The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-25
THE SIOUX AIMING.

NO RESTRICTIONS PLACED ON THEIR GETTING
WEAPONS AND AMMUNITION IN CANADA =
IMPORTANT sTATEMENTs--waAr MAY BE
LINE-coMMENTs OF GENERALS TERRY AND
Mills.
From the Chicago Intcr-0cean, May cal
The sale BY traders oil arms and ammunition TO hos.
tile AS well AZ friendly Indians on the Northwestern
border has Tor time been the subject OF inquiry
by tho United statos military authorities. The in
furious effect Of this unrest rctcd uaic has been felt
for years tho frontier, and the threatening at-
tude OF tho non.eaties has been the Of alarm
all along tho line Among those Who have
had excellent opportunities for investigating this
matter is Lieutenant f. d. Baldwin, OF tho Filth in
fanry, United States Army who has been stationed
at Poplar Greek, in Dakota Territory Tho result OF
these inquiries on tho part OF Lieutenant BALDWIN
has been Interesting communication 70 General
Nelson Miles, commanding tho District Of tho Vol.
lowstonc. This statement Of tho facts tho casc
shows either careIcssness tho part OF the British
authorities in the saskatchewan Valley or cso a curl
method Of cooperating with the military tho
south side OF the boundary line. Lieutenant Bald
WINS communication Is dated Poplar Crock, April Is
That gentleman states that he learned IRON many
arms were soid by British traitors 10 the Indians In
tue British POSSESSIONS with the consent Of the
thonsics o. the Dominion rhc stories tod by the
Indians to Lieutenant BALDWIN found agree ia
every essential point
uxaEsTRcTED TRADING.
sBlack Tiger one VI the prominent Chiefs stated TO
him that any Ind!au could get all the ammunition he
co0ld pay Tor ut time, there being limit q
the arno unit or kind supplied them. He once traded
ine pam. cd robe, receiving Tor u In exchange 200
rounds OF Winchester ammunition. A good robe, not
split could command loo rounds, ana spin roue 100
rounds. The "Tigern affirmed that MAJOR Walsh, OF
tho Canadian mounted police, told him he or any OF
his people could trade for all they wanted anu paid
Tor. Whenever these little transactions occurred
Black Tiger needed such order oil the
other Indians wore required 10 produce.
A friendly Teton, named Red Door, reported hat no
two carts loaded with ammunition arrive Mt the
camp Of The Yanktonais while that tribe across
tue line. These cart loads were sold, sad the door.
"as free as the water moved, and any ono could get
ammunition In exchange Tor robes or anything else
they had TO sell.
.'Carrios- the Eagieu was another Indan who said
he told by Major Walsh that That DIN cor had
informed that the sale OF bad been stopped
side OF the line, no did not care
Tor the Indians could get all they wanted anyway.
THIS indian showed Tho following which subsidiaries
this story
This man cfheUne. at.Carics-the Eags'D has per.
A. i. MAcDoxELL
LOOSE REGULATION
Tho "Eaglco further reported that he had received
sixty ROUNDS OF Winchester ammunition Mt one time
on TINS order and that ali no had TO do to present
the speaking papern as often as he wanted cart
Identical order received by General Sheridan with
Lieutenant BadwtnB report. rho latter adds that
the INDIANS all corroborate these statements, and
affirmed repeatedly to him that every Indian,
whether hostile, semi-hosue or friendly, was
allowed The same privileges. The tribes ON the
United states siue oil the limo know these iacts,
and White they are friendly, Lieutenant BALDWIN re-
ports they complain because they cannot obtain rom
our traders those same favors when by going snort
distance into British territory they fully supplied.
Lieutenant Baldwin recommends that u this state OF
things is TO continue, the only way to guard the
United States Is to allow The Indians at Poplar Greek,
aud all other friendly Indians to purchase ammuni-
ernment may DO able to form some estimate Of the
amount the various tribes have hand IRON time 10
time. Joo Lambert, the interpreter, stated to this
officer that he nad seen forty or nty orders such
that produced by Carriesthe Eagle. ana called
Tor less than nifty rounds, whiic some Tor 200
rounds OF ammunition.
Another order accompanying the report Ia as fol
lows, spelling aud ALL
AUGUST 4 !, 1877.
1hes Indian have permission his for little
ammunition A. H. MACDOUGALL, Const Mont Pol.
The man rho Signs ths order 10 shs same as the one