The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1888-09-29
An Advantageous Deal.

A correspondent of the Pioneer Press
in discussing the justice of the price the
Sioux got for their reservation land
says: Did any one of these agents, who
think the price too small, ever figure up
what the Indian will get for this raw
prairie land? Five million five hun
dred thousand dollars is the gross sum
for the eleven million acres, and if paid
in silver coin it would require 1852
wagons containing one ton each to
transport it Which one of these agents,
| ii possessed of the wealth of the Van
derbilts, would give 1862 wagon loads of
! silver dollars for this land? They need
not all answer at once, but ample time
will be given for reply. In the hands
Of the government this land will soon
be settled, and the settlement and con-
sequent improvement will rapidly en-
hance it's value, but in it's raw state the
Indian gets every dollar there is in it,
as these agents very we'll know. The
Indian does not have to wait for this
land to be sold to enjoy the fruits of
his bargain, for the government is to
give him, at once, $4,000 American COWS
and 1000 American bulls, or $4,000 head
Of stock to $4,000 Indians. That IS
more than one animal to every man,
woman and child on the reservation.
What magnificent endowment this
would be to an equal number of poor
but energetic white people. About five
head OF stock to every family. The in.
crease in few years would make such
number of white people so endowed
wealthy far beyond the average in
America. Every Indian family that
elects to take land in severalty is to
have also, two oxen, with yoke and
chain, one ploW, wagon. harrow, hoe,
ak, pitchfork, seed for five acres for two
years and twenty dollars in money, and
more if the secretary of the interior
thinks necessary. At least thirty school
houses are to be built and more If nee
essary. 10 buy all this property but
little over one-fifth of the $5,5OO,OOO
that the land will realize will be re-
qulred, and the other four-fifths will
still belong to the Indians. IT they
care for this stock the government will
invest the whole fund in stock for
them; and having magnificent domain
still left for grazing purposes, we'll
watered, and with one thing alone
giyen-that is, care of their stock-they
will be the wealthiest community Of
people in this western country. Who
wouldn't be an Indian and be under
the fostering care Of a paternal govern
ment that showers its benifcence with
a liberalty so divine?
From Cascade
The republicans Of this community are
well satisfied with the results of the Park
county republican convention, with the
usual Zone or two exceptions The vot-
ers are vigorous in their denunciation of
the candidate chosen to make the race
aOA GooCooOl, duu IL lIIC SdtllC SculfIuCul
prevails in other parts of the county as in
this, the people will decry the possibility
,f his election until that decisive day
when he will be buried so deep that the
land of resurrection will be unable to
'athom his November grave.
Rev. VIM. Hall, Sr., who has been a
'esident of the upper Yellowstone for the
asst two years. was recently joined by his
amily, just arrived from England. They
come with the intention OF making this
country their home.
Miss Dora Brown of Saltwater is visit
ng her numerous friends and relatives in
he vicinity of Rosedell.
Mr. D. r. Shorthill is confined to his
DOM with severe attack of asthma, from
Which malady he has suffered for many
vears. CONCEITED SDdPLETON.
An Explanation.
What is the tsnervOuS trouble, with