, 1875-07-19


1915, Jan. 1.....W. A. rAzton....... 6u s6t.s7s
lbi6. feb. ....W. A. rAxton........ 437 4jl.21s
1878, March w. 4. PA1ton........ % ~ psl
1915. March y. ~. 4. Px1ten........ b39 t5f2lG
1918, April 1....W. A. raxion....,... 5s3 bs.,o;l
1875, April Il. ". A. Paxton. ...... sal bs5Ils
rosal...... .......................s.ss7 a,4s4.ss4
Another frultfu! housco OF fraud Ia ctttio At
tho Red Cloud Agency Is tho svstem Of stamped
iog. tWnt 4 cattle are s!ampeded thev return TO
she soatrtcsos's hetd. aud are again sald to tho
Government 4 Case Of this KIND took place
Hhtle Prot. u. WAS at tho Agency in November
1ast. and 100 head 1ere rosoid u tho Govern.
mouth
v.-ronk Issued At THE AGENCY.
Mai. a. 8. UuFt sn1 mrself we're at the fssun
Of pruyMona. Nov. Is, 1874. and, among othae
things, saw and examiaed tho pork thAs was de-
liveTed. Tho metl,od cmp1o o1 10 distributing
thta aEtlcle to tue 1udians was characteristic Of
the management of afTairs 1t this hgeucy. The
batralA Of pork wero rolled out Of the warehouse
bE one of tho ARoncv enoloyeB. the haads OF
tho barrels knocked 10 with 40 Al. and tb, con.
tcnts turned upnn the ground. Tho pteens Of
pork wars then gwen to ihe Indians. who vero
rafting around, without being weighed or auy
otusr means adopted Ia insure = Jnst dissrlbu-
ton. This polk ] examined, and found IL old
unit for humau food. On this point N.j.
Hurs ,n = cestilcAta which ha has teceutly asu.
me. htatea A. follows: II observed tho pork
gsven to tho Indians; tt waa Loan rusty atuH,
uHHt lux QH1DOuE D use. i nc 1CulAq& fACGtftU
this pork ration With evident disguat Tue prizes
pad wab e2l psr barrel.
vl.-fLoun ISSUED At THE AoRscY.
My xttanuon was cutled 10 tho tlour E.,ions It
THIS Agency BY Red Cloud himself, and this ~hs
ono Of tia BsmpIos ho RAYo me TO take to Waehing-
ton. A few dlyA Afterwards SAW tho issue of
provisions ut tho Agency. and uy attention WAS
again attracted 10 tho subject BY seeing sacx
Of Hour, wbicb sn Indian wpmAD had Just TO-
ceTod a. aGa ID Va. eatrytog away baret open snd
nour was dark in color, aud aohes,vo to tI!e
touch. although 1t had not bacn wet, add inferior
in quality. The ftoar was Ia single eack. with
cut any brand whatever. afterward sAw in tho
aud entlrelv without brandB, coosidcrablo num-
bet OF racks. although the cantrAcs especially
stimulated tbst tho 1our was to bo 'frash ground,
OF TX quality, TO be made 1hollf from good,
double saoks. ZACH sack 10 be branlod Indian
Department Plour.'" On pone Of tho flour that
saw in tho warehouse did observe Apy inspect
or's t1ands, although somo Of tho sacks may
havo had such marks without my not,utng them.
afEorwerd saw dour In three different Indian
lodges, and oil Appeared to be Of the sane quality
~ thai I raw issued It tho Agency, and esseu-
tally the satne ~ The sample He'd Cloud had
g1son mt, afthoush made no dlrect com oartisoa
between tho two. A. tho fairness Of the later,
a. sample Of tho dour issned At tic Agency.
was subsequently Questioned BY Commisalouer
Smith aud others tespousiG.e fos Indian suan-
a9snent u hsye taken considerable rains to
ascertain the quality Of tho ious furnished to
Tho He'd Cloud Agency under tue ooutraot which
wua In torca during ths last half OF 1874, when
my Esat was made, and during tic irpt balf OF
tho pEcsons yesr. This ooptrAat raa Rlvon 10
J. Il. Martia Of penver, and MAS sIgued BY COM
missioner Smith. July II. 1874. Tho dour vas 10
10 delivered IN Cheyenne at tho rats OF 42.b0 per
l00 pounds. q bond of $4,000 being 70 insure
faithful performance Of the contract. learn
from good authority that tAls contract could uot
,S f..ISLnA nail Had Att%s. tn
sample, at tho prico paid.
