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effort. 1t sny Of tha Aeencirs except Rsa Cloud snd
t* nrt reliable data sccessibie, tt II very doubtful
whether any cnnstde!ablo rortIa Of the reservation.
sn9ash 5,9nain!ns acre.. f. aaia % t. to @ 1T,
s,ts ior ''ost u iii. rixo'ou' Climate dar'ne the
Thurc arr. At Red cloni nod soosted Till Al least
1000 Indisot nov aubsthtcd anil cared for hy the
Gn:d or, ryAtlan tals NJ - the cone1'lhon
tat Tic character Of t4 region ts such that farming
oprslnuh arc impra:ticafr, esen when conducted by
thore fataar with Tho best methods. Hna.l tracts
could te msio pfonctfse by snrans If c1penrse irr
CATION. hut The volume nf water sui.clent 10 IT.
Hcatc IN NJ extensive nchle. egen II tbs county was
rns.bIe. nsaalny, 70 limited e1seut. 1uish he :as
seInui!csat{Ye All impc1lment, h1weyer, in thc way
2. grazing esen arifea from tlr faes that 10th bess
Agenc1ea are located IN the Hate Of Serark: oats!da
Of tho reservation set t}Ast by the Treaty q! l-fs
stor distance 10 tho nnrt the Mauvs!s Terre, nr
Bad Lands, extending Through the reservation la
western snansry. nd 81 natisa 10 Width r,ass * liz
Platte valIe,s. 10Th in scI,asa, occupied by the
uso and occupation Of tbe Indians. = narruv
t n... 0s . s'"n,ty ,,x e. 3n, H., s Tss S, h1sf
which Ia no, practicable; or un'ea, ahey encroacll
n,n shc lanis toA ued ,y She whites, wh.rs.. il
pne. woM) lead to Fcrou. trouble w1sh ctizrus Of the
falle for .ltfn to snstafn Themselves by EraZog Or
!armin4 wilere they now nrc even If they unaffected
\ disposition 10 work, which they TO not.
THE PRESENT PROBLEM.
for abe reaeons Jna H'atfa nnd tas o.hers e1ually
ohseus 70 any Nne VINO VI, sstt te'f coun'f}. ha
ns %nm On. r,as,nee % NJ prositss WEI
at either Of these Agencies, OF aon1 thu tIiecs rc.
a na IT, Iu:i. !@"!'s quo nnnntes - ~ to"so ..Hec.
r... A ~ ~. I'LL st.s " t 81 pI"S rni
upon tho Government sa.Ilrt iLan the cha
Or Or fbos lot ihu hccestaI1es OF hie' Dnfih1
or sht1ter. lLeJ have had. has Leen provided
5 hs s,ana. ays 4'ns n9ag 1S
;ae neaMntu ttsssis' o! Eash haS-
@ .ux -. m Ju st ~ sna t, =, ~
iaer NJ datepu.oIe and d.szaee,o unle4s performed
,a ~ ~ "ensn u 'Ae '''De' WHO oo 'a'
ofnasssy. G;',s IN III. m ,nn,,,
efpehd1tesa n' Iubac money VIM 10 scebe resn!is
s4iSnatss NY ahseasHoesansr 20 tAt ua.'9a sss'e"
1a Tue dna1an, As lona =. N" rre.ent Is'loa, ~
lnue sery F9e anNu.i cepsnd.tuses WI De feuursa.
i'41 not W laFes - ueIsoto9e, ue't Hetuou. tol
a na sl saono px ee M
an5 one a. they hhfe ~ knowledge ns An5 ad S'aIs
& 70 iusc'1gat!on: i.nt t4ey oTe 1uiie anre
snd sroqr'ent: put under any 1osslblc method.
asee ckehanases taust ~ eoh1seuea !os uh'c' "
~ tcf n!e ieit 70 staTse or r.ey uiom sAe es!e.
