New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-24
SOME CAUSES OF INDIAN Discomfort.

HUNTING STILL GOOD IN CANADA AND WAGES
BETTER THERE THAN IN DAKOTA.
Chicago. Nov 23.-General Miles received letter
from the frontier to-day. 1t was from captain
IIuggns dated Great Falls Montana, November Is.
The captain says:
81 was at Poplar Creek Agency for about six hours
Yesterday after writing you my previous le ter ana
heard some additional items Of interest concerning the
feeling among the Indians there and elsewhere III ths
region. Joseph Culbertson says that the lndla'ls
at Poplar Creek are better armed to-day than they
have ever been before. He says there IS %
serviceable breech loader for nearly every warrior IN
the tribe He says that they have no religious
Dances nor is there great excitement; but he only
knows two half-breeds and not single Indian who
does not confidently believe in the new superstition
and II IS the only topic Of conversation He says
that there IS no talk Of any hostility against tne
whites but / asked him the question why they were
so well armed and he replied: oh, there is some
game In the country yet and 1t Is the nature Vi
the Indian to carry a gun anyway, If he can.'
II learned that White Gut, Sitting Bulls messenger
stopped at Poplar Creek Agency for few hours last
week. on his way back to Dakota. after visiting the
Indians in the Dominion OF Canada. The agent do
no: seem to know this when talked with him. White
Gut reported that the Indians north OF the line were
richer and more prosperous than those who surrendered
finding a good deal OF game. trapping and fur and
when they wished to work getting better wages than
that the Indians with Sitting Bull were not better
armed to-day than at the time Of the Custer affair.
He gave orders that hostile gun was fired at any
time in Dakota elsewhere. all the indians every
whore must rise and do what damage they could and
ION Sitting Bull and Kicking Bear at Bear Butte, in
the Black Hills This is to take place In the spring.
White Gut says that the conditions are more nvoFaDc
now for an Indian than ever before, as the cattle
are scattered everywhere through the country where
+be budalo used to 90 in great drovcs In proof OF
the talk that the country in good condition for
Indian warfare he pointed To the case OF Cheyennes.
who came from the South to Tongue River, through
"A country containing no game, but they lound
abundance OF cattle for their sustenance while tle
etler were too few or scattered to offer resistance
The Indians with sitting Bull have talked all this
over and say they muster more warriors now and
they are better armed than AZ the time OF the Custer
anar ana the country is better now for their warfare
than il then But ther main reliance atcr All Is
in supernatural aid: / asked Joe Cnlbert.on Why the
bearer the Crow which ought to convince them Of the
folly OF their superstition lie SAYS that the indians
sword earcrs was, and that they have seen manifesto
tlons and wonders which prove beyond doubt the
truth Of the present movement They say these PROOFS
were wanting in the case OF sword bearer. joe
hazards conjecture which seems to me not improb-
able He thinks that sitting Bun wanted next sprng
to assemble as large force Of warriors as possible
thinking that II tho hope for Divine assistance
should come. he could Withstand the troops ior
time and perhaps, win some great victories ana event
uallv II necessary, make his way to the Brltlsn
line where he thinks le would be again safe as he used
70 be- and could If necessary treat and exact terms
Ioe estimates the total number Of Sioux still north OF
The lfe at eighty lodges. l think Booyar's statement
more likely TO be correct, namely forty eght lodges
at Woody Mountain ard five slA lodges elsewhere.
did stop at the Fort Belknap Rescrvatlon' a.
probably obtained all the information could nave g3t
there A scout from that reservation Is at Buiou'
Booyar has talked with him l talked with an en-
ploye from Fort Beknep who was on te train for
nrv feeling shown there by the Indians than by those
at Poplar Creek. They arc we'll armed