The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-12-06
Secretary Teller g Report, Giving q Full
Exhibit Of the Indians and
Public Lands. .
THE INDIAN QUESTION.

3 desirable 70 mcresse 1ne -. ), capacity ~
IT, and Genoa. Nebr.. are about ready tor occnpa
f. T. tn estshii.h hoer1in1 Schools A.
Is nrGn9sea 20 aud as.eton Ra Ws.h
,Eis w.: Wichita. Ind. r: and siietz, Greg
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p tes91ue; %ss trih ~ or tbrs.
ps.S ,as ch as.nnv NJ adenuate renort ia
Even: on fo nons. aro So' ''
neEsssary .eSsiason aso .oan c.s at.
teutiou to the persistent attempts made by Payne
and others to invade the Indian Territory for the
man of ~ sw sd;na to the ne now
inorssse Of Indian agents salaries il recommended
ha++ar 49, Tha comm;ssioner NJ indian affairs
recommand: that fnni he placed at The disposal
Of the denartmsnt 10 nav the fees Of homestead
entras v Tndians IN vb;ch thu secretarv eoncurs
'1'''s3 - THE Sioux REsERyATIoN.
Altar raconntine The failnre Of the Sioux treaty
ia meat The snnrovsl Of The senate. the secretary
"Wbeth,r tho nroposed payments are sufficient
must be dsfermined from the value Of the land and
the tenure under which It T. held It does net ap-
Of the y treaty. Of
to recopnize the whole of that vast tract Of land
called the Sioux reservation as the property Of the
Sioux alone, for It is provided that other Indians
might be settled on the reservation with the consent
Of the Indians thereon: no provision is
made for compensation for the land to
be taken for that purpose It appears to
bova haar tna nnrnose n the Government in
reservin1 that vast tract to secure to euch Sioux
Indian piece Of land for his personal benefit: for
f. ia nrovided that the head Of family should be
allowed to take not exceeding $40 acres, aud
others less amount: out Of the reservation these
smaller niecss yvera to he carved The amount of
sad - s ove "a the indian is more
ti,a 1ntad st.tes ~ take nndar the settlement
thst ;f The tract reserved was not sufficient to Sc
cure the required amount of land, other land
that any male Indian eighteen years
Of ape. of said tribes, may take q
homestead Of l6O acres anywhere on public land
bv residing on it for three years 1t is further pro-
vided in the act of 1868 that, on the selection of
land "a aforesaid the government will give to par
ties selecting the same seeds, agricultural impe
S25 Der year FOR three years thereafter: and that
each narson engaging in farming should receive
500 ner wear. or ST o more than if ne continued to
roam over the reservation. The treaty Of 1868
nrovdes that schools shall be maintained at gov
eminent exnense for every thirty scholars: also
that the IJnie States would furnish to each family
cn as sn1 ous ano pair of American
oyen - The 1reatv Of 1876 provides that the
oovarnment shond erect comfortable houses for
snch of the Indians as should desire to farm It is
ovid a h&f
treaty. was to induce the Indians to settle on farms
enI hecon,e farmers But little effort has been
a nnu o to comnv with the conditions Of these
traaties m the mart of the governments have
shown in another part of this report that there is
dne the Sioux under the provisions for the support
of schools. ST ,49l 500. The Indians have built
Themselves On the reservation 1919 houses. The
Government should have constructed these houses
which the Indians have constructed substantially
without oovernment aid :"
cRooT's POLICY AssA1LED,
.tatad and Gen Crooks policy is thus commented
49, ,a.oN' AAN 49,
sGeu. Crook was given full charge of the police
Of the reservation, for it was not thought to be
urrdan+ to divide the responsibility of Keeping
naocs IN The San Carlos RESERVATION. and the de-
t Um % not u;;no to attemnt to keen neace
was no. - 800 9rnp -, n,arv
tni W. oonSit;on ia an onamaions one and one
tnst ,nnnt iong cont;nns it is onte certain tha,
ths s. nre.ance Of the prisoners among the agency
S NO. he " varv 5amo1a1izno Tbese In.
