Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-29
Red Clouds tribe is composed Of thirteen
bands, divided - follows:
Total Of Indians

In company with Nj. Bergen, assistant
clerk, and Mr.. Bridgman. Interpreter, We
started on horseback, to visit the different
Indian camps. AL. along Clay creek, I no
ticed that land had been broken, and that
crops had been raised. The different chiefs
took great pride in showing me the work
done by their bands, and indeed, their inn
provements are q great credi. to them, con
sidering the small length Of time they have
been on this reservation. On returning to
the agency, l found Red Cloud aud several
OF his chiefs in thecouncil room and through
the interpreter I had q conversation with
them, which amounted to about the same
conclusions as the one l had with Spotted
Tail. They are all satisfied with the great
father they like Secretary schurz they do
not like the present system Of schools they
want large boarding schools here, and do
no. want to send their children away they
want a hospital they want Catholic priests,
and sisters; they like their agent and en-
ployss, and will keepthem two years. and if
the agent proves to be as good as he is now
they will keep him two more years. Last
of all, Red Cloud wants to have . new house.
and he wants to keep the one that Colonel
O'Bierne commenced for his stable.
There are here two traders stores. Ono
is::kept BY Mr.. TT. Cowgirl. the favori,e
Of the Indians. Mr.. George Knowles is
chief clerk. and is the right man in the
right place. He has been among the To-
dams for twenty-five years. and understands
them 90 thoroughly that he gives them n
tire satisfaction. Mr.. George Colhof 10
assistant clerk, and Mr.. Wm. Gardner, in.
tsrpreter and clerk. Mr.. Cowgirl has .
store we'll stocked with goods. He 10 also
postmaster. has . barber shop, . billiard
room, with two tables; soda water works,
and q blacksmith shop. MI. Blanchard
keeps the other trading store. with George
Bernard Is chief clerk, George sarehow and
John Steel, assistant clerks.
Nj. Clagmore runs Q hotel with stables
attached, and l can say it is q good place
for any traveller to put up at.
Mr.. D. L. Dickson is wagon master. and
has under his charge thirty two.wsgoDs, S
yoke ofcattle to each wagon. 1t takes 30
days to 60 to Rosebud Lsndiug and back.
and the train brings in $4,000 pounds of
freight.
Mr.. Bridgmsn. the interpreter, has .
blacksmith shop, which is under the di,ec-
ton of J.. E Utterback.
The Episcopal church has a mission here.
under the charge of Reverends Robinson.
Wo0lcott and Burt.
The Indians here begin to appreciate the
value of money. and they are all anxious to
work.
l have visited most of the agencies on
The Missouri river this year, besides, Rose
bud and Pine Ridge agencies, the largest.
ones In the Unites States, and from my OBJ
De%rvations, I cone to the conclusion that
though there is . good deal of reform to be
made In the Indian service, still, there has
been wonderful Improvements among the
during the past few years.
On Sunday evening Capt. Pratt arrived
It Pine Ridge agency. In conversation
With that gentleman l learned that be was
'uccessful In securing SO Indian children At
Spotted Tail a%eency-24 boys and 10 girls.
spot sends four boys, and Black Crow
BOY and . girl. Edwin H. Ashley, one of
'hs Indian boys brought from Hampton,
'old me that they were very we'll treated By
Capt. Pratt. and that he would do oil he
could to induce his brother Indians 10 10
Along with him. Capt. Pratt will pass
through Yankton on his way back to the
EAST In q day or two. Yonr,.