Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-09-30
IHE EVENING STAR.
4 Ns tSsDAY. Septcrs bcr so. ISSo
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A ,o oHNnissioN-NiNING IN CoIORGno-RX-
100 ooSioS ; or IRRlGATloS-AGRICt1rrR orr
N-NANho" GVAGE RAifkoApS
lCOfrtSnotdes'oe or TIE S'ar1
AllNosA. Col. Sept q. tSSo.
wherever an Indian holds title ia an aero .,
ground, right there you win find soTne yrn,,o
man urelessly seeking TO dis,o.>ess the Ind,an
Three thousand Utea a few more or less IN 80
orado, have title 70 a fes thou~n. acres q,
land. IL is not land OF much intrinsic value
either for agriculture or for mining. Coiora1a
has much better land-thoussnie and thousands
OF acres slumb~rfng in the rew OF a~Us-neifhsr
stirred by the plough OF the farynsr nor by the
pick OF the miner; vet the people OF Colorado
above all else. are snrion, 10 po~o the little
oett now held 10y the ttA The les are a fee-
Ole people, solely because they are few In num-
bd-ior they are men OF brave Split, as are an
mountain races thcy are ls>ecsasic nelghbOrs.
al talseEocdS 10 the contreRv; upright IN an
tLeir dealings, one With another. and with
The outside world. Ard as for personal
natlts aid general Intelligence. they viii hold
Their own with thonanda OF other neople who
are allowed 10 I've UndiSurbed IN every state
ara Territory OF the Union. Bui the people or
tCluiado want the ties land. aud are de-
u. mi ,t tnat lie shall go'-and not stand
uloh .he manner OF hts going. But the Secre-
tary OF the Interior believes that the hated and
hulled lie has Sone tights which even the
broll fellow OF Colorado are bound 10 rp.snect
or al least, That there can he found some wsy
cut OF this 'ifrtprcsSih.a cOnfllci' shurT M the
totsl annlhilaiion OF the Indian. so he has seat
rRan IN
Colorado 10 see n II cannot De 80 arrs,'.,i 49,
While these ties shan give np some OF their
lsDo 10 thelr Vanishing white neIgbhors now
SO crowded and pent up as /, were for me want
vi lew acres or sage brush and mountain
Wild. they In turn may be induced to
setlIe DOWN on fewer acres. and lands n less
acaIted 10 the hunt. better for the nlouph
ard so gradually learn the more rpliahla and
steaoier ways of the farmer, and AFTER timp
be so much Ike the other people OF ColOra1o IN
All tnedr daliy Walk and association, that they
III. .1tN.1
honest ard industrious citizens OF a common
state. That is just the good work which Srcre-
faIo SJng,n Is now attempting In Colorado and
am Glad 10 believe With good promise of sue
cess. lie is uyiTg TO solve this Indian problem
as statesman, ana as a humane man Should
hot 10y Keeping up the fight, neither 10y he an
Inhalation OF the Indian, brit hy making fha
Indian positive good and desirable neighbor.
even 10 The people OF colorado. by substituting
me family Tor the tribe: wise. humane. cqui,
laole ara unchanging law for the ca
price OF the petty chief: the sure rewards
or The huSbandman for the uncertainties Of the
hunt; the elevaiiGg Influences OF home aud
school and habits OF Industry for the degrading
impulses OF 1dleness and savage life
In all the history or the Indian question /
Know VI nothing attempted. or suggesjei. so wise
or more humane. Than this work which Se.rs-
tary SchuFZ is now attempting With the Lies.
and after having enjoyed the opportunity of
spenu1ng several weeks ia the immediate neigh
borhoCd Of these Indians. been listener 10 The
'talks' between The gentlemen OF the commits
sion ana tie heaGmcn OF the several Glands
al their several councils" and noted their
growing appreciation Of tits new mode OF life
aslheif falth grew la the sincerity and friendship
or fbe government and thcy came more TO COM
pfehend and understand the scope and purpose
OF tie various suggested changes I can assure
The humane and tEoughtiui people who are
watching This experiment. that The promises OF
large success are more than good II is also a
way encouraging fact, which ! am glad 10
cbionicle. thai the people or Colorado are day
by Gay growing more friendly to what they az
first thought very Chimerical. The government
was fortunate In the appointment OF Col. Geo
VI. Manypehny as chairman OF this commission
"a gentleman who has given many years TO the
STUDY OF This question, has participated ia many
ne lies y ith various Indian tribes has the I'M
questioned coLhdcEce OF the Indians: and as
Nj. Samuel Cox dice said In the House proba-
Oily Knows more OF the Indian question than any
oIbtf man In the country. Col. Meacham, OF
washington. is a member OF the commission:
and IT'S secretary and financial officer Is also n
citizen OF Your cfty-Mr. John *. French, for
ut lly Sergeant-at-arms OF the senate
Inc mining interests OF Colorado seem 10 be
10 healthy condition. Some interests about
Ieadyille are suffering. from exaggeration and
fraud In eastern markets, but the old mines
generally are coming up fully TO all reasonable
expectation. and many new ana promising ones
are being discovered In various localities. Bust
ness is active and strong in all mining dlstrs u.s.
While, by the rapid extension OF her system of
irrigation. Colorado IS making superb advance
1nent as an agricultural state. She has already
become large exporter OF the finest wheat
grown ON the continent. But in no industry
have The people OF this young state shown 50
much enterprise as In the wonderfully rapid ey-
ttbS.OD OF Their ndffOw-Suage railroads and
The skill and perseverance, with which they
overcome the most formidable OF obstacles. BY
another season the men OF business and The
seekers for health and pleasure will be able by
lall, 10 make Their way through all sections OF
Ibis 0Dcerful state.