New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-15
ENCROACHING ON THE INDIANS
THE BLACKFEET RESERVE MENACED.
PROTECTION NEEDED AGAINST THE THRIFT VI

TIIE GREAT NORTHERN RAIL" AZ
IRON An OCCASIONAL! CORRESPONDENT OF TIE rEIB'sEl
| Helena Mont, Aug. 20.Much dissatisfaction Is aeit
Ly the Indians Of the Blac kfeet Agency. north OF
Helena. over the prospect that the Great N"r'nerh
Railway will seize right Of through this rc'erVa
| ton without making any arrangements To pay tno
Indians through whose land they must pa IL Is
ted that the lines of this railroad nave bc'h '"H
located through the Blackfce reservation OIL inc e''
sce Of the mountains that grading VIII OeE'" ''''
month and that contracts have been let FOR '' con"
letop of the line from Great Falls I" the shAhn OF
the main range of the Rocky Mountains ~ January l.
| 1891.
The building Of this line means o. course, the In
ya,ion OF the vdian reservation ly the w!ht"' very
Considerable tract Of land belonging 10 the iiesan Ii
dams will be tai.cn from them stores al" Sd'o'"N'
where nskey will lie freely dre out VIII f." ow tac
lin. Of the railroad. and great number o lai"r'
and tam, viii h" enrs red in IN" work OF coii"ii 'h
Tho treaty. with the PiNcan. ratified hy Congress NAV
y - moyidcS that whenever in the OPINION 81 mo
prcs.drnt the public Interests sh"l! Irin!'' IN; con"
.rct!o Of railway OR telegraph ilh"~ ac:">S wv c
vati,u such lines may be Constructed ana Ir"' 81
way snail lie granted 20 them Inc secretary III III"
Interior is 10 fix the compensation for snh feh' o'
vav and thc moncy received snail be cNlc'oc'
,,,,c 40 Il r.ctou of the Sctrctiy. The Whole "a'
, ,I...,,, r..,, in tie hand, If Mr.. Noble ana MS
selection ~ persons to apprAsc the vdu. Oi TIE IN"'
=, q: All! oi the daIiSgc done VIII o'''f''Hc Wv w.
,ior whether these Indian, to receive ANY a''P"
, con I..,i>aon FOR their land.
n railway viii ran through the Biachfeeti'hc'
.,rt c.v miles and as the route follows mp "'''"
]., :. ,,,l t.lc some OF I've best farGue Lands "h
=, r,,v.,i,u The B!ickf"rc reservation H. Ia ''
.r, hc and except In the lowest bottom alld> {" mo
valleys. no crops can be raised WHOM III s"''"' "
land and f.rri.u. land i douoN 'aiNA0i' u!
u, sr,,cj,v and 10 day not less than MY H'''". 81"
cutting and putting up lay on WHO" ''''"'
lara Al
this stream, and are struggling IN wa! '' "
1900 o,n.r ncoplo would lie called heroic to hIs'e: ''
n,n,,em ~ earning living IL this ROAD s'r' Wy
willow Creek, rs it will. these homes "'.i p' 'o'
Oscaied For all this these Indians s"'"" " i
TNc.c and other Indians havo hao o'''' t.,
f., making verbal contracts with corporduoh'' anu "
,t.rces ar, numerous where TRIES have lease" wv
,r, In cattIe comranies for grazing purposes -"
the faith OF promises that Trey
,s g, ,,rch :, head for tie cattle pu' on ''' y
,..,,o, and tL.n have In vain tried u '"""' ""'
,r.s op. them. Tie Indian cannot sue VI y
he can only g-urrble. The Government
MS debts for hui' . - ,.~ a,t
Th,. !, a terribly DIV year IN Montana ava ia ~
yr,,i.. arr, both very Valuable. l'' p''''
,atr,ad viii bring IT, iila' hic"t foNe' N''''
.ro,,snd horse, cmpo'si BIZ inc c""''" " 49,,
, ON, cheese horses will eat up grent dcAi Z" ''''
,r0ian, grass TIL, gra<S The INDIANS WV" '
max. ,,,u ever bcforr. litsd'' 'Hc'' h'.~''' w. ~
,,cv have good many. and Tie ae'''! w
.bc Indian, Nave lad issued I" INCL. "'''"
-. wear ,loii Thousand h"!'"'H' '"'' az
l, -, ,., a.. ,,Y-,. a,nia~. ALL ~" i''' y" N''''
,.. ,',a. i..ucd Are cutiu2 lay All !" :" - ed
-, i,o, ,I., through th- .Tir.r!. !! u" -i'@' ''
c.y,;il : f. r,&'c, %" hy u" ''N' - " p'''H
on IN th. rall).t '"Hi:.''3r'' u "'', "'"
, o.. hard .cd!il,g" ir. on" - ne ''''"' ~
he'd, through T." "i.'''' It,.
