The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-08-13


mouth OF White River That IL q matter tor you 10
take into consideration and to weigh we'll You can
on the White Clay Creek, think It is The best
the Ogallslss We have been over the country and
.oss. YER, hare and 5:ve MAD. o.. SSs:S.
other eonsiry 10 The best The only question sr you
70 decide = w1s:hor It you 80. 900 mere s :S.s !;
River. There Is nothlng unfair IN Il. because 900
COWS would cost s2S 900 The handling Of your goods
ABOUT $4,000. That Is all tnsre Is IN that
'In settling on those creeks on the White River
although tho rst year two you need not expect
TO raise much; but as 70 settling, we expect you TO
settle for all tune 70 come When you 70 70 rslsing
sary 70 you but many more wo win recommend
that you viii divide with Spotted TAN THAT 10 all tho
from the south Fork Of White River 10 White Clay
Crsskl taxing all the creeks up 70 Bad Land Creek,
which Is your country -
srhsre 10 just one other question. We do not think
1t IL right TO put the agency al ths extreme western
snd OF this country forming the Two reservations
other people chance. We had anoihsr letter which
RIVER bstween this ana the Missouri River. We
would not recommend any one to live there. Some
times the transportation will be cheaper on the MIS-
souri, River, and want to n We get road
near W hite RIVER. thought ever aoout what Little
we 90 not think it wiz msks much differences one way
the other When tho Missouri Is frozen over II
does not mako much difference, A. you have the rail-
road aterward Alter all u Is question oil money;
whenever is the cheapest viii have 10 carry It, We
do thnk It makes difference In running the road
want you TO have talk, and say what you think OF
putting tile agency at woundsd Knee
"Anothsr thing we have 10 talk ovor We won't
mako any promissA We must talk with tho Pres
idenL We want to give you wagons. harness and all
We can afford this year. but think the frat thing the
Indians ought 10 ge, are wagons and harness We
have seen The country and We can tell Inc Great
Father what sort Of country IL IT, We are sorry to
say great part Of IL IL very poor. We think there
chance 70 raise stock on Il, ana great deal,
You can talk over all haze said 70 you and let
knns hat van huUa II ans Won Anl~
things to consider:-First, about whether you will
agree to stay on the Missouri RIVER II you the
whether you prefer 70 nave your agency al Wounded
Knee Creek, aud live the country between White
Clay and Rosebud Greek. That Ia all we want you 70
REPLY OF RAD cLoUD
not oertanly than half hour General Stanley
and fellow Commissioners having Withdrawn, Red
Cloud sent word them that ne was prepared TO give
his answer Upon the reasse milling OF all Red Cloud,
win great elaboration and appearance OF gravity,
coughing two three times Intervals which alone
broke the silpsrvading silence, began follows:-
s'rhe hrst thing, You big men, cur friends who are
sitting here to-day dad Was 20 70 out and lesk at
wen. Las. tail IL wen. 70 Sc my Great Fasner nv
Great Father SAT AZ you now are sitting there to-day
% any s 1re nos nod 10 ne sn sls o om my
wishes when was in Washington"
Here the chief paused 70 take a smoke and grew
very serious. Rssuming, he said:--
"Snce that time can't speak ahead, speak aside,
speak behind to say any thing more than told
10 see told my Great Father about, and It IL the
same We have been taking about siacs since
gethes, and we had over this matter aud even
the women and children voted, and the result Was,
they all piled up Their sticks and voted IN favor or
many letters havo been started from this point.
Ny words have never changed, and probably you
Last winter whom We came down here wo
put down . stuck Ut White Clay, and we mado re-
think Of giving the White Clay "a the couatry 70
raise our stock That good country, and Il pleasss
there. We put down = stake at Wolf Greek a. . suit
able place for our agency. You wise men that arc
here when you i've IN the cities you i.s 70 1--we IN
In cities all the people 1--we around creeks. aud take
my advice and ex4a:pls hem the whisss. have
syes. On the MISSOURI ali The Indians that hat
are along It's bends claim all tho lands l
By inc made soss
way when gong 10 see the Great Father. l suspect
you 10 nv OF y.s ne soIa
10 The railroad. Souih OF here all the people living
In the oountry are wealthy, and that 10 tns reason
make my travel through Il. II 10 rich country 10
80 through Those people are wealthy and enrich.
ing themselves by usa good deaL Thoy have asked
riching thsin BY giving them our transportation. Is,
TEE DNcfsioN 5t
Any iriondA have dssidcd about tho cosntry
am going to, aud 1 don't wish to have any arSument
or aispule with you or the Great Fsahsr absat H.
Great Father 10 spend 30 much money at one time.
ask Tor the 500 cows now and 20 70 whore say, I
can't labor ike some people can, Of ourse. because
I have not pautao0ns ana do not wear thsm. The
cattle may at usat nrst. The reason say that
is 10 get you TO give W light wagons we can work
horses. We can't work our horses new. You are
good mes, and would like The Assistanos Of you ALL
ana nope you Will help ua would like 70 get ali
turning 70 Mr. f. K. Hayt, ssorstary Of the com.
msss,on Rod Cloud addeds--
young man was here (mssning Commissioner Of In
dun Affairs Hayt) we asked him 70 give q little
ammunition TO kill game. would like TO know his
70 this General Stanley replied Thar II would come
through the agent
xnow T Tan. mae !. al n'is nave dons ana s you
Thsn Red Cloud, turning 70 D.. Irwin. his Indian
ANY Father, want to tell you somssn,nr. When You
60 back homo would IKE you 70 get rsaay and 70
with u. We want 70 move l. is my Grsat Fathers
and want 70 GET away :: soon = e:D. xSs" my
moved here believed him, but did not gst IL, am
going 20 ask him 10 pay me now. Tho reason want
20. ss s.o up w s.n ny psS
they cannot"
To this Agent IRWIN replied you arc veil aware
yet. There rs 3 good deal OF work TO DO dons
now at old Red Cloud. The Commissionsr
,S s 2: s.
get wagons. We can't tell yeL l have TO talk with
the Commissioner on the telegraph wires before can
do all this thing. will do IL last as can. I um
just ANXIOUS 10 move ~ yea l am afraid if
don't get the MissCur River will take US all
away. No one wants TO stay hour longer than
necessary. / have 70 AK my Trends TO b. patient
Tney sit and think II is long to wait but they had
70 work hard l do they would not Congress
aid not not say anything about this matter until a
shors time ago, and did not give the money Now
tho road Is made and We Will travel on u ~
We CAM
CONCLUDING RKnARks.
General Stanley Then remarked when get TO
the telegraph wires we VIII send the Great kathsr
shert account OF what we have done talked about.
Now, for kind word TO yeu- Ihavs known The Sioux
Tor long time. There arc q great many line
among them. take great interest In ana may cone
to live among thom. l have mot known this nor
spotted Taips bands. am pleased With the way you
have acted ana give you credit Tor It,"
Air. Haworth, one Of tho commissioners, desiring 70
address them said I'll have no business talk with
you, but merely one Of friendship We have been
here about twenty days and have travelled with you
over your country. we have found you good ana