The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-08-22

to settling, We expect you to settle Tor some
time TO come. When you 90 TO raising
cattle you will tini that not one creek alone
is necessary TO you but many more. We
VA. recon- d. end tina; YOU will divide with
SI".ted TAI! ttha: Is all the land between
Inc =. lite ani NiObrara rivers, running
from the S5G:h Fork OF White river to
White Clay Creek }, taking all the creeks up
to Bad Land Creek, which is year coua-
try.
REPLY OF RED CLOUD
"The first thing, YOU big men, our friends
who are sitting here to-day, did Was 10 go
out and look at our land, and it makes my
heart feel glad to think you went Last
fall went u see nav Great Father NJ
Great Father sal ~ you nug are sitting
there to-day, ! spoke to my Great Father
AT the time, thus giving him my thoughts,
and | now hold 10 the same. | told my
wishes when was in Washington"
Here the chief paused to take smoke
and grew very serious. Resumiug, he
said: -
since thai. time / can't speak ahead,
speak aside, nor speak behind 10 say any
thing more than | told nv Great Father
about the land. The land we went 10 see
told my Great Father about, and it is the
same We have been talking about ever
since. Since ] went to Washington last
winter We assembled together, and We had
vote over this matter, and even the wom-
en- and children voted, and the result was,
they all piled up their sticks and voted in
favor of the White Clay country. Since
that Qast fall i great many letters have
h..r, If .rtai frnr., thi. MN.
NY WORDS HAVE NEVER CHANGED,
ard probably Won yourselves have also
heard all about il. last winter wh-n We
came down here We put down a stick at
White Clay, snd We made remark that
whatever country the Great Father would
think OF giving Us the White Clay is the
country TO raise our stock. That Is good
country, and it pieases my nation, and We
think We can raise our children there. We
put down a stake At Wolf Creek as suit
able place for our agency. You wise men
that are here when you live in tie cities
you like 10 live in good houses. You know
that when white men live in cities all the
people live around creeks, and take INV sd
vice and example from the whites. have
been in the States and seen with my owr
eyes. On the Missouri sill the Indians
that are along its bends claim all the lands
l have seen it. suppose you know nevel
wen: By the Missouri River, nor made &
rosd that way when going to see the Grea;
Father
SUSPECT YOU KNOW THAT.
The road of here is the road | Away:
travel 10 see my Great Father, and our lin,
Is the railroad. South Of here all the PEG
pie living in the country are wealthy, ano
That il the reason make my travel throuy |
it. IL is rich country 10 go through
Those people are wealthy and enrichius
themselves by Us good deal. They have
asked for us and we have helped them /;
good deal in enIiching them by giving
them our transportation.
TIE DECISION.
"My friends, | have decided about ia,
country am goin. to, and don't wish t,
have any argument or dispute with you O.
the Great Father about it. | look at ny
nation in this way. | don't want N,
Great Father TO spend so much money a
one time ask for the 800 cows now an,
to 20 where say. | can't labor like som'
people can, Of course, because | have no
pantsloons and do not wear them. Thu
cattle uay scare al us ct first. The reason
| say that is 10 get you 10 give us lish
wagons. so we can work horses. We can
work our horses now. You are good men
and would like the assistance Of you all
aud hope you will help as. | would lik
to get all our freight from the south by tn
railroad -