The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-07-16
TIE BLACK HILLS.
Tho Sioux Sell Their Nebraska
Hunting Grounds for $4,000.

RCD CLOUD AGENCY. June 23.--
D.. Daniels. Indian Inspector. leaves
here t.li, evening: fo1 Washington.
taxing with him. signed, sealed and
delivered, the treaty by winch, in
consideration of tie sum of SD 200 or
It's equivalent. the Sioux binG. them
selves for all future time to forc@o
their annual hunting excursions to
the country along the Republican
river. and all lands south or the Tn
ion Pacific Railroad. There are re-
served for them. by the terms Of the
treaty, all lands now occupied by
them extending south to the high Gi-
vide between the NiOErara aud North
Platte rivers. Dr. Daniels is highly
pleased with hi, success in ncgotia-
ting the treaty, after the failure of
The powers IN Washington 10 bring
the suspicious SaChemS TO terms. He
has been a!GOnw'thc Sioux for many
wears. and by an uHW&ycring policy
Of faic and noncst dealing, together
with 4 close and constant attention
to business. mas succeeded in gaining
the confidence Of all OF them in Il Won
dertu. degree. An instance Of this is
shown III the present treaty. After
the grand council held on the ques-
ton had come to Il decision regard
inc it. and the "cquivalcnt" 70 he
paid them. the members announced
to him their decision, and after stat
inc that they would accept horses and
arms-thcir usual cl.oicc-askcd his
advice or the subject. lie told them
plainly that he was not in favor Of
giving them a2y more horses or guns.
Thcv had enough and more than
enough Of both. But instead Of them
he advised that thcy ask for wagons
and ha3ncss. that they might make
some Use of the horses they already
have, and e. especially that they ask for
cows, that they might raise cattle for
themselves. He showed them how
easy it would be to raise great herds
Of cattle here i'll their own country.
and crow rich as so many white laCn
are doing in the same way; pointing
Out TO them the great natural iaci!i-
ties existing here which would ena-
bile them, without changing n any
degree their mode of life. 30 a1quiTG
wealth, almost without any labor.and
escape tho bugbcar Of farming, which
they so cordially dCtCst as fit for only
sIuaWs and white mon, and UeGrad-
lng to any one Whc has not entirely
lost his sense or personal dignity and
sclf-rcspcct. Hc called thcir attcn-
ton to Rocky Bear, one Of their own
chiefs, who, a year OF two ago. con-
cludcd that ne could raise stock as
well as the whites. drew his lodges
off q mile or two from the main vii
lage, thai hc mi 2ht have room for eX-
pertinent, and d~ a result to-day has a
fine hero Of ninety to & hundred hors-
cs and ponies. and forty to fifty fine
fG55 COWS and calves.
It was a new and decidedly novel
idea TO them. and they went home 30
think about it.. Before long they mad
unanimously agreed to abide Dy his
counsel. and requested that $1,000 be
invested in COWS and the remainder
of thc $4,000 in wagons and harness.
In this,wc think that DR.. Daniels has
taken the first step toward the only
practical and peaceful solution of the
veXed Indian question:. The idea OF
making an agricultural people OF
these Indians IS utterly chimcricai. rs
must be evident TO any one who is
acquainted with them, their habits
and their country.