The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-09-29

City is nov pasrollsd every night By ottissns as
band Of these murderers were somewhere about here
Two hunareS well aimed Indians could ,sstc warm
work Tor this town.
TO show the car.lessn.ss of frontier people when
they have enjoyed quiet for couple Of years, will
only mention Georgetown. twenty-five miles from
here, near the Nmbres River. 1t IL . minirg town,
ihan twenty ssrviceabls eaus During The day, when
nearly ali the men arc working In Inc mines, my
plucky Indians could massacre that town.
Lonely rsnchers arc forced TO abandon shsir crops
and cattle, with their families fleeing 10 tho
nearest settlements Prospectors are rushing In aud
everybody feels dubious about promenading this
ton roo freely In iact at present you might say We
Word has Just come in that Lieutenant Racker.
Sixth cavalry Zone Of the three or four energetic
officers Arizona now nasl me, Yesterday or to-day
he has made permanent treaty With seventeen Of the
dovils
CONFERENCE OF THE INDIAN DELEGATION AT
WASHINGTON.
wAsuIxGrox, Sept 20, 1871
The conference with the Indian delegation was re-
sumed this morning as the Executive Mansion In tho
East Room. President Hayes, Secretary Sehurz and
other members Of the Cabinet the Commissioner OF
Indian Affairs, General Crook and other prominent
gentlemen were present The Indians were in full
savage costume Tho President, addressing them
through interpreter, said he ready 10 hear
the chiefs II thoy wished to speak further. After .
pause Spotted Tail took scat shs President
spoke ~ iolows:-
SPOTTED TAiL's talk.
Mr. GREAT FAruER-I have CONS 70 your house to
day with happy heart see you and shake hands
with you with a good heart 1 wish to talk to you
about business II good ways TO where
como from. Tho country live In belongs
10 me and belongs 10 the government
havo como to find out whore is the best place to
Where live there Ii good deal OF talk about
my agency. A line has been drawn where am from
the Black Hills toward tho Big Horn. 1 don't under.
stand the line All know that they are trying to
Brighten into this business That's tho way came
to sign tho paper that did (neauing tho agreement
Of last all) They told at the time that my great
father the there tor the purpose Of treating
Tor the country. II l am willing to treat.
They told me good many points not kept up in the
old treaty should DO given to us in the and said II
signed all wanted would be gwen according to their
promise They told me then II did not sign they
would SEND me South, or across the Missouri Rivor
Although signed without thor telling me exactly
what they wanted wanted Thorn to toll how
to live signed the paper; how many cattle
and agricultural implements was to have, aud other
things. That Is the way they treated me.
wuirg MANS WAY
know one thing, Is Is thia When white
owns land he builds a loncs round It, and It is
way white men i've But your people do ask qucs-
tons You take lands from Before the white
man came to VI we had good time In taking Of
property, bus now, as told you, cannot do Il.
Your people make roads and drive away the game,
and thus make us poor and starvo u.s. Tho land WAS
gwen us by the Great Spirit who said could 1.-Two
there but tho white people IRE trying to push out
Of the country and whore do nothing You 1.-Two
here. Tho Great Spirit gave you the land. You stay
hero with all your people. That is the way all
nations ought 10 hvo When they have q piecc
OF land they ought to hold on to II as tn OR own Ny
grea. father cannot read wriss but should like
bring my children up like the white people The
country live In is NINE lovo It, This is the rea-
son why talk AZ l do When saw the Com mission
did not speak to thcm as spoak to you day.
told them wanted my provisions transported
to the Missouri River and never asked them to send
my provisions and agency across tho Arkansas.
Where live IL che country was brought up In and
where still want TO live. ! wish you would
have the roads 20 US, not disturbing homes
but leave Us where Ny great father, l came
hero TO lot you know what my trouble Is. l
DONE
spotted Tall tnen shook haads with the President
Swift Bear, o Brule Iudian, thon advanced and
merely said, alluding 10 Spotted Tall
'sThis man ana were raised together. We arc
Red Bear and Touch the Cloud, in behalf Of the
MuneconJous and Sans Arcs. said that whatever
Spotted Tail does thoy viii do
White Tail, o Brule, said to the President
''Look at mo well and remember mo. What Spotted
Tai says my people say'
WHAT CLOUD THINKS
Red Cloud TOOK seal by the President, saying:-
III been here before, and hero again to SEQ
my great father Ny great father told me 10 pcx
pace for my agency. Before returned there the
young men selected the agency. did not had
nohng 10 do with it. The second time agency was
moved tho White River aid tell any one TO do
There have been two changes IN tour years. Tho
agency ought always ~ be IN place aud held strong
Ny people wcro foolish. took The whito people for
rascas. l do the white people here. but
10 seieo. my own agency This lot you Know to-day
did what tho white people asked 10 DO, and with
Spotted rail have kept our people quiet We want TO
live among our own people I was raised In my
country and know Il well. The foot OF tho Hills Is
good place ~ put my agency did not come hero to
beg ylhing. Tho Black Hills wero nine l gave
them TO the Commissioners suppose you are going
10 decide what you are going 10 give US for the Hills
WANTS GOOD DIAL FOR A sIxpLK SAVAGE
want three dlnerent kinds Of wagons, as your
people work with; want to live that way. l want
ploughs und moving machines, but will not say Tor
how many people. want cattle every year. l want
Two mills, one to saw wood and one to grind corn.
will come up taller than I am Il Is a good couniry
want big school house, my children may learn
10 read and writo lno Catholic priests are good
ono OF them. That agent tnere-Dr Irvin-we
have, nnd VIZ want him 10 stay there forever.
Big Littie Man spoke briefly, saying that Red Cloud
had cx pressed his views.
SHARP NosE. TIE oooD-HsARTEn
Sharp Nose, an Arapahoc, said 10 the President: -
Ny heart Ii opon to you, aud my heart 10 good. Ny
TRUE Is poor; take pity on them We want to b.
Joined with the Snakes or Shoshones, live near them
have only one agent Tor both tribes There's n
large extent of land and there will be no difficulty in
giving suficioat space for homea Wo want cows
plougns wagons and our annuites and GRUB"
on aurru und n prnd ceivop
We want white teachers, good and school houses
possible We have one heart, not Two, and
only oce tongue. When nm Arapahoe says thing lie
means u. lake pty on us to-day We used w u
big tribe, but are now dying out We want 10 work
tho soil for grub
rhc orator concluding his speech presented his
great father with Pipe nnd u tobacco pouch, tho
latter made Of bucksk'n and deliberately adorned with
bcsds The PRECEDENT through The interpreter, ex-
pressed his thanks for the "pipe OF peace
GRAY FOX, THE wHiTE CHEZ.
General Crook or, ~ the Indians call hun. Gray