, 1875-06-12

lsotter frnt,a ttsu t.l,icf OF the Cnddoa--
Departure t>f neutrality-suspicious.
for tho Chirnun 3enrkcts

Departure uf tsrnssi,orpers-Catt1c
for tho ChicnRo 3larkct.
6ptefat Correspondence n fhA Chtea7o Tribune.
NuaxonEE, Creek Nation, I. T., Juno Ala
former lottcr alluded to controversy (grow-
Ing ont of Tho lack OF stppliea At thn Wichita
Agency, which produced The outbreak tllerc tn
tho early srrinR) pending betwseu the Indian
Agent, Friend John Richards, and Graham Il
Co., tho Government forwardors of supplies.
Gen. j. r, c. shanks, Tho Special Commissioner
Of Tho 1ntorior Department, Is now iuveatlght-
Ing tbs whole matter. Perhaps wa can gain as
correct information from = lettor addressed to
the Grand Council at oksnueteo by Warloupo,
Chief Of tho Cas1loa from rhtsh quote, ID
from any othnr quarter,
Our people, tho oAtlios, arr tocstei on the Wfcha
hser, snd arc lying 10 do son1ehna ior Ourselves
,neneea buding humber of houses though We pur-
chasca from tho Bcnainolcs hl1tyc'g4t ho1ises. fur
sy rs s en% .rs nana
anda. We have now about QUO hogs only. having lost
sboq: so he,a wss ths sa.ag ~ sptu %
coffee: and tho beeYcs that were killed wsso poor
At to cat. onr rations hare bcen sielaycd and, as
there T. bss ote Ipaer herr as been very hard for
Wo also AK for lltto wlcat and oats for plauttnB
being only suppl!su with sccd.ao1l melons. bsaaa,
peoo sra not .nsss like tic cree. .n
cherokses md tns oher inlisns in she eastern pars
Of IT, psss s1 s " 'o to- ns.t s W.
ws Rot iai1iy under way, lae Wild trlocs d. sons-
thlnf ta.t sets Us buck eoro lug w.r, no lived On
cattle AM. hogs, aud lived lilo tho Creeks We had
hsMsss ~ ~ 'ssse s11n which proanra1 plenty ot
gave IN nj the p'ows, hss,,ets, worf.oats,
e&c.. That va needed. II had that Agent now, we
would impsove much faster than WI now do. Oar
young nisu sro working wc, and II IL OUT wfal to
raise Ane hogs An castlo nore IT which va want 10
exhibit II 20 International Fair to oc held At Nus
! am informed that Con. uazop, Of tho army,
has btokon 240 acrcs OF land for tho Caddos aud
tholr Agent about 1876 scres. Tho chsf thon
reconute the varying fortunes Of hia tribe from
the War down to the proaont and closes III tho
following words:
The advice onr fbd brothers have given us will not
lc forgotten. Another thlng, my brothers, Wish to
tell yon anl that Il, VIC do not know how long We may
be together: We cannot tell what may happen before
nezt Council, but LEAFS 1t all 70 tho dre. apirt who
rules all thInEs. want right. steure to Our cl.ll,
die. Thess il still huoshoE thing nc want: preacher
who wiz holl meetings ana SaIba.hs school. ioF u.
and W walt until tlo sr.rst moycs. ws want = lsyo
rrpAcher, who can naruct aal teach us tho words Of
tho Great Spirit -
In these days, when 80 many pens aro uaed to
portray the dark side OF tho 1ndIau, bis uttor In
capacity for progress, and want OF dosiso for
AA@3etl1u ClS41lkAIoot IL III ult lA|I kuAt kHc
homely uttetanoeH OF this Chief may SO on
record AZ protest agatnst tho wrong aud lnjus-
tico done him. Willis do not doslro to inyoigh
againht any sect in those to.tcsg. get tho great
PresbyseEian Church Of tho United btntos,
which haa lBD u,issionarics In pennsylYania
nlono has not to oxcced missionaries iu all this
Tortitofg,-tho most important missionary fold
OIL this contiuons. Only few wceka ago, tho
1argo-hoartod Agent Of tho fiyo civilized tribes,
Mhj. G. W. Ingalls, ascortatuing. ~hito 1t 0kmul-
Eee. dunng tue eesaion Of tho Grand Council,
Church South, and hia Indian associate, r8ro In
! necess!!oua circumstances, owing 10 tAe neglect
OF thoir MfAsionafy Board, stopped tnto pulpit,
made brief address, and Rucoeedtd 10 ralHnE a
cpnss!bussoa for thesn, Let she religious press
and people of tho country sao to 1t tint their
sent to moro needy ao1da than the wealthy State
Of Psupsyl7anaa appears to be.
From ali parts of tho Territory thero Ia tho
gratifying Intelligence that tho grnsshappcss,
which threatened tho eutire destruction Of our
| crops, havo made u "formald movoment," and
numbers; and tl,ero Is general desiso that thoy
NAV conttnue their Journey, world without end.
| Our cattlo aud u.--sr domestic animals. which,
! in the sprinX. had the look eg q spo..bylYansa
fisherman in winter, ars now rolling In fat.-tho
grasses gu which they haye sl's'yeS =, 80 VOL he-
| Of cattle to the Chicago market 10 On tie iu-
| crcns6, and ! notice buyers from your city Aro
traycrslog the entire Territory. BY tue way,
why Ia 1t that Chicago allows the rich md yaElh-
bio trado Of theso pat!ons and tribes. which must
aggregate largo sum yeas]y, 70 30 almost Gu
| titoly into 1T. Louis hnnda7 from personal
| knowledge. / can SAY that tho traders Of tlia
Territory, ~ general rule, aro more rel,ap.e In
| their commercial transactions than the average
trader in ths statoa. us.