Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1874-05-28
SOME D1scussloS of Mr.. Clagget of

SOME DIscUssloS of Mr.. Clagget OF
Montana and his relation to certain al
legged Irregularities in Indian affairs
comes up in the press. As a matter OF
course, that professional slandermonger,
the New York San, with its customary
audacity and greed for casting aspersions
upon the administration, makes 1t seem
Gs If Cia.get was dismissed because he
carried out his instructions too faithfully;
the Enterprise holds that his completely
with the swindlins ring of Montana was
the probable cause; and thst faithful
parasite of the counterfeit solar system.
the luny Cr.scss,t. rejecting the malevo-
lent rays of the san, and shining with
its borrowed light. reproduces the charge
against tine administration. All this
business calls to mind n statement
which was made in the SiireT State oil
: year or more ago in which 4 story, IL
substance as follows, was told: One A.
- Simmons, al OH IcSlctut VI AiuI4!-
5cidt county, wended his way to Non
tana five or six years ago. His friend.
Mr.. Wm. II. Claggett, soon followed
him. These two became identified
IS among the leading Republicans Of
that Territory. Claggett, 1t will b- re-
Inemberei. was elected q Delegate in
Congress from his new stamping ground
and WAS py-otechn:cally hera!t!ed rs the
'-silver-tonsued." Being in Congress.
Claggett secured for his friend Simmons
the Milk River Indian Agency. One
Judd WAS appointed clerk to this agency.
Judd being man fruitful in expedients,
put up little job for the filing Of tie
rather lean purses of himself and Clas
gett and Simmons. His scheme was to
conjure up Il new tribe OF Indians- So
he picked up such odds and ends OF Old
clmpoodies as ne could muster, and be
slowed upon them the rather fascinating
name of the Teton Sioux It took but
moderate stretch of imagination TO in
vest this new-made tribe with formidable
proportions, and they were soon report
ed to Washington as dreadful band OF
warriors numbering not less than eleven
thousand, and bent upon the annihila-
ton of al the white settlers in Montana.
Not TO string OCT this story of the .SilreT
>sate's to too great q length, suffice it to
say that Claggstt procured the appoint
Inent OF his friend Simmons to the
Agency of this imaginary tribe Hayi1g
founded new nation of Indians, Mr.
Clasgeit, by the use of his siiver-tcusUe.
obtained an appropriation of $5da,uuJ
20 assist in the conduct of peace nego-
,ia,ions with them, and another Of so.
90 to carry on the Milk River Agency
Some other operations Were devised and
perfected, the nature of which it i.
needless 70 particularize. After a time
some intimations Of the swindle leaked
out; bat Clagset.. having continued 70
hide his own real relationship to the
fraud. got himself appointed. at the end
of his term as Delegate, special asen, to
investigate these performances of his
friends Simmons and Judd We Iecite
these facts in order to be able the more
fully to indicate the probable true state
Of the case. namely, that the actual con-
nection existing between Ciaggett and
these shysters has been discovered in
Washington. and that that discovery is
the cause Of his peremptory dismissal
Doubtless this is the true condition of
things.