Omaha daily bee., 1883-01-22
A Sketch Of the Pine Ridge In
dian Agency and Prominent
Characters There.
The Subdued Sioux Gradually
Becoming Civilized on Gov
eminent Grub.
A PEN Portrait of SCENT @cGilIy-
cuddy and HIS Methods,
The Recent Row with Red Cloud and
His Followers Reviewed.

lO.-A DEE correspondent HAS pre-
v%iously described Valentine, the new
western terminus of the Sioux City 4
Pacific railroad, and Fort Niobrsra,
one of the neatest and most pleasantly
located posts in the west, hence your
correspondent will dwell only or
scenes beyond
THE MINNECADUzA VALLEY.
Leaving the sand hills of the Mo.
brara valley to the left, the road &c
Rosebud and Pine Ridge agencies pro.
ceeds up the Minnecaduza valley for 6
distance of about ten miles. The
Rosebud road then leaves this valley
aud goes in a northwesterly direction,
while the Pine Ridge agency road con
tinues to the headwaters of this beau.
tiful winding stream, thence over a
divide of hills to the south fork Q!
White river. The Minnecsduza valley
is wide and has the advantage Of the
sand hill wash of the south side and
the clay soil hills of the north side.
The hills of the north side are quite
plentifully supplied with rock suitable
for building purposes. BY the large
number of haystacks observed along
the valley, your correspondent is Ct
the opinion that the soil of the Mime
caduzs valley must be CT a superior
quality and, in further proof of that
option, he could but discover that
the valley is settling with apparently
industrious farmers.
THE FUTURE BLACK HILLS ROUTE.
Reaching the big crossing Of the
south fork of the White river, the
scene changes from a valley of hay to
one of timber, the valley containing
oak, elm and numerous other varietie,
Of timber, while the hills and ravinel
are studded with Norway pines. Thil
being the new road surveyed las
spring by the military for the purpose
Of landing more pilgrims into thu
Black Hills, and to be known as tn,
third road from the Missouri rive,
from the mouth of the Nlobrara, TIL
mile posts of the survey and the gov
eminent telegraph line easily directed
the course through the diversity o
hill and dale. The south fork i
crossed three times. Only the tw'
first contain timber, while the othe
has but little brush to make one fac
the comforts Of fire aud q warm cul
of strong coffee. The sand hills of tn
N lobrara valley loom up at the soutl
all the way, and their white decket
peaks remind your representative wit
zoe below zero that q cheerful COS
fire at this time Is more desirable
Coming at last to the beautiful littl
stream at Flint Buttes, about 4
miles from Pine Ridge, we camp tn
last night out. Nsxt morning we al
again on the road, crossing Sprln
creek, Wounded Knee creek, the
Wolf creek. The country ia beaut
full rolling prairie, the road an exec.
lent one, and the distance-120 mile
"a long and tedious journey in wit
ter, but a lovely trip In summer {
fall
PIN RIDGE AGENCY.
On reaching Pine Ridge agency, II
home of nearly 8 COO Sioux Indianr
the stranger is at once struck wit
the neatness of its surrounding
Everything looks cheerful. The An
erican flag waves to the breeze at IL
agency quarters, and I'VE in the di
lance another flag, considerabl
larger, bends a flag staff out of pr
portion, as if to vie with the we
proportional agency staff and It's re-
white and blue. Questioning a Fl
gentleman as to whose flag 1t was tn.
looked too large for the pole, he r
piled that it belonged to Rcd Clou
before whose two story residence
waved.
Being in need Of a shave more thu
a dinner, the postotioe was sought II
general information" A sharp.eyc
man, with a peculiar glance at me
IL to say, swell, l wonder who In Il
hades you are" directed mo next doc
Here the tonsorlsl artist did his woI
In good shape, during which time
was perusing the various agency o
ders posted upon the door, among b
, number being one requiring all stra'
l gers to report without delay to Il
4 agency. The last hair being smooth,
over my left eye, l at once proceed'
: to introduce myself to the much talk,
: of agent of the Ogallallas-D.. V.
Giliycuddy. Not being in Just then,
was requested to be seated by the tol
: graph operator, and 1 surveyed b
? interior. The building, OF which {
I reception office is a part, contains 4
council oom room, off from which
the physlcian's ofi,o joining his rel
dence. From this Office, which CO
tains the telegraph operator, int'
prefer and Is used as q general Blu
q ness room, are the agents and chi
clerks eff les. Each OF thess thr
rooms is neatly furnished and We
=. pleasant. The walls contain vario
group photographs of Indian chlldr
at the Carlisle school, and the list
employees deck the agents room, VIII
each of the rooms contain the |
Q of employe bell calls. This syste
is a great saving Of time,
- cause no matter at what an no
: the employe may be called, or at wi
L place he may be, he knows the nul
Der of his call aud answers it,. Loo
Jog out Of the window into a lar
court, back from which is the agen
residence, the general appearance
very attractive. A large water ia.
furnishes the agency dwellings a
mess houses with water by means
IS water pipes, thus doing away vi
% the expensive hauling of water
- wagon, as is the case with most otl