The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-07-15
THE SIOUX!
Sitting Bull as Harmless as
an Unborn Babe.
BE Don't Want to Fight the
Whites, but Steal /
from Them.
And Will Not Allow Visitors
in his Domain.
The Ute Indians are Desirous
of Marching Against
the Sioux.
williss to ReIinquish the Black
Hills

WiIlisg to ReIinquish the Black
Hills
WAsHrsGToS, D. c., July IA
Indian Inspector Vsndeyore reports
that at council with the Indians at Red
Cloud and Spotted Tail agencies, June
3OLh, the chiefs and others expressed y
Willingness to relinquish the Black Hills
country on the terms offered by Nande.
vore.
The chiefs all promised to keep their
people at home, and to remain about
the agencies. They declare, and the evi-
dence here sustains their declaration,
that very few Sioux are about, and that
it is chiefly the Cheyennes who have
committed the depredations in this vieln-
ity, and who have gone north to Join
the hostile Indians. The inspector sus-
gests arrangements with the Indians
that regard practicable At
present. II is an agreement be-
tween them and the government
by which they shall relinquish all right
to the Black Hills, and consent TO
such diminished boundaries 10 their
reservation a. shall secure this object.
In consideration OF this REIMBURSEMENT
the government shall
Guarantee Continuation OF the
supplies
of food and other articles, as under the
former treaty, for five years from date.
In the new agreement, l would further
stipulate that the Indians shall, when
the government requires 1t, consent to
q removal of their agencies from their
present location to any point that may
be designated for them on or near the
Missouri river, where better tsrming g
lands can be found. As an inducement
to them to consent TO such removal, or
transfer, there should be offered to them
A Reasonable supply orstock.
cattle, oxen, farming implements, lumber
for houses, cooking stoves and utenseis,
wagons, &c, 10 be distributed
only to those who take the
land and settle on it for cultivation,
or who engage in stock raising or other
useful industry. \ provision also
should be made for schooling the chill
dren, and for the instruction OF youag
men in mechanical arts. Law should
be established among them and the jurls-
diCtion of our courts extended 10 them
the same as to white men. would give
the Sioux tribes the privilege of sending
one of their own people to
Sit a. Delegate In Congress.
Nearly the entire force OF the agency
Indians are here now and anxious for
peace. Statements representing diner.
ent state of things are not entitled TO
credit, Nothing could be more unfortu-
nate than 10 stop the rstlons OF these
Indians 81 the present time, and to thus
drive them to the alternative OF stealing or
starving. Appended 10 the report Is the
following
Statement Of Bear-Stands-Cp,
an Indian OF the Spotted Tail Agency,
who arrived from Sitting Bulls camp,
June 18th: | went north to the hostile
camp for the purpose Of bringing home
relations and children belonging to my
wife. There are 8 few Northern Santees,
Ysnktonas, and Arickarees and Gros
Ventres. The chiefs Of the above
are, Saatee Red. and fankton il
White Face, and others not known. OF
the above there are very few people Of
the northern Cheyennes, Black Nocassin
chief; about 10 lodges Of Blsckfeet,
chief Scabby Head; Unchspas, chief Sit
ting Bull; Sansaries, caiefSpotted Eagle;
Mlnnecoujous, chiet Black Shield; Ogslsl-
lss. chief Crazy Horse. IL sll there Is 4
little over 1000 lodges. After the troops
got into the country | could not get
away. The Indians made the soldiers
watch their camp aad keep their people
together.
ITalhed with sitting Bull
before leaving, and then moved my
lodge out iu the night coming
very far around 70 keep out OF the
way OF both Indians and troops, and
came home BIZ the route known as the
old Fort Pierre road, on the esstside OF
the Black Hills, striking the road sboat
half way between Missouri and the
Black Hills and then came straaght 70
the agency. Sitting BuIl seEds word
10 may agents Bisonette and 70 Bonchil,
that he does not intend TO modest any
Que south Of the Black Hills, but will
fight the whites in thst country IS long
Is the question Is not settled aad
il no. settled, N long a. he lives
A. soon ~ the Black Hills question
Is settled, be wants my agent 70
send him word, and tell him what 20 do.
He SAWS he finds . great many Indians
and others about the hills, where the
white men killed each other and, left one
70 perish. Sitting Bull asked how The
Brules zere treated a. their sgsncy.
| told him we'll b! be dont believe Il.
he
Deer Nsa Waas 60 = E.ght the whites,
Only 60 Steal froS Them
ss they have done. The white msa steal,
and tie Indians wont come tos settle
meai The whites Kill themselves;
make Riaek Hills stiak-
60 many dead men. Re savs he heard
.ha: the Indians coming from the agency
would not be allowed 20 return he IA;
made 4 lsx that no visitors shall pas BE-
tween the .gency and bis camp. es;he'
Indians or whites When the rAsali;y
of the Black HILLS is settled, then he
WIN sssp Hts Ra.eaatsy.
The government hSs promised mach y
the agency people that never 80 nl