, 1875-09-21
The Quality Of tho Supplies Is
sued Generally Above
Grade.
Corn Bought Back by Contractors at
Merely Nonifna! Prices.
Brutal Practices Attending tho Issues
Of Live Cattle.
Arrangements for tho Grand Council
Touching the 0ossion Of tho
Black Hills,


spst1as Correspondence of The chicago 7TsbHn.
HE'D CLOUD haEStf Ncp'' sept. --Aoster-
dAS she Mills about tho Agency prosecuted 4 gaia
appearance tho occasion be'ng tho ishuanco OF
rhtions to the lnltana 1t th'a Agency, to the
NUMBER Of about IL o0o Al tr6t only tho old
men, Old women, aud squa"s catlls IN, but to
s0as noon the
cftf1fs AND WARRIORS,
ap!ondldlT mounted snd srmcd. and dressed In
tue most gorgeous costumes, clrcled in msg.
n1nccnt h"ecp 70 tEe grounds, aud then COLL
m'nceu she grand eho" oE ]abbeF aud hofHo"
hanehlp. Man! OF tho Warriors brought their
favorito equa"s with thom' who, being favorltcs,
OF coufho had monopoly Of all tho fino atote
clothes. Ihoy prehentea-tEat il the favor
aeh-hn appearance quite romantic aud fascl-
mating, showing All Independence OF the nse Of
soap tnae "o','u scarcely DO allo"od IN belle OF
P'aislo avenue. bou'e OF tllcse d''Hlty Cleo
patsaa wore robes worth from two to Two horses,
tho currency by Which values azo regulated
among t1ieeo Indians. some OF the uss'lcra
Claimed aA many III four "lEes, but tho ma
1orlty content themselves with two,-one for
Votk and tho other as aor1 Of persona servant
a1d na1streab. Thus furnished tho poor Indian
man has particularly
SOFT THING on THIS LIFE.
Several Indians have commenced farming On tho
patches U! potsoin iouna on the cfseKs near
nero. lho way tho work ta tlone ts this: The
aq"ars DO lha slanhn. and cnltivatlng entirely :;
Tic mon eat tho product, soil "hns thoy can.
Tor 'F'nkots for personal ornaments, md that is
about the extent OF Indian farming hero. soms
OF them have teams anti wagons furnished them
by tho Government, bnt eYon With this hesp tie
squaws do tho hauling Of wood for the topee,
aud whete there ia no tcam tim snme obetiout.
ha,t1. working fomaloH carry tim wood NJ, t,,ctr
,,..tv a,a ~, t,r ,o,, d,:,.noa, an,ona .,'n
Napahooa woman faros worHu than among tho
Sioux. Tho tAtser pooplo arc far more ristuous,
aud death ia the punishment for any strav,Du
into forhi1ton nantnrc.. bu. tn. Aranoroos ,o
F'~0' 49, '@N NeA1 w
not neH'thso 70 ...... ..........
MAKE AENcuAHDtHE OF TliEIE WOMEN
sud that. too, for almost anything, from pup
to = b!ankotl trhese arn tho worat Indians
huown and r,h ona st.., unon ~. u,,.xht-
~ e ~" 'Ae ''o"s-
assr, fortunately, arc rapidly reducing this
It /. uttaTly innospih,, tn apd a thorouohIv
h.,,.h. ~, ~ srnn,nn ~ a.sn ,,,n T.. 49,,
n'snn1 in4a " "oa'un' " ofe" eullo' n sno
camp near lero. AbortlonB and deaths there
from are also terribly frequent. Tho Cheyennes
are not much better, aud other tribes look upon
thc A,an.boas IA
a,.,, ...
'h@ HAPo"A! iA"oi "oo7k7
and patroniza them accordingly.
An observer Of tie occurrences on iseue-day
wi! ITO many things OF interest. For ,ustapce.
tha .nuava xI11 t.ta n l,,d of 1cn ro,,,u -,
t,ois ns.L. .aa wi. .,..,, Nv ~ l',.4 fua'us W
sae.t "'.Ao a"o ""lA aHn' VIZ" IT. WIN caae'
their lord and n1aster following along behind,
with deep satisfaction dv!,lctotl oil his counte
uatlre at tue PROSPECT Of ! comtnK feast, BIZ
II The rattons happen to be short, the
sqtaw catclos particular thrnder, md sLp
takes It quietly. Yesterday attended t!.o iusuu
made OF all tho IoIxcs belonSiug to tile Agoacy,
sGGreRati,lg a tosal population Of aver i3,001
porsone. IT, oyory head uf Ip1ge-pr hY
agroetncnt som0 man may act for = putnbor
comblned-
RATION TiCkEr
Is iaA,ed, calling for 10 many ratioMs every soyon
anyH. On presentation, there III jsauod core..
sugar, beaur, corn, t,aron, aud soap, -Four Il
sn ag icts Of issue. but u0no hns been given out
hero for oyer month. vi accnuut Of tI,o dnlsv
by McCann, the contractor. Tus sugar aud COT
teo Aro issl,sa by uctual woshs~-or wcEs when
your correspondent rY nrecont; III. b.
con w.s "immprd nj" by caryer
WHO guessed" at the various nmo,lnta reauts-
e1-tron IL to 60 pounds. And tho "guess /"
nsvcr soensi iu favor ot tic Indian, Leans
aud corn woeo measured ol,t to thp common u,o.
ocry sctop-Ilyo pounds Of cogn 10 earh I,p Of
tho scoop, and about the nsmo OF bean., or
course such y why OF iesuuy NAV be ali ripht
aid th0rouwhiy fnir
pur TT p.uy'r LOOK 80
70 ono from the Statcs, Tho articles issued vcrc
Ut o1csllent quality, the coffee noiug quite froo
from foreign tubstsucos, tho sugar Of fair color
and .ha other Artcles as goo., II not better thpn
over inH,,o,i TO ID" yoIn,,te sr army some great
in,proy ;nenty could upd ought 10 bo nudo IN tLu
isaue OF ratiuue. In the 's
oxY Any1cLE or CORN,
a mill should be provided aud lilo corn made into
meal and tho hour ration nhol,n,el NJ ct,mml,,.
oil into had brcaa, ii oyorY issus.dhy tho lnr-
Qen and transportation pcorIo rsther hers nnh
bur lilo whole sae1s Of coru that ara frsnei 1t
thoir own pf,co. Yeaterday oyer 5. l0) nounIs nj
corn wcro puruiaacd Ut nominal prjos by tneso
mou from the Intlluus. and Innra thnn ,ftnhIo
TINT anantIty WA bought Ly d hers md wast.J
Tuo nI.ann use tue c9rp msde into hon,uy. and
4 cd hon,s 70 thar ponen I'M, A. lin cnu,,;"s nm
not bred to It hoy do not oat It. saso - oxtrstn.
stv. Tho tss,,e III 1ur js served etactIy II, to
sumo way. and tho,,yauils ut sacks aro n,,n,,.ii5
by outsIder.. and thounanetn n,nrt,
waited and fed to horses The iuu.an woman
i.