St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-11-27
SiSseton Indians. Ready to
Throw Open Their Lands
to Settlement.
To-Day the Federal Commits
sion Will Hold a Council
With LO.
Rose, the Redwood Falls Mur-'
derep, Convicted and Sem
fenced to Swing.
Ashland County Authorities
Go to Hurley to Raid
the DenS.
Special to the Globe.

OpcCldl W Tue OlOOcs
Browns VALLEY, Mimi, Nov. 90
Tomorrow the Indian commissioners,
specially appointed aG Washington to
negotiate with the SiSsetOnS for the
opening of their reservation to white
settlers, enters upon the duty assigned
it. The Indians are ready to meet in
council. A large majorty-and they
number from 1900 to 1900 in all-is in
favor OF severalty, all the applicants
entitled to it having already receiver
their patents. This responsibility, long
delayed but now discharged, has can
celled a conservative feeling that all
was not right in respect to land claims.
The only antagonism left. and the more
serious one, is the non-payment of what
is honestly due the Indians as indem-
nifty for confiscated lands while loyal,
as a tribe, to the whites during the
massacre of 1862; also due for subSe-
quent scout service when the braves, as
regularly drilled soldiers,
sUBDUED THE HOSTILES
over the entire new Northwest, fol-
lowed by white settlers. The govern
ment has not paid them for this patriotic
sacrifice. In 1887 the Indian commits
sion acknowledged their claim to the
amount of s342, IT'S. and a bill to this
effect was favorably reported, including
a bonus to square accounts up to the
close of next year. Congress postponed
action, certain members 0D]ectlnS on
the grounds that such a precedent es-
tabliShed would warrant other tribes In
sty now drives congress to be honest
with the Indians. 1t is to be hoped the
commission Will make the pay
ment of the debt cardinal
feature of its report. This done
and congress, acting prompt to duty.
success follow and then opens to white
settlement, probably next year, one
of the richest tracts of land west of the
Mississippi. In round numbers this
reservation contains 100000 acres:
100000 cover the requirements for sew
crafty, leaving 100000 for white settlers,
as may be agreed. A very valuable aud
interesting feature of the reservation is
the rampant hills,
THE CoTEAUX,
which stretch almost its entire length
from its base FIatiron's Hope) at the
north. just beyond Lake Traverse.
southwark seventy-tiye miles TO its
point. where the west and east bound
aries meet, at Lake Kampeska, near
Watertown, S. D. They are we'll
watered and wooded in the ravineS.
Numerous living lakes abound inthe
deeper basin, and alive with fish, Wild
geese and ducks. Surface indications
are that the bowels of this mountainous
ridge are stratifed with minerals and
metals of high commercial value.
There are numerous meadows among
these hills. the soil of which is alluvial
and very rich for agricultural culture.
The scenery of the cOteaux is wierd
soon will be places for summer
resort. The tourist and the scientist
will find here something unlike any
thing else under the sun. 1t is believed
that a minute geological survey will re-
veal world of hidden wealth. The
larger portion of the tillable land lies
east of the COteaux. Hugging their base
is wide valley bending southwark
near WiImot and terminating at the Big
Stone lake. which will eventually be
cut up into farms, whose productive ia
cilities cannot be excelled anywhere in
the country. Another rich valley
stretches northwest of Lake Traverse.
four miles from:this city, is interl0cked
lakes. Tabled above these valleys is
THE PRAIRIE REAL,
the soil of which is black, deep and very
fertile. well drained and beautiful. even
in its wildness. The upper Minnesota,
fed by the COteau springs, makes vast
swing across the prairie, wooded almost
its entire length, interSpersed with mar
row meadows and glens and arches of
woodbine and wild grape, that seem en-
chanted during the summer blooms and
the autumnal tints. Here and there |
along its shores are perpendicular walls |
of clay, waiting to be utilized by Anglo |
Saxon genius. When the white and In |
dian settlers shall have permanently set |
tied themselves all over these lands |
their chances for agricultural wealth |
and artistic improvements cannot |
be surpassed in the great West. \
Years ago different railroad routes were
surveyed across these wilds. designed |
to connect with the Northern Pacific |
lines; but none have been extended be- Il
y0nd this city because of the reSerya-
ton. Now that the fence is to be for I
ever broken down, "Westward, hor'
will be the railroad order, and with
their advance come civiliZng and en- j
institutions for the whites
and reds as one people, united in what |
ever contributes to material prosperity. !