recently killed
near Court House Rock, and recognized HIM as
TWO striker, Minnecongou, but saw nothing OF
the remainder OF the party.
-, THE CHIEFS THOUGHT TO BE SINCERE.
II am inclined TO think that the pro-
festations OF friendship and assurances given
by the chiefs are sincere, and I do not
beieve they are responsible for the depre-
cations, but eel confident they could tell all about
the war party when has been operating In this
vicinity II they chose. In my opinion the raiders
are all Minnecongous ana the party does not
seem to number more than thirty warriors.
ALL the CAVALRY OUT RAIDIEo
"Mr. Charles Moore reports that the night before
last seven OF bis horses were driven OF from New
mans rancho, twelve miles below their post or lodge
a. Hole Creek. All the available cavalry forces are
not De pursued. Pawnee Killer reports that about
Ten DAYS since twenty i've lodges OF Arrapahoes
crossed the south Platte and went SOUTH
PHorhsT OF PEACEFUL INDIANS AGAINST WAR
pOstscript TO the above says the Indians with
whom Captain Davis had the talk said several
times that .heIe was TO be war they did NOS
cant AZ Of II thsusavsS aud they VlshSd re