New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-09-04
THE INDIAN FRAUDS
HOW CONTRACTS WERE FULFILLED.
THE AVERAGE WIGHT or oATTLf-aiL BOsLEEs
REcRIPfs-GRApE OF me SUPPLIES.

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RFscRIP !s-GRADE OF fHE SUPPLIES.
ttRoN A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT DF TRIMMED
CHEYENNE. w. r., Aug. 25.-The most DIM
cult probe M which this Commission has been eHcd upon
10 solve was whether the GOvcnleut WIS cheated ID us
cattle contracts The charges Ia THIS respect "eIo ''
Mr. Bosler the contractor had not delivered some caile
for which ne received receipts and that when 10 a
deliver cattle they Of an inferior grade ana WIRE
represented weigh the average 1000 0unns hoau
Mr. BoseP and the agency O als deny thai they nave
obtained money from tho Government Tor cattle th''
were not delivered, and they also adhere TO ther sae
nents Of the weight of the catte To support thelf se
ments they presented scrc- Ot adayits from the cat
tie dealers OF whom trey purchased bese cae the tenor
OF tho several adavs being tst the cattle sofa were
alt atees and COWS averaging 900 pounds. On the other
hand army officers have stated that the cattle ISSUED
were inferior to those received 10y the and that the
agency steers ODly weighed from 800 To Voo P"i"7
Mr. Ioser has claimed that by buy ing his cate by thc
head paying 81 and 12 for COWS ana Sls ana W. TOT
steers averaging 1000 pounds lac could turn thre cSte
in 10 the Government at tho contract rae OF ~ H3 per
eWt. or S24 rs Per head Of l,0DU pouuHs ana m'he
handsome profit With view 10 learning sonethhg
more about the price ave.Gc vel ~ OF catle' Junse
Carey one Of the iu.lgse Of tho Territory was invited
to aupear before the Commission ara tosffy lie II the
owner OF betv cen g 900 hnI Z 900 he'd Of cattle.
Inresponse to the inquiries of the Commission ne said
that he did not believe that average steers wo'nu
weigh 900 pounds. lie sold and bought large menus o
cattle and they did not up 10 tri average "c'5
although his cattle were sOod n any IN the country
IIe thought that It b. very go"d steer tbit "ouiu
weigh 500 pounds Cattle would nOt weigh anywhere
near 900 pounds. II was the general sthteheo' III
Wyoming and among cattle dealers generally tt"' COZ"
tractors took the poorest cattle 20 fulfill lhe indiah con
tract When asked WHY the cattle GGtlfrs IN Wyoming
Territory did not bid the Indian contract the witness
said that /. wonlG ruin an 10 undertake TO III the
Indian contrnct according to requirements In concluding
his testimony ne submitted satemat or account cur
rent OF cattle which he hPd shipped to Chiengo TNere
were 3i3 head 1927 $40 pounds, or IN average OF "of
pounds These cattle. hc SAID, were intended 'oT the
Eastern Market where the pocpls demanded exeeilonI
cattle.
J. H. Bosler said that he delivered cattle at the Spotted
Tail Agency as follows:
Jaa o. 1915 AT heat Of cattle weight 433 100 pounds
tf l2e5 10 ~ ~ ' ~ T sco o ca we I ponds
Arril ., 1879, sos ,a Oi Cdu Negt OJo Az ohios'
delivery Fob. IL h. was ABOUT ten hays oehhd
timc owing to the severity OF HE weather; the herdes
encountered Il sn0wstJrn, and when tAey got To mo
agency Major How.id received tie beof due Oh
the 10th and 2Oth on the same day; the mercury
was 400 below zero .nd the mercury WAS frozen;
the herders had their frozen; Outside the corral
The Indians killed five head OF castle, for which
the agent refused to give receipt; he usually
made a delivery OF c!ttle once q month III WINTER
in October 1873, he delivered lJO or ll0O cattle he
then went 10 the agency and a~@'d Dr. aa'le 10 nave
inc recepts ready rs he going to depart tie ner'
morning; DR.. saSic hurried and had such poor
udHN"Ii'iI- thdt "o "''"'' "-''9
cepts witness Therefore "r9 the receipts On reading
Mr. Walkers rpor; he found tini tne aesial nunbcI ior
which IA receipt WAS given WSs l,@SO, instead Vi
1900 or l,lOJ NJ praFiUISlt sthei; IHese ettt1
we've actually doliy"iS1i Wines never neopldu
the receipts duplicates or the 1sf aud 18th
OF The delivery OF caltir; on delivery Of cattle,
moDOrandnm receipt Nas given which "as eAci.anseh
Tor resulnr receipt and me 1eIroiahum recfrt was
thcu de,tOyea by the agen Iiita Agent eaIuie ntS
received no money flo ne ,i,oot, nor any " sent
any present by hm.
John T. Coad, Transportation contractor, and the pre-
drcessOr OF d. j. hcCann ia thr Work Of transporting
supplies tie agencies testified hat Ia 1872 and 1875
the coffee low grade of Rio; the aour was very
pcor some the flour Of a low grade and some OF
musty OF tn -four WAS delivered at spotted Tai
in 1879 and hc gave recent ur it IN bad condition
and n,iSty" OF this -four also went to Dr. DaD:es
the agent Cloud Agency the agent took it, he
was Obliged to do after IL hal been Inspected Agent
R.sey Spotted Tail agency wrote 10 the Commission
complaining of tho gO1r and received the reply thht
the Department did not intend 10 furnish No. Hour
the sugar delivered IL 1872 1873 was Of good quail
ity the tobacco of low grade damp and sticky
Lieut. Crawford Of the 81 U. g. Cavalry SAID tina; he
had been present the Issue of rations at Red Cloud
Agency frequently the ra;ions were never weighed
ont the In lsns lnliIn would present Tickle; at
the Issue office lie posed 80 represent specified
number persons indian would som inIes lopTe
sent 40 parsons; the clerks would give tic man ~ much
sugar and coffee but the articles were never weighed
the suear issiel was Of tho very quality, being
dark damp, and wet; tine coffee green tho nour
was very dark he had rc1u nifty the Indians give
il TO l, ponies Oct. %, 1874, there was trouble at
the agency growing ont 81 an attempt la raise nag
STAFF Dr. Savile told The witness that was for the pur
pose HOSTING tag indicate when it Sunday
and it was also serve for signaling to the
fort in the event OF danger; the Indians Oh
iected to il. because they Thought 10 looked
100 much Ike the camp end cut it down
Dr. Saviip said would send for troops and have the
rim ealers aIrcscd he sent tO ia" ana the
witness was sent the agency with % WrD several
hundred Indians surrounded Ills men and threat 'ned
q EN-; Or. Say.e WIS very much eTciief; witness
Thought that Dr. Sayr showed MS LneSs aterWHId
n nor having the llsst.f raised d.. saYle ought 10
have lIpTn That the NIL "iected TO the haes,al be-
fore he tpmpcd rniso after trying 10 do now
ever Should not have ri nit - 10 the Indians; wit
mes. knew NJ cattlo being wnhcd from the Indians for
days in or'r that tai II might sci in supply VI