New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-07-28


sgeney and be allowed to keep store here. and that
Todd Randall he made o,erL of the agency.
Red Dog was profuse in his compliments 10 the Com
nilsson in his opening remarks assuring them repeatedly
Of his conviction that they all honorable men,
and that they had been selected by the Great Father fer
this business because they good men ard true
Then lie suddenly changed his tone lie wanted the
present Agent removed and good sent here in lis
place lie limited that the traders store suspic.oy
near the agency warehouse He told Mr.. BosleT, ttc
beef contractor that lie furnished them good
beef but IT was generally poor that he had made enough
money out OF the Indians, and he wanted him to 80
away and give somebody else n chance. He said tie
soldiers brought whisky here and came into his camp
drunk, which he dill not like. Pointing to some faded
pine branches stuck up among the rafers of the ware
house whire the council held he said that this bild
g had been put up to hold ratons but the people at the
agency had turned it into dancing ROOM Then, a.
parting shot he declared that he had noticed that the
Great Father invariably sent to talk the Indians, men
who locked too well fed He did not get enough TO eat.
Spotted Tail began his remarks by stating that the
Commissioners had come here business and he pro-
posed TO talk about business. He wanted the council to
be held shadrorCreek. H also made some personal
COMPLAINTS.
use In making treaty while there was still one
IN force He alluded 10 me old Fort Iaranie 3reaty
which was 10 hold good for 80 years. Tho Indians
wanted their boundary line kept where II had been
and SPOTTED Tails at Milestone and he wanted them
kept where they MI tie earth way under them
They had received money enough for their hunting
privileges. What they would only amount 70 - 90
/ per man They signed the papers without knowing
~a they meant If they sold the back Hills they ought
| 70 get -7O0OOOO for them
Mr.. Human stated that tie Commissioners had been
sent by Their Great Father IN Washington, who wanted
them 10 t" the rdi ns HAT the white peope had heard
that there Is much gold in the country along the BIZ
Horn RIVER and IN The Black Hills. But the Great
Father and the secretary OF the Inferior afraid thai
they could not keep the whites out OF the country much
longer me CuIni. -s1'itr Raj Deg sem 10 htrhn.e
Tor grand codnc - all tie Indians who own STAT e0qn-
thc to branches ~ thr Cheyenne River ana we want 70
get I'll the DakOaS 10 tis council ~ that everybody
u possible 10 rid iia ceuaei oh the Missouri kINri az
Fort ;v and would Ike 10 have You ~ over there
II YOU Will spotted Tail says he wants the cOlAc i" nc
held on siairon Creek, and suppose be- speaks Tor al
! the Indians II Yen viii not 20 To the Mssohl We
down here. And viii want sonie Of your cadinE
men To- 20 over thete Will a. 10 get Them 10
10 the Sale OF this country the Great rather WAITS 20
make another ti&ty with you The old tra;y + pot q.
good one No Indian knows what Z means. Tie Indians
thiEk il means one ine IN the whites another hen
Il made, the Indians thought it gave them food ana
clothes TOR 30 wears Iut when IL came 90 he printed
and put books ami disri.ut 20 thar We could read H.
fool Tor only years which time up LONG ago For
tr past Two years the Great ta1eI MIN IN 40 .c' o
Ia tire whites. The Indians think their boundary Inc ~
the platte, and tic Whites hnk II J. the Line ihfy ran
last summer You complain that you do not get blankets
enough IL the Winter Tie Great Father vents - Ina@e
/ this reny 50 that you VIII got plenty 10 't
/ and wear, ami viii know just low mach each one
isentited TO- 9, the soldiers 10. 1en II you don't get
what ven de we yOu viii know it 1t once H. wants
Comm ,ioncrs c j. going to send Ont here, some are
members OF con some officers OF the army s0i9
lawyers scna cai,ors, and some minister's; 'e ms 'ou
tner 20 EaAc your interests their own ana rarv VII -e
that you et enough Tor yGur land The Great rather
money IN tie Treasury at you "a i without Con-
Greas interfering with il. Now this IS grave subject
and You want 30 tins wen oFerl lot tihF ~, %
InaAug u minds. that wiicn tle tne eoiss on
Will Ice ready fo give our decision. Tie Hr"at fatle
10 keen at peac- Win you and wants yod TO eel
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