The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-10-13

ceeding still further. He thought mss
meeting OF citizens should be called to inter
est their sympathies in the enterprise.
After some little discussion. the tenor o
which was in favor of the resolutions. the,
were passed, and MI. Oglesby appointed OF
the committee provided for by them the fol
lowing named gentlemen: Messrs. L. Il
Gardner, q. W. 4, Bayley and w. -. Bur
well
The meeting then adjourned,
THE SAVAGES,
OFFICIAL FIGURES CT THE DIFFERENT TRIBES
STATISTICS OF HOSTILE AND FRIENDLY INDIANS
lOmaha Correspondence Of New York Herald
Little ie known by the general public Of thu
| amount OF our Indian population. l send you
reliable data upon the subject, gathered from
oncsl sources " course no Indian census can
be perfectly reliable. The strength Of tribes il
generally computed by the number of their
| lodges or wigwams, and six souls are allowed to
every lodge. The number Of warriors. or fight
ing men, to tribe is usually counted at one to
every lodge. though in some bands the proper
ton Is greater, rising, IN exceptional instances,
| to an average OF two and a half warriors r. a
lodge. The general rule Is to count one warrior
! Tor every SIX Indians-men, women and children.
Where the census is taken At some agencies, by
! families or individuals, the number present
is counted, and the abscntees are ac-
counted for by the head Of each
family bringing to the agent bundle Of twigr
each twlg representing an absentee. Where an
nultles IN money or presents are given it is the
interest VI the head of each family to make 1t
large to increase his proportion of receipts, and
thus the census OF twgs is not reliable one,
East OF the Rocky Mountains there j. an Indian
population Of 1873, 4l5 or these II, 937 are in Ne
braska and Dakota Territory, as tollows:.
NUMBERS OF THE TRIBES.
Winnebagoes, 1919; Omahas, /, COZ; Otoes and
Mlssourias, AT Pawnees, 1881 ; Santee Sioux,
1891 sacs and Foxes, OF Missouri 50: Iowas,
2i6; Brule and OYsilala Sioux 1885 Cheyennes.
800; Arapahoes, $50.
OF these the Brule and Ogallala Sionx and the
Cheyennrs and Arapahoes are hostile They ill.,
habit the country north Of Nebraska, am from
the Missouri River on the east to the Powder
River on the west.
In afdition to these there are in Dakota @, 034
| as follows
Lower Brulc Sioux, 1900; Lower Yanktonnais
Sioux, $3.50; Two Kettle Sioux, $50; Blackfeet
Sioux, 1900; Minneconjoux Sioux, $685. Sans Arc
Sioux, 72O; Upper Yanktonnas Sioux, 2iOG: Ponca
Sioux, 977; Cncpspa Sioux, 30OO Ogallala Sioux,
5000; Yankton Sioux, $500; Wappeton and Sisse-
400; Mandans, 400; Assinn 4boines, 264O. or these
the Brules, Blackfeet, Sans Arc, Oncpapas
Arickarees, eros Ventres, Mandans aud Assnna.
boinos are hos lie.
In kansas Eastern Colorado and Western In.
| dian Territory are the Pottowatomies, Sacs and
Foxes of Missouri, Shawnees, Delawares, Sene.
cas-, Kansas or kaws, Kickapoos. Ottawas, Kio
was and Comanches, Apaches, Osages, Southern
Arapahoes, Chippewas and Munsees, and
Quapaws, making . total OF II, 442. OF these the
kiowas and Comsnches, Arapshoes and Apaches
| are hostile.
IN THE INDIAN TERRITORY
are the Greeks, Cherokees, Choctaws, Chicka
| saws, Seminoles, Wichitas, Delaware and a few
other tribes. all friendly, amounting to 47,sO4.
In New Mexico are the Navajoes some small
bres. and the Puebas, amounting to 2O,O59.
In Colorado there are 5000 Utes.
In Montana there are the Fiatheads, Pend
Blood, Gros Ventres and Crows, amounting to
| l9 $50. OF these the Crows are friendly
In Utah and Wyoming are the Shoshones O,
| Snakes, the Utahs, a few Utes and mixed Sho.
| shones and Bannocks, in all Is, $50. These Indi.
ans are generally friendly.
In addition to these there are in Minnesota the
Chippewas, in detached bands, numbering 5S79
| in Iowa wandering bands Of Sacs aud Foxes
numbering 1884; in Wisconsin wandering bands
of Winnebagoes, 700, and the Pottowatomies
numbering $50.
| The Pawnces, Utes, Shoshones or Snakes
| Arickacres and Crows are the enemies of tho
Sioux. The Northern Cheyennes and "a Eahoos
are tho allies Of the Sioux by association and
| intermarriage with them. -Four or five years
ago apparent differences arose between the Sioux
and the Cheysnnes and Arapahoes, and the lat
| ter made overtures to the Shonshones % join
| them against the Sioux. Washable, the Chief OF
| the Shoshones placing no reliance in the good
faith OF the Cheyennes and Arapahoes, declined
! to entertain the proposition made by theau, anG
the alliance was not effected.
In 1889 q severe battle took place on the Chug
| River, few miles south of the present site OF
| Fort Laramie, between the Sioux and Cheyennes
| and Arapahoes Tor possession OF the territory.
| A TREATY OF PKACR
was then made, when it was agreed that the ter
ritory north Of the Platte River should belong te
the Sioux, and that south Of it to the Choyennes
| and Arapahoes. In 1871 q f-ud arose in the
Sioux camp, and considerable number of the
tribe left, went sonth and ranged with the
Cheyennes in the Republican River country
The scceders were given the name OF the Cut
of bands" and now number forty lodges. In
| 1914 social feud arose in the camp OF the
Cheyennes and Arapahoes and 40 lodges Of the
Cheyennes and sixty lodges of the Arapahoes
| went north and joined the Sioux. They consti
| tute what is now known az the Northern
Cheyennes and Arapaho>s. The chief man
| among the Sioux Is Red Cloud He is not q
hereditary chief, but successful soldier, who
followed at fret by few adventurous spirits, has
| now, by success at arms, y retinue Of 100 lodges
Of Ogallalas and 1870 Of Brules. Spotted Tail il
| a Brule, with . following of 900 lodges. Iron
Shell aud Mau-Afraid of. HIS Horses are MINOR
The principal chief Of the Aapahoes and
Cheyennes is Medicine Man.
The Sioux, Arapahoes and Cheyennes hunt IN
tho Powder River country. and winter in the
Black Hills; portion Of the Brules and Cut on
bands hunt on the Republican River. The Re-
publican Valley viii, however, soon cease to be a
hunting ground. 1t id already occupied by great
numbers OF white men, who make business oil
killing the buffao, not for robes, but for the
leather to be obtained from tanning the hides.
The buffalo leather is superior to the leather
made from the hides OF domestic cattle for all
betting for machinery.
WEST OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS
there is an Indian population Of 146, 705. O!
these there are in Oregon, cut up into small
bands. 7OiO, all friendly. In Idaho there are COLA
ali friendly. OF these the largest tribe i. the
Nez Perces, numbering 200 souls. In Washing
ton Territory there are Is, 494 Indians mostly IN
small bands, peaceable or well disposed In Ne
vada there are numerous small tribes, numbering
IN all II, 72O, and all friendly and peaceable, ex-
cept the Goshrites, indefinite bands to the num-
Der OF $40 Indians, reported wild and treacher-
GUS.
In California there are 2aso7 Indians Of va
rious bands. all friendly except the Putes. who
number 1000 and the SerranOs. q small tribe OF