, 1875-07-23
Northern Cheyennes and Arapahoes
in d Poverty.stricken Con.
dit;on.
4 Conference at Rel-ClouI Agency Pro.
llnllnary to the Grand Black
Hills Council,
Condition Of Affairs Among the Civilized
Tribes in Indian Territory,

1aht 'e'tor. ana u u 40" nSiaent that, although
lucy 1ee' aeenaS .'o magnify ohesed tho ofeat
o'oh1 N"t'on ~ tle so,d'efs VINO Killed two
young braves II inc crossing OF Little white
sot sues VIII not aio" tnat o'htef1ofo "'sh tllo
sale o1 tae !'ack lil's. ar. - II. bo"'ef' the
contfactof: mas arrived Win herd of cattle AMI
uee1' "htco hAa Vef! soiten'ue enecs upon tho
n'oa1 noatt. iho co'nse'ofS o' 'ae o'neient
banas kno" that tho ABSENCE OF Eatne Ia Their
eo"htfy p'aoeA thelr people at tue %l''to manh
inefcs a'ia' a'though tlse young otoods aothe'
t'Me4 call them OLD women, hunger Ia great
iescIes, aud aoou briugs all 10 terms.
.ot.w von rur,f
TIN co,,,,;..;.,a,., ,.sra r..,o,5, -,.,,.a ,r
4a" s.n"".o.oIa "o.e ''eso.uAs '1s'eu =,
Arapaaoes. who Invited them to Council. Tho
Chcyenucs wero ycpresontel by Little Wolf,
tl1cir Head Chief. viii, 11oo Mngn;o. rim linn.
lar Thu wh;,o.u,,,1 ,,ns,a taa.r'pano rh,
~. ~ ~ eS' 1iushe' pear."oPe' Ap'
h's-lhat''iess-C aid The.Man-1i1at-Comas
!n.SlEnt. Friday. tue fhief n[ the Ara,a!loee waH
present, with Iron Wtii,e Iio,+s nutf Hnotto}
t,,nw Tnero ar. I'M t,d.o. ~ .,,.ua noonIo
Ina ,,1 ,.,a. n,r. ,'a.'' .' - s",su p'up'o
u'''' a"a ,"'' uA'o pee""'" 70 fedaeea thAs
three fRnai!lcs oftcn occupy ono tent, or tcpee.
They aro poverty y-strckon Hai and their coun.
tcnanccs ero net sucl, as invita- couf3oncn.
Thro,ph aomo ,,ofert wl,;rt, IN, mt ,h,o,ns4.
80 ~, ~'N' w. ""'o ~ ca
E'a'o' ths1e no ia" or treaty now
Ia force that authorizes the ieslo Of
ra.ious TO these pooplo. HEY como 10 Dr. 81
villa M humble nntiuoncrs. uasar. u,a, nv
f.,, .I.r, ,o ,, ,u;,,.,. ,.,,.;,, -
.eeu'ne sueu' ~ "sAo "'tnou1 ~"'no'"s apo u
III" o"n riak; II ho worD 70 fofuse. the women
and children would starse. aud tho rnen would
RAID tno frontier, Ihe,r PRINCIPAL anoRker All.
.urod Tho rmnr,;s.;on,-u t,at III. r,n,,o ,,r.
.s-s. -. ~ ,.'.s 49,. ~ 1922 .1r..,.E "so
oofn III tH1s couul'5' Inat tnctt lotelAtuesS
are buried roulh o1 tho flatto; aud
he plead pA.letically that they might bo
n,townd tn rem,in hero aa tho fr;en,ls of tha
Whites ,rl,s Commissioners told them tIey
wero vIad tn eeu them: rhey youltl rerniyo m.
tiony Ut urtgcn.: aud. iu tho (;rand Council, the
Commissioners would do What theY could to have
them nIarcd o,, tba kann fontinr v;th tho
Sioux, THIS rronosi.ion vas receiyeu with
hearty cru,Its OF anproyaj. INT. in nr,.er tn 70.
euro iho favor of t,o Conmiyelouers, ti1oy must
extrt toir u,tnost INFLUENCE 10 Lring In I'm Wild
Surthc,u Cneven1,cs, who would get uonetfinC
Ia cat nheu ,lisy cs,ne: I],s VIZ ssreed to- sns
tbev MI shook hsuls with "tho Great wIIito
| Chiefs " to niutl lie 1urcsin.
AMlsTaEE IT pnoY. xAnsn.
Nobody ea,' st+ul Oh tie outrtds Of M Indian
| 1t ,mupoiIv or not dp rot pretend to know
wno.hef DR.. Sayille. tho Acen1 hcye' In. doua
! llis duty bv theso Indians, Eut / Layo rcen
cnourt of AFFAIRS hero TO drcoyce ,hes i'rof.
:lArYh l.as made ono grave mistake. Tie Iudt-
| auB do not live uear tho Agency Lut ara canned
on the creet., iu I,ttlo ,iapea in lodges pr,,,,
| I'd ai,ul,t tito ysr1uun Uea- II an md chiefs of
bands. The besf il mai1Iiy inaued IN lin for,n
II i've cattle. that uto Turned over 70 tho yicad.
| Msu OF eac,, band, st tho corral, Sometimes
lilo ca.tlp arc vLot noar tho corral. Int
generally ,hsy a,a dt1yeu to tho cs,up Of tie tneu
| to whom sboy arc issued, Tie hides belong to
the iud.us, and are Hod At tbs traders stora by
| thom, Prof. Marsh wan present At m insue Of
beef. anil ncxt mpruipy bocause he coull mt
lind ~ 1na,,y hides about The corral ~ Dr. SavilIo
cIaImed to iiayo issnod. he tLpuuL, la Ind div
coyorcd fraud. II 10 often two or .hfeo wseks
(ro.u the tstuo Leio,o tho hides arc brought iu.
A uESxn,L c.uScII
hse been held this afteruuou with the rep.a-
| hentntiyna of bott, tito Sioux Areuciaa limit cd
Tail Mud led Cloud Tho Co1u,nissfore,r uro-
pounded tco questions: i. Whe,e uhal, tho
t;raud Council, 1t which tho perotist,ous for t].e
purchase Of tho Hack Hills are 10 Le couluctod
be holI3 i, When st,uil tho Couuc,, us huidi
Tlcro Was considerable talk On 10th aides
These Indians la,g! 1t tho idea that tney should
| Io e1nar,si to ro To the lii1svur liver. md
ua,nu AZ their cLoice OF placo creuk half-yny
be,ween lie two sioux Areuctca. Thu Coni-
n,isslu,,ess agreed to ttlis. subject to tho
annroysl of lila Cnmn,jssIonsr nj liz
| ~ t"n no,J - .,n, - ~ ~ ,,h.s ,.a-s..,f -,