New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-06-10
THE SIOUX VAR.

SOLDIERS BAFFLED BY THE INDIAN RING.
GEN. CROOKS ATTEMPT TO ARRAY RED CLOUD
AGAINST THE HOSIILE INDIiNs-AGENr HAST
INGs AND INSPECTOR yANDEvER FRUslRATE
TuH PTAN-EED CLOUDS INDIANS ATTACKING
WHITE MN on THE BLACK HILLS ROAD.
CHEYENNE, w. r., June 1.-The latest
mancu,er OF the Indian Ring at Washington 10 the send
ing OF Inspector Vandeyur 10 this region TO visit Red
Cloud and Spotted Tail Agencies, for the purpose OF pre-
venting tie military operations OF G,n Crook against
the Indians from SUGGESTING. and OF manufacturing ma
til 10 be used in argument against The transfer OF the
Indian Bureau to the war Department. Mr.. Ylndeyer
Travelled from Chey enne the agencies and back in com
plny with u. j. McCann who, you will remember, was
recommended "to be excluded from future contracts
with tie Government" by the Red Cloud Investigating
Commission oi last year. He reached Red Cloud Just
In time to prevent with the assistance Of Agent
Hastings the friendly Indians there from giving their
assistance Crook The latter desired To test the
frrndlinrss of the agency Indians and give them an
opportunity To prove their pretended friendship VAN
dcycr and Hastings influenced the Indians, however
lai even Wen sitting Bull and Others had expressed
Willingness t. 20 cut with Gen. Crook and help Inn hunt
M aud dave in the northern tribes, they in
undated and prevented from going. Gen. Crooks idea
was that these Indians would JOIN him in This exped
ton II would draw the line distinctly between those
who are friendly and taosc who are not prevent the con
slant selling Of ammunition and supplies 20 the northern
Indians By those at the agency and leave the eemenis
behind him more secure. These plans were all frus-
tratad however by the agents of the Indian Ring and
As quence OF this action the agency Indians are
out pundcng and stealing everywhere on The frontier
and large numbers have gone north and Joined the
openly hostile, leaving their women and children at the
agency 10 be fed and protected during their absence.
Mr. yaleyrr has sent dispatches 10 the Commissioner
OF Indian Affairs tire effect that Red Clouds Indians
are peaceabe and none of them have engaged I'm hos
Titles or intend 20 Now It is notorious that the
trails OF all e Indians who have lately committed muir
der and theft along this border lead directly TO that
agency The Indians there openly boast that the stolen
stock was taken on TO TIC Missouri to be sold. Capt.
Egan whose company has been patrolng the road be-
tween Fort Laramie and Caster City for month past
reports seeing 600 warriors from Red Cloud going
norh TO oin the enemy Neither Mr.. Hastings nor Mr..
Vandeycr know whether the Indians have left Red cloud
and gone out to fight the soldiers The Indians will not
allow ans enumeration their lodges. Noregistron has
ever been made aud the agents cannot tell whether they
are feeding 900 10000 Indians The Indians declare
that no rcgsraon shall be made and none has been made
Itwou require the OF at least fwo regiments OF
cavalry and perhaps bloody fighting before these Indians,
under the tender of the Indian Bureau. would sub
init TO have their real numbers known. Money is apprO-
pratcd yearly these people aud the country supposcs
that some accurate system OF dsbusng and accounting
for 1t is maintained at the agency, when the fact Is as
above stated. 1t is not even known how many Indians
are there. or how money goes to supplying the
openly hostile who are in constant communication with
The agency
The road from Fort Laramie to Custer City, in the
Black Hills * longer safe for any except very large
parties by reason Of the constant attacks made upon
travellers b. Red Clouds Indians Red Clouds own SON
lnaw was killed OF these attacks. and yet accord
i'm. tn Mr. VmdtVcr AMI Mr. Hastings, no Agency In
am, ar, engaged in these attacks Even tho mat from
Fort Laramie to Red Cloud Agency can no longer be car
rirJ " nout military escort, aud the traluS carrying
buy tn us
ms would not seem tO bear out the assertion, oi Mr.
Vaudcycr nor would it to be very fine piece OF
management for the Bureau. notice III THE IHlBrNE
OF MAY - Bishop WipJc's view Oi the Indian situation,
an mere is much therein tna Is sensible ami psac-
tical. But there is essential point omitted,
namely, no efforts mt civil ling aud ChrStiauizug
the Indians can At as lOu these people arr Pc
mttcl to roam large halt scOntn'nt The mill
tary expeditions IN tho ld nave tor their object
the return their reservations ~ all the refractory
and hostile Indians that they can be clothed and fed,
and 80 the of educating and ciyiZlns them
can be more successfully carried ThiS Is something
that ndnn Bureau cannot do and the President has
employed the army do It, IL is tbs first step III the
work OF civilization.