The Portland daily press., 1875-06-05
WASHINGTON.
Another Talk with the Emdians-SpOttea
Tail OH His Dignity.

Tail Or His Dignity.
WASHINGTON, June 4.-The Indians were all
brought up to the Interior Department about lO
O clock and uped in the open inner court OF
the building, where their photographs were
taken by the operator of the Patent Office De-
partment. Red Cloud declined to join the
group, saying they could have his picture by
paying him $25 for it. Afterwards some of the
prominent chiefs, and Bishop Hare, Maj. Bing-
ham, Maj. Howard and Mr.. Hinman were TAX
in group by themselves. The Indians then
repaired to the Secretarys room, where Secre-
tary Delano held brief council with them, as
suring them of the good wishes of the depart
ment towards them, aud if they did not believe
him and do as he advised he was afraid they
would hereafter believe him to their sorrow
He told them if they would take the S25,OOO
he would try and get $25,000 more tor them
next winter. If they did not he wo Id refuse
to let them have the privilege of hunting on
the Smoky Hill fork any longer. He could not
afford to have this part of che country disturb
ed and the danger of murders committed by al
lowing them to hunt any longer. In relation
to the Black Hills, he said commission had
been sent to see if there was any gold there.
Neither he nor the President knew whether
there was any there or not. Ii there was IL
would be impossible to keep the white people
out of the hills The Indians cannot always
restrain their young men. neither can we al
ways restrain the white people. 1t gold was
found there the government would pay them
of the Big Horn country that the Indians did
not use, and the government would buy that at
fair price. A map was brought and the posi-
ton of the country pointed out to them and
explained. He desired them to take all that
had been said to them home to their people and
obtain an answer and send word back to him
as soon as possible.
Spotted Tail said he wanted to do what was
right, and that the Great Spirit had told him
never to steal anybody country without paying
l,a1 III. n w
could get along well enough. The country
spoken of belongs to the Crows. The treaty of
1868 gave him his country. When you buy you
pay great price and we do the same. AS Tor
the Black Hills they are worth heap, and IL
is not worth while for US to talk about them
The Secretary replied that he had not accus-
ed him or his people of stealing, and he did not
want Spotted Tail to accuse the great father OF
stealing from him. We don't expect to steal
their country ard we are not going to send the
army up there to take it from them. Ihey
don't give us credit for our desire to do them
good. A.
Red Cloud wanted to have the bills of the
white men who had come with him paid, and ne
gave the Secretary list of their names, which
was referred othe Commissioner of Indian
Affairs.
Spotted Tail said he wanted to talk about his
agency matters before he went home, and he
would like to go home to morrow after break
fast.
The secretary mere wltnareW' telllns tuI th ~
dams that they .aik an nsnS M'r II ,bev
Conm,ssioner apouS n.hor .s,nior t,,a1 With.
wanted After lttie lurtner Par.ey % Ihey Mrno wHn
drew, eXpectleg ~ raso "uoS ~" 81 Of fnd;ar
the DAY. frof. Marsu anu 0ho 1D:s, bo' a. 80
Commissioners We're present ourins 'ne in'ei
| view.
treasury n" =,
The following are the Treasury balances OF
to-day y:-Currency, 1898 557 90; specla! deposil
of legal tenders for redemption of certificates ol
deposit $56, 100, 600; coin, $2401S,7S, lnclud ne
| coin certificates, S19,715,SOO; outstanding lega
| tenders, $377 ,0640OO.
Court of Alabama Claims.