Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1875-04-16
egasion of Indians visiting Washington.
de left here for Fort Laramie two or three

tos"ion OF 1ndlAna Vlsttlng Washington
de left here for Fort Laramie two or thr,
days ago.
Thomas McClaoeE and Charles B,acl
well, of the returned Black Hills minel
who recently arrived in Cheyenne, left fc
ST. Louis yesterday. They intend to r,
turn here in May, hoping by that tim
that the government will have oh
iteiDed the consent of the Indians 10 th
occupancy of the Black Hills by the whit
men.
A large number of tfappcrs leave for til
frontier today.
Dr.. Saville, accompanied by j. II. Bos
|ler, left this city for Red Cloud Agcnc
yesterday. He will arrive there on Thur.
day afternoon, and the chiefs will be not
fled at once of the wishes Of the Govern
ment at Washington.
II seems to be The desire of all our citi
zens that Col. Steele shall remain il
Washington until the arrival of the Indi
an delegation from the Sioux counir,
there, and the completion of a treaty will
them fer the cesslon of tie Black Hills
and their hunting rights in Northern Wy
oming. We hope he will not find it in
or detrimental to his privat,
interests, to accede to their wishes in ihi.
particular.
The following are the bands of the
Sioux Nation whose chiefs signed tht
treaty in 1868: Brulc, Ogal'al!a, Mime
conjou, Yanctonnais, Arapahoes. Uncpa
pas, Blackfect, cutheals, Two Kettle
Sans Arc, and Ssntee. There are other
bands of the Sioux, away to the north.
" h did not sign thai trea,y. ana who d.,
not recognize its binding effect in any
way. An tempt will be made to get the
chiefs and headmen of these bands to pro
;eed with the Indian delegation to Wash.
ngton.
We favc word of advic, to give all
persons in and about Cheyenne anxious
% reach the Black Hills 1t is this: Do
1ot rush off madly. Go slow! There are
thousands upon thousands Of people aux :
'us to go there and into Northern Wy
'ming, who want to be be assured that
heir presence in that country will be pro-
ected hy the United States troops if ne
'essary. The government is now engag
q in an effort 10 obtain from the Indians
cessiOn of all their claims to Northern
Wyoming and the Black Hills There is
very prospect tina. it will be successful in
reating with the Indians who claim that
nun'ry. BY the frs, Of May perhaps this
rTrf os cIrrrvcu.- TnEn me country will
e opened from the Big Horn river TO the
forks of the Big Cheyenne. Let nothing
e done that will re'ard or interfere with
his result The time will be short until
bis is All accomplished fact
In the meantime, for q month Or so,
ar,ies here aud arriving here can go into
amp. If they cannot find or do not want
or they .an prospect the
lack Hills south of the North Platte riv-
!, between Laramie Peak and the Met
alf Mining District. on Crow Creek
his region abounds in copper, silver and
old l,dcs. somc of which arc pretty rich
crhaps they can very profitably spend
lelr time in looking over this region for
month or two.
II viii! BE- better and wiser for all, to do
1thing now t0 excite the indians or
range their present humor toward the
,vernment and the white people. If they
de all the rights which they claim TO
orthern Wyoming. and the Black Hills,
cn the Governmebt will be bound to af-
rd protection to the lives and property