The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-11-22


Brig Gen. George Crook. commanding the
- q thc Platte. mas sent his annu-
~ rport % the General Of the Army. lie re-
and th sne ' trouble. with the sioux
Also the removal II NE Red Cloud and s" spot.
KIP TAI agencies 70 the Missouri in the
nlontn 81 November, ls17. lowing 10 the
lhttness Of the season." he saws. . this march
Mas attended with much SUFFERING. and thr
.einoshl itssh was source Of great dissatis-
faction 70 the people OF these tribes" The
capture 81 the Nez Perccs last fail a. also ful-
~ described In regard 20 the condition II
nnairs among the shoshone and Hammock
Crook says ''
III visited this agency IN March and April
last Ihe apportioninenf OF rnfiOns Tor this
ns tr.y was ridicuionsly inadequate. The
inuians complained that three days out of
inc seven they had nothing 20 eat and the
ukeht informed me that the allowance had
~. n.ss. D.en sufficient 1 at once teiegraphed
the state u affairs TO the department, and
urged that something be done Immediately
" remedy u. IL was a matter OF surprise 10
NO one acquainted with the facts that some
~ THESE Indians should soon after break out
into hostliiiies. The great wonder Il that
20 many OF them have remained 80 long on
thelr reservations. With the Bannocks and
itself into question Of war path ar starya-
ton, and, being human, many of them will
mNAss choose the former alternative. ia
winch death shall nj least be glorious. They
can not hunt for subsistence and the fufiux
81 immigration Il each day adding - the cor
uoh Ol settlements around them, and IL for
my purpose they leave their reservation, IL
y only the merest accident ia the world that
thcy can avoid a conflict OF some kind with
the whites. Tue saNages know nothing and
al al ~ nihar 70 understand nothing OF such
tnihss a. the failure 81 an appropriation or
the cumbersome and diintory complications
o. administrative red tape They only know
tnat We nave promised faithfully 70 feed and
ciotne them and teach them u earn their own
living; and they insist upon our living UP 70
tine contract, or they viii, If driven 20 the
waf-rath, wrenk their vengeance upon the
uhpiottcted fanchmen and miners around
thenl- They, too. are dissatisfied that while
they nave been for years our stcadfasf friends
and allies, the sioux. so lately our bitter enc
A. provided FOR them"
Gen. Crook comments upon tile condition
q the force under hi command. He says
complains that II Is inadequate to the de-
mand made upon IL. and Insufficient for the
protection oitne frontier
u regard 20 the removal Of the sioux. Of
the ksd Cloud and spotted Tail agencies
Gen. Crook says
The Indians seemed distrustful of the
promises made them ~ the President. and
feared they would not be carried out IN good
fnith. Alter many Assurances that they
would be carried out they consented 70 the
removal. Upon my arrival nj the agencies.
Ort IL found part OF the Indian supplies
exhausted, and the remainder would be 20 at
the end Of the month. also found that the
transportation provided by the Indian De
paitinent Tor tine removal OF the Indians
could not possibly reach them I'm time.
Therefore, prompt action was necessary
with the consent Of higher authority as
sisted she Indians by scraping together all OF
the Army transportation within reach, i'm
provising many u ANS ~ broken down cav
airy horses by much effort, many 81 the In
dians going on foot, and by their consenting
% snDsist on beef during the march. I was
finally able 10 get them OF. Had been re-
qnired TO send any additional troops with
them, II would have been impossible for the
move 70 have been made In Tine