The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-07-15
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RED CLOUD INVESTIGATION.
The Indians Agree to Give Up the
Black Hills.
WASHINGTON, July Il.

WASHINGTON, July Ia.
The Indian Interpreter Vandevere, who
has been investigating affairs at the Red
Cloud and Spotted Tail agencies, has sent
a report to the Indian Office in which he
states that council was held at the Red
Cloud agency June Both, n which Red
Cloud and all his principal chiefs, and
Spotted Tail and Swift Bear were present
Vandevere stated to the Indians that the
supplies had nearly given out, and no more
would be furnished by the government un-
less they agreed to relinquish all title to the
Black hills. lie explained that the time
for which the government had agreed TO
supply them had long since expired as
they were likely to starve otherwise, they
had been fed up to the present. If they
agreed to the proposal of the government,
they would be provided with provisions,
farming utensils, etc., to enable them to
live If they agree to this Sitting Bull and
all his people will then have to make peace.
After the council, the Indians divided off
ihtV pahur, anu uuIiuR thdt eNSuluS anu
the next morning went to Vandevere and
agreed TO rellnquish the Black hills on the
terms made, and wanted the agreement
written down, saying if the great father
sends commissioners they will sign the
agreement to give up the Black hills.
The report urges that supplies be not de-
laup1 "a II hao IN laan ha In1;apu
in their present peaceful frame of mind,
and makes numerous recommendations in
regard to settling with the Indians, such
as providing them with good farming land,
with schools for their children, etc., and
suggests giving the Sioux tribes the prlvi-
lege of sending delegate to congress.
Vandevere further says that most of the
agency Indians are at present on the re-
servatlon, not more than three or four
hundred being absent at any one time.
Appended TO the report is the following
statement of Bear. Stand-Up, an Indian of
Spotted-Tail agency, who arrived from Sit
ting-Bull camp, June 25th.
went north to the hostile camp on pur-
pose to bring home the sole relations
and children belonging to my wife. There
are few northern Santees, Yanktonlas,
Assinaboines, Arickarees and Grosventres
chiefs. Of the above are Sante, Red End
Yanktonia, Whteface. Others not known
of the above. There are very few people
in northern Cheyenne. Black Moccasin is
chief of about ITO lodges. Black Feet,
chief; Scabby Head, Uncpapas chief Sit
ting Bull, Saus Arcs; chief Spotted Eagle;
Monneconjous, chief; Black Shield; Ogal-
las, chief Crazy Horse. In all these there
are little over 1900 lodges After the
troops got into the country could not get
away, the Indians made the soldiers watch
the camp and keep the people together. |
talked with Sitting Bull before leaving and
then moved my lodge out IN the night.
Sitting Bull sends word to my agent, TO
Bsonette and Bouchet that he does not
intend to modest any one south of the
Black hills but will fight whites in that
country as long as the question is unsettled
and If not settled, as long as he lives. AS
soon as the Black hills question is settled
he wants my agent to send him word and
tell him what to do. He says he finds great
many guns and other thing about the hills
where white men have killed each other
and left on the praries. Sitting Bull asked
how the Brules were treated at their
agency, told him well, but he does not
believe it. He does not fight whites, only
steals from them as they have done.
The white men steal and the Indians wont
come TO settlement. The whites
kill themselves and make the Black hills
stink, there are so many dead men; said
he heard that the Indians coming from the
agency would not be allowed to return. He
made law that no visitors shall pass be-
tween the agency and his camp, either In
dams or whites. When the rascaity about
Black Hills is settled, then he will stop his
rascality. The government has promised
much to the agency and to the people that
never was fulfilled. 1t wants to move
agencies again il moved again who will
occupy the landp 1t belongs to you if you
remain where you are want you to send
me word. If good white people won't lis
ten to the great father, no more your young
men will listen to their chie. Sitting Bull
says that if troops come out to him he
must fight them, but if they do not come
out he intends to visit this agency, and he
will counsel his people for peace. Bear
Stand-Up, who makes this statement is re-
liable, he was in Sitting Bulls camp II