, 1881-07-08
THE INDIAN QUESTION:.

THE INDIAN QUESTION:.
A Conference with Rlloxhone md Ran
mock ClsIcfs-Nesva of the Presidential
Asnnstnatton 1tccelvcd During tho
Council.
spetta, Correspondence ot 7ae Chicago Tribune.
FoIsr HALL INDIAN PRESERVATION, Ida-
no, July y3-ThrouEfl the courtesy of Thou,-
rs IL. kimball. your correspondent to-day
took tho special car Of TINT Kelltleninn from
blackfoot for this point, wllurc tile Sl,oslono
and Bhl'tock Indians upon this reservation
had been summoned together In. council to
confer with tho Union Pacific Hallway COM
General Superintendent Of that corporation,
and the Goverplncnt, represented By Joseph
K. Mccainnloit, relative 10 the cession by tho
lndians TO this company OF tho right of way
for tic Oregon branel, OF the uni0n Pacific
across the Fort iIaIl Reservation.
As tho little train, drawn by a powerful
little uartow-gauge engine, approached Tie
Agency,
a BRILLIANT s1UIrr
met Tho eye. Tho youth, and beauty, antl
vNlor Ut tho tribes were out lit their holiday
nttlru; AID alongside tho track, al1st over
the smooth n6tacent plain, was one
,nnss Of mounted reds, gandL'y tlcckcd
In their most brilliant blankets
and featllers, aud paint. Tl!o ponies were
ais" dressed inlIolltiay attire, Of ribbons, and
plaits, antl bratds; and, from the brond Erlns
OF tho reds, u1nt tho dancing and prAnclng of
their steeds, judged that both horses a.,d
riders were III ltoEtlay hutnor. All this
augnrcd wcll for Tho SUCCESS Of the council,
anu placed tho whites In moro peaceful
frame of mI1id.
III front OF Tho ocouncEl-cltamber were found
gathered the 1leatlll,rM Of tho bands to WHOM,
the 1nagnntcs were Introduced by tic acting
Agent, who Is proving himself unusually
well qualified to tteAl with tho human uy-
Mantle In Ills chargc. Al.eap OF hat,tl.sitak-
Ing wis done, md ntl parties cntered the
couicil-ro0in. 1t was vury desirable Tint nil
tho Influential Chtofs OF botll tribes should
participate, ard considerable delay wns
caused by the abscllcc OF the DaMnock iipnd
Chief, Otyllee. Thu runners sont aftur
this brave returned A,ld reported tint ilo was
not on tic reservation, but they brought III
Ills stead Pug White aud Slim jim, two ill-
huontIal llead-1neis t.ll warriors OF roputo.
BtIM J1M,
In truth, was bitter ltDstile, ind duriug the
DanIiock wur WIS counted one OF tho most
cr,fty. brave, ard bloody Of the rencgades,
alMt desperate efforts were made to effect his
capture. At length Capt. l3aInbrlslgc, with
Company A, Fourteenth Infantry, after n
snlnrt stern chuse, oyert0ok lin nl,d about
forty Ut Ills followers, alld latter sarp ltttio
engageuaent, forced them to surrender. T!!ey
were kept prisoners about four months, dur
ine WHICH t!Il!o Jul proven Mi.'!ss'I an aoio
OH1er!y SefseAnt, 70 when positi0h
nyer the prisoners t,o gip1a!n nppoiilsea mn.
lo'Aay ills tllitl' yeilo~!sh lacn Wofe stolltl,
d q; s aE III t 70 sak oG dfE ~ aEc S s so
VIII tllo Whites. o., !,
.hna,,n,a JGi1.H Gi3a ~ cntiGi,c9I!1auos IL. t,9
tlIu tribas. telling tien lint ttlt r..t,rssniM.
iivn ~ tin f:r"af F1thsr fW"t,H,nn,Sr. n",a"f
lin * Fivinr sfh,,m.inr HfHnf i,,rriHa Man !,
iKimbniE1, Wore present M friends. Nf,f1 Tint
Snlr cnrT,,stontlant Ind tnara t,,,e,tps tI,n,,
tlley iai po;llcs, nni Woui tell Whit tnoy i1,;
iI'n"v w"!.I,is ~ t,icrofnrc e..ter II" cn,,,,Uii
atrni,,,f IiE' n o,,,i t,,s, minj, suo eo"ae''
s@'''"' m''s. r,,s,~o,1. .,,n.,,,
LIE. 1ouScitfHooM
as nHckS g 1,s fq 6t s Gnts
themselves, meanwhile Keeping tic swarlt.-
Ink files anl InosQuitops from slipping. ny OIL
yarals tsf adseu aa Ix saty ~, rto
ttll!y Wayllg 1eforo them huncl'cs Of odor-
,,At isnFti tiesi. MeCamm9n arose. and.
through Charles nl'd Joe isainoy, iMtgrprpt.
ers, slx!ke US fl.Eows:. ~ am sant by the
Gy0at Fnther nt'd The IllK Chlut {SocreMry pt
@ tlln ii!leflor] 70 Naxo tt!eMM!y taIk WIFI
~" ar., tar WI 9ru r H. r,at Fattnr @ a,,t
~" Ill, 9shiaf sSt.is IN Eun,v ,v.nti,ar IN.
wv wat s u1sn ast 1Ss tsSa to xo oa! sFaa
GHht A!su Hoak tHsonEN- Wv snoEa s"ttots