Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-08-18

=" l"aorview Upon x~ueJecs with Rev.
D., D.. Hinman.
Springfield Times.
We recently had an. interview with Rev
.. y. Human concerning blowing Gooss"
and h!s band Of forty Indians. Nj. Hin
Knows Glowing Goose very we'll,
sno gag occasion 70 visit him some two
years since ct the dirt lodges, on mlssion-
airy work. The dirt lodges are situated
equal distance from Fort Thompson.
Cheyenne agency and Standiag Rock. O q
me MlAsoust river, and st somewhat lcss
distance from the Sissetop reservation ON
the upper Sioux river and Lake Traverse. !
lTbe Indians, Mr.. Human aiuCorms u.
we're sD1'ons VI the time be visited, them
ABOUT retaining possession Ofthe land there
occupied BY them, and asked him what
they 'shOoA do He Informed them ithat
lney nqst % ~ ,tbe tFlsndresu. Indians did
70 the land ONCE aud select their land
ana OLD " under the lave. This they
were unwilling to do. ss they claimed me
!snd was theirs anyway. Mr.. Hiumao in-
,oImea them 70 the c0ntrary-ihat they
mad, through their chiefs who represented
them. r%elinquished all their, right OF Claim
70 tne iand, and could no longer hold 1t. ex-
cept % white people hold their land. AS Q
iurthsr reason Why Glowing Goose deeir.
60 to remain at the dirt lodges, was because
OF its relative position to the agencies above
named. He and his band we're in the habit
Of drawing rations from all three apenc;e..
thus securing q treble supply of Uncle
Sans provisions J. They also drew their
annuity goods twice-at Thompson and also
At Standing Rock. It was this facility which
they enjoyed, of getting double or treble
supplies Of all kinds. from these different
agencies, that made them 60 ayerse 10 giving
up their location at the dirt lodges. From
their retreat there they could carry on their
impositions. and In practical sense, theivine
operations at the agencies named without
being detected, a., they were little, if At all
known by the agents.
The band occupies a piece Of ground in
the bend of the river on the south half Of
section 20. township 100, range GO. They
have, during the years they occupied the
ground, succeeded in getting something less
than five acres under cultivation, and it il
very doubtful were they allowed to remain
there for the next twenty years to come,
that they would increase their cultivated
lands at all. They are not there for any
such purpose, and thus isolated and away
from the control or oversight of an agent,
they never will accomplish anything in the
way Of making themselves self supporting.
In view of these facts. therefore, we re-
gard the executive order settiLg aside three
fertile townships of land "a good share of
which is already occupied by actual Get
tlers) embracing nearly seventy THOUSAND
acres. for the use OF these forty ipdolent In.
diaDs, as wholly uncalled for, and as q great
unjustice TO those settlers who have al
ready occupied lands therein. If any land
was needed there at all by these Indians,
the tract that they really occupy, embrsc-
ing the south bali of section 20. and posi-.
bly, the south half q: section 81, township
l20. range GO. would be all that can be of
any possible use to them, and much more
than they will ever put TO agricultural Dur.
poses.
We are satisfied that this order was is
sued, or caused to be issued BY the interior
department., without a full knowledge Of
the facts and that Secretary Schurz, who,
IN the goodness Of his heart. is ever ready
to interpose q protecting hand to shield the
Indians from even the semblance of a
wrong. is not the man to ignore the rights
OF the hardy pioneer, who has in good faith
acquired title 10 lands that were legally
open to settlement and occupancy. Let
this order be rescinded, or at least modified
as above indicated, and the Indians will be
just as well satisfied, because they will have
all the land needed by them, and the set
tiers win have 20 cause TO complain, be-
cause none of their rights will be abridged
thereby.