The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-07-09

their hearts about the missionaries and holy men;
but and my baud think well OF them. I would
say something about the agents who have starved
US, but my tongue cannot ind the words that will
give my feelings.
These are my words, l make them known 10
YOU The Great Spirit. the FAtner OF Us ALL will
listen to this my complaint, and may he carry 1t
deep into your hearts. The greatest punishment
the agents can nave when they die is to be cast
away from The Great Spirit ana the good Indians
in the hunting ground OF the good spirits Tney
cannot live together. The pad agents will be
scalped by the bad Indians. The little father
agent is starving US. and he never comes to see
u.s. WITH a good heart shake your hands.
SITTING CROW.
THE INDIAN AUroG RAPus.
It Will be observed that none OF the pictures
exactly represent the names OF the chiefs. Two
Bears makes but one bear, and Sitting Crows au-
tograph stands erect. l send them as they were
given 10 me. rhe Indian language il peculiar ana
the words seem tangled and reversed when Inter-
ally translated; but It contains great strength
and force OF expression. 1t Is Ike
the best ola saxon. while the Sioux
language as spoken by the indians Is musical
and soft as the Italian. have heard some chiefs
whose accent and articulation reminded me OF
Salvini. Their common conversation Is rich IN
tone ana poeucal in imagery. Like the opera,
their songs seem without sense or melody at frst,
but lis beauty ana meaning grow on.the ear un I'll
music and expression are revealed. The utter
prefer says that some oil the schoolboys whom he
taught at Cheyenne Agency are fine singers, and
ne found that they were far more apt In their
studies tnan white children. II pains me to say
this, but journalism demands the truth.
VISIT TO BEAR RIB.
The next chief we visited was Bear Rib. OF the
Uhcpapas, pronounced "Hunkpapas." His tents
are pitched on the upper slope Of the valley two
three miles nortn OF the Blackfeet eDcampment.
He was down At the agency, attending war
dance with Mr.. TWO Bears and o hundred other
chiefs and warriors. 1t was the same DAY that
The-Man- Who'll Iercepts-the-Bear was attend
ing 10 his crops After the dance Bear Rib met
me by appointment ut Mrs. Galpin's house. and
as tue BOAT was the point oil leaving. and
had &c 90 away Tor few days. the interview was
omewhat hurried. He Is the finest looking war
rlcr ever saw. HIS features are handsome and
his form graceful. He wore q fur cap. HIS cloth
irg was plain and without ornament OF any kind
He looked like magnificent Arab who wanted TO
be civilized. He SAID that he was raised near the
whites. his father was killed by the Minnecon-
jous. He had been around the agencies seven
years. I'VE have" he began, 1900 lodges, 500
people ana about 400 warriors. During the WIN
ter we had rations Tor only one day IN seven. We
were hungry LOT Six DAYS For one lodge lest-
mated at seven personsl we received small four
quart pan OF nour Tor the week; 0: beef four to
ten pounds; also one large cup OF sugar, one
large cup OF coffee, the same OF beans, two quarts
Of corn and two pounds OF bacon. There was not
enough tobacco and soap. We ate most OF
our dogs and more tnan 100 ponies. There
were cats TO be had II we
could have eaten them. Mrs. Galpin gave US some
hour, but she would take no pay. We did not get
near enough blankets or CLOTH We have been
here several years, and have had little but prom
ises. We wan. the white people to know OF these
outrages The trader persecutes US. He tries TO
crowd out all VINO win sell 10 US cheap. One OF our
tribe MRS. Galpin) pleases US, but he wants her
driven away. Her husband used to trade on the
river and we were pleased with him. There Ii
still some game, but we can get nothing TO shoot
1t with. The agent drives white men away II they
are friendly to US and have learned 70 speak our
language. We consider ourselves men and human
beings, and we mold up our heads; but we feel de-
graded to have drunken negro act as our inter-
prefer. If we are 10 have dealings with the whites
we want good white for interpreters.
Wniskey Is brought into :he agency and IL hurts
our young men. We don't want Ii. We want
only that which win do rs good. 1t don't grow
here. The white men bring II. The negro inter.
prefer buysit on the other aide or the river and
brings it over. Kelly and Stone who are white
men, are also smuggling It into the reservation.
Mr. Foley did 1t last winter and SOLD 1t ior 81 30
a pint.
an we had all that Is sent as we would not CON-
plain. But we don't get 1t. The whites grow rich
on our goous. The boss farmers wife and those
employed on the agency get enough OF them for
twenty OF our lodges"
BEAR RIBS AUTOGRAPH.