d;an "s , G o ,nnr1ars and other crimes
una s,,hi.c - tha Laws Of Arizona and New
anu eaoe So th er;no"s ,vera co,mnntted Cen
49, VIZ eio+ 4H. aro mot ,romsad m,nnn;tv
sass a .a. hn+ " ouita evdent that 1hev
retnrned With The idea that thew would not be
nnn;shed fnr the crimes committed, Il does net
70 b. The duty the Of tie If
!esor 10 ~ luz A. 1s time thev ara nrioon
w ~ WOW IN tho hands Of the var denartmen1 II
,, nss bara there viii he less danger Of
tba;r asceua and 1vhsra their evil inAuences will
sileit ft e. a ~ VIZ Nv d;snnsed If he
tribe ~ '''@
'' T a ~ ~. ,,o1,ob)a coa, lands fonnd in +he
San Carlos reservation. Secretary Teller says: sIt
pan far ~ ,rosdent Nv erecn1iys order
10 rodnca 3 reservation and tins throw the coal
49, ~ f o ~, rasaruot;on. Int il ia not tI,onoht
aSr;sahIe r. 10 az without comnensatine the In
dans for the land so taken for as before stated
viii ba yerv difficult to make them understand that
sao,, therefore he nroyied before the land is sold
r. the claims Of the nrosnectors should be- found to
be correct-that is that they were in ignorance Of
me III 5n ourht to
ho' aoue Is Isrre soma advantape from their
norI eitber Nv ha;no ailoWed to nnrhase At re-
ba for The Grow and Rack
foat reservat;nns in Montana are AZ follows:
s:Ths reservation is situated in the Territory Of
ac-es of land large nart Of th;sis unf,
~ NJ the hest Of eraz;ng land
Mass indians sbonid no located on the Big Horn.
with suitable reservation for agricultural and
"astorai narnoeas and The balance sold. At least
600 Ot,O acrss might Tins he disoosed of. leay-
no he Tnd;sns srfcient agricnlturai lands TO be-
"n.na soif snnnortin1 If thev desire to become
.or;c,ltnr;ste and sniicient amount o1
graZnu lan,ds shonld thew prefer tc
ssecnms stocpora;sars The lila. O01 acres thai
would he left wonld give nearly. if not quite 6OC
49, ~ I"nd "" aocb inIivi,,al memher of lheil
sr;has Tie nnmher ~ crows las heen ESTIMATED
son t,s+ - =; t1r;t artair thst tba nnmhar i
mncb ass o ana nrobahlv not over 800 or 5000
- <bo for oh Gale
should be at once invested in herd for the tribes
ana caIeu Tor oy the eovernment unIl suea .,e a
the lnoIans snal % prepaF1u 20 asseus ~ ~
used. would make the Crows seif-supportne IN i
few years at the 1arthest.
BLACKFEET RESERVATION.
1.-THE number Of Indians on this reservation IS
abous $4,000. Until recently they have been ape
to support themselves largely by hunting but thu
disappearance OF the ouhaloes Is nkeIS 10 cause
great suffering among them during the coming
WItsr eng spring II an aoaltonal appropriation u
doE maue lor r 1nela. u.. e,o,, ror+ po,kn.r
y, a 1 - thnt for iba rsi
tie 10 inc nsIoty OF tne agency @ ta hnffao
!aliea 10 visis tnat region he1e.9Iore te 49,
Weao ane n1 ;te sScuEeu ~ tnS "a @ 49,
nrnant ~ ae . 49,! a f; au ."0I r. ~ " Eno
fail to secure 0 bnffaoes s as It is now quite
o os atar tney w enoro tbs, ~ great aange.
" ". stal vauon a,honE them. lucy nust Geftalnt'
s.i u'oss tuoy NV vi VI tu1 stoch III liie VIGIL
;a tHe aHeucy, nus Iot on tne ! M
tne tuulHus are GrVen ny munger 10 XIII the catte
on tne ranges belonging to herders who are right
a ~ .sat seGtiou o. country, nere VIII pa gsea'
IaaEel VI q cosion oetween tne hetoers anu tle
Iii az ao suen eoll!slon ooes not Tcsur theie
T,tiass ato Vss ". plype.'t; aoi .lte Amiaus wa
d;on ha1. eS so non an"u .uos use: anese u
nr;"utnroi 1oS no e 10 t;i;ed ~, INC t ~
sr;tnhs ,auon ;nat o w. ''1eu oy M ~
;raaJ;t ruant arI ,ot;.;oa, 1919 ~ s
th 100 ;.i .t n ~, si LII h ~ AZ
snnnortino frnn, tho ,rnsrth ns sr"h ar1s SOIL
'uppo'''"s l'oiii tno s'o"'H " soon no'o''
The renort Of tho commissioner of tbe uaneray
land oflce shows that the disnosa az nuhl;c lands
nnder ali acts of congress- aoorepates 10 40
U32. so acres, Of which amount 333.2S5. 81 acres
were Indian lands. and l,l9933571 acres rail-
road sections under various acis of congress- The
totoI ,oel, r.oo;n+. 80. OK XII