The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-10-02
No TRADE.
The Indians Refuse to Sell the Black
Hills unless they be Supported for Seven

Inc 1uuIAuS neIuSc 10 SCH int h cA
Hills unless they be Supported for Seven
Generations.
RED CLOUD AGENCY, Sept. 29-The council
closed this afternoon, with the abandonment
of negotiations by the commissioners, with the
acquiescence of the Indians. All of the Mis-
souri, Indians are now on their way home.
Yesterday, in a long talk, the Indians repeated
and Spotted Bear had doue on Monday. They
desired, in return for the Black Hills, the sup
port of the nation for seven generations, or
over 200 years. In addition, they wanted yoke
cattle, cows. sheep, horses, hogs, fowls, farm
ing utensils, guns and ammunition, and more.
over enumerated a hundred articles of food and
clothing which they wished as annuity goods.
They wanted houses, schools, sawmills, and
civilized furniture. They declined to permit
any other roads to the Black Hills but Gustav 8
trail from Bismarck. The portion which they
would cede to the government was that where
timber exists. retaining the foot of the hills
Certain agents, traders and interpreters, whom
they named, they desired discharged, and
citizens claims for Indian depredations paid
by government. A request for Catholic mis-
sions was repeated and emphasized.
This morning about LOO chiefs met. the com.
missioners. Little Wound made the first
speech, repeating and endorsing what Red
Cloud SAID yesterday. He hoped the Great
Father would give them the privilege again of
going down to the Republican to hunt this
winter, as the young men reported buffalo
there.
Senator Allison read the following formal
proposition regarding the Black Hills:
The people of the United States, designing
to live in perpetual peace and unity with those
of the Sioux nation, and designing to deal with
them in all things literally, fairly and JUSTLY
and to contribute as far as may be to their
civilization and comfort, do, through their
commissioners duly appointed and authorized,
submit to said nation the following PROPOSE
how, hal
accept any one, or reject all of them:
LIST, To purchase licenses to drive, and also
as incidental thereto, the right to grow stock
and cultivate the soil in that country known as
the Black Hills, and bounded aud described as
follows: Beginning at the junction of the North
and South forks Of the Cheyenne, and embrac-
ing all the territory between said rivers lying
west Of said junction to the 10th meridian of
longitude west from Greepwic the United
States agreeing to pay therefor $500, 900 per an
mum during the occupancy granted the States,
reserving the right to terminate said licenses at
any time, by giving two years notice by proca-
nation and payment of the full, amount stipu.
lated for the time the lcence may continue.
And on the expiration of said term all private
property remaining upon said territory shall re-
vert to the Sioux nation, and that of the said
81 O00, 900, such portion as Congress shall deter
mine, not less that 100000 annually shall be
extended for objects beneficial for their cvli-
cation, and the remainder OF said annual sum
sistance if the Sioux nation prefer it.
I'd, To purchase the Black Hills, as obove
described, from the Sioux nation, and to pay
them for their interest there Sc 1000 in If
teen equa! annual installmeuts said sums to be
annually appropriated for their subsistence and
civilization, not less than $4,000 of which
shall annually be expended for the purpose of
civilization.
Sd, That the President of the United States
shall, under proper restrictions and regulations,
Ior- IL
try, as follows: One from the south between
the 102d and 103d meridian, one from the east
farther north than latitude Al, and one from
the west not west of latitude A. also a branch
road from some point on the Nisbrara river to
an intersection of either the eastern or south
ern route, at some convenient point not west of
the 103d meridian west of Greenwich.
4th, The Commissioners further propose to
purchase all that portion which is known as
the Big Horn Country in Wyoming, which
lies west of line drawn as follows: Begin
ming at the northwest corner of Nebraska
and running in a north-westerly direction
until it reaches the Yellowstone river, where
the 10th meridian west of Greenwich crosses
said river, and pay therefor the sum of $50, 900
annually, for ten years, to be paid in good
such implements of husbandry as are conven-
lent to stock-growers, and as may be deemed
advisable by the President.
9TH Any agreement which may be made
snail De OF no Dln1lng force upon either party
until it shall have been submitted and agreed
to by Congress, and approved by the President
of the United States, and any agreement for
the purchase of the Black Hills country shall
be signed in accordance with the provisions of
the twelfth article of the treaty Of 1863
9th. The Commissioners propose that in case
of acceptance 10y the Sioux nation of the above
propositions, and after the proposed agreement
shall have beea completed as above, $4,000
shall be expended in presents to the Indian
people.
Spotted Tail said he spoke for the tribes.
The amounts offered were too small, and they
could not agree. 1t was not the fault Of the
Commissioners nor of his tribe. They had
better let the matter rest and postpone the
treaty for the present. He apologized for say
ing on Monday that the Commissioners were
drunk, as he only mean a jest.
Lone Horn rode into the council on horseback
and claimed to own the whole country.
The commissioners promised to take all the
words of the Indians to the Great Father. 1t
was evident there could be no agreement then
and there, and they hoped to part as they had
come, friends.
The Indians feel insulted by Lone Horns
conduct, and after the council attempted to kill
him. He is hid in the bush along the White
river.
The closing hand shaking was most friendly.
The Indians betrayed no disappointment The
commissioners danart to-day