In view Of all 1hc,r circumstances i $50 '' ~"
% ~ fJ. =. .r I.'"
/ lave t,;.,o!lcd all Over tie hl''h."'' - q"
+ ,,,. ,,n, the land on Willow Itrh Is sLo'e ' .
- -. r..,.rvsi.ni where good larh Is 'H'f"'H
, ,!r pace :r r.., l.i' ""'''
81. * doI.:- ~ h""" ana L"
,,yc,..;, s,ipu.G pav BE l"d'ih' e'"'
,,r eun horse hioas'.t IN t'.e i''r''i''' ~ '''
han INV cent, o. dv.4r pas fer The "a MA II
/ Will eat. r:l, - LITTLE 'nousa w"ch We o"'''' -
,.,.,. Thai !, sire II toi.c T. tie sri+'"- ~ ~;
hor, If men and herd oi aiIuai- that WI 'I' '' u
rose walton. ,
The Great Northern Railu.y l. pn>'Lnc rapidly We
varf from tic is, nib 'ln". a;d t'l".c IHl" via :
,r ho,,cr Of the Elcafcct r~.crv". bc'or" w";" -
leg.n OIL that reservation the lndiln i"FcI" "'h' To-
600 thai a contract !, made by Mi! he railway com
many ,,a bind itself aud tnVsc worIhg 10: IL |" P"'
ts Indian, for Their land. and III part AT cs J." ''
daragc done ~ the icscrFa.''.. I. ,,, =, t.,
suD,tlg aud their rshr ought IT, be 10 he1 on, 'D'
y e Government At WasE'o Il, me p., tH tn" i.,s
II take, from this reservation IL II can ee' the'
mohlny 40 much the irt,r:. No Doubt n II coIh hhh
n pI!an hroplc miIlowner who Would roll ~, ia, -,
| without charge. 1t would accept them. Wen lno
(;,ca, Nuit!e IN rails, however II pay 10" thcni
aud 40 when It takes land That doe. not belong ia the
! mtlc main 1t must pay for that ltHi.
II is .ep,itcd here tina. tho matter Ia" ar an' D"ri
brJcJ TO the attention. Of tie Indian Dcr Ttn emit bit
II this be tri.. nothing appc A. " be Know. " We
| matter bv people IN this state who have III; hes
opportulI,cs OF learning about IT, IL ANY action Is
| 10 lie taken il should he known Al o."c. for Tho
! il, gaIs al" being uncr-y and dis at,:oh over III"
| APPROACH Of the railroad. These prolir for two Of
III cc wear, have 'ccn wording hard nd are iiahi''s
airy cGr. p:o.re>s toward 'vlnHii'n hn' IL '"
la,f sea oils have ie@n dr. that t:cIr rrrr have
faded. AID they no" Ga s.D.t raiidt ~..'c Va
,rpp.rs have all Out, and 80 Aip "p:iaii'n ht'
been, made by Congress for tier support curing IL"
coming wear I,efo-c long there IS Likely TO be
! actual suffering from hunger.
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