Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1885-04-22
BY the Commissioners of Our
Neighboring County on
the South
To Protect Settlers Against
Redskin Raids That are
Not Likely to Occur.
Steam Launch Arrival-Terri-
torial Tickllngs and Sober
Studies of City Sights.
The Indian Outlook.

Much unnecessary alarm has been
raised among settlers to the south and
southwest of Miles City over the
movements of the Crow and Chey-
enBe Indians. Reliable reports have
been received here from the Crows,
and every indication is that they are
peaceable and not inclined 10 make
any trouble unless they are attacked
by the Plegans from the north, which
is very unlikely as the Piegans now
have other attractions north of the
boundary should they want to go on
the war path. The Cheyenne Indians
are AS quiet as any tribe Of the west.
They are sticking to their reservation
aud take considerable interest in the
lessons taught them by Mr.. Stevens,
the lately appointed Farmer for the
tribe. Parties direct from there all
agree that there Is nothing TO be fear.
ed from the Cheyennes. Jack Lynch
a stock grower whose ranch Is within
the Cheyenne reservation, and only
about three miles from the agency
stated to u JOURNAL representative
yesterday that there is nothing to feal
from the Cheyennes or Crows, that
they would not attempt any raidiDg.
He said that the Cheyennes corraled
their horses some time ago on account
of the Piegans and have been on the
lookout for the latter all the season, as
they killed two Piegan horse thieves
last fall and have expected retaliation
before this, but that Is all the trouble
and the whites need not be afraid. Il
the Indians should fight between
themselves 1t would not amount Il
much. If any, more than their Skin
mishes last fall. The Big Horn Senti
mel In criticising the action of th,
board of commissioners of johnson
county. Wyoming, i'm asking the gov.
ernor for one hundred stands Of arms
aud ammunition for the settlers there
says: "There is not man in the
county who is interested in creating
AN Indian scare that can bring any
proof whatever that either the Crows,
Shoshones OF Cheyennes are liable tC
give the settlers any trouble, auC
it is a decided matter with Governo
Warren that no arms or ammunition
will be forwarded unless he has posi-
tive proof that such are needed. Tn
Crows and Cheyennes are giving NOR
attention to farming this spring thar
at any previous season--an evidenc
that they desire peace and wish TO be
come acknowledgement as far as tb,
purchasing of cartridges by the Crow
from parties In this section Is concern
ed, 1t is nothing more than the usua
custom of the Indians, and has NJ
weight with any sensible being as AL
indication Of an outbreak. Probably
IL a ten-company military post was or
dered TO be built somewhere In tn,
northern part of the comfy, the few
natural born kickers would then b
willing to give the Indian rest" Ii
relation to the Indians near the north
ern boundary of Montana the Rive
Press OF Fort Benton says editorially
"The startling reports which AT
reaching us from the little hamlet q
Calgary, on Bow river, that the Amer
lean Indians are crossing the line {
take part in the Riel rumpus, will b
news 10 nearly all the people Of north
ern Montana. The only foundation
for such a rumor Is that few PiegAn
have left the agency, and il is no
known where they have gone. IL !
also stated that the Gros Ventres hav
gone over. This we know TO be un
true; they are Mt or near their agenc.
tilling the virgin soil: they have turn
ed their old flint-lock fukes into pillow
share. In fact the Millennium has com
for theGros Ventres and Assinaboines
There will not be American INDIAN
enough who cross the line TO coDsti
tute N corporal's guard fol Riel,n /.