Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-06-06
TEE INDIAN TROUBLES

Of al muddles committed or connived
at BY the present administration this
Black Hills business is the worst. The
Indians were in possession Of the region
which Was theirs. both by prescription
and the clauses Of solemn treaty. No
particular attention had been drawn to
Il, though 1t long had been supposed
that in tho Big Horn Country there were
good placer diggings. Then with sound
Of drum and trumpet and pufiings Of the
press. the reconnoitering expedition OF
Custer took place. What caused the in
ception Of that expedition. or what it's
immedists objects were. nobody out Of a
certsin ring ever did or probably ever
will know. The most feasible conjecture
Is, that it was conceived by lot Of
greedy land grabbers, who had secured
the aid OF Belknap (not difficult matter
whom steal was ia view) and wanted to
spy out the land. get up glowing reports
and concoct schemes Of the character
and object OF the Emma swiudle.
Whatever might have been tho ostensi.
BILE aims sought, no doubt the aggran-
disement of greedy ring Of official and
gentlemen Of leisure sharpers was at the
BUTTON Of the whole affair. The thing
however did not pan ont. First came
the refusal Of the Sioux to dispose of
their land except Of an exorbitant price.
Next Bslkuap's troubles and the era Of
investigation. These events made the
proposed speculation and ultimate swim.
die disappear like butter before the sun.
But the ball had been set rolling. The
notion was extensively circulated
throughout the East that the Hills
were another California, and adventurers
were soon attracted hither from all
parts. The false reports were believed
and new ones industriously circulated
BY tho men who would profit by the
rush at the various Quitting points.
The 6rst prospectors were turned back
BY tho United States forces and the
outfit and supplies Of many burned and
they forced to return. In spite OF all
this. the tide still set that way and in
creased 30 rapidly that II was found
useless to attempt to stem 1t. Then
followed the rush and now We hear daily
Of the massacres Of the ruthless Indians
OF the movement Of troops etc. A reg.
ular Indian war has commenced, which
promises to bs both protracted and
bloody. entailing an enormous expense
and loss Of life upon the country. For
every dollar that is spent. for every life
that ID lost. the vicious and profligats
management OF the Indian Department
Il directly and solely responsible. The
white choksred hypoorises. who have
been running that machine, have been
continually whining peace, peace and
petting and slavering over the filthy,
vicious. ruthless savages. caught red
handed In their murderous work, they
then saw another sight a. the poet says.
They saw huge steal. so they forgot
their hne spun peace theories and sent
heavy military force to reconnoiter the
land they coveted. There was no peace
then. nor any when they found that
their red allies were too smart for them.
The result is as might bs anticipate
from such men and such proceedings.
The whole Sioux nation will be up in
arms. Settlements will DO burned, men
tortured and killed. women subjected to
worse than death. The whole frontier
will b unsettled and disorganizsd, an
enormous expense incurred. many good
soldiers sacrificed and for what2 All
because the rascally Indian ring thought
that Clusters expedition would enable
them to open up now field for stealing,
That's all and nothing more.