The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-09-21
THE PRESIDENT TALKS.
And Gives His Views on the Indian Wa
and the Black Hills,

And Gives His Views on the Indian Wa
and the Black Hills,
From an Interview in the New York Eerald.l
Correspondent-Mr. President, hav
you any important news to give to th
Herald ?
Nh. President don't know anythin
just now which would specially interes
the Herald. with a sx2ile) I see th
Herald still puts in for Gen. Crool
Speaking slowly and with care) Croo
is undoubtedly our best Indian fghtel
and / feel convinced that he will final
settle the Sioux as he did the Idahos. "
had no more trouble with the Idaho
after he whipped them, and so we sha
have no more trouble with the Siou
after the percent campaign.
Correspondent-Most people regar
the campaign as over.
The President-They will find then
selves mistaken in so far as decisive T.
suits are concerned. Crook is not goin
to put himself into 2. position where /
can be whipped. He is prudent mai
But now that the cold weather will soc
begin the Indians will find it impossib
to find sustenance for their ponies, an
will have to sue for terms. Crook
going to do with the Indians as d;
with Lee, when I got after him, al
when I did not give him time to repa
damages. q
TThe last words had a faint touch
pardonable pride, as though the Pres
dent recalled with a glow of pleasu
those stirring memoir OF his splend
victories.
Correspondent-Th you see no da
ger in the situation in the Indian codnt1
Mr.. President?
The President-Th only danger I s
now is that the Sioux may turn up
the miners in the Black Hills and
stroy them. I don't know know whetl
they are strong enough for that; !
they may be.
Correspondent Why not send troS
to the Black Hills forthwith, Mr.. Pr
dent, to protect the miners?
The President-The season is too Ii
and there's not sufficient time left to
troops to the Black Hills before the
dams could attack them; besides VIII
we could have no means OF cOmmJ
cation to supply them. The terms
our treaty with the Sioux forbid it a.
Correspondent-The gold fever is c
sidered the cause of the trouble. \
do you think, Mr.. President, that
excitement is justified by the prese
of gold in the Black Hills?
The President-Gen. Custer mad
very glowing report. There is no dol
that vast quantity of gold exists.
few days before [ left Washington G
Edmunds, of Dakota, who is brot.
of Senator Edmunds, of Vermont, show
me specimens of the gold found,
from what he said I became convins
that gold exists in the Black Hills
large quantities. According to G
Edmunds' reports there is not SO MI
placer gold as there is quartz &c
When the mines shall have been tn
oughly explored as much gold will
found there as in California.
Correspondence this is SO. PEG.
will make rush for the Black Hills.
The President (speaking in the sa
calm, leisurely strain, and keeping
the gentle rocking of his monster chair,
/ should advise people to stay aw
until the present troubles are over a
until we have extinguished the titles
the Indians to the lands which they sc
by treaty. This treaty was not W
one. We shall regain the title to
land by treating with the friendly J
dams and taking no notice OF the host
savages.