The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-09-23
INDIAN MATTERS.
The Commissioners COnsnmatc a Treat,
with the Sioux, Cheyennes and
ArapahoCs Of Red Cloud Agency.
The Proposition Made the Indians ON the
Seventh to Remove to indian Territory
Accepted and Signed What Was
Said by the Chiefs.

RED CLouD AGENCY, September22.-
This evening The commissioners con
sumated Il treaty with the Sioux, Che
yennes and Arapahoes OF this agency,
the Indians agreeing to the PROPOSE
ton made Them ON eth instant, with
out the charge of single word, which
proposition has already bee published
in full. The following named Indians
were selected by their people to sign
for the Ogallalas nfter the treaty had
been read over aud interpreted to
them: Red Cloud, loungman.a-lraid-
of-his-horse, Red Dog, Little Wound,
American Horse, Afraid-ofthe- Bear
Three Bears, Fire Hunter, Quick Bear
Red Leaf, Fire Eyes Man, White Cow,
Good Bull, Sorrel Horse, Weasel Bear
Two Lance, Bad Wound, High Bear
| He'takes-the-eVening-Soldier, SLOW
Bullr High Wolf and Big Foot. The
Cheyennes and Arapahoes will not sign
until tomorrow, after which the Com
missioners will start at once for Spotted
Tail agency to consumate n treaty
there. To the surprise OF the CommIs'
| slOners, after they had offered their
signatures to the treaty, the Indians
hung back and speeches were made by
y plumber Of them before they would
touch the pen and make their mark.
Red Cloud said al am friend of the
President, and you men who have
come here to see me are chief men,
and men 0finlluencc. You have come
here with the words of the Great Fa-
ther, therefore, because am his friend,
| have said yes to what he has said to
me and ! suppose that makes you
happy. | don't like il, that
we have a soldier here to give US food
1t makes our childrens hearts go back
and forth. | wish to have Manager
Howard for my agent, and want to
have you send word to Washington, so
he can come here very soon. Ii my
young men come back to say that
country is bad, it will not be possible
for me to go there. As for the Missou-
ri river country, think if my people
should move there to live, they would
all be destroyed There is great
many bad men there and bad whiskey,
| therefore, | do not want to go there. A
great many of my relations have NO
money, ifthey are employed to go to
Indian territory to look ut that coun-
try, hope they will be paid out Of the
money of the Great Father
that you have with you,
In addition to this, mentioned yes.
terday that the parties want to go
with my young men are Mr.. Foat,
Charlie Greene, Il. w. Raymond, Aus
tin Leader and Sam Don.
Young-man-afraid said "rhis is the
country where | was born; | have
never made any mans heart feel bad.
| have thought the Great Spirit in
tended should live here and raise my
children, and those white people who
have married among US. | give no.
tice that it will take me long time to
learn to labor, and expect the Presi-
dent will feed me for hundred years,
and perhaps II great deal longer. The
promises that have been made by the
Great Father heretofore have not
been carried out, therefore ! have
been unwilling to go and see
him, though have been often invit- !
ed. For Daniels will remember bring
ing back from Washington the word
that here was where we was to raise
our children. | have promised to live
here therefore have never travelled
about to see other countries. You
never heard of me behaving badly"
With this he took the pen in his hand
and as he made mis- mark said, "Ihat
w. A. is to signify the Great Father
has fed and clothed me hundred
years and given mo wagons and cattle.
Red Dog said, 81 want the Great
Father to make haste and send me
Major Howard for agent and also,
Bennett and Daniels to assist me. Lit
tie Wound told you before, ! must
have my anDuities within two months
and provisions to last W. until spring"
American Horse said, "ln regard
to this arrangement about the Black
Hills, it Is too last rs long as we last"
Man afraid oft the bear took hold Of
the pen saying, "The others have
said enough" signed it and returned
to his seat. Fire Thunder came up
holding a blanket over his eyes,
signed ,blindfolded, and returned to
his place in silence. Big Foot, who
has been engaged in agricultural
several years said, 81 am farmer, /
wanted hundred wagons, but have
never seen them yet. am the man
going down to see that country"
Crow, with good voice, refused to
sign the treaty, and walked away with
quite show of indignation, but all
others who hal been selected and
were present affixed their cross to the
paper, copies of which was given them
at their request.
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