The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-07-24
IHE SIOUX.
What Secretary schurz Says
of the Red Cloud and Spot
ted Tail Indians.
A PsaesabIs ssIutisn Of iss DimcuIi.s
With Our HsIshbon.

. PsaesabIs ssiutisn Of re D~if5cuItiss
with Our Hsishbon.
Secretary Schurz in a recent inter-
view in regard to the result Of the COM
mission recently vent out to these In
dams, said the commission was sent in
pursuance Of the act Of Congress ap-
proved June 20, 1873, authorizing the
Secretary Of the Interior to appoint a
consisting Of three persons,
to visit the Red Cloud and Spotted
Tail Indians, to confer with them about
a permanent location with d view to a
final settlement where they can earn
their support by agriculture and stock
raising. "In the instructions which 1
gave them on the 28th Of June,n he
said, the object Of their mission was
set forth in this language:
"You are to see, in accordance with
the promise made by the President,
that each Of these tribes Of Indians be-
comes settled upon some part of the
reservation selected, with their consent,
where sufficient arabic land may be
found from which the Indians can de-
rive their support by labor. You are
to counsel with them as to the most
desirable location or locations, and see
that all the necessary requirements Of
timber, water and arabic lands are to
be found convenient, and also that
there are feasible routes Of Transporter
tion from the said locations to the
nearest point on the Missouri river or
Union Pacific railroad, as the case may
be, the object of the first Importance
being, however, to find a sufficient
quantity Of good land for the purposes
indicated, and to allow each head Of a
family or person over 81 years of age
at least 100 acres You will explain to
the Indians that any location requiring
a long wagon transportation will be un-
profitable to them, because all the
money paid for transportation will come
out Of the money they would otherwise
receive for their subsistence. If there
be any difference Of opinion as to the
choice Of location you will keep in
mind that the Indians choice is to be
respected, and that it Is most import
ant to keep perfect faith with them In
the performance of all promises made,
and that this will be the invariable
rule of the Government in the treat
ment of the Indian tribes. You will
further ascertain what the necessities
OF the Spotted Tail and Red Cloud In
dams will be rs to agricultural imple-
ments, stock and other facilities to be
furnished to them to make them self
supporting, and report the same to the
Department.
HELPING THE INDIANS.
"The Indians had already selected
certain locations on the White river for
themselves, one of which, that selected
by Red Cloud, is at considerable dis
lance from the Missouri river. If they
adhered to that choice the commissions
ers were to agree to It and to make
them understand that the expense of
the long wagon transportation would
have to come out Of the appropriation
for their subsistence, unless in the
course of time the Indians attended to
the transportation in a great measure
Mr.. Hayt accompanied
the commissioners for the purpose of
aiding them in their consultations and
immediate measures for the exc
cution Of any arrangement that would
be made. To that end he was in con-
slant telegraphic communication with
the department and as soon as the COM
mission got through with the Spotted
Tail Indians measures were taken for
removing them to their new location
without delay. The Red Cloud Indians
insisted also upon the location chosen
by themselves, 10 which, according to
the instructions, no further objection
was made. They nov understand the
whole situation, and that was all that
vas wanted. The commission have
gone out to inspect the location select.
ed by the Red Cloud Sioux, and to
make further arrangements. Mr..
Hayt's mission has therefore not failed,
as has been asserted, and all the objects
mentioned in the letter of instruction
have been compiled with. 1 ought to
add that the removal Of the Sioux In
dams would have taken place long ago
had not Congress so long delayed the
appropriations for, that purpose. The
department asked for these ~appropria-
tions at the October session, and then
the regular session, several times
by letter addressed to the Speaker of
the House, but without result. All
promises made to those Indians have
been and are being complied with, and
the Sioux chiefs have repeatedly ex-
pressed their satisfaction with the man
ner in which their supplies are deliver
ed to them, and also as to the quality
and quantity of these supplies. Serious
apprehensions we're entertained that
the summer we should have
trouble with these Sioux tribes, but re-
cent information from the Sioux agen-
cies Indicates that nothing of the kind
is to be feared"
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