, 1879-06-17
r.eigbtiug Of Supplies by the Indians
Thomso1vas---Red. Clouds Probable
Successor in tho Ohiofship.
u,g Del Il Issued to tho Redskins-..A Llsely
Scene, III @hfsh Texas Loug.noras
Get Badly rsed.
Tho sun-Danco--.A Grand Religious
Rite---The Preliminary uere-
mony Of Cutting the Pole.

Inv tants upon tho health OF the tribe. s.
1,,uable va. the plan considered by the Slot,
tommis.lon Of 1878 that they offered the sfou.
sJLO0O tu ca.tic II they would remaju, TIL
trooositIon was received With perfect good
bnmor. but al Lie same time the 1nJiaps /,
touucIl firmly rejected the Offer, saying tim
po!hing would prevail upon them to re
main, The result OF tt1]s dtssatisfac
tton and the various councils YIN
lhe seccttou Of the present site, which. IN ortle
10 todt.tInsuish 1t from the nutucrous abandoned
Aeeucles Ut Red-C1oud and snottcd.Tai,, 1,
tuoHu as
PINE RIDGE AGENCY.
have carefully examined the country odja
cent, aud most heartily approve OF tile sctcc
ton. The country Is Of tho Auest possible
description, both for grazing md agricultural
purposes. The grcntest portion OF tile country,
l.n lrt,c. Is too elevated anu dry for tho pur.
poses of agriculture. but at the same time
yields pAstusaEc, aud In the lower spots hay In
The richest profus!on, whtle the c:cek-bottoms
nc tirh and tcrtllc, alld arc Of sufficient
poses Of the tribe should they over berome suf-
8elently advanced to embark in surt IN indus
,fy, which promises to ba tho case, as r shall
thuv.
Il will be remembered TINT Dr., 1amcs Erwin.
former As'", ios tn's ,,s Tribe resigned Ana
Dr. w. T. 'M'altLfcUbDf
ras. appointed In hfs stead, atld hns recently
been conarmct1. So much ,,ta,n,,sfoc,,o,, hos
bccn rxnre,,co With thc n,ouooc,nsn, ~ ,',a
sas,ccs od :, ,no1, M '.pn"',,o.a sanc.ens =, ta'e
psflaps rightiul]Y, charged to them, that
haze very critically examined Into slc workings
of t,c vaet b,,a,,,psa tronso,,o1 h.ro. a.,t r.
The result, have not the slrhtcst l,csftafton IN
sa,,up t|,at the unnointmcnt ,yns ha n srv host
,o,,blo for IN ,n,na-,,on .r,,.. .1.,.,'. D.sS
fr1,,, .ta,,, 49, 49,. =. 4ne uat'se u an
shafacter; nnd, as to bis responsibilities, It Is
sufficient 10 suy that 1t Ia jarretv will, htm
whether The resu,e he nc.c. n, ,v.r
Dr., Net,i,lycu,,ay % ~ ~ '.n,s L,oscs W ,'nnn war,
ly thr S = "n tna,,na IT, 'Aea "pon ,'
Agency rs second only TO tho Grcat Father
e,nIself. Htk Rcts nro held IN 1,o tho o,t. -
be Great Fothcr. o,,d f. r,, L., ,y,,t" s.,,, IT,. ~
NJ nos,.,,n t. ,,'a. NV ;. a, ~ .9t!y sa.a 'as
ol UPWARDS Of 1000, mostly
sCspicious, 'rEE SC1Igvoi,s. B1nonru,nsrv
ouiLpnsS'
Ycsrcejv nm fnur. ,,ov or n,1ht ,,..,., ,,,. .,..
.omo rco,,,s, !. .,,,da ~ , .,' passes pu1 ''."'
~. .4auos =. a'1 "1s" aIsa'easwaT The naturally
tpEEIt OF dissatisfaction llrr.dv tfonnr. -
.up,nente,j. A'eaas ueeP"rooteo, Is
IL overcome alt thts cco,,,,,0o,,,
anl for lin. nrrscnt ~ ;naa anu justly,
from ruidIne tHo wIt,cs so'p MI t"e ihu'ans a,
t,ey viii La to snmc cttcnt al posi.inn Whefe
he nrohlcm n III" Inaiom .a,nt%. ott'susta'n'hE,
10 le, frou careful st,4v ~ ~ w.; y a! a ~ seems
btte, that this ID being ts6uu xsstv u.I;t s' .ni
The experiment, begun lust fall, Of having tha
lndlaus do the
rnEIoRYIso OF THEIR supr,,,s
|, nroytnfr anron1,d a,,oos. r., 80
thr Srant rs,pui,se' ~ u iils bnsncse
u,r nions tt', ,,t,ntns .o "os W.: uhu hafncssun
min. nv H., puItsS: a., anG touto Is a9out 4lD
puunds 4" "a, ~, tni i,,.,t a,u te rate ~ per loo
iui AMI hnnn.t ~ anl' au'as nnso proven laith.
2nl ,somsas. .,,n ~, tae !unu sHey convey about
M e' dan !. Aa't w "saru4o dfstAnco made
dss r'',,cs Ho'" .taaY tMentY 10 twenty
Imi},p IL r..s-...aa tu!s ons'hees anY
he bcaI.,nc,, hava a.,, eusaEe, nnu almost nli
them driven bv hired In,ljnns. scvcrI ,,,,u "
dreds Of wagons ure ut tic Agency, II, hc t.a',a,
to freighters, who ,tsuallY m in frnus ~ Srt',,
ten to twonty Wagons. un,ier trsf,,'n ,'n,as'". '
sho ia us,,ully onr in aI1thor;tv win H. t.
It hos lon. been tie oi,n of thc e ssrv'ce .st
Neau tic iuiIann fron ti,"1r I'll, iii NV rn., "
Nass, and tenrh them .hc war; M, t,,,,',a,!I
o the paofarc. Particular r5,,ravor haa a'
mads to '~"'@' s"u'a'e' "as oeeh