, 1876-09-22
The Savages Desire to Gorg,
Themselves Before Reaching
aFinal Decision.
Tho Rati0ns Arc Therefore Set
Out, and tho Noble Itcu
Men Fail To.
A Review Of the Late Terry.Crook
Campaign in the Indian Country.
Some Of tile Causes that Contributed 10
That Lumcntablc Failure.

TIE SIOUX CoaIMIss1oN.
lied CLOUD AGENCY, Sept. 10, via FonT LAR
AAlE, Sept. 2l.-The Commission succeeded to-
dayin bringing Rcd Cloud and Ills people to the
council. Among the prominent Indians pres
cnt were Red Cloud, Little Wound, Swift Bear,
lied Lenf, Black Coal, White Tall, Sitting bull,
Pretty Grow, EAGLE Dress, Young -Atan-Afrald,
aud Quick Bear. Many officers from Camp
Robinson attended the council, which lasted
two hours. He'd Cloud made the tlrst speech.
ffc said tint 1,c and tts peopfe were willing to
giyc up the blnck Hills country, also to have LIS
yuung men take a journey t0 sce the cauutEy
spoken Of by the Commission In tic 1nllan
Territory, and II thcy roport tiat IT is good
country, his people will SO consider It. II they
report It bad, they will consider 1t "bad, quick. !"
Bear satd that when the. young men got bark
fron tlat country tlle l1,.l|a1is would want to
Interpreters, anu hare talk With tho Urcat
Father beforr giving this country up.
Sitting bull said: ~ l,ayo got a judgment
iH', @i' p1o9R,ly it Is all right but II he DON'T
Youug- -Afati-Afsaid said: AMY fathcr shook
hands with the Great Father on tlc Platte
Ktyer, a,,tl was told ttIat this country belonged
country to 10 IL Chief. The soldiers have no
co'icern in ll,is country since haye been here,
and i!ayc tried to do right. wish 10 tell yuu
plainly that have been aslIamcd ever
duwn. I wls!, you, NJ friends, who have
brains aud hearts, tu tell tny Great Father
what my, opinion ia. and what have said. 1
agree l to tue yonng men going on Tue Journey,
ETcat ma1y tl,inEs. w expect to l,ave iooi and
blankets Us long rs VIC live. The Great Father
lns not lived uP to llis promises in t1e past"
American Horse said: 'Thc soldiers had no
business here. i they Wish to arrest anybody.
the COUNTY, is vide; let them 90 and arrest
them. There are great many lad men in the
Laughter on thu part Of the lndians.l
Here Rcd Cloud took Dr.. Daniels, Maj. How
Indtan Chiufs, a,ld said TIC wanted item to DO his
business for him, and 90 to the southern, country
with his young men: Lie also wanted +. e,
Boucher, Antoine Janis, Bill sowland, Hank
Clifford, Totltl lsandnll, Frank Solwny, and Nelsc
510rllL to 70 rs Interpreters.
Red Dog said TINT the Indians were not WILL
ing to sign any paper Until the young men gut
back iron! thu southern country aud they had Il
chance 70 Eo to Washington and talk face to
Dtack Coal, tue Chfef of the Araphoes, said TINT
Ills people had I'LL equal right with tho Sioux to
the Black Hills country, and they would want
their sllaro OF tho money received for them.
lie waa willing to go to look ut tllc southern
Btshon Whipnte replied to the 1nd!ans that
tho Great Father required them tu sign nnrpr
binding themselves to 70 to thu Missouri River
II they did not 70 to the indian TerrItury; eist
they would get no more rations. III urged
them to consent at once to the proposition, lt.l
60 10 the Indian Territory upon tlie return OF
| the young mrn.
Judge Gaylord the Solicitor Of the Interior
Department., followed to the same effect, urging
| prompt notion TN their part ln order to secure
| rations III future.
Whflc he was talking, Sitting Bull, to whom
the President gaye u f!!'c rifle last Year, broke
] up the council. saying there would be plenty
,liorc dnys TO talk.
Supplies were iss,le7 to the 1nlians for tho
fcasi to-nsghts and It Is thought that another
council may be held Tomorrow.