Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-07-23
OLD WOLF SPEAKS.
He Harrangues Delegate Carter
and Tells Him the Cheyennes
Don't Want to Leave
the Reservation.
They Want their People at Pine
Ridge, Dak., Brought 10 the
Reservation in Montana.
DELEGATE CARRIERS TRIP.

DELEGATE CARRIERS TRIP.
4 Very Pleasant Though Weary One, Net
ting Good Results.
Delegate Carter returned yesterday
from his trip 10 the Cheyenne agency
and proceeded to Helena last night.
He says he bad a pleasant trip, ex-
cepting that IL was awful tiresome; he
had but an average Of five hours sleep
since he left Miles City. He ex.
pressed himself much satisfied with
the results OF the trip. however, as he
had gathered a quantity of data, which
gives him a clear insight into the mat.
ter Of the complaint about the reserva-
tion.
Delegate Carter IL unchanged IN the
view he held before whiting the reser-
walton, In that the Indians ought to
be removed. The reservation EN-.
braces perhaps 500, 900 acres. and there
are altogether about $50 Indians upon
IL. Three hundred and fifty OF these
are on Tongue river and $40 on the
Rose bud and its tributaries. On the
Tongue river there are three white
men with their families and % white
settlers altogether. On the Rosebud
there are Is white families, with l76
white settlers in toto. The white peo-
pie have secured the choice OF river
bottom lands and as II is impossible to
raise crops on the lands except by irri
CATION, the Indians raise no crops and
are entirely dependent uron govern
ment rations.
Mr.. Carter says that all the vegeta-
ton raised on the reservation by the
Indians through cultivation this year
could be hauled off In two-horse
team. They have an idea that II they
raise any food for themselves the gov
ernment will cease issuing their
rations.
While in the mission house on the
reservation, an Indian chief named
Old Wolf came in and signified bis de-
sire Of making speech. Mr.. Carter
said he would be glad TO have him do
so, and through Rev. Father Vande-
Velden IL was interpreted. He deliv-
cred lengthy and impassionate har-
rangue. He stated that he liked the
faces Of the white men before him,
but that there were some white men
on the reservation whom he didn't
like. Some Of them came around
every now and then with piece of
paper and said II was from Washing
ton and that It called for a piece Of
land. He and bis people wanted to
stay on the agency. They bad all
come from the Indian Territory.
Some Of his brothers were scouts for
General Miles In " and they had
come up here from the Indian Terri
tory to join them. The soldiers met
them and drove half his people to Pine
Ridge and the balance kept on the
reservation. He wanted the people at
Pine Ridge to come here and live.
His people didn't want to go back to
the Indian Territory.
When asked II he would not rather
have piece Of land half mile square
which he could own and cultivate
than roam all over the reservation he
said he would; but Mr.. Carter places
no confidence In the truth Of his an
swer.
Mr.. Carter spesks In the highest
terms Of the progress being made at
the mission In the education of the
Indian children. Many OF them after
a years instruction csn read and write
and speak the language. The mission
aries are much annoyed. however, by
the squaws. who lurk around the
fences, continually seeking for an
opportunity to secure their children
and spirit them away. Many OF the
children get away from the agency in
this manner.
Mr.. Carter thinks II the Indians are
removed they will be placed on the
Crow reservation.