The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1873-1875, 1874-06-17

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within ten miles of Bismarck; in the
bed Of the Little Heart, which comes
from that vicinity. i as
These Hills are about 200 miles from
Bismarck; they can be reached from
Bismarck better than from any other
point. From Bismarck to the Black
Hills is only a five days. ride, or a ten
days march. The route is over splen-
did country, good grazing, plenty of
timber and water, and will be we'll
gusrded by the military. @ .
The Indians may make some trouble
this summer; the young men from all
the tribes in the country are gathering
there, possibly to intercept and harrass
the expedition; possibly, as Of old, for
their annual sun dance; possibly to
offer mp their alteration to the God of
the Ipdians, and lay plans for future
campaigns. ? ..s.1.
The Indians are restless, now, more
so than ever before; they have been
crowded from the Atlantic to the Mis-
sissippi-and beyond the Missouri; they
have been driven from the Pacific east
ward to the Businesses of the Rocky
Mountains; have witnessed the building
of the Union Pacific which is opening
up a vast belt through the centre of
their country; and now the Northern
Pacific is encroaching upon them.
Their villages have been laid waste,
their numbers decimated BY war and
disease, their hunting grounds turned
into wheat fields, and now tits believed
they are gathering to defend the Hunt
ing Ground of the Great Spirit, as In
dian tradition styles the Black Hills
which may prove to be the red mans
last ditch. . ...,..'..... .......... ..,
This is Gods country. He peopled
it with rea men, and planted it with
wild grasses, and permitted the white
man to gain foothold; and as the wild
grasses disappear when the white clover
gains footing, SO, the Indian disappears
before the advance of the white man.
Humanitarians may weep for poor Lo,
and tell of the wrongs he has suffered,
but he is passing away. Their prayers,
their entreaties, can not change the
law of nature; can not arrest the causes
which are carrying them on 70 their ul-
innate destiny-extinction. ~
The American people need the coun-
try the Indians now occupy; many of
our people are out Of employment; the
masses need some new excitement. The
war is over, and the era of railroad
building has been brought to terlnina-
tion by the greed Of capitalists and the
folly Of the grangers; and depression
prevails on every hand. An Indian
war would do no harm, for itimust come,
sooner or later. A gold excitement,
founded Is the Black Hills excitement
will be, on the report Of scientists and
officers sent out by the Government,
will give the restless spirits Of onr land
sonething to do, and oil something to
think Of. Then, 4 geivs Is The esoat+,aati ion
Of the Northern Psci6e aud psssibly
the Southern Pacific, not 70 speak Of
the many roads which viii seek con-
nection With them, or the canals design
ed to give the West cheap connection
with the East, and the bone and sinew
Of the country will find employment,
and nav sra Of prosperity will dawn
upon our country. ,a ,, ..
. Who does not recognise the necessity
Of our psop,sl They must have some
thing to do. Our cities srs crowded
With men out Of employment. our fac
tories are closed, our rolling mills idle
the industriss Of The country para-
lyzsd.
Clusters expedition may b the pebble
which dropped in at an cpportune mo.