New-York tribune., 1875-09-27
others from following in Prof Marshs footsteps, and
exposing the Ring in other directions, that Mr.
Fletcher threatens that the Ring will sue for libel
and that the Ring itself is libeling him daily.
SUPPLIES OF BEEF FOR THE SIOUX.

SUPPLIES OF BEEF FOR THE SIOUX.
LETTER FROM SAMUEL wALKFR-sUBsIsrENCE AT
TWO AGENCIES FOR ALL TIE SIOUX IN THE
UNITED STATES.
lFRoN THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRBUNEI
WASHINGTON, Sept. 26-Samuel Walker re-
turns to-day in letter printed in The Sunday cdpH'
to discussion of the Indian beef question, and, In the
following paragraphs, makes some telling points,
1t will be well to add some more testimony to that
the years 1884 have stated that the Red Cloud ad
milestone Indian agents gave their receipts ior ~ o
916 pounds OF beef which was the years supply con
tracted for in less than six months. From Dec; u,
1873 the date when the last lot was received at % ooi
agencies, until March 49, 1874 the same Indans Only
consumed 2s2Sosl pounds Of beef that that GelnS %Ds tine
amount LEFT Of the - per cent nCGeSe e the 900
pounds allowed for the year up TO Dec: To- tS'2 ip
i Will be seen that from ny H. Scs at the rate Of
about 1850 pounds month While from ee pes d 10
non1ds % per month Now the months of July, August.
Septcnber October, and November are with tne o!ouA'
s@nt from the agency hunting expeditions while The
wilder Indians do not come III at all Inereiore , tno
during the months of December, January, February
March, and April which are the severe Winter months,
and the Indians all at agencies without 0ther Deais
of support than the raons issued by the Government
Instead OF this the condition OF affairs Is Isl reverseH
and the smaller Issue is made during the months @
that the Indians get no game ana the largest pos
sbo number is at the agency In other words iaI ess
required to feed the Indians But it urged in defense
of This by the Indian Ring that the agent was @
10 issue larger amounts than necessary because ne
WAS afraid % the turbulent Indians. The answer INA,
the reason should apply in Dccemper' aury m anu
February, in the previous months Al tI9 ihos p
bad and good were at the agencies III Winter, wio OIL!
portion Of them always there during the summer
and Fall Yet all the Indians did not consume hall as
much beef per month in Winter when they niu no en.,
a small portion OF them were SAID ~ nave uono IL
During this time Agent savie. at Red Cloud Agency
while Agent Howard, at MILESTONE, claimed over 1000
at his agency; and the Indian bureau lelted ,e ~
TO Congress in letter dated March l6 1874 that 1000
WAS the number at both agencies In the ette ieeiIeu
estimated for at both agencies 10000 but that sub
seguent acoessions increased the number to l5o0O
fn frd ed the Indians from March H. l874 until June 80.
s74 lie got 100000 The general & ndp l1T
bad been Sl,l0ooco each year IN suo,11Sn
dated Pee d97i & the there A'@s were ony isoco
Indians at these agencies. He was then % asklns
for appropriation of $4,000 to ieed o'oVU H9;ti m
Commissoner Of Indian Affairs reported the whole mum,
Der of Sioux TO be about 81 & gl & A' tv @ WIZ rs Mere
charging the Government for issues to more tha o,opo
Indians or rather more than the whole number on INC
soux reservation that year. although those agencies had
only 1920 Sioux allotted TO them theh III - hc
whole number of Sioux at agencies was reporlca ~ he
Commissioner being 30 987, with 1000 rowing Indians
thus increasing the number OF the soux ah0ut lZ,oVo
III the fornoT year the whole number OF lnns III nv u
United states was reported as 29J0si In the laitel M
year the whole number was Z75,Oo3: 20 that VIII tS
whole number OF Indians in the United STATES dere @
10000 the Sioux reported to have increased i2oo
Yet in the face OF such facts it Is claimed hai no i"
exist but that there are frauds me iniellor @ d M &
nent officials have not been implicated IN the on cl
is made clear by Congressional records That secretary
Dclano and Commiss soner smith used all Their "icl9 III
nucnce TO obtain additional appropriations from Congress
the right parties they performed all that could be ex-
pcctcd Of them, except the approval OF thc DIS VIII
the Red Cloud and Milestone Sioux which would feed all
he Sioux then reported as being IN tue h'eu ot.es,
nrs,Iiv aware Of fhis fact then charge completely
with frauds is sustained beyond question