The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1873-1875, 1875-09-29


frightened by threats of violence made
BY : mob Of strikers. The latter gath
cred in the vicinity of the City Hall. and
demanded relief which the Mayor re-
fused to give and caused them to be dis
persed By the police who we're compel
ed to show revolvers before the mob
would move. A regiment Of militia has
been called out to preserve. order. Last
night incendiary banl-bills ordering
the strikers to burn State Street where
most Of the mill agents and sowners re-
side, were posted, but the city. is guard
ed closely and little danger is appre-
hended. e. u. s.s
ALLISON OPENED THE COUNCIL.
Then the Senator addressed the In
dams as follows: Our Great Father
requested us to come to your country
to meet you in grand council. The
Sioux nation has agreed to meet US.
We are now assembled together. We
have heen atpeace with you many years.
We wish to continue SO for many years to
come. Our Great Father told us to as
sure you of his friendship, and the
friendship Of the government toward
you at this meeting. Our intentions
and purposes are friendly because our
government wishes to be at. peace with
its own people; with you that are now
here. Some years ago we made a trea.
ty with you, and have tried in good
faith to carry out its provisions. We
then promised you that ifsyou would
not leave your reservation and trouble
the white man, the white man, except
officers Of the government, should not
live upon or pass through any part of
your reservation. (Cries Of how, how,
by Indians.) This promise the govern
ment has tried to keep. Our people
are very numerous and very. fond of
money. Some of them against the
wishes Of the government last year and
this year went into part Of your coun-
try known as the Black Hills, and found
gold. They made known their discov-
cry, and great many Of our people
believed them, and think there is, gold
there, and in quantities that will pay
them to work for it. They say to our
government that you do not take it out
Of the ground, and that while it remains
there it is Of no value to you or them.
They wish to take it out Of the ground
and buy with it whatever ia. useful to
them. They know they have M right
to 90 there now, because the country is
yours by treaty, and they ask the. gov
ernment to buy of you the right to 60
into the Hills and mine there. We now
ask if you are willing to give our peo-
pie the right to winter there as long as
gold or other valuble metals are found
for a fair and just sum; if you are so
willing we will make bargain with
you for this right.
When gold or other valuble minerals
are taken away the country will then
be yours to dispose of in any way you
wish. (Incredulous laughter by the
Indians.) Ifyou will sell to US this
right, we suggest as proper Eastern
boundary the point where the North
and South Cheyenne come together,
and that we take for mining uses all the
country lying between the two rivers
thus uniting as far west as the 10th
meridian of longitude West of Green
wich, which will be about the line Of
High Limestone Ridge in the Western
part Of the Hills. We suggest these
rivers as the North and South bound
aries because they are easily known to
you and to us. The great object we
have in making this agreement is to So
cure lasting peace with you. 1t will
be hard for the government to keep
whites out of the Hills, and to try to
do 50 may give you and our government
great trouble, because the whites that
may wish to 60 are very numerous. II
you give US the right we ask, we will
give you in return fair equivalent
and IN such way as to do you good and
improve your condition. We do not
wish to take from you any right or
property you have without making a
return for it. We are asked by our
Great Father, and it is our wish, to
consider the interests of both parties as
far as we can. We know you are in
need of our aid. You have received
liberal sums from us in the last few
years. and we fear these sums have not
been Of as much service to you as they
ought. Whatever we agree to give you
now we will try and so arrange that it
will all be expended in snch way as
to put you in a way Of helping your
selves. rather than that you should re-
" on others. There is another country
wing far to the west Of where you are
now, towards thesetting sun, over which
YOU can roam and hunt, which territory
is vet unceded and place you in pos