The New York herald., 1879-07-03

bOLLS OESfEh3IE OONDAI1ON-A
NOTICE FROM THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT
NO REFUGE TO BE AFFORDED DEPnEDAToRs
ON AMERICAN SOIL.
HELENA, NJ. t. June 21, 1879.
The news from the North is encouraging to people
wearied by continual Indian troubles. The Unc-
papas, who have been the bane of the frontier for
some years. and upon whose attitude depends that
of many other redskins, now scattered over q
wide territory, and too much occupied in escaping
starvation to think of raiding American soil. rho
Indian Bureaus information from Fort Belknap"
that Sitting Bull with lodges was on this side OF
the boundary line had foundation in fact. The
great Sioux chief has not been south and is in no
condition to cope with troops. On June he
was camped half way between Fort Walsh
and Wood Mountains, having with him but five
% dozen s anng rec
garding the whereabouts of his warriors. and
told that fifty young men were far away the
South Saskatchewan. the remainder he knew not
where. The old chief is said to have been very dcs-
pondent recently and to have premonitions Of an
carly departure to the spirit land.
NOTICE FROM THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT.
His struggle for food during the long
cold winter very much discouraged him. and
his plans Of using British territory
base of supplies aud refuge in of de-
feat in operations against the Americans
nicaton from the Governor General Of Canada. This
message was delivered to him short time since
by Lieutenant Colonel Irvine, of the British Mounted
Police, and to its dampenng effect is attributable the
scattering OF the Uncpapas and the depression
which generally prevails among American savages in
the North. The pith of the Governor Generals mo-
milton that the great "White Mother would
not permit her red children to Canada out
fitting post for expeditions against her friends the
Americans. As long as the Sioux were
peaceabe they could live securely and unmo-
Tested under the Queens protection; but, ii
they dug up the hatchet and crossed the line
into the United States they would do at their peril
and must not expect to be allowed to return. Such
a message, coming from such source to Indians
who know that nation is behind it whose govern
ment is not Ill the habit of mincing matters and of
making promises which it does not intend to fulfil
threats which it has not the power to execute, Is
quite different from the similar that often
nate from American Indian agents. and it created
big sensation in Sitting Bulls host, which was soon
reduced to insignihcaqce by the desertion OF dis
mayed savages.
THE F1ArHEADs.
| large number OF Flatheads are peregrinating in
Eastern Montana without escort, and the natural
Discrimination of the settlers to take any chances is
| likely to bring some of the reds to grief.
| Four companies of the seventh infantry, COM
manded by Major ngis. will constitute summer
camp at the mouth OF the Mussleshell for the pro-
lection of emigrants who are hocking into the
| valley.
| surveying party on the Yellowstone was at
tackled by Sioux and lost all their horses. but
ceeded in recapturing some of them. Their assail-
ants also pounced on to . couple of Missouri River
wood choppers killed one and left the other unfor-
tunate man in q dying condition, as they thought,
though he is still alive and in fair way to recover
| COSDITION OF THE PONCAS FANOhAhLE NE
% PORT FROM AGENT MNEIL.
wAsHrNoroS. July g. 1879.
The following interesting letter from General
Mcneil. Inspector of Indian Affairs. received at
the Interior Department to-day. 1t presents the
Ponca question IN new light
ARKANSAS CITY, Kan June 26 1879.
| Hon. Z. A. HAYr Commissioners or Indian Affairs,
| Washington, ID. CT
SIR have just spent four days at the Ponca
agency, and take pleasure in reporting everything
that came to my notice in good order. Quite town
has grown up at the agency, having the most de-
| dian country. The buildings good and
economically we'll substantially constructed.
Indian houses being erected all over the reserva
ton, and the crowd of Indians formerly about the
agency is scattered and at work. The visit of the
Poncas to the guard house at Reno and ther return
under guard appears to have had good effect
! them. / was at Ponca when the recusants
turned over. Colonel Whiteman. with great good
sense avoided "making the occasion profitable by
lecturng them; on the contrary, he dismissed them
power of the government-that was lesson enough.
| They now his best working hands
CIvIIIZING Observation-Disclosures.
The school house is done and IL q good one. 1t
carpenter are capable and diligent officers Both
| have apprentices. The Indians are in good health
| and appear to have lost that morose and gloomy
bearing they uniformly exhibited last year. Work
appears to have much the same effect upon the In
dian a upon the white man in improving both his
| health and his temper.
This is altogether model agency, and take salts
| faction in recording it. met Joseph and his
chiefs the day arrived ut the agency. They
| encamped the Chikarkia. and had come over to
have the honor to be- &c. your obedient servant.
JOHN MCNEIL.