The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1885-04-10
ii RESERVATION.

THE RESERVATION.
AS it is well known to the great
majority of the readers Of the GRAPH
nc, Attorney general Garland has
rendered his OPINION to Secretary La
mar on the legality of the order Of
ex-president Arthur which opened to
settlement the Crow Greek and Win
nebago reservations, said opinion
being adverse to the opening of
the land. The gist Of his decision
is that the land properly belongs
to the Indians under the treaty Of
1868, and therefore the order is
by law imperative. Adyices from
Washington during the week past
Indicate that the settlers will
have to go-or rather that they will
be ordered to vacate the land. Up
to this time Of writing no action has
been taken by the government one
way or another in the matter. 1t has
been stated that the President is con-
sulting the question with the Secre-
tary Of the Interior and others. A
powerful pressure is being brought TO
bear upon him to rescind the order
By the cranks who compose the In
dian Rights Association. They al
iege among other things in a written
protest that the land rightfully be-
longs to the Indians under the treaty
Of 1853 and thatit cannot therefore
be opened by executive; that the
order. was issued in great haste with
out proper investigation; that the
effect of the order if carried out will
be painfully disastrous to the Indians;
that the settlers upon the land are
seriously interfering with the agency
herd Of cattle, which is in imminent
danger Of being stampeded; that
there is greatsdanger Of disputes be-
tween intruding whites and the In
dams and should any Indian forcibly
resent the invasion of his rights there
is every reason to believe that 1t
would result in "a with the whole
Sioux nation, which would mean
great cost to the government and loss
of life to both whites and Indians
These are the principal reasons Sc
forth, but in every particular as de
. void Of the truth and actual facts a
the leaders in the movement are o
knowledge Of the. condition Of tn
Indians on the land in question. w
who are living upon the edge of tn
# reservation know that a more ridicr
d lous mess of stuff never was arrange
o in q protest. With the condition G
al the Indians on the Winnebago II
ld serve and the state of affairs exsstin
n there we have no knowledge, b,
lie there issevery reason to believe ever,
NJ thing scientifically the same as upo
the Grow Creek Reserve, the lattt
of which we are familiar with b
It. close observation and an adjacei
residence OF two years. 1t is, Their
,e fore, from positive knowledge W
state that the opening Of the land
settlers works no injustice to the il
of dams many way, shape or manne
On the contrary 1t is beneficial
IN them, inasmuch as it gives the
IA white neighbors and thus draws the,
.. so much nearer civilization. Furthe
I'd more, it is almost impossible to find
ii. Crow Greek Indian who is not perfet
he liz satisfedsto have the land occupit
BY whites. They are 0 more thu
half civilized, having abandone
,at tepee life lsng ago and gone to livi1
in houses. Many of them are tillil
on the soil and are owners of fine her
It of stock, and are not only willin
40 but anxious, that a white mai shou
for settle beside of them that they m
learn his ways. To show how rid
nh ulous the assertion sthat any trout
is apprehended With them we nc
the fact that over a dozen young
dies are living on claims on the !
a serve and remaining alone on th,
.daY and night, carer to the Indi;
mn than to any white settlement. 4
elf opening of the Reserve takes no la
,is- away from the Indians that they I
It use in any manner, and the order
his so reserves for them ten times
.iaz amount of land they "a ever put
lie any possible use. If the land oper
sri- to settlement Furnished a rang
he ground for their stock, or for COVE
il ment stock; if it abounded in gar
or in any ANN furnished a me-
,all Of even the slightest support to
md Indians, thereby hssening the
the pense Of keeping them by the COVE
has ment,.then there might be a shaa
SIS Of an excuse for allowing it for |
Ia. present to remain Indian Reser
49,. Rnt IL doas not and ia az no move