St. Paul daily globe., 1888-08-21


pei their return, and accordingly in
structions were sent to have two com
panies of cavalry pursue and turn them
back if overtaken. Later informa
ton from Pine Ridge shows that the
Indians who took leave so unceremoni-
ously comprised eight bucks, eight
squaws and nine children, thus upset
ting all theories and stories of a threat
ened outbreak or uprising on the from
tier. When Indians go on the war path
they leave their women and children at
home, and this party was merely band
who wanted to make visit to friends
agency. One of the hardest things to
teach Indians on the reservations is that
they are not at liberty to stroll
off whenever and wherever they please,
and this restraint is very irksome and
CALLING to them. They cannot under
stand why they should be prevented
from going about as they used to before
the government assumed charge of
them, and the story that they told the
officials at Pine Ridge that they would
do as they pleased is probably correct.
Such statements are frequently volun-
teered by dissatisfied Indians, and no
attention
IS PAID TO THEM.
There was another reason at the bot
tom of the departure of these CheyenneS
from Pine Ridge, and that was the fact
that they do not affiliate with the Sioux
ago Strolling bands of Cheyennes who
had lived at Tongue River stayed off
that reservation and were picked up
and sent to Pine Ridge. But they did
not relish the change and made repeated
efforts to get back to their old camping
grounds, probably actuated by a
desire to have a hunt for
the game which abounds in that
region. In the absence of information
to the contrary this was, think, the
underlying purpose of the Indians who
left Pine Ridge recently. They had no
warlike intentions and would not molest
settlers, else they would have been care
full not to be accompanied by their
squaws and children. Being naturally
of a MIGRATORY disposition. they could
not bear the confinement at the reserva-
ton, and made up their minds to leave
at the first opportunity.
1t was necessary to send at least two
companies of cavalry in search of the
fugitives, since there is large tract of
country to be trayerSed and several
days may elapSe ere the wanderers are
returned to the reservation. There is
no prospec of battle between the
Indians and the troops, and when the
commanding officer overtakes the
Cheyennes he will merely turn
them back under escort to Pine
Ridge agency. No depredations of
any kind have been reported
either by these Indians, or in fact any
e xl,rn W. Of Dn1- -
the slightest danger is apprehended
an uprising or trouble beyond what has
been stated. 1t is almost impossible to
prevent these visits between the tribes,
Snd CheyenneS are no different from
other Indians in their
INCLINATION TO STEAL AWAY.
from the restraints of the reservations.
Usually they will go in smaller parties
than the present band from Pine Ridge,
and the troops are kept pretty busy
overhauling stray-aways from the diff
ferent agencies. Information reached
st. Paul Friday afternoon. the 18th
inst, relative to the movements of the
CheyenneS, and Saturday morning, the
18th inst, Maj. HamiltOn's command
end of the present week the duties of
the troops should be ended and the de-
tails will be sent to headquarters.
but do not expect anything except the
usual routine report that the orders
have been carried out and the Indians
returned to Pine Ridge agency. So far
as going to attend a sun dance is con-
cerned, do not take much stock in the
story, for, as with war parties, on oc-
casions of this kind the bucks do not
care to be bothered with the care of
their women and little ones.
The matter simply resolves itself into
desire on the part of the Indians, the
same as with civilized white people, to
pay visit, and they are not very apt to
count cost OR consequences in such an
Undertaking