The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1875-09-09

The clamor for the opening Of tn
Black Hills region for mining opera
,ions, which have been almost inces
SAINT for two or three years from a
least one quarter of the Union
Northwestern Iowa-hss culminates
st length in the calling together o
the chiefs of the numerous lodges o
the great Sioux Indian nation At thu
Red Cloud headquarters, On the Res
ervation in Wyoming Territory. Tht
object of this assembling has prob
abIv been stated ere this to the In
dians themselves IT the mouth Of the
commission appointed BY the Gov
eminent 10 treat with them, and il !:
to purchase the great tract OF land
upon which stand the mueh.talkei,
Of Black Hills.
The Commission 10 represent the
interests of the Government in the
proposed negotiations with Red
Cloud and Spotted Tail and their fol-
lowers, is composed Of men who have
been selected with care, although
some Of those at first appointed have
declined the responsibility OF the
task. But among those remaining,
and probably now sitting in the
council, we find that experienced In
dian Missionary, Rev. S. d. Human.
of the Episcopal Church: United
States Senator w. b. Allison, OF To-
wa, Chairman OF the Commission: J.
S. Collins, Esq, of Omaha, Secretary
ofthe Commission: General A. G..
Lawrence. OF Rhode Island; Captain
". II. Ashley. OF Beatrice, Sebras-
ka; Hon. r. ". Palmer, Of Chicago;
General Terry, OF the army; and
Messrs. G. B. Besuyis and Comingo,
OF Missouri. The Commissioners are
quite unanimously men OF experience
With Indians, and such are certainly
needed 70 handle these rude sborig-
ines. even i'll matter Of business,
where they sre 10 receive the money.
II has not yet been definitely prov
en- that the Black Hills vein Is IN
commonly rich in mineral weslth.
Rather. the official reports from the
Jenney exploring party indicate the
existence OF auriferons deposits only
a. in the other mountainous districts
al the far West. and their are so
firmly imbedded in fintiesl quartz,
that the treasure is procurable only
BY dint Of hard labor and great ex-
pense. Taking this fact into eonsid-
Grafton, and the impression which has
been spread among the Sioux tribes
that the region is q very desirable
possession, il is questionable whether
the Commissioners can arrange terms
satisfactory at once 10 the Indians
who sell aud the tar payers who are
asked 10 buy.
"What is the district in question
really WORTH" is question which
has not seemed to enter the minds OF
those who have urged he purchase
upon the Government. Ordinarily
devoid of the excitement which has
been worked up regarding the local
i,y-so much space Of barren, tree
less mountains in the distant North.
west would be woodworking. The
excitement, fired by adventurous
white men, has, however. created an
opportunity for the native holders,
who are expected to ask apout &c.,
100000. for the accomplishment of
their title to the Initiated spot,
though one. half this sum is consider
ed ample by some Of the commission.
The Council is now at the opening
of its session; the owners have been
approached on their own stamping
ground; the work is before the Com
mission; and il remains to be seen
which will be the most considered by
those engaged in the framing Of a
new Sioux treaty-the clamor Of hot
headed gold hunters, or the interests
of those who must pay the money
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