The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-07-15
A COUNCIL WITH THE SIOUX
a BI0 T4LK At THERED CLOUD AND
SPOTTED TAN AGENCIES.
| The Indians Agreeing to Give no the Black
| Hiils-But Few Of the AGENCY Indians with
Sitting BulI-R &c I'm me ndstiOns.


The Indians Agreeing to Give no the Black
Hills-But Few Of the Agency Indians with
Sitting BuIl-Recommendstions
The Indian ONCE has received the re-
port OF william vandevere, United states Indian
Inspector, relating TO the disposition OF the In
dams at the Red Cloud and Spotted Tail Agen-
cies. Mr. Vandevere had council at the Red
Cloud Indian Agency on June 30, 1870 at which
were present Red Cloud and all his principal
chiefs, and also Spotted Tail and Swift Bear.
| He said TO them that the supplies were now
| nearly exhausted, that there were beef and -four
for only n few days on hand and before any
| more supplies were sent them they must agree
| to relinquish all right 10 the Black Hills that
| by the treaty formerly made With them the Gov
eminent had agreed to furnish a pound OF beef
and pound of -four per day to each indian
settled on the reservation for four years that
| the time for which the Government had agreed
to furnish beef and -four under the treaty had
long since run out hut seeing that there was no
game. and that the Indians could not live by
farming in this country, and that they would
starve unless they had help, the Government
had continued to feed them "a before.
In the me time, gold had been discovered
Hack Hills ' The Black Hills was " their couu,ry
under the treaty of 1858 but they did not use
the Black HIS. and did not know how 20 get
| the gold. white men h I'd gone to the hills to
get the gold. They had no right to 90, but had
gone and were now there In such numbers
! th { they could not be driven out. The lndi ms
were foolish to go to war about the Black Hills
| They must remember the Government was
! feeding them. though not bound 80 t. do, and
that now, II they wanted peace, the only thing
they could do was to give up the Black HIS, on
them beef. -four, cattle, farming Implements
| ana such other things az would help them to
live. lie also told the lniians they must do
| another thing; that is, airec to be moved when
ever the Great Father wanted 10 change them
To a place where they could 1--we better, and have
lie talked at considerable longth to the Tndi-
| ans ana spoke OF the necessity to them of peace
| and OF the good disposition Of tire Governmo mt
toward them. saving In conclusion " when
the council met last year you were foolish and
asked TOO much Tor tne Black HIS: You arc
| be settled, first with Spotted Tail aud Red
Clouds people, aud hen we will get the other
| Indians on the Missouri and elsewhere to Join
In the agreement. and we win have peace, and
Sitting Bull Of the North and all his people will
Tue Indians listened to the talk with respect
tul attention, giving many signs OF assent. Red
Bear, and others responded. Spotted Tai hs-
| rangued the Indians at length, telling them that
| tue talk was good, and that the time had come
when they must all do as the Great Father
| waited them to do.
After the council the Indians divided OF into
| bands ana counseled among themselves. They
| came to me aiterward during the evening aud
next morning and said that my words we're
| good, and that they would relinouish the Black
| Hills upon the terms that named, and they
| wanted the agreement written down. IL the
| Great Father sends Commissioners tbey viii
sign all these things and give up the Blsck Hills
Spotted Tail said II made his heart sad to think
| OF moving again, but til a he would advise his
| people to do "a the Great Father lnted them
10 do. The chiefs all promised to keep their
peOnie at home, and to remain about the age n
tains the declaration, that very few Sioux are
absent, and that It Is chiefly the Cheyennes who
have committed the depredations IN this neigh
bornood, and who have gone north to Join the
hostiles. The Inspector says u Is Of the utmost
importance that supplies should not DO delayed.
