The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1879-11-25

they could themselves see that tn. was q
peace commission, working for them as we'll
as the whites. They now see 1t, and there
will be no further difficulty in getting them
to speak.
The old chief then described in a grief. COM
pelling manner his sorrow at the troubles in
the first place, his subsequent anxiety, and
his constant fear that something might hap
pen to the helpless captors; his efforts for
their release, and his great joy when he saw
the result of the mission of General Adams.
" do not want to be a Chief" he concluded,
81 grow old, and am tottering; let some
young man with the fire of youth in his veins
take my place. l have my farm which /
would rather cultivate, and watch the seed
planted by me grow up to maturity than to be
head chief. They all come to me with their
troubles; | know everything, and have all
their burdens to bear. Washington no
want me to give up my position he wants me
to stay and govern the Utes. ! want only to
be known as Ouray, friend of the white man."
He went up to General Adams and presented
him with a beautiful Navajo blanket, as a
present from his squaw, Chiheta.
UTICA, November 2O.-The Board of Com
missioners Of the State Survey met to-day to
consider the question of its report to the
Legislature on the proposed international
park at Niagara Falls. Architect Olmstead
/ AAA PAotio5 maps usu - AlS
will be embodied in the report to the Legis-
lature. The Commission unanimously adopt
ed the resolution that in its Judgment the
State ought to secure title to the lands indi-
Gated in the report, provided they can be
purchased on just and equitable terms. The
committee was authorized to confer with the
members of the Canadian government on the
subject.
WASHINGTON, November 20.-The annual
report Of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs
has been submitted. 1t shows that during
the past year there has been among the In
dams in general a steady advance in ~civiliza-
ton which has had no parallelin any previous
year. In this the Ogallala and Brute Sioux
have taken the lead and their progress during
the last eighteen months has been simply
marvellous. 1t is no longer questioned
whether the Indians will work. Those who
are anxious to do SO are now largely in the
majority. From all except five civilized
tribes in Indian Territory there is a call for
lands. In several tribes there is a largely in
creased desire for houses and agricultural i'm
elements, wagons, etc., and for citizen cloth
| ing. The following table shows the substan-
tial results of Indian labor during the year.
They are much larger than ever before and
but for the severe drouth in Indian Territory
!, and among the Navajos the increase in crops
/ would have been much greater, especially in
the corn crop, which is less than that of last
year. BY Indians, exclusive of the five civil
lied tribes of Indian Territory, in 1879, the
number of acres broken were p, 131; number
of acres cultivated, 157,056; number bushels
t of wheat raised, 32s,637; corn, 643,2s6; oats,
: and barley. 1s9, 1854 vegetables, 800, sos; tons
t of hay cut, 4s 1885,. By the five civilized
J tribes, number of acres cultivated, 273 900 ;
| bushels of wheat raised, 565,4OO; corn, 2O5,-
r 500; oats and barley, 100000; vegetables,
8 5000 tons of hay cut, 176,500.;
The only sure way to make Indians advance
l in civilization under the best condition to
promote their welfare, is to give each head of
a family 100 acres of land, and to each I'M
9 married adult so acres, and to issue patents
t for the same.
The history of the Ute outbreak is given in
detail without disclosing any new facts. In
s reference to the removal of the Utes to some
: other point the Commissioner suggests that a
commission be appointed to visit the tribe
e and obtain its consent to remove from the
o State upon payment for the value of the land
now occupied. The advantages to be obtained
by removing them to Indian Territory are,
n first, in an abundant supply of available land
IS and cultivation; second, immunity from white
e encroachment; and, third, better security for
IL keeping the Indians peaceful as the country
is not adapted to Indian fighting and every
s where offers open fields for the use of artil-
lery and all the appliances of civilized war
1nlCs oo UfldU v NC tAiS AloPooIbAol "
the Indians if resort to force should be neces-
n sary it could be made effective in the interests
of peace.
The Commissioner considers the enactment
of a bill extending the criminal laws of the
n respective States and Territories over Indian
e reservations of vital importance. The In
Il dian policemen have shown the utmost fidel.
Y ity to the government and have, when neces.
0 sary, arrested even friends and relations with
II absolute impartiality. Several instances are
cited in proof of their fidelity. There is but
G one rawback which should be removed by
Congress; that is inadequacy of pay, which
Y by law is fixed at five dollars per month. The
d Commissioner recommends that it be in
Q creased to fifteen dollars per month.
Y The following local recommendation is
Q made: A penal settlement for the conine
t. ment and reformation of the more disturbani
Is and troublesome individuals among the vari
g Gus Indian tribes is a pressing want. Fol
Y mnrderers and the worst cases OF refractory
Indians one settlement should be in Florida
e which is far enough away.
a NEW YORK, November 20. Judge VIM
D. Kelly, of Pennsylvania, lectured before
Il the Bullion Club this evening on bi-metalism
. He was listened to by a large audience OF
= financial and moneyed men. His auditors
g We're surprised at the conservative character
of his views and the array of figures by which
he showed that silver and gold together
afford a less fiuctuating standard of pay
u ment than either of the metals could. He
portrayed by official figures the effect upor
g British exports and the effect upon produc
tons and trade of a stationary stock Of
money. Contrasted with the years in which
= the stocks was increasing under the influence
~ of California and Australia with the years
since Germany forced a contraction of stock
- by demonetizing her silver. He predicted
the early remonetization of silver by interna'
tional treaties to which England and Germany
y will be parties, and said that such action was
essential to the preservation of the credit and