Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1886-05-12
Wednesday, May IL, 1886.

DANGER is again at our doors, our
contemporary, the Billings Gazette,
quotes the YELLOWSTONE JOURNAL
as saying that the Cheyennes should
be be put upon the northwestern part
of the Crow reserve, and resorts to
witticism TO show that that part of the
reserve is unfit. The YELLOWSTONE
JOURNAL said nothing of the sort. 1t
said that If these Cheyennes were re-
moved from the Rosebud river when
the whites have reserved to them the
major part of the agricultural lands
that they should be put upon the
northeast mot the northwest) corner
of the Crow reserve. Provided, the
government should insist upon main
tanning them upon a reservation. The
Sioux City & Pacific road does not
agree with the Billings paper as to the
said papers estimate OF the import
ance of Miles City in respect of cattle
shipments. It's agent is now here to
draw from the Northern Pacific rail-
road the stock freight which is by
right of the said road. The Billings,
paper may desist from its contemptu-
Gus style in the treatment of the
Cheyennes incubus when it learns
that the people of Montana, their
rights, and their prayers have been
treated with contempt by the admins
tration, and the government is now
engaged in perfecting the lines of
new reserve, viz, one to take in
Tongue river. A knowledge of this
was what melted the YELLOWSTONE
JOURNAL to open the war on the
Cheyenne reserve. While we do not
expect much aid or sympathy from
the Billings Gazette We were of the
opinion that 1t would not, by its con-
temptuous treatment of a plan to open
au Indian reserve, actually aid the adj
ministration in affecting Montana
with another or larger Indian re-
serve for savages to inhabit, driving
out Montana toilers who have sweated
and labored to improve the country
and to make themselves homes. We
are anxious to open the Crow reserve
and the writer has done much to aid
in its restoration to the public domain.
The sym .,athies of good people were
with Billings when Crow-Lease Blake
betrayed his friends in Billings .and
tried to grab the reserve for his own
ends. We refused to aid In his scheme;
we now claim the aid of the Billings
Gazette in an endeavor to prevent a
mendacious inspector Of the Indian
office from perfecting his scheme to ex-
tend the Cheyenne reserve to take in
Tongue river.
There is no occasion to fight Dele
gate Toole. He is endeavoring to do
all he can and he is justly opposed to
turning over the country to Indians.
A NEW INDIAN RESERVE is THE DAN
GER DIMINENTLY THREATENING US
NOW.
Let all citizens oppose this and after
success in this the Gazette may count
upon US to assist in restoring the Crow
reserve, for we have no idea of retard-
ing the progress of any man to open
the Crow reservation.
N IL A.. al |
plan. We see no rea-
son why it should deviate from its
plan in Montana by extending the
reserve or not opening the
Crow reservation. Oh the northeast
corner of the Crow reservation ample
lands could be allotted to the Chey-
snnes and this would interfere with
none. This would close no trails.
The department depends largely
'or its advice upon Gen. Williamson,
Gen. Armstrong and Capt. Upshaw.
The first is Mississippi brigadier and
Crow agent and lie knows no more
about our people, our Indians and
heir respective rights than Yellow.
stone catfish does about the Sabbath |
lay. Mr.. Armstrong is the man who
held commissions In the U. s. and c.
). A. armies at the same time and has
his contempt for Montana
people. Capt. Upshaw is an excellent
gentleman but being just from Texas
knows nothing Of our people, the In
dian or of the country which he re-
the government to turn
over to the Indians in violation Of the
rights OF the white bona fide settlers
who were there years before the
Ii one reserve is extended at the
caprice end malicious within Of the