The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-01-17

WhG They Say About the Proposed Re-
moval-Red Cloud Despondent.

WIZ fldS Dtcn OIL Il |
visit to the Agency Sioux says the In
dams who visited the South with a view
of selecting a location in the Indian
Territory for the northern bands, under
Spotted TaI, are greatly pleased with
the. country they saw land if the govern
ment desires it he thinks there will be
no trouble in removing the Brule and
Ogalalla bands. lie talked with many
of the chiefs and head men, who said
they liked the new country, and thought
it much warmer and pleasanter to live
in than their present reservation in the
northern part of Nebraska and Wyo-
ming. Spotted Tail was very reticent,
and said he would not talk about il I'M
til the commissioners come again, but
admitted that he saw nothing on his
southern tour that displeased him. He
expressed great confidence in the justice
of the government, and said if the
Great Father wished him and his people
to go to the Indian Territory they would
have to obey the Great Fathers wishes.
He described the land he had visited as
n of Sunshine and flowers, - and said
all the Indians who lived there were
good people and lived the Great Father.
RED CLOUD DEsPoNDENT.
Our informant also visited Red Cloud
and found the deposed chief in deep
grief. At first he refused to talk, but
by degrees was brought out and spoke
freely of his wrongs. He said he had
been the friend of the whites, and had
done the best he could for his people.
1t was not easy to do all the whites
wished, and all at once, for there were
many minds among the Indians. He
thought one of the great causes of fail
ure in obtaining what they wished was
the impatience of the whites. They
would not wait, but told you to-day and
expected it done tomorrow. If they
would only tell the chiefs their wishes
and wait a little then the chiefs would
bring the Indians round to do all they |
desired.
TOO THIN.
"GS0 GSheu WHY no uiu iioL juicy
General Crooks orders and come in
with his band, he replied he was coming
as soon as he could. They would have
moved next day to where General
Crook desired them, and had made ar
engagements to start in the morning,
but the General came in the night with
his troops and took them all prisoners.
DON'T CARE MUCH"
He was asked if he felt badly about
Spotted Tail being made chief over his
band and he said mo, that Spotted
Tail could never be chief only in name
over his people. He was still their chief,
and they would obey him though the
government had made Spotted Tail
chief. He was getting old and did not
care much what happened, only he
would always do the best he could for
his people. He had seen the Great
Father and he was a good man, but had
some bad agents and wicked soldiers,
who deceived the Great Father and
cheated and abused the red children"
The big chief has evidently had a very
severe set back at the hands of General
Crook, which all his Indian stolidity
and cunning cannot hide.
STANDING ELK's INTENTIONS.
Standing Elk said he wanted all his
people to go South to live, and would
move as soon as the Great Father was
ready for them. He intended making
a great speech, in which he would tell
the Indians all he saw and urge them to
go with him to the South. He had no
doubt after they had listened to his
speech they would be content to go.
THE BLACK HILLS CONTROVERSY.
Red Dog also said he liked the new
land, and would try to persuade his peo-
pie to go there with him. Only two of
the delegation were opposed to moving
to the Indian Territory, and it was be-
lieved their opposition was not on ac-
count OF any dislike to the South, but
because they thought the Indians were
giving up the Black Hills on too easy
terms. One Indian said the govern
ment ought to keep them all their lives,
for the gold in the hills they had taken
from them was worth more than their
livelihood.
The MaGoozle girl says that Fluke
MaGilder will take her to see the Pam