The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-06-05
part any information regarding the

ID MS pONef. io aOSOA panAeu the efTe-
sentative down stairs and introduced him
to Col E. r. Platt, Adjuiaut General of :ha
department from whom the following Oil
cisl reports were procured:
OFFICE OF L S. INDIAN AGyNF1
SAC X Fox AGENCY | l.,
May u, 1879 }
Ptst Idg, Fort Reno, /. T.
SIR:-I have the honor TO report for the
information OF the commanding Ctticsr that
/ arrived at this place yesterday, and this
A. NJ had an interview with Mr. Wood
ward, who states that there are no lntru-
ders in this section of the Territory. He
further states Carpenter City"
DOES NOT FxIsT,
that there was a point on the North Fork
selected where it WAS intended to erect a
mill, which point 1t was probably ;h1 IN
tentIon TO call by the above name, but that
no work whatever was done there and that
all the people who came this way intend
ing to locate at that place, or eisewhere IN
this section, have gone back or were taken
back by Capt Wilcox on hiswsy to NiOlia
Mr.. Wood yard who Ia agent Tor the Sac
and Fox kickspoos, Shawnee and PoJta-
watomie Indians, Is of the opinion that
there will not be any further trouble IN
this section.
Twill leave here to morrow A VI on my
return march to Rsno6y Nay Ot hicSaPoo
town.
Very Respectfully your ob''. serv't.
Signed II. SWEENEY.
First L. 4;h cavalry, commanding detaeh-
ment 18th cavalry.
ARKANSAS CRY, May -, 1879.
CJptqiH C. T. Morse, Commanding L. $.
Troops, WicAiil, Kmsrs:
Sir II have the honor TO report Il al the
scouting party | sent out NDEday evening
returned this evening. They found Colonel
J. NJ Bell and his c1louy on the right
| bank of the ChIcaskie, some few miles below
the old kickapoo crossing, some thirty i've
miles from here, and brought them 10 my
camp. The outfit consisted Of some dCzsu
| families, twenty souls IN all Seven wsgons
and some stock were not brough along
They have permission to brig out their
stock. | told them under whose orders !
was acting; what my instructions are, and
and warned them Of the coussqusuCss Cf
returning.
| ! sm, very respectfully, your obsdisUt
servant, W. W B.RRE-T,
First Lieut.. lj,h Infantry.
| MAJ. wILcoX's REPORT.
| HE,pQ RS CAvALSY BATrALIoN, ,
VINIrA, I. I May %, 1879. }
II de .lssis,rt IdiatrHf General, Dspu'ual
Of NasJuyi, F,Ht LeGresUGr,d, hgHSls:
SIR: have the honor TO transmit here
with the enclosed papers for the inlorma
tion Of the Department Commander.
| [NOrE Fine papers refer to living dis
patches sent by a man nsmed McFarlin, sr
adopted Indian, and 10 reports from officers
who have secured the couolry and found
nobody
have used every effort to discover
whether any persons have entered tni:
country with the view OF settling therein
but have failed so far 10 discover any dis
position on the part Of sny parties having
that object in view. have made dIiiseG
Inquiry of prominent citizens il such pro-
ject had been attempted in this vicinity
and have been informed that no etf II
whstever has been made 20 settle in IN
nation by unauthorized persons; on th
contrary, owing 10 a law passed by th
, Council OF the nation, imposIr g MONTH.
PER C.FIrA TAN OF S25
on sll whites leven when employed by tn
Indians a. farm hands a great many hav
left, and there are fewer whites in he conn
Try now than there has been the past hr'
wears. Tie whole sensation was csus
by few unprinciplet specula,or
and railroad companies with view 9
making money. The f.w intruders tbs
have made claims within fifty miles o
Cheyenne Agency LEFT the country bef1r
We reached the spot. When they hat
made their claims, having read the PIesi
dents proclamation posted by lndial
agents. or United States MsrsEais an
oboyed the same.
{ My Judgment from personal Observable o
is that the necessity for troops IN III
vicinity il myth, the only benefit accru
ing to those who have supplies to di7PJs
OF Very respectfully your ob't servant.
| Signed JOHN A. WILCOX,
Captain ih Cavalry, commanding.
General Mcneil. Indian inspector, say
in his report u the Adjutant General tha
Carpenter has indulged in much brasgiri
and lying, and suggests pair Of EaadCuh
for future restraint.
General Sherman in returning a rePor
regarding the anticipated trouble in th
/ indian Territory said that Uhen auylhin
wrong occurs on the border the agents O
L, S Marshals, should report 10 the near
est military and not send TO Wa-hiugtor
causing the delay OF transmitting orders al
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