Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1876-10-13
FROM CROW AGENCY.
Crow AGENCY. NJ. r.. Oct. 8, 1875
EDITOR AvANT COURIER:

Crow AGENCY. NJ. L. Oct. 8, 1875
EDITOR AvANr COURIER:
On Sunday. 1st INST. Charles Rich, J.
J. Davis. of Bozrmsn. Major B'.nh,m, U.
S. A., Fl. Ellis I~specmr of Supplies,
aid Col. E. c. Kemble, q. s. Indian IT,.
spector, rached here. Their arrival ere.
ated quite y stir, generally.
On the Cd Major B.nhsm began the IN
sp'ctio. If supplies now here. Colonel
Ke"blr began general inspection of
personal acts and public property promis-
cuously.
o. the Sd, issue OF the small amour,
of supplies here began, and the Indians
heart was once more inade glad.
A council was held 10 the presence OF
Col. Kemble. Major Benham, Lieut.. Har-
gous. Ge"rs: C'app, and others, on one
eide,.nd chiefs Crazy Head, Crane-in- The
Sky, Shu-in.the-Jaw, Bull. goes-Hun,i 2,
Poor Elk. M0untaln -Pn ket. Half White
Face, Wink. g-Eye. Bell Rock, Black
foot. and lro" Bull, of the Mountain
Crow tribe. d thrir followers. Colonel
Kemble spoke as follows:
IL feel that l am standing among nv
own people: our boot HAS ru' toy. tier
in attic against the Shux. Th- G, eat
Faith has told ne to come and see YOU.
He says he is your fri nd ard you are his:
that h. can take the hand of a row aud
there ia no b0od on it. He is very sorry
that you hal 10 wait so long Tor supplies.
bu, you see some Of it here to-day and
more will follow as fast It can. Am glad
to hear FROM your father her. hat you
have scte,' SO we'll, in not taking these
supplies. You are going after buffalo.
You see til y are getting scarce; ill.t in .
few years they will be all gone The Grea
Father Wants you to turn your eyes to
warts HIM an" live like white men: wants
you TO ave cattle; to pla / gran-you
see how the white man lives. By aud by
your children will have TO hive the same
wy. his land Ol"ngs 10 YOU. Tie
white man holds the land ty putting the
pk'ush IN il. and that is the way the In
dian must h Id il. The Great Faith, ssys
yon must live on your land if you want
your children to hold anu own it. Won
have Seen how m.ny soldiers tue Great
Father has this summer. lie has many
more. The, will go after the Sioux and
w"'p thcln, and $50 to It that you can live
in peace. H" will do ali lie can tor YOU
if 20" will TO what 1t tells you. He sent
me here 10 see that VII is right. If there
I. an. thing crooked I want to know il. l
am ke' ping my eyes and ars open. 1,
your + fth'r her (the agrn,) is doing
right | want o know it. Now ] will sit
down and hear what you h We to- say"
BLACKFooT REPLIES.
''What You hav' said is just 50. You
talk ahons my land. WAS horn ca this
land; like my land and buffalo. When
the buffalo are all gone will Tell the Gre t
Father md the Peace. c. mmissio, ers
You are white; we are dark: We are raised
different. When We commence to do a.
the white ma" we will come ,oge,h.r. l
love al the soldiers; were wounded 10
ge'her this 5. n mcr. My friends come TO
fight for our land and We help them; men
like you go and give the Sioux guns and
cartridges. We fight the Sioux, SO do you.
If y"u,give cartridges do you thu K will
go and give tn m to the Sioux? No! wi ]
load my gun and shoot the Sioux ut
long rsnge); will 90 ami kill buff 10 and
anti lope; cant kill them with rocks. Give
me- cartridges and ! can kill game ard
Sioux. You talk about General Clspp. He
camie her ard :Oca'ed On the best of our
land. came with him. He had nothing
but beef cattle; he gave me alt he had
Like him very well; have nothing 10 say
bad about Gen. Clasn Like Mr.. Bridger.
He took pity on me when was poor.
Like Mr.. Shane Uaterpreter); want HIM
for our Interpreter - long ~ he lives
Like Mr.. Sous; liked Mitch Boyer. Want
you to stop whisky traders from giving
nv young men whisky. 1t nabad for them
and all Of us.''
IRON BULL.
Il have been to Washington and seen
the Great Father. There is plenty Ut
game yet and want to 20 and get it; sent
my young men to war this summer. Gen.
Clapp gave me cartridges; he used me
we'll. General Crook sent for me; sent
him 157 men. General Chpp did not get
anything to give US. The man who has
the pretty woman Major Benhsm) sent Us
cartridges ard General C'app gave them
to as. Want you to stop the wolf, rs and
and whisky traders. koon them of nnr