The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-12-11
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Experience Of tho Comn1ls gionsFl
Who Negotiated the Purohass
Of Their Lands.
Several Pow-Wows Necessary and
an Increase in the Araount
Ofrered.
His Cupidity- Enough siGnatatee
TO Bind tho Bargain.

~ cupid'ey ey-1snougn ~ ,ssAs q
70 Sind the Bsf9ailnls ~
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LLNas. Dec. 10.-[ Especial.
was Interested and excited yeeteTday ~ -
report that the Crows had accep 49,
treaty offered by Commissioners Rtcharel-
son, Flint and Dale. but wsrs enxtcmely
awaiting particulars The cOrreCt Eepokt
from the Grow agency arrived this Motnin9s
The council on November ~ was un3guattah
the Crows being divided On to qusse4nn,
Pientlcoues, on Pryor creek. and R1asty
Eagle. on the Big Horn. opposinR - sa!s
OF the lands, and Spotted Horss lsadtue an
the Little Horn Indians n favor g ~ sale.
None OF the Indians would Wholly oommas
themselves either for or against. Ins pre-
hminaries having been arranged. coonosls
q all the chiefs and head men waa called. to
meet at the agency December Z. Ihis coun-
OH was assembled as agreed upon lass 1asu1-
Gay. interpreters Tom Stewart and Aensy
heyser and Agent Wyman opened fn0 coun-s
Oh by introducing the oommie1aonsls ana
recommending the treaty. Chairman kich-
ardson OF the commission explained What
tne white people wanted ana what they
were prepared to pay Tor e. Ihs desired
land being all that portion of ~ reservs
vest of the divide between Pryor oreek and
Uiafke>s FORK river and soutn q the blR
horn and Pryor mountains. About 1s6O0.00O
acres OF grazing, mineral and ember
iand, we'll watered and situated ~ tn0 fair-
ess of the domain of tho CROWS He, Tor
tne Great Rather, told them hs wanted 20
my mat land, and take AZ the money and
give ~ 70 the Indian 10 various ways. He
nad 20 purchase all that land ~ order TO get
enough money to do All those things ho
wished TO DO for the Indians.
Will tell the Indians what the Great
rather wishes TO spend this money for.
flrst' ne proposes to mark large bitches
ana lrrigate all the valleys Of the Big and
Little Horn rivera and Pryor creek and
al other streams on the resefyation. This
VIII take vast amount Of money. He not
only proposes to do that irriRAtion, but to
keep the ditch III repair. W. all thA Indian
Will have TO do to have . tesntifnl farm and
raise hay, oats. wheat, etc., ID toslet the
water come down on his ground. 66c0nd,
the Great Father proposed TO build three
nouring mills, TO he located Wtproyer
sne 4ndta - wish. 81 Third, sha prcpOs alsos
20 establish 2 nsw Indian sub-depot at 6uch
place on Pryor creek AZ the Indians may
choose. ~ ls great trouble for Indians to
SO ana come 90 far for supplies. Fourth,
tne Great Father proposes to build school
houses when and where the Indians want
them. ne proposes also to repair and build
aweilnR houses 30 all may have nice homes
70 I'VE IN. Fifth, he pr0poses to build
Dlacksmlth shops around the reservation so
tne Indians can have their wagons and
TOOLS kept IN repair. He proposes also to
puy Q large herd Of cattle. COWS and bulls.
2,OUo head, which they shall all own to-
gether. whenever any Of those cattle are
sold the money will be divided among them
all. He proposes also to take lot at
money and pay the Indians that are on the
land. We want to b1y for their improve
ments, 50 that II they como over on this
part OF the reservation and take up irrigated
land they will be better OF here than there:
but any Indian who wants to stay here csn
DO SO.
Now, besides all these great things the
Great Father will do for you. he will c1vo
every Indian, man woman aud child, an
annuity. Two times year $4,000 will IS
divided equally, every year for twenty
years. All the existing treaties will Be
maintained. When this land on this side,
is all irrigated You will have moro money
than you ever saw before. The Great
Father has found that the Indian can make
lots of money. He is glad OF il. He wants
them to make more. We have ssen hare
lots of Indians that have made mora money
than they can count. With this caah and
irri2able land, their horses and cattle. they
will be prosperous. The Great Hather IS
not like ordinary men. There u no money
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