Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-11-06
(Communicated.)
The Cheyenne Commission at Tongue
River Agency.

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River Agency.
Ed. YELLOWSTONE JouRYAL:
GeBl Miles, Norcross of North Ds-
kot@, bIuslley of Vermont and Lieut..
Moon. the commission appointed to
confer iih the Northern Cheyenne
Indians al this agency. arrived Oh the
first aud about I O'Clock n big council
was held. Two Moons was the chief
orator Of the first day, but As Gen'l
Mics expressed a wish to bear from
other members If the tribe, American
Horse, White Bull, Brave Wolf and
Little Wolf, Pine Ridge Cheyeunes,
spoke AZ length the second day, freely
expressing their wishe. 10 remain
where there are presently located, a.
their children aud relatives were dead
and buried here. Ais, asking that a
piece Of TIE Crow reservation he added
10 their :" called reservation. The
C mncil was held Ia an sgeocy build.
ing and the Indians gathered from all
parts OF the reservation and scattered
In little groups. presented quite q pic
iu'e.qne appearance. The first day
Was consumed 10 listening tn the In
diane ~ishes. Two Moons Rad every
detail down fine. He said that when
he and his followers surrendered tn
! Gen'l Miles It was under-t0d that
they could settle down In any portion
OF the country. In fact Capt. Ewers
esroried them To their present loca.
tion, and here they wished to stay,
and her" they would s'sv, II 'hev had
IN die or s'arve here. He al.0 said:
I'VE have given our arms and ponies
10 the government, and in return
they gave us cattle, and when " cat
tie got among the sock mems cattle
the COW boys refused to allow US In
take them, firing on US and doing
everything 10 make life miserable"
He wanted q large school like the ore
10 Miles City or any other place and
good teachers. He wanted clothes.
their present ones being so thin that
they nearly freeze IN winter. Also,
good large houses, horses, and in fact
everyt ing that would make them
like white people. In speaking of 'he
schools, Two Moons said: THE scbool
on Tongue river was the csu.e Of the
trouble h.rr;that one of their children
was killed aud he did not want his
children to go there any more" Two
Moons also expressed q desire to have
the new agent kept here n he was q
good man. He wanted him tn heal
every thing that was being said, M he
was their father and would DE-
everything possible for them
A. hundred OF mora gruuts from tn.
Indians proved that this was true
Gen. Miles addressed the council and
told them how ne was sent here and
why, and that the government would
do all 10 their power to help them, u,
they were the poorest and meanes,
clad Indians he had ever met, and hi
said the CneyeDnes were not given the
chances that the ott or Indians had
He Was always their frie d aud they
did every thing he desired, and every
thing came out all right, now hs
wanted them 10 leave oil to him and
everything would be all right. Gen
Miles was Ia favor Of the Fl. Keogt
military reservation and chances ar,
that they will be sent there, 1t lessl
the Pine Ridges will be. After TIE
Cheyennes had oil been heard from
, Gen. Miles raid that II they were MI
satisfied and would leave II all to the
commission they would do eli they
, could foi them. He said he would &c
, for them Us Q iather would for bi
: children, and they could depend OF
him. This seemed 10 please th'
Indiana, and the council broke up, tn,
Indiana gaining little II any know
: ledge OF their future welfare. Genera
. sentiment 10 In favor Of leaving tn,
indiana here and giving them q por
ton Of the Grow reservation, but th'
4 chances are that they vlll b. pluc~.