, 1876-10-07
TIE INDIANS,
Affhirs Mt stnntltng-I,och Artnev
Special Cbrrt1pondencs ar Tbs T.,,,'


STANDING RocK, D. T., Sept, 2s-sinro ~.
middle Of August there llayc been uny n',,. 'os
between the Indiana at This Arcncv ~ ra''t!s u.
Military Commander Of tho post, Tho 1n,,su NV
wore dcdantand hostile IN lcelipr and irnnt ,eus
in their speech and bcarIng. They refused n
comply with tho demands made lIpap thcn, ~
Gen. CarlIn, That they should move thcir tamn
near the post,-that hc mglltwatcil thciF poys
mcnts, and tho coming aud going Of l)e,r nro.
pic who were In tha field with the hostile l,n1,
Of Sioux. The Chief asserted TINT tocy ver.
not accustomed to having the'r uoyemcnts #.
rceted; and that, bctng great leaders ID hi,
country, they were fnmIllar only With Cent.
words. and werc always requested III tho NM.
polite manner to do Thus md So rs fayo,a Th,s
refused to assist In arrestlng any Of thsi,
young men who lind been ont 0rltine
the whites and tic troops Of tile United State
and dcclarcl openly that they wonI moi ui,ss,
their peuplo with tho hostlies to come IN ,nS
surrender. A
All tAls fs changed now, owing to The ,udL
'cous ac!tons Of Gen. Carlin, which baye 'I. d;.
armed tho Indfans Of NIL suspicion rcyanIi >
my unutseryetl measures towards them TheTT
are respectful an.l obc1ient to or.lcrs oni ~.
qucsts. II they wish to lnuvr camp or 70 ayay.
they ask permission. They dcrlure thcnselyss.
friends Of tho whites, anu say that Tic hfnt,Ie
bands are uenrly as HUSTLE to them as to tbs
white men. II a dcman1 Is made on them to
deliver up horses, mules, or other propcnv
taken from troops or citizens, thor OBEY Il
once.
Gen. Carlin has brought this chaucc about b,
q series VI steps IN the right direction. lu tho
i!rst place, he removed the Agent, whu bad
been here '1r q two years past. The at vas tls.
Agency was turned over to the Guncrai a,so.
lntr1y Uy the interior Department This rrrs
GcIt. Casltn the control ol tho indian ratiua,,
which lio can stop or mot, accurllhg to crcum.
stances: The Chief who ,iatl talkc1 80 proud,
and dcfiantly was then arrested. IN two day1
llu requested permission to 70 out to thc camp
o. K1ll-EGslc, forty miles dlstaut and lues
him to come III md surrender. G,n Carla
consented to Ills going; md lie SUCCEEDED u
you know, III bringing III ktll-EagIe anil ILL
tionally ou tho 18th Inst. Thcfc weru iis meu,
1os ponies, one lone mule. a1h all tllctr arms,
Including guns Of NIL kinds, bows an! arrows,
and scnplng-kniveR. Subsequently 1t was Il.
scrtained ti,nt they Ind left sune mules and
horses In tue camps near the post, lntcrd.ug
OF the Ch.eis Of the camp, ttlerp wcre hrouGhtn
five Gne horses and ten ntllas, several nf nheh
hal 4een captured at Thu Custer fight
When Kitl-EaGlc learned that these had been
demanded, he scnt word 10 Gen. carltn that b.
Ind forgotten them, Anl desired to surrender
tllcm also.
Tho troops have been busly employed 10
building quarters un1 barracks for tue ttr,
and men OF seven companies that haye been
sent here late in tlla scason, In a,lditon lo ths
two companies stationed hero before. DutldIae
IA difficult In this country, as tho only material
to be had Is cottonwood logs, which have to be
cut md hnulea several mttcs. The srarcltS ol
teams was the greatest difficulty there was to
encounter; but, BY organizing ox;tralns out Of
c0mInlssary and usl the tursc!, mules,
Anf fNl fF1 In 1nf hp
how ncatly as many % arc needed, al,! conse'
quontly tho building prugresscs finely. 1t ba.
pectc1 Tint, by tic 1st OF November, the trovps
will all be IN quarters.
Gen. carla las also had two separate eou1. 1 #.
made OF all thu Indians ut the Aguncy, aud 10
largest number arrived at is 4,700. Being conf.
dent that tllis Is too many, Gen. Carlln 'ltcnas
having another count mn1o soon. Tho number
O. !ndlane heretofore reported by tha Aren't =
7,3O0, anl mure,-he receiving Subsistence.
this cl4anga Of Agents, the uoycru.acn. vii "
saved the expense Of paying for tbs f99d' e|gta.
ing, ETC., Of about 1000 ,;inaty lndIans ltn-
ineiisc trantls navo been committed ~ ehls Say,
BY ovcrestimatlng tho nutnbcrof Indians; dfaa, AZ.
ing supplies Of all kinda for tat nu'alsf, ana
cnts, bcsldcs largo portion intended fSr those
that really do exist. Heretofore tlerc has besa
no check whatcver On the Agent. lie 1cpoifu
flc beat, Btores of all kinds, blankets, any w..
or goods iasucd tu tho lnd|Ahs' anA W.
sa1l,a loose, Irresponsible manner. 1|'cle y
really no eysteut OF accountability for patl'.,
money and property IN thp Indian buIyau,Lis ,. NV
lsast none to prevent an Agpnt fro'n dsnoSIHS nHS
Of money and property according to nn .~ nj Il
money oa one item, which 70 e'l'sd saoxa sas
Beneficial uul,"-whgrcfurc y not !.s.. knoau
uncss It DO benetleinl TO HIMSELF suu infaus'
and relatives. These Agents frrquently uars
many of their own lamies under salaries ssa ~ I'd
two sons employed. ClLk!o...