The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-07-07
THE RED MANS WRONGS.
Gen. Crook Settling Forth hi. Views Of the
Recent Hammock Troubles.


Reportar-W Indians are engaged in
this late uprising,
.Gen. Crook-'rne Bannocks. Piuies and some
Of the Snoshoncs.
Rrp0rtrr-N nat caused IL
Gen. ,Cruok-lt is general complaint OF a
wnnt NJ supplies.
Repor,gr-rleso Indians have hitherto been
friendly. hay" they uuts
Gen. Crook-Nrs. h"i"yc 80.
R"l nrier-l IS II not rather hard That men and
Killed hy the Indians. when all the trouble has
boon brought about ~ Thriving agents
G"a. trpnk--That i- not the hardest thing A
hnrlrr thing is to Doe forced t. Kill the Iu1ians
WhHu hoy ar" clearly IL the rl'ii
.H"p'rl"r- There ~ mnrh serious npprehen-
Sion ~ r"etrI 10 irouh.r with m" Indians.
rs long rs tho muzte-loadnSar arms w"r. In use
we h3l thn nlypntafs Of then ant twenty men
leaders came into use il is ont RELY 4 irrrrnt:
these they can load on horsehn"k. an ] now they
arr mat'h for any man. In regard 10 the
Bannorks. .wns NJ there last Surfing. and
found them IN a drsp"rgt" condition. ! trs-
graphed. and the ngrnt t"l'grnph'd ior SUP
plies. but Worl cane that nu nppruuriuiinn had
been mndc. They have never hern h1ii sup
Piled. Tn" agent has sent them m forhnlt y"ar
IL enable them To- pick ny something to live
on, but thor" If nothing for them IN that conn
try. TN" huNaln IS all gone. and an Indian
can't "at"h enough la'k-rahhits 10 suhsist him
sill AMI family, and there isn't enough iark-
rabbits 10 catch. Whit ARE they going to do?
Starvation is staring them In III" face. ana II
they wait much longer tIry wont be- able to
fight. They understand the situation. and fully
aupre"iHt" whni Is briur" them
Rcporirr-Mhy have not the supplies been
furnished,
Gen. Crook--I don't know. Tho agents say
tn" appropriations have boon exhausted
R"uorter-l saw IL stated that some fthe sup
plies have been lying at some point out there MI
winter and had not been distributed. Is that n
fnrtY
Gen. Crook sawthc same statement. and il
is doubtless true. although do not know.
ErpOrter-l WIS told tho other day that the
enrruncmen upon the Camns prairies was the
cause OF the trouble.
G"n. Crnok-So il is. Those prairics nro their
Inst source Of Subsistence. They are covered
with water from Aprll Ia June or July. and
there Is sort OF root which grows in them
under the water which Is very much like a
sweet potato. Asqunw can gather several BUSH
build u TIRE in IT, After it is'ihoroughly heated
nre taken ONT they nrr very sweet and nice
This root il tnnlr nnin source ~ food supply
Reporter-l don't see what the whites want
with such a swamp Ms thr.
Gen. Crook suppose II would be n splendid
plac0 to fatton hogs. ] do not wonder, and you
will not either that when these Indians see
their wives and children starving. and their last
source Of supplies cut of. that they 20 to war.
And then We arc sent out here to kill them. 1t
Is nm outrage.
Rcporter-It seems 10 mo thnt II would be
cheaper 10 treat the Indians Justly.
Gen. Cropk--Of course, il would hc cheaper
All the tribes tell the same story. They are
surrounded on NIL sides. the game is driven
away or destroyed. and there remains but one
thing for them to do-ight while they can.