Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1875-1878, 1875-11-27
INDIAN NEWS.

/ Receiving A0Nu1tteS..Hill1nE Cat.
tie for Winter Beef Council in
1 Relation to the Black Hills-Anx.
ions to Sell.
The Indians at Standing Rock Ieceiv-
l ed their annuities last week, and as they
received more and better goods than
ever before, thanks, perhaps, to the eff.
cheney OF. their agent, their hearts are
good and they are willing now to make,
any concessions to the whites, even
willing to sell the Black Hills and take
pay in beef, blankets and calico. The
blankets issued to them are Of very fine
quality, the best ever issred, and when
Ea sqnaw would come up and draw say
seven blankets and a hundred yards Of,
csi,co, with other fixings 20 match, for
one lodge, she would walk off with q
grunt OF satisfaction which could not be
misunderstood. while the bucks would
look on aud smile, and put up another
sack OF -four on their favorite nag, racing
being general. Already the agent, has
commenced killing the winter supply of
beef for the agency, which consists of
abnut fifteen hundred head. The cattls
are Texas stock, but they are full-grown
animals and in fine condition. Much
has been said about Major Sperry Of
the Berthold Agency having issued en-
trails to the Indians. These, are re-
garded as the choicest morsels by the
Indians, and were they wasted or not
divided among the several tribes impair
TALLY, there would be occasion for anoth-
er investigation If the Indians could find
a Prof. Marsh to listen to their SILLY
complaints. Dead dog is regarded BY
them as an American epicurs regards
Quail on toast. While our informant
was at the agency, Flying Bird, lead
ing chief from CHEYENNE Agency, and
other chiefs srrived at Standing Rock,
for the purpose Of holding . council
With the Standing Rock Indians in re-
IL stion to the sale Of the Black Hills. I
Col. Po' and, the military commandant
at Standing Rock, was invited to be pres
ent, and he kindly invited our infor- ]
mant to be present. Flying Bird made
i long speech, and among many other
things, said the Missouri River Indians
went to the big council to make q treaty /.
went for peace, but when they got there
Spotted Tail, Red Cloud and other bands
wsre armed, and the soldiers were arm
ed. and the NoFthern Indians we're dis
posed 10 fight rather than mske treaty,
aud went away with bad hearts. but the
Missouri River Indians are good and
want to be at peace with their white
brethren, and he was in favor Of these
Indians (who comprise eighty per cont.
Of those who made the original treaty,
and number about 10000 making !a
treaty with the Government for the
Black Hills regardless Of Red Cloud,
Svotted Tail and the others. He was
satisfied Gas most Of the Missouri River
Indians are) that the whites are bound
10 entersth Black Hills, and that the
Indians are powerless to prevent It, and,
therefore, it became their duty to their
people 10 make the best bargaiR they
could with the Government. flying
Bird vas deeply grieved at the treachery
Of the hosti;es displayed in Little Mans
attempt to massacre the Commission,
aid REALIZED fully the effect of that att
tempt. Col. I'uland takes deepsinter-.
est in the matter, and urged the chiefs
II, r council assembled to consult fully as
t,,whatF they desired to do, and he would
submit their, proposition to the Great
Father.