Tue present favord BILE feeling among these In
di ins cannot last II they left to destitute
ana want. iney Dave no present means Of sub
sisteuce, and they must be fed awhile by the
Government % secure their good cOnd act. I'm
quesuonahy Il would be far chea' or to feed
them than to light them. The following recon-
mendations are made IN the report:
The Arrangement with the Indians that regard as
tween them ana the Governnent by When they snsiI
al shI 90 ,ne sAes . ana esa,en. to
sns secure THIS object. 10 Consequence of ren.
supplies OF foOa and other artices To- tnein as amer
N foIme. treaty for i've years from the date OF
~ou further stipuste With the indians that they
he remo,a OF their agencies from their present
e a' ws he 6e a lG5 f% na
can oe toIHa ~ TO ~ne,ev,I IN, Government may
an inlec' ~ ~ 10 theIr cosssn, to such removal OF
uhhrtt. 're ruvuiu oe Onct,u mem reAsonan sup
Tor hon-.. cookins stoves AID uen.is, wagons. a
setil upon Il T. cuuyation or VINO engage IN stocs
Ta~s ur uthCr lstfu lnluHtry. Provision che
ton OF vouns men IN the mechanica arts. Laws
OF our courts oxteudeI 10 them lhe SAME ~ whi,e
men.
would give the souv tribes thu PRIVILEGE Of sending
one q thcr own people to 81 AS adeegate IN Consre
undoubtedly 0e saluary III lie influence upon the In.
AIeney Indans are for peace and, excepting the
hostle bnds 10 the Nottn, seem 10 D. wliug TO settle
sent iuO ihcr country last winter has sirre them up
more ten ucs over tnan II Would have eosi e secure
ne territory " question o timely oneI OF eompensa
agencies have noe At any tune since the rcen roub
SoTtR The cbeyean sV Who do not % i
belong hete mare gone ont IN eonsd,rsoe numbers TO
Tae Sioux except very small portion OF reckle
peace yearly the entire force Of Tie ksehcY Indians
are here now ane anxious tor peace. Statements rep
credit have seen the Indians IN their camp, ooth now
STs them At the aens ud aae 6Scn ss
Issue Jay, Mhen iaey mere assembled ~ thousands
.S ~ sa zee or saFR am
entire force ii sioux Indians Old men and young are
nSmS ana ana nat boye WIN the ssSPon St s95ee or four
nu5S Of ea1 a aa a aeS rs mos home
prcseai man is uusl at this season OF tae year
Nothing could be more unfortunate than 70 stop ths
ratluns OF these Indians az the present tine and
thus Grve them to ihc tentative OF stealing or stsrv
In ian. Won be- eadcfe to so@e extent
nat Il they are deprived 81 the ne rs - sneslstenc
OF somethns 10 eat. Many u them Wal striKe out fo
%
cny OF the hostile camps aud end to sNe tne force
opposed to Gen. Crook. IL Is cheaper anu he
TO Keep the Indians nj home In peace by feeding thea
tnan II Win De to drive them bIcA by force tneY
driven ~ the necessity Of breaklns out 10 avoid starry
, lny
Appended TO the report s the following state
ment Of " Bear stands L IL, an Indian OF Sputte,
n III agency, who arrived from sitting Bull Cam y
June %
Invent north - the hostile camp FOR the purpose
bringing home some relations and children neil ngin
to my vile. There are few uOrthtrl sautecs iLu,
tomas Assuab zines. Arlckartes, and Grus Ncuttc'
The Clltid Of the above are santcV, Rod End Vans
| to.il, White Fic', ana the other II not known. q
the above there are very few people. OF Ia
rthcrn Cncyennes Back Muccasa Is Cultf WITH aoou
l70 lods's Backfeet Chict Sc bny-. cad Uncp,pA
Minnec NOUS, Chef Black snied Ogalaas. Chic
. CruHN Horse In all these there ntte over 20i
lodges Aer he troUps got INTO the country, cuul
=, got away. Indians Gere made soldiers Ia waite
the md keep the people together talked Wit
% sitting Bul before having and then moved my 10 :
out In the nght coming very lar around to keep Out
the way OF both lndlans aud truop ana came nome o
road known ss Oid Fort Pierre road On the ea. ed
Of tc BlloN HIs, Striking the road about haf way b
tween the Missouri and the BlacA His. and then cam
:. Straight 10 tins agency,
sitting liull sends WORD 10 my agent 10 Bteonett
aud 70 Rouchp that he does not intend to modest
south ~ the tArk ilul.. nut VIII nSht the white
ia country long ny the question H unsettled au
n settled a. long he lives As soon the Biac
Ils question Is settled he wants my agent to send hi
y word, tell him what 70 do. lite says he nnds
d great many guns and other things ABOUT the mi
r. the white men nave killed each Otner aud left 0