Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-07-18

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principle that every man is innocent until
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~ THE SIOUX INDIANS. III
A Runner From Sitting Bulls Camp-Retl
Cloud and Spotted Tail Indians Deter
mined to Move.
A special dispatch to the Chicago Tri-
bune from Crow Creek agency under date
Of the 18th, says that a runner from Sitting
Bulls camp was here a few days ago
with news from Sitting Bull. Gle was
visiting all the Sioux tribes on the river
with secret message. What it was is net
known yet. The but is now at Santee agen.
cy. Aside from his message he reported
that Sitting Bull wished his friends to know
that he was buck and would always be a
buck; that the great father had made wo-
men Of his friends by taking away from
them their arms and ponies. Sitting Bull,
however, did not blame the great father,
because he knew they would go and help
him if there was trouble A week ago last
Sunday letter signed by Red Cloud and
fifteen chiefs was received by the Grow
Creek Indians. 1t was sent out to all the
agency Indians of the Sioux. 1t was read to
them in council by interpreter. Leclaire, and
was an appeal to them to remember that
they belonged to the Sioux nation, and that
they must act as one people when they get
into trouble with the whites. The letter
was received with aboriginal applause and
FEAST"
| The writer says that on the 11th he was
at Red Cloud agency, and that the Indians
there do not want to see the Stanley COM
mission. They say that the great father
told them last fall that they were 10 go this
spring wherever they wanted to on their
reservation. and they are going. They will
not come to the Missouri. They are now
within sixty miles, and that is nearer than
they ever will come again. They wish to
settle on White Clay creek. twenty miles
from camp Sheridan, one hundred and forty
miles from Sidney, on the Union Pacific
railroad, and two hundred and fifty miles
from the Missouri. They are unanimously
for that site. They answer the transporta.
tion argument by saying they will never do
their own hauling, the same as the Fort
Totten Indians in northern Dakota are
doing. They will have seventy. five wagons
and teams that were given them last fall.
The commissioners advice and instructions
will do no good.
| The Red Cloud Indians are we'll armed,
with plenty of ammunition and ponies.
The chiefs say they will get money ii they
return to White Clay creek. 1t is supposed
they mean that the ranchmen and others
will pay them. There are probably ten
thousand pines in Red Clouds camp.
From Cheyenne agency to Spotted Tail
agency, there are twenty thousand Sioux
Indians on this river, within two hundred
and fifty miles. AT this agency and Brule
| fhoro oro civ h,,pdro1 ord Grtoov>
rifles, principally Winchesters, by actual
count, and about that many warriors. These
are not amiable. There are six hundred
soldiers distributed between Fort Sully and
Spotted Tail, at six posts, out of supporting
distance. Army officers we'll informed as
to Red Cloud and his Indians tell me that
it would be great mistake to take them
away from the Missouri river, as their real
object is getting into the interior is to keep
up communication with the hos tiles of thu
north.
| The same correspondent gives an &C.
count of the council of the Stanley commits.
sion with the Red Cloud Indians. Mr.
Hayt first addressed few pleasant words
to Red Cloud and his warriors, and Red
Cloud responded. He spoke for them all
and what he had to say was all they had to
say. He wanted to 60 to White Clay creek
over 200 miles from the Missouri. He hat
looked the ground over recently, and wal
satisfied. There was no use In talking abou
his location any nearer. That point wal
fixed. The great father had promised hin
his selection, and he produced pamphle
of the Union Pacific railroad containing til,
presidents words to that effect. He wanted
500 cows, also oxen, wagons, farms, houses
and school-houses. He was contented will
their supplies, and believed they got all th,
great father sent them. He wanted Ca
> tholic priest, and hoped this commission
. would not forget it. Red Clouds firm po
sition was applauded by the other chiefs
The commission saw at once that Red Clout
was determined to 20 whittier he choose
and it was apparent their mission was
failure as far as an accessible site to th
Missouri river was concerned. Gen. Stan
!, ley followed Red Cloud. He called atteu
ton 10 the fact that the cost of transporta
tion of their gifts from the great lsthe
e would come out Of their supplies. MI
G Hawortb, one of the commissioners, ant
former agent for the Kiowas and Conan
anches, said Red Cloud had made goo,
speech, and that he was right That unex
pected declaration brought down the India
. house. Haworth surrendered on sight. Til
!. Rev. Mr.. Riggs. the third commissioner
! said he had been with them as long as b,
t could remember, and still loved them. II
: spoke in Sioux, and explained that he wa
appointed on the commission because b
could talk their language. and there woul,
9 be no Misunderstanding on account of IN
!. terpretation. The council was short, an,