eAh ainHH 1ne posaeE to1 hupelhttHce' 1aeJ can ~
!os!scr ATe ~ tAe eia8e. ina w require mHeh per,
keFe1ns anl well-lrscted effort fur .one ycars ad
whsro they viii be aelisvi1orslnz rhs s1pen.o ~!l
sossnu" 70 insrSve with the gvowth .: t1a tsc' In
n, ana ~ .ho Iepos.s ~ soo"
n, m sgXDla q rlI k,oux: g. :, 49,,
uhs Sp L. rss q
thrn attasneh'e H.ts Rtftte7 Of date Sept ", lS.9
ieman Who resided three ,efs o. tho IT. P.ter's
ATcr who n1es the total nun.er Of Sioux. Including
tho sisrttongs and TilonRs, st !o,oD. Twenty-oHe
thousand o. theee afe ongs ana sfe hot ieiadeu ~
present estimated OF tue sou1 not IN tue report Of
ncsIeiar5 ioIEs. ~ 47N to 5lout Mele
y. ~ ~ ~ ~ - q y ~ ~ sl"5 , q @ 81, a,, ~
80, "n5 ~. te - so'' ,ne - - ~ ! noa
" 9 ana ~ ~, 9, tI IT, eoas M IT,,
kota y latoa tho rrnsent esstnlate q TIC commt.
mh ~ ~ 1n IT,. y H. s,an :, 70. "
xhsss srs il p,tass md !, srs ea'ilsi to
tRe 9 eSEs e. '9o ; N ,a ae
the!r :sumaes Of the M se.l. na,nlxr - rroa ee
cun1,nh !. .s.n ~ saw M III III s4 rs "a
ers1.os In 9 nnmosF sFS; psovi.lon p1 Should , 10
aa"o LII % nnu T cos ~ .aeo tn.. ~.
t., ~ .v ~ ,a:o ,ici, n,alos na 'rri.to ~
t. III .1a & ~ tnuI NV I,t 49, fn ~ ~, Tna, ,.
Oec wntch a.es sho tot,1 uu,nbcr Of Inai,u, In Ia.
Sn1n n u Sn Fnomr, hnurrrr Is as"rrt,,nn5 frn,r
lhia data to justy liz M n1atntajpinE that the hfouz
tribea are increasing In plumbers,
Tleso considerations led the Commission TO egree
IN mich larger sum thn,, they bbiisscd tr Ns It
ample aud liberal met with lerxye lb,,9sr fran tlle
indians assembled, being rlaculously inadequate
THE coSFEnEScE ENDED,
Tia conference ended on The 1yh Of scptem.
! Eor without sny result being reached. On
tho evening Of that day, Tho Commission
was waited uron bY spotted Tall und Other
lending Chlefs who requested flat tbo ltcstdeut
shnnd cali 10 WashIaaton two ar ta1re ptnIninsn
Chiefs frun eaeh tribe 2or tho rrtrosc Of ,{thes 10.
eoa.,on and tle Co.nss:o on p:srei them shat te,
Would mako Known their wish to .ht l.rsdru by ca!-
ins attention 10 rho fact ,u uuy rrl.r, they woull
| tnskc
Th. comr,,,,,o ,,ousycr 1.a,ras l., ,t,tc thu, In
IT. t@,na,t n e,,nd .,nit rosnn t,nr s,,rh ron
nrsnrn rt' im,;'ns ~ Thar nrnsent t.mner .ro,,ii
MI nrr.e tn NV isras ~ tfst a,rs tn e nrnn." hs
~ ~ ~ 1s.sS ~ t ~ .s IL ~ ., ~" ~ ~
"d mt 1nstvt thu snctin Of "! tres 81 III.
trjta 1,thnr ~. T.o,t,, ~ fSs ,r,t ba s,ay
" snv ..-..crs ontn. - to to nnrches. ~ ~
11i J Jt ,ea H. s,,, ~ ~ ~ fn,rtLs - ~
H.! H.. .iu.. ,,i y, ~ u WIN. ,,nIr ~. io1h
a.,;o, ~ ~ .,rss+~ ,Shie, ~ A. foiinua II y,
tsoet ~. thn a..;j' ~ nrr +n-tior or ,mrt of tIt
rr.ct3,.t;on lcrsin 5arr;ri xf., INV ts. isji r,
| ron,n"n. .sa]i In n sny yalidtty Or force n
no1n,t thn saHf Indiana unlTsa e.rcnIel mil prnmI
IN nj irsst fnurtr nr Iii tht adult ,nnje InTnu
nSr,Inytv a In ti,e s,,nr: md no coasior
nu IL. tni,a shsi1 ho ~ rsestret in nuc
.;anngr M ia derive. wiihout Ills CONSENT any inai