The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1875-06-01

We commend the following ex-
tract from the special correspondence
OF The Chicago Inter OrcuH to our CO.
temporary, the Denver .News. Perhaps
he can wrestle with il. aud give aid
and comfort to Prof. Marsh now that
he has been unable, in the presence Of
Red Cloud, To make good the serious
charges that he made about the quality
Of the nations issued to the Indians
last fall. at Red Cloud Agency, when
he was there:
J'sUPPLIEs AT RED CLOUD AGENCY.
Yesterday morning the New York
Tribune contained Il card from Colonel
Bradley, commander at Fort Laramie,
and other officers, as follows:
We, the undersigned, officers Of the
United States Army, were present at
an interview at Red Cloud Agency,
tween Prof. O. &. Marsh and Red
Cloud, Red Dog and lie CHEN Rouge,
and now bear undivided testimony rs
To the wrctChed quality Of the rutiOns,
and To the understood and puuY on
ditiOn OF seven head of beef cattle,
the remainder Of the herd, which were
shown us by Red Cloud as having
been ISSUED To his people 10y the In
dian Agent there, and returned
Red Cloud being here, Secretary
DelauO decided to draw out the truth
of the matter, and called upon him to
explain at the interview to-day.
Red Cloud chose his own iuterpre-
ter, Todd Randall, and was given an
opportunity to state his complaints.
RED CLOUDS WANTS.
He wanted bacon instead Of barrel
pork that was now furnished lie
wanted better tobacco; he wanted
Llaukets that did not bear IA brand,
those furnished To all the Indians are
marked u. =. l.. D. United States
Indian Department. he wanted white
sugar instead of yellow sugar lie
wanted better food aud clothing, such
as the Commissioned had he said he
wanted more o and more clothing;
these were the particulars III which
the fastldiOus savage wished impTOS-
mentiu the grutuity furnished him by
the government, and this constituted
the burden OF his grieCs, too. No COM
ments are needed. When he had
finished, the commissioners said his
complaints would be considered, aud
requested Prof. Marsh to carry on the
interview, which was as follows:
Mr.. Marsh-I brought the samples
you gave me To the Great Father, and
/ wish you to tell the Commissioned if
they We're such ms you are accustomed
to have.
Commissioner Smith-Is all your
food like hat you gave Prof. Marsh?
Red Cloud do lot mean To say it
was all like that; we took what we
gave him from my house and Red
Dogs house. The flour and sugar had
been wet in the Platte River while the
wagons were fording.
The Commissioner asked: How
much did you get of it" and Red
Clouds reply, in the Indian method
of measurement. was calculated to
mcnn about three per cent. of the
supply. He explained, however, that
he knew what was the matter with
the flour and sugar, but he did not tell
Prof. Marsh. 1t was Il portion of some
that was damaged by water when the
wagons transporting it were fordinE
the river. Supplies OF this character
were never issued but once.
In reference to the cattle spoken of
10y Col. Bradley, Red Cloud confessed,
in answer To- Prot. Marsh's questions,
that he showed them II herd OF eighc
which had beeu~Pejected by the Indian
Agent, and were so poor that the con-
tractor thought them not worth driv-
ing away. They were giVen-tO the
Indians in addition to their regular
rations. Red Cloud threw the blame
of misleading Prot. Marsh and Col.
Bradley on Red Dog, IL chief who is
not here.
The effect of the council was con-
vincing that the Indians ut Red Cloud
Agency are supplied as well rs pussi-
bile under the appropriation, and that
Prof. Marsh and Col. Bradley Were
deceived by the willy red men,"