The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-12-07

the cheap dollar the United States viii
be forced into a mono-metallic curren.
cy-Of the cheaper metal.
The Indians.
The president Is pleased with the pros.
/ pect Of the solution Of the Indian ques-
tion. lie points out that many lndi-
ans are working as farmers, freighters,
policemen, etc, and that many Indian
children are now being educated at
boarding schools IN the east. The past
year, ho says, las beel unusually free
from disturbances among Indian tribes
An agreement has been made with the
Utes by which they surrender their
large reservation in Colorado, in con-
sideration of an annuity 10 be paid
them, and agree to settle ia seyeTalty
on certain lands designated for that
purpose, as farmers; holding individual
title to their land in Zee simple, inalien-
able for 4 certain period. In this way
a costly Indian war has been avoided,
which at one time seemed imminent,
and, for the first time in the history of
the county, an Indian nation has given
up its tribal existence to settle in sew
crafty, and live as individuals under
the common protection Of the laws Of
the country.
The conduct Of the Indians throughout
tue country during the past year with
but few noteworthy exceptions have
been orderly and peaceful. The gueril-
Ia warfare carried on for two years by
Victoria and lss band OF Southern APP
aches has yirbally come 10 an end by
the death of that chief, and most Of his
followers are on Mexican soil. The
disturbances caused on our northern
frontier by Sitting Bull and his men,
who had taken refuge in British do.
mlnions, are also likely to cease. A
large majority of his followers have sur
rendered to our military forces, and tue
remainder are apparently in progress of
disintegration. | concur with the
secretay Of the interior in expressing
earnest hope that congress will, at this
session, take favorable action on a bill
providing for allotment of lands on
different reservations in seyeralty TO
the Indians, with patents comforting
In fee simple title inalienablc for GER
tain period, and the even
tual disposition OF the residue OF
the reservations for general SETTLE
ment, with the consent ane for the ben
eft Of the Indians, placing the latter
under the equal protection OF the laws
of the country. This measure. togeth-
er with vigorous prosecution of our
educational efforts, will work the most
important and effective al sance toward
the solution of the Indian problem. in
preparing for the gradual grading of
our Indian population IN the great body
of American citizenship.
Public Lands.
A large increase is reported IN the
disposal of public lands for settlement
during the past year, which marks the
prosperous growth of our agricultural
industry and vigorous movement of the
population toward our unoccupied
lands. As this movement proceeds.
the codiiicatiOn Of our land laws, rs
well as proper legislation to regulate the
disposition of public lands, become OF
more pressing necessity, and therefore
invite the consideration of congress TO
the report and accompanying draft of a
bill, made by the public lands commis-
sion. which were communicated by nie
TO congress at its last session. Early
action upon this important subject is
highly desirable
The attention of congress is again
asked to the wasteful depredations
committed on our
Public Timber Lands.
and the rapid and indiscriminate de-