Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1875-11-12
TuECBOW RESERVA-
TlON.

Tta news was received here Tuesday
hot part Of the country lying north o
he Yellowstone river hadie q set aside BY
he government - ln,iian territory
nd WV. to 10 within IN. jurisdiction o
he Crow Agent. The news caused CON
iierable Indignation among the people
,ere. snd meeting was called IT thu
heriff's Office that evening, th.t m ex'
,r. ssion OF The sentiments OF the peopl.
night be obtained il reg I'd to the mat.
er. The meeting was vel attended, anc
much feeling was e.incd. We publish
sl.ewhrre the proceedings q furnished
By the Secretary. The sssemblage wss
addressed by Major P.~se. Hon. Il. p
Vivion, Judge Davis, Mr.. Nelson Story
Walter CooNr and Gen. Clspp. Th.
latter gentleman attended for the pur.
pose Of hearing the views OF Our people
on the subject, aud b. ing called upor
by The meeting stated be did not como Il,
for the url o ~ OF making . speech bu
saidJ&hakIA Ei W-af- the 4ranhle- hA- hxd
near location Of places where liquor wal
sold, mucl Of It finding its way BY
some means to the Indians aud employ.
ees 1t The Agency, anil after removal 10
the new lor.ti ~ on sliilwat 7, finding
the EFT sLl'.h nent 81 similar place COZ.
ugous to Agency, 80 Z preventative
measure, lie had ssket that a certain
strip u country lying. north OF the Vel.
lOwstOne river (the extent OF which hG
gave to the n,t citing. embracing much
less than Indicated in the resolution adopt.
ed by the n,eetinR) be placed within hi.
jurisdiction, and to be recognized AS In.
0iao country. The order making the ces.
sion, he sand, specified that it did not re-
quire the reno val Of any sc. tier or settlers
now in the country, nor did it Interfere
with the navigation VI the Yellowstone
river or the opening Of roads and iravci
over The same within the new julisd,c-
ton. In making the Ielue>: that >uc,,
country be assign to his agency, Le
did not anticipate !. # ring with the
lawful rights and priv. ,es II the white
man, ,r 10 r, tatd til. y. oSrcss Of cIvill-
cation, settlement or !Gtlre Prosperity OF
Eastern Montana. lie was glad he a.
tended the nieelny. and hearj All eA-
precision u the ci.izvns Of Dozemau on
the subject.
The resolutions adopted BY the meet
Inn are ratl.er severe aid are incorrect in
some particulars. but they indicate the
feeling Of the people here IN the matter.
The disastrous precedent in closing the
Bozeman route, whereby the pres ,erityof
Eastern MOntAna las been parai, zed ter
years, snd that OF the entire TeIritor.
checked, has caused our people to look
with jealous eye upon all u,ovrm nt<
having even the 3 -mblAuce 0f teuLing to
like result.
Whilst the m .terial effect OF this order
upon the future prosperity Of TIL section
may not be apparent 10 the casual obs+r-
vtr, its moral ioree cannot be overlook
ed by our people, iUr it a'one strikes a
we're blow against their inter. Sc.
Whist the restrictions are limited am.
the privilege Of travel over the county Is
-'-"'-''' -.
De avoided. Even we're prescriptions
AUD settlement admissible threon, 10 one
would like to run the risk OF possiLl
trouble IN the future,
Another meeting will be held tomorrow
night. to receive the resolutions drawn up
BY The committee arpointed for that pur-
pose. Further than giving the s. l,iment
Vt those assembled we regard indignation
meetings and resolutions US having little
eject toward accomplishing tie desired
end in matters of this kind. A. strong
petition. properly setting forth the griev-
an ;es Of the people on the subject of the
late Withdrawal! of the country alluded 10
and designating it rs Indian Territory, will
do more toward having the order r..
voked than hundred ind'g nation meet
SugS.