The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-10-02
THE INDIANS.
CONTINUATION OF THE Pow.wow
The SRvages Demand go, 900, 900 for
the Black Hills.

RED CLOUD AGENCY. September 20. via
Sidney, Nebraska, September 30.-The
Commissioners met the Indians In cO,in-
Gil to-day. Three hundred chiefs were
present. Red Cloud, Chief Of the Osal-
lallas, on behalf OF the Indians, said that
he felt better than heretofore he cOnsid-
cred the hills more valuable in precious
metals than the entire wealth of the
United States; he proposed to ask a large
sum for them the principal to be put on
interest, so that from the latter they
could derive sufficient to keep the Sioux
nation. In addition, they wanted Grant
to furnish annually each head OF an In
dian family with six yoke of oxen, q
wagon, a span OF horses, harness, bull,
COW, sow, boar, sheep. rams, chickens
and other domestic fowls, coffee, tea.
sugar, side meat, rice, cracked corn, dried
apples, beans, and host of other ar
ticles. lie enumerated, also. houses and
furniture, the same as white mems; he
wanted sawmill for every tribe of the
Sioux nation; the removal of troops
from the posts adjacent to the agencies;
also the right Of appointing Indian
Agents, employees and traders, and was
emphatic In the demand for Catholic
clergy for special instructors. lie said
that God had given his people the Black
wealth; he opposed any roads to the
Black Hills. except the one made by Gus.
ter from Bismark, which he designated
as the "Thieves' road" He wanted all
the half-breeds and white men married TO
squaws to be treated the same as Indians;
described the limits Of the Black Hills
they wished TO sell. and emphaticlly Oh.
posed disposing OF the Big Horn, Power
River country.
HE WAS FOLLOWED BY LONE HORN.
Chief OF the Arrapahoes, in q speech
similar In tone. He insisted on the re-
moval of Agents and employees, and put.
ting In men acceptable to the Indians.
He said all the Indians had put their |
heads together In the opinion that they
wanted Catholic missionaries rs instruc- |
tors. lie was
FOLLOWED DY OTHER CHIEFS,
all In the same strain. who demanded |
that the boundary line of the reservation |
be extended to the middle OF the Platte
river, In Nebraska, and wanted the sur. |
vey stopped. Commission adjourned.
On wednesday the Commissioners
met the Indians In council at 2 D. M,
about 200 chiefs being present, ali old |
men. General Terry personally superin-
", psoStuS TIC CNNuTy Ill DOSltlOn.
ana led out vldettes and skirmishers TO
prevent surprise, aud quiet unruly In.
aians. The result OF the days proceed.
ings consisted In rccapitulation Of
TUESDAYS EXoRBITANT DEMANDS
Tor additional provisions and annuitles
One OF the chiefs asked $4,000, 900 for
the BLACK Hills, part payable In cash, The
G renH 70 remain at interest the pro-
ceeds from the latter to purchase such
articles Us the Indians require. Each of
me speakers to-day demanded Catholic
instructors. and Red Cloud, In his speech.
'aid that the only conditions on which the
sioux Nation would sell the Hills would
~ guarantee that Grant would provide
or the Indians for the six succeeding
generations. An Indian generation is
ONE HUNDRED YEARS.
To- morrow the Commission will sub.
\ it the treaty proposition. The Commits.
toner's nave come to the conclusion that
10 impossible to make q treaty I'm the
resent temper Of the Indians. Before
dDourning, the Commissioners informed