Morning journal and courier., 1884-05-27
In tlae Black HilIs.

A Former TOvvnsman-Ex-Uni States
 MarahaI Bartlett Deadwo0d and Rapid CitY--Red-l Cloud and the Pine = Ridge e-Aeeacy-eivfitz the-FndtaDs- i
 A Long List of Murders and rSntetdes.
 MT. George H. Bartlett, No. Iz50 State street, this city, hands us copy Of an ex. tra number of the Black Hills Daily and WeekIy Pieneer, published at Deadwood. Jt iran issue of about 24 pages and has two large wood outs, one showing birds eye view of Deadwood, Dakota, another similar view of Rapid City, Dakota, both of which places, as the world is aware, have grown up as if by maeic:ss Deadwoodss public school is ss largo as the fine new Welch school of this city and is architeetnFally more imposing in
 appsarance A street scene in Dakota is given, svhicha shows g9the chief busi- ness center of the town with it's
 fine buildings, while in the strees are handsome Eurnouts passing by trains of emiRrant wagons, while the Deadwood stage is in the foreground, going at full speed.
 The county court house is shown, another fine building, also B picture of Rapid City's public school building; 8 structure which compares sfayorably with any hereabouts.
 The paper Qiyes elaborate and full accounts of about everything of interest in the Black Hills region mining educational. mercan- tile and secular generally. Mir. George E. Bartlett, late deputy marshal. son of Mr.. Georgea H. aBartlett,a of this city, has Rna article descriptive of
 the Sioux reservation and Rose Bud and Pine Ridge agencies. Deputy Marshal Bart lett now has large grocery and dry goods store and has large dealings with the Indians
 at his exchange. He is married and a happy
 father, and is so we'll located that he will
 probably be permanent resident. In speak ing of the Pine Ridge agency he gives facts
 quite interesting as bearing upon the Irdian question and also incidentally interesting
 here, as they relate to one branch of the
 people of Red Cloud, who was sIionized in
 New Haven two or three years ago. He
 says of Pine Ridge agency: "This agency,
 in charge of Dr. VII. McGillcnddy, is the
 model Indian agency of the United States
 Dr. McGilIicuddy has been agent for the past
 five years and during that time has made more progress towards civilizing the Indians
 under his authority than. any other
 agent in the United States. There 800 Cheyennes under the control of this agent, many of whom are trying to farm in small way, and thus support themselves, be- sides freighting from Valentine, distant 1855 miles, nearly east. The agency, which is called by all the Indian inspectors the model agency of the United States, is situated on
 Wolf Greek. short distance from its junc- ton with White Clay, and is one of the most
 pleasantly situated of all the agencies. There are five trading stores which are ex- tensively patronized by the cattle men of northern Nebraska, as well as the Indians.
 4 R-IV- ,onl licensed traders Howard White, ex-fndian agent of Winhebsgo Indians E. A. Fry, Geo. T. Blanchard, John G. Meade and George E. Bartlett, all of whom carry large and we'll assorted stocks of goods.
 s'This agency is noted for it's boarding scheel with g capacity sufficient to sccommo- date $50 acholRrB, where the Indian children are instructed in all branches of farming and gardening, sewing, cooking and washing,
 besides a good common school education.
 There are eightateaehers, all ladies from the
 East and graduates of colleges, besides the
 government farmer, who superintends the
 boys education in farming and gardening
 The agency buildings consist of agents res-
 idence, office, commissary stoFehouse, drug store,. police headquarters. and employees quarters and mess house. stable, storehouse, Blacksmith, paint. carpenter and machine shops saw mill, Episcopal church and the
 school house previously mentioned. Rev.
 John Robinson is clergyman in charge. All
 of the agency buildings are supplied with water furnished from large tank filled by wind power. ,a@~s.7~~ --e' -->4@*7 +" largest Indian camps belongingto to this agency are situated on Wounded Knee Greek. distance fifteen miles east, on Medicine Root Creek, thirty miles northeast, and on White Clay Greek, on which the Indians have
 located from the agency for 8 distance of twenty miles north towards it's confluence with the White river. -. .... .
 tSThe most noted chiefs are Red Dog, of Wounded Knee; Little Wound and American Horse, on Medicine Root; Young Man Afraid of ,his-Bones, White Bird, Red Cloud and Red Shirt, on White Clay Greek.
 "This section of the Sioux tribs was form erIy known as the Red Cloud Indians, with old Red Cloud as chief, but at present the Indians recognize no one particular chief, but each band or family is represented by one of the chiefs above mentioned. The rations are issued to each family either week ly or monthly as they desire and according to the distance they reside from the agency. The beef issue is one of the notable features of life on an Indian agency. It takes place
 every ten days, when the average number of beeves issued is about 250 head. Each fami- ly has the number of live animals issued to which it is entitled according to the number
 of souls the family represents. These beeves are turned out of 8 corral, and then the In- dians start out on horseback in pursuit and kill them, running them in similar manner
 to which they herd buffalo on the plans, and
 cons1quertly the beef issue presents pic
 turesque and very interesting spectacle to stranger to Indian customs and manners" 4 mortuary list of striking character en- titled ''The Black List" occupies one column ' of the paper in fine type. This is sTa roll of those killed in the Black Hills since the ear- ly days" and ''the names of the murderers