Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-09-27

elapse before the Committee will be regu-
larry organized.
SPOTTED TAIL AGENCY, Neb.. Sept. %,
via Sidney, Sept. ga treaty with the
Indians OF this agency was concluded
this evening after three. hours council.
Spotted Tail made another lengthy
speech, IN which he insisted upon going
down 10 the Indian Territory first TO
look at the country, then go TO Washing
ton TO talk with the Great Father and be
and the Great Father touch the pen at
the same time. He also wished to delay
signing the treaty until the present war
was satisfactorily and peacefully settled.
He said: II wish to have two men TO
help me; one is the Chief Minister
(poi8ting to Bishop Whipple), and the
other the Rev. Mr. Hinman, to settle the
matter. You have the words Of the
Great Spirit and you try to live accord
ing to his will; you know the war trouble
does not please the Great Spirit and
want you to help me rub ii out. Bap-
tiste Good said white minister has
come here to teach us, but don't think
1t is done properly. l would like to have
some female ministers come, dressed in
black clothes, to receive the girls in one
house and teach them, and have white
male ministers in black hat and coat
and take the boys to another house and
teach them properly. These ministers
| want to take the names of the things
sent to US, and when they come to see
that they are all there" Blue Teeth,
Spotted Tails father-in-law, wanted to
know who was the one that was to carry
their words to the Great Father, and
upon Solicitor General Gaylord being
pointed out, they handed him a hand
somely decorated pipe and tobacco
pouch which he said the Great Spirit
had given him. He told Gaylord to pre-
sent 1t to the Great Father at Washing
ton az from a man he heard speak at
council. and ask the Great Father to be
merciful to the Indians and pity them
and help them to let them remain in
their own country. Speeches were made
by several other lndians and by Judge
Gaylord, Colonel Boone and Bishop
Whippe, but the Indians vera still I'M
decided, when Spotted Tail arose and
left the council-room. While outside E.
W. Raymond, white man living with
Spotted tails people for the last twenty
seven years, told him if he did not
sign the treaty Red Cloud would
get ahead of him and derivs
all the advantages to be had from
the treaty. Raymond then went
to Red Cloud and Red Dog. of the
Red Cloud Agency, who were outside
the council room, and told them to go in
and urge Spotted Tail and his people to
sign. They did so, and made short but
effective speeches, and then withdrew
Here Two Strike said: " The reason we
are afraid to touch the pen and are silent
before you, is because we have been de-
ceived 80 many times before. If they
knew the words you tell US were true,
then We would be willing to sign every
day. " Then Spotted Tail addressed
his people. saying: " If our friends up
above, " (referring to the Red Cloud
Agency had not signed the treaty. I
would help them in holding out, but as
our friends up there have signed. ask
all good men who are trustworthy to
come up and sign it," Half an hour
later the necessary signatures were at
tached and the treaty was made. The
Indians here all want the Military Agent
removed and Howard reinstated.