New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-08-05
THE FORT RANDALL AGENCY.

POST ONE HUNDRED MILES PROM RED CLOUD
WHERE THE COMMISSIONERS WILL Do WELL TO
CALL WITNESSES.
IFRoA A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIrUNE.l
CHEYENNE, w. r.. Aug. From what l can
learn here of affairs at Fort Randall, post about
100 miles from Red Cloud, that agency also needs
investigations A gentleman has just placed in my
hands written statement of some facts which nave
come TO his knowledge which herewith append:
Dnripg the Summer Of S63 the supplies Of the spotted
Tail Agency were shipped by way OF Fort Randall on tn
Nis.ori River Al that time Ncssrs Pratt and FaTris
were post traders Fort Randall. and one o them YdS
Postmaster They also had The mail contract rom f9ri
Randall to Spotted Tail Agency, while some one els" o
tlr work Pratt Indian trader AT spotted lall
Agency while FarIs was snh-lndian agent az 0r, ran
dali aud forwarded the Indian supplies rom tn'' 3'
They thus had everything their own way. in' iii'ii
supplies fol spotted Tail Agency had been shipped dur
TO sernIe change OF route for these supplies and
sa s ss s sg!cd b Gs $y agent OF Fort SSea
Tairs tribe, Mr. Howard reported that ,,,, me
indians wanted their agency moved 70 point on "mte
River loo miles nearer Fort Randall than 1t now Is.
Gcorg Marshal Of Council Bluffs, having te contract Tor
was semi with his wagon train rom Cheyenne TO move
tie agency. But WHEN the Indians were informed OF
move one step and declared that they mad been robbed
SO badly while at the Whestone Agrmcy on 'e , s sh
fnGi1ns ,,' men rof ~ order from the Indian Depart
n,enI not t. allow the supplies Of Spotted Tails band to
PAS from Chey Red Clouds Reservation whlic
f. fact these chiefs the most friendly terms "a
stated Geo Marshal of Council Blus Iowa. had the con
tract Tor ang the supplies wagon L. me agency OF
the spotted all tribe, no matter whether they wof sent
Iv Fort Randall or Cheyenne. He employed James Clark
end Frank Wright Of Colorado ana james d. May NJ fOIt
LYONS Mexico to do TIE principal part OF the maui
IN. of these supAies. These men, II sMoii, VIII tSA
az most o the supplies bought by them al tOi Hdndli
O. Ne-sis Pratt FuTis and there were no otter Nei-
there IN any large QUANTITIES Ior Tue use OF lIeI
trans Indian supple, and that too III uhbioheh
Hbo1t Feb 5 1874 Dr. G ". Corey OF Cheyenne en-
bodied the the above statement IN letter
10 " H. steel Democilic detsa'c N Consr - ron
wyoming the names ana addresses 81 me VII
pes-es by whom these statements could M proven ms
heller WAS placed HE n the ONCE OF the tOhllsNiUItf
q Indian hiIs. and nothing Wis heard rom Il mini
went over the Union Pacific Railroad as an
Official Of the GOycrnInc nj in spec. ear OF
the Company. He had copy OF tbs letter
with him. and made inquiry Of a friend 0i Dr. corey
frd 10 night us" The Doctor who is Republican of the
straight> sect private soldier acoDtfdc surgeon,
AID "a surgeon OF the Twelfth Missouri Cavalry GIrns
tac late war has been Chairman OF the l'plDIcm Cen.
tai Committee OF wyoming Territory Tor four years. ana
delegate 10 the Philalehia Republican COM ontion Of
1872 replied chat he little surprised when nc I0uhd
oli that III attempting To Stk" tei Ot Indian supple
away 40 un Missouri River lao should Int The pctn'
family in Washington
As an Illustration Of the trOnble which besets tins
Commission. George II. Marshall who was called 20
furnish information the subject Of the alleged
frauds at Fort Randall, professed 10 know nothing
of the matters with which he was understood so
have been aware. d.. Corey was called and con-
Grmed the statement submitted to me- and said that
h. now had the notes of the conversation in which
Marshall made the charges of irregularities.