The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-04-22
A PEACE Pow-WoW.
Gen. Crook and the vanquished Indians

When the hostile Indians came in to
surrender to Gen. Crook the other day,
they embraced the opportunity to have
a 'talk'' all around.
BROKEN NOSE JOHN
presented Gen. Crook with a stick and
a pony which he had offered to the
North Indians, when they were about
starting on the var path, as a token of
friendship. They refused to accept
the pony at that time. John now offer
ed him to Gen. Crook to be presented
by him to some Indian who had come
in best deserving it. Gen CrookNcalled
Roman Nose from the circle and pre-
sented him with the stick and pony.
Roman Nose embraced the opportunity
to make a short speech, after shaking
hands with all the officers standing
around, saying: 81 want to say a few
words. 1 want to be friends and have
my people with you the same as Spot
ted Tail does. Some of my people are
not in yet, but they will be in soon."
GEN. CROOK SAID:
II sent out Spotted Tail because he
was a good man and l could trust him,
and the Indians could believe him.
They must see that the buffalo are get
ting scarce. They must see themselves
that they cannot live in the northern
country more than a year or two. A few
years ago the buffalo ran through this
country. The whites came in and drove
them out. The whites are now coming
into the northern country. 1 sent out
for your own good to bring you in. 1t
may be more pleasant to live
IN THE BUFFALO COUNTRY
now, but the president has ordered the
soldiers to make war on the Indians
there till they return to their reserva-
tions. Knowing this, l did not want
to see them killed, and 1 sent for them.
More soldiers than Indians might be
killed, but there are so many more
whites than Indians that the
Indians would certainly be annihi-
lated. 1 am glad you have listened to
reason. l hope those now out will soon
come in. The soldiers will make war
at once if they do not come in. After
they come in if they want to
GO NORTH TO HUNT
we could send soldiers with them. 1t
is better to come in under the present
terms because after awhile they will
not have such good terms. Posts will
be built at the mouths Of the Tongue
river, Powder river and Little Big
Horn, where troops will be stationed to
fight them and send out soldiers. You
can send word to your people how the
whites treat you and how they feel to-
ward them and they can judge for them
selves whether it is better to come or
stay out and be killed. Although just
come from the north and from fighting
us, now that you have come in you will
be treated just the same as the other
Indians here"
SPOTTED TAI CAME FORWARD
now and did all the remainder of the
speaking for the Indians. He said: 81
want to have a talk with you and a talk
with my friends to-day. 1 will tell you
to-day all my business, how 1 have
struggled for my children. l will to-
day open my heart to you and tell you
all my wishes and how l hope we will
get along. l want you to help me and
the great father to help me. My heart
is good. The heart of the day is good.
The sun is shining. All is quiet. These
are the ones 1 went after, a. you told
me pointing to the Indians sitting
around). 1 have counseled them and
told them what to do.
THE HEARTS OF THIS PEOPLE
are now good. Now, after I have got
these people l thought they could have
a country they could call their own and
be protected from rascals. white
men.l The people who have any land
live as a nation. 1 say 1 want the great
father to help these men. The white
man drove us out of our country and
we want something done for us now.
The country here belongs to the Indian.
If the white men take it the great faith
er must do some thing for the
Indians. We want to know what he
will do from this out. Our children
must be taught; they must have imple-
ments. You are
THE GREAT FATHERS AGENT
and have power to do it, if the great
father wants you to do it. We can do
if we have sharp implements and stout
animals to work with. Men who sit
still never make a living. Men who
work make a living. Now to-day, my
friends, 1 want you to teach III and help
us to live. When the military take
hold of the agency the Indians get fat.
l hope this will continue so. If the
great father now in Washington selects
a new man to come here 1 hope he will
get a good one to be u agent. a man