Tho coutrses required "thas the tlour offered
for acceptance uudor this contract shall b sub.
iecked To . thorough inspection. and careful
comparison With the sample thoroof which hss
boen adopted. aud II On suaa comparison aud ia
sroctioo nnJ OF tho Hour fails to conform 10 or
equal said sample, tho samo shall DO rejected by
the parties making tho ipspeolion." I havo re-
Gently received portion of tho originsi sample
Of tbs aour on which tho contract was baaod Tor
the last fiscal year. la7475. Thls IL totally dif-
fefens article IN appearance from ths flour saw
issasd 10 tho fntsia.s It Tho Ageaey snd ID uso
IN tic lodges. and no ons could mistake the ouo
for tho other. This aau,pls Of -four ts tho only
sample, Of all tho aupp.iea purchsssd last year.
that tho Department. retained, by which to COM
pAle tho snpplses Actual!y delivered to tho 1u-
dfano, aud THUS pfovent fraud. Ths reae7n Why
thfs natural procautton healubs frauds las not
Interior 10 explain.
Soma OF tho arat aoue dallvesed under this
contract = lot OF a000 sacks, or 200, ,o00 pounds,
resehed Cheyenne II August. 1874. This lot ot
supply for Rod Cloud Agency. WAS not Inspected,
~ Required. I am informed that Or. Irwin.
Agent for lha Bhoahono Indians, who ue1o then
Ia CheEeuoo. detected kao bAd quality Of shat
ao1s, sud tetegrapdsd thu Department, that the
transaction was ftand. Agent sa,IlIc MAS u
Cheyenne At this hmo, md ho since Informed
hbhop Hare md myse!t that ho wss ordered ey
oommiaaioner Smith to sond the Hour on to the
Agency = sample ot 1t, merely, to bo Eetss1ed
there Of thu Indian Hing, md Who, - am
cfedibly Informed has siuee beeu under two iu.
dletments for attempting 70 bsibe United Btxtes
officials. This action on tho part Of Commlasfon-
sas ,s ,Ca!a Ton!d SEEN in to ndo.to h' omn affinity
E1tiy IN beptenbet, 1874. Mai A. K. LouR, Of
tha United 6tates Commsasipnasy Department,
"An appointed Inspector Ut Cheyenne. In re-
cent communfcatiau, dated Iuue 10, 1915. ha
malnod Of tho atovo lot Of tiour twsnsy-so4eu
sAeks. which he Immediately rejected, buk 1t uas
after.a1d shipped to Red cloud Ageuoy br tho
stotekeopsf-as tho lattnr said, by mistAks,
aeai ot iionr II h1st; then The atsde bocams
hesteF and that he rejected Aono dour ths.
Barclay Wttie, Superintendent of indian Affairs,
had inspected aud tsssed 1t Omaha.
TOBACCO SUGARS, AND COFFEE.
t1ha sobsocd examined MAS found to to rot.
ten. unit for use, &nd caused g1eat disgust
Among the 1adiana. Tue sugar aas Of dark color
aud moist. And the oqffee Eas Of inferior quail
ty.l
SUFFERING or TUE Ixp1lxs Dua1xo TUE PAST w.
TEE.
Ths sansrtng tor want Of food during tho psst
wlnter and tpfinR IL Known 10 haYn boeu genera.
auonR tho Indiana At this Agency. l have m.
denco on this point from aavaral sources, among
others from Col. 7. II. Stanton. Paymaster of
tho slroy, whoao duties called him to tho Agency.
AAotheF array officer who haa G,vea mo lutosmA-
tion % this subject II Lieut.. ". l.. Carpen-
TOR. who VA stationed tae1a III w!nser. ina
letter wElttea It tha Agency iu April last ho
says "Tho Indians sFe all qutet now. The
poor "rstchca tsvo bean asyo1Al tiuea tha vim
seE on tho ysrRa Of Starvation. through tho rAs-
cs!ity Of the Indian Ring. Thev hayo been conl-
pelled 10 eat dogs, wulyes aad ponies." Tho
supply Of food purchased by tho Government,
carefully and HONESTLY delivered, would have
I'll tlla suffering.
F2EIolT coHTAACr yloA CuExkMAE TO AGENCY.
1he good4 aud supplies for Bod Cloud Agency /
Ill sro transported by sagon from Cheyoano,
On the uu!oa Pacific Asilfoad, aud bencs ths |
for this route IL very iupos-