Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1875-1878, 1876-10-18

transportation for them but that these
supplies would be forwarded by the first
boats in the spring. Some Of them
were so forwarded. We will presume
all were. Full supplies for seven thous.
and Indians were received, or, so repor-
ted, during the summer of 1875. making
eighteen months supplies for the lndi-
ans from May 1875 to June 80, 1876
eighteen months supplies for fourteen
months and for seven thousand Indians
there being less than three thousand to
be provided for, and yet before the year
had half passed half rations were being
issued and in less than twelve months
the Indians were forced to kill their
horses and dogs or seek their hunting
grounds to prevent their starving.
These facts plainly show that the lndi-
ans have been robbed most fearfully and
it is we'll to inquire who IS responsible
for this great wrong, and the conclusion
is forced upon those who have hearts
that are not dead to the suffering of dis
tressed humanity that the Indians in
their depredations are less to blame
than are those who have starved. them
to enrich themselves. .'-
The signers of the treaty are as fol-
lows: ..---.s. ~-... 90.
LOWER YANCTONNAIS.
Two Bears, Cottonwood, Red Fish,
Mad Bear, Camp in the Middle, Bulls
Ghost, Pantaloons, Brave Bear, Drag
the wood, Black Wildcat, Little Soldier,
Black Tomahawk, Iron Elk, Running
Walk, Fool Dog, White Bear-l6.
UPPER YACToNNA1s.
Big Head, Wolfs Necklace, Black Eye,
White Deer, Red Bull, Goose, His Pipe,
Fool Heart, High Bear, Bull Head,
White Bird, Lone Dog, Cross Bear, Big
Hand-I4.
Thunder Hawk, Bears Rib, Running
Antelope, Iron Horn, Belly Fat, Long
Soldier, Medicine Man, White Eye
Black Bird, Bad Hand. Scarlet Lance
II.
John Grass, Sitting Grow, Fire Heart
High Bird, Red Horse, Wounded Head
N*% witnesses: as~s@'; Col. R. E. Johnston, Is
Infty., Surg. w. D. WIolverton, Major
u. S. A.
Interpreters: Louis Agard, William
Halsey, E. H. Alliso'n, and Mr.. Hinnman
off interpreter.
Commissioners, Col. Manypenny
Bishop Whipplf;, Gov. Bulls and Gov
Edmonds.
Attest: Ch'as. n. Hendley, Secretary.
The number of the Indians belongin!
to the several tribes at the agency ar
as follows: Upper Yanctannais, IL
men, III women, 1873 children; tota
469; Lower Yanctonnais, 207 men, 20!
women, 292 children; total 793; Uncpa
pas, Ill men, al women, 166 children
total 416; Blackfeet, 1913 men, 169 wo
pen, 1875 children; total 492; fami!ie
Including half breeds holding tribal re
lations, squaw men and scouts, 81 men
81 women, so children; total III; gran
1 total 2, ,344.
None of the Yanctonnais are absen
| liOu ClAo dSoACy. AOuiS 1AS ~ Ah'oA IL
the writer that close count Of tn
Blackfeet and Uncpapas shows that 81
lodges or about five hundred people arr
absent. Some of these possibly all o
them, are with the hostiles.
The Indians who made speeches a
. the council were John Grass, Running
Antelope, Two Beors, Mad Bear, Big
Head, Fool Dog, Goose, Long Soldie
and White Eye. The talk of John Gras
/ was sensible and to the point; Mad Bea
| made model speech; Running Antelop
1 good one. All wanted Kill Eagle re
leased but this could not be. Fir
| Heart surrendered his position as chic
and his son High Bird was appointed t.
| succeed him.
The commission concluded IFS labor
on Wednesday and left on Thursda!
morning for Cheyenne Agency, on tn
steamer Benton.
Much of interest remains to be no
ticed but our space is exhausted.
SITTING BULL.