The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-10-01
Grand Indian COuTciI---i Big sum
wanted For the Black Hills.

RED CDoUD Agency, sept. -, VIA
SIDNEY, NEB., September 30. The Com
mi-sioncrs met the Indian Council to-day
There were three hundred chiefs pres.
est. Red Cloud, chicfoi the OgallulIas
on behalf of the Indians, sand that he felt
better than heretofore. lie considered
the hills more valuable in
the precious metals than the
entire wealth Of the United State,
He proposed to ask large sun. tor them;
sufficient to keep the Sioux nation. In
addition he wanted the government 10
furnish, annually, each head Indian =
family six yoke oxen, span Of horses,
one set harness, one bull, one COW, one
boar, sheep, rams, chickens and other
domestic fowls, coffee, tea, sugar,
,idc meat, rice. cracked corn,
beans, dried apples and u host Of other
articles. He enumerated also houses and
furniture the same rs the white man. He
SAID the government was trying TO make
white IN, out of him. He wanted a
saw mill for every tribe of the Sioux ma
ton, and the removal of the troops from
the post adjacent to the agencies; and
also the right OF appointing Indian
agents, employees and traders. He was
emphatic in the demand for Catholic
clergy Tor special instructors, and said
God had given his people the Black
Hills 50 they might subslst from their
wealth. He opposed any roads to the
Black Hills except the one made by Gus
ter from Bisnark, which he designated rs
the thief road; wanted all halt breeds and
white men married t. squaws treated the
same lis Indians; described the limits Of
the Black Hills; and emphaticaliy op-
posed the dcsposing Of the Biz Horn
and Powder river country.
He was then followed by Lone Horn,
Chief of the Arrapahocs who III II
speech similar in tone 20
Red cloud insisted on the removal OF the
agents and employees, and putting in men
acceptable to the Indians. He said all
the Indians had pnt their heads together
in the opinion and wanted Catholic min
iStcrs as instructors. He was followed
bv other chiefs, all in the same strain, de-
manding that the boundaries line oi
the reservation be extended to themIddie
of the Platte river in Nebraska. and
wanted the survey stopped. The Com
mis,ioncrs then adjourned.
The Commissioners met the Indians
in council at2P.M. About 300 chief,
were present, who were all old men.
Gancral Terry personally supcrntended
the placing OF the cavalry IN positions
had out yidc;tes and sklrmishc. to pre-
vent surprise and to quiet the unru.y
Indians. The result of the days pro
ceedlngs consisted in rccapi,uaiion
of Wednesdays proceedings. One the
chiefs asked $70OJO0OO, Tor the Black
Hills, part payable ca.h, and the remain
der at interest," the proceeds from the
latter topurchasc such articles rs the In
dians require. Each speaker day de-
manded Catholic instructions.
Red Cloud in speech, said six
generations Of Indians had passed
away. The only conditions the Sioux
nation would sell the Hill. on, wa- that
the govcrnmt would provide for the In
dan> for six succeeding generations, the
Indian generations being 100 years.
Most Of the Indian speakers made
similar demands as the condition on sell.
ing the Black Hills. y demand
WAS made that the Government OK
Of the treaty funds, relmbur,'
tho white men Tor the losses sustained
bv Indian marauderS.
Tomorrow the Commissioners vii.
submit the treaty proposition. They
nave come to the conclusion that It Is lm'
possible to make q treaty in the present
temper Of the Indians. Before adjourn
inc the Commissioners informed the In.
dians that they would submit the treaty
proposition in the morning to Il couacI.
Of Indians; no answer for two days
From the general tone ofthe Indians, and
reliable information, the following vii.
be the answer of the IndiaoS to The
Commissioners proposition: The lndi-
ans refuse to entertain the proposition Of
relirquishing their rights to the BIghorr
and Powder River country; tha demand
for closing all routes to the Black Hill
except Custar's from Bismarck, UnIcs'
their religious instruction Is given in
CHARGE of the Catholics; the control of