Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-08-20
Well-DispOsed Red Men.

THE TRANSFER OF SIOUX LANDS TO THE PONCAs
SIGNED.
The Indian chiefs met the Secretary of the In
terror and Commissioner of Indian Affairs again
to-day at the Interior department to conclude
the matter of the transfer of land from the Sioux
to the Poncas. The formal transfer was read to
the Indians, embOdying the points already men.
toned in THE STAR-64O acres of land to each
family and 640 acres to each person without
family-and it was then signed. Capt. Sword
who was the only Indian who could write. wrote
the Indian and English names of the chiefs. and
as he made cross at each name the owner OF
the name would touch the pen. All the Indians
signed except White Ghost, Wizard and Buffalo
Ghost. who represent the YanktOnnai Sioux
They said they had signed so many papers, and
had been deceived so often, that they would
rather not sign until after they had a talk with
their people; that as the document was to be
sent out to the agency they would wait, and if
their people approved sign it out there The
document was afterwards signed by Secretary
kirkwood. Commissioner Price, and the inter-
prefers. Another paper. in which the Poncas
bind themselves to farm industriOusly and live
as civilized people, was read to the Poncas and
signed by them and the Interior officials
THE SECRETARY EXPLAINED TO LITTLE CHIEF
that it had been determined to let him, his peo-
pie and his relatives leave the Indian Territory
and return to the White river country, but con-
tracts for supplies for the coming winter had
already been made, and under these provisions
and supplies for Little Chief and his
tribe would be sent to the Indian Territory; that
If he could get these supplies transferred to the
Red Cloud agency he would allow Little Chief
and his band to 60 up there this fall; if he could
not they would have to defer theirremOval until
next summer, as Red Cloud would not probably
have enough to feed them on this winter in adj
dition to his own people.
LITTLE CHIEF SAID
that his people are anxious to get back to their
country; that they have good deal of money
among them, the government having paid them
for their ponies taken several years ago; that
they nave many relatives among the Sioux and
If the Secretary would allow them to 90 north
this fall he was satisfied they could get along
and live without the supplies.
The Secretary said Red Cloud would have to
decide that as he would not send them there
without supplies unless Red Cloud was willing.
GENEROSITY OF RED CLOUD.
Red Cloud when this was explained said
''let Little Chief and his people come;" that it
is the custom among Indians to take care of
their friends; that when friends "who have been
a long ways off come to us we are accustomed
to look around and see what we have. Some
times it's dog; we kill it and feed our friends
to keep them from starving" He said Little
Chief and his people would be cared for by the
Sioux; that the latter have little corn and are
raising some chickens; they would divide with
their friends and all of them would come out
alive in the spring. The Secretary assented and
the conference was then adjourned until 1
o'clock.
THE AGREEMENT
between the Sioux and Poncas transfers one
section of $40 acres to each Ponca family, and
to each unmarried male of 81 years of age and
over, when ratified by Congress and
by three-fOurths Of the Sioux nation.