, 1875-07-16
THE BLACK HILLS.
Tho Sioux Commissioners ut
Spottctl-Tail Agency.
White River Valley.-.The Gold-Hunk
ers and the Indians.

Frtefat corrr.pcndfnes u Ths chfeuoo 7rituns.
HrorrEp-YAtL AaEHcY, July 8.--Tbn Btoux
Commissioner arrived hero last night. Al day.
Light thta morning, mosseugera wers cont to
bring in apotted Tail and tho hesd-,ncn Of h,l
hin bands. who represent about 5000 indians.
A conference was ilnld this afternoon, as which
spotted Tail. Whitowssh. Blno TomAtlawk, Btapa-
Ing Elk, WhEto Th,nt.or. kiou-on-1forsebaek,
Little Eaglo, lsed Wing, Whintltng Elk. Stand.
Ing Dear. Two-Hsriko Partisan, Dog Warrior,
al.d black Grow, wttn prcsont. Tho time Of
holding tho Council At He'd Cloud was changed
to Friday, md we shall return there tomorrow.
THE WHITE nivEn WALLET,
IN wlfch the present sioux observation h located,
is good grazing country, and, II wo 1uny judge
from this sossou and tho tsst, 1t IL also weil
adapted 10 agriculture. Tho RrasB here ID fresh
and bright. aisl grows In great Af,uhdauco. It.
adapted to winter grazing for tho reason thnt II
dtics III the fail, instead uf being killed bsffost
aud animals surned out In the fall arc found In
good condition In tho spring. Tic garden At
this military post Camp Shor!dan, IL In flno con.
dillon. Liout. Hoffman, WHO has charge Of II,
will gather 400 busho[s Of tutuips, aud h1a 5000
cabbhga-pAntB aro very thrifty. I{o
Inns Alrenly taken ont 5000 radlshcs. and
has great quantity 1oft. Tha valley Is vol
supplied NTH timber, and lumber ID now being
cut for n church and other buildings horo. Tho
quality Of tho PING Ii not OF tho best, but the1o
y plot,ty, and 1t ansnefa osary, parposo Five
thhisat'd corlH Of whna could hd cut within
milo Of Rcd cIoud AEoncy, and hero it IL atll
moro hbundant
T1io distance from this place Ia tho dtgeingn
on frruch Cfcok IL about Gs ultlos, neporla
iayo found moro Or less gold. aud tito prdspeots
fuf rioi 'nincH nfo tl,a ooustntie tbcme OF con-
,cruation. Contrsctots ind II difficult to
oinrloy men /; enl, II slte military intordlct
"osement now SS sowars % te ia immeateIy. % fan liz
sioux arc moro frlcnslly tn tt,o wtos than they
have over before bunn, but tl.oy lIaye deep feel
inBon this subject, nnl rosont the presence Of
year il my white man Or hn'f-breed had boon
found III Tho Black Hills, blood would hatt been
shed. NoH thoy witness the Invasion With eou-
aternatinn, aud scarcely know What 10 do. Yoa-
Zero on tho wnv to tho Eldorado. They cursed
him vigorously, but did moi dsetl take Ills gun or
hls cl1theb, which Is regarded ID tcn,dlkabla
circumstance hero.
anil has spent many ydars Oil this frunticr. Ilo
tails tun 4llat Any Nhlto mat who vGntures into
tho Indian country without M escort is 4 fool.
Tho least that would 10 likely 10 b.fals him,
should 10 meet stray band Of indians, would
bs tho loss Of ovarything t,oy couEl appropriate,
| not excepting every ghrEnent I'D Hc1rA
Tho nnyo'tt!rcts who. arc Eoliis 70 tho Hills,
naturally avoid tha vicinity Of lilo Asouciea
whera tho 1ndann arc most humorous but
an Informed that tho oliior approaches 10 tho
guild country arc +" just l!aod With t1pn. It 10
said by ttld fronetatnon here that hot Iaas tLan
gu men afo camred Ut Old Woman's Fork, noar
tho bas6 ct Ilar1luy'd Peak.
| II tho timo OF holding tho Council ss Rod
Cloud bad not been changed, tho Commissioners
wohl1 hare started to the Dlack Hills In the
nornlng. Their visit to the gold totntry ID rtoH
posponod until aftsr tho Council. LIE