The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-12-16
He Asks For Steer and is Given
Pure Ozone In Lieu
Thereof.
Ready-Made Civilization u Ooled
Out In Drastic Quantities
by the Bureau.
Teach the Red Man Sol1. Rslisnce-
Tho Result

Especial Correspondence Of TAE 1MDHrENDEN1.1
PINE RIDGE AGENCY. s. D., DEC. 7.--Yes-
terday was gala day at this agency. First,
Two Strike, principal chief Of tho ghost
dancers who are still ont. came in with
forty Warriors sub-chiefs, all mounted and
we'll armed. Two Strike bore white nag.
They had long talk with Gem. Brooke.
The result was an agreement TO come ii
and bring in as many as possible. Thus the
reduction of the turbulents goes on. This
is due to Father Jute, of the Catholic mis-
sion. who went out by request TO the dam
GERS camp ON White river and induced
Two Strike to come in. Two Strike and
such of the others as he can induce to come
in are to be fed by the army until some de-
cision with regard to their location ID ~
ceived from Washington. II seems that
part of the trouble is due to Z mistake on
the part of the officials at the agencies,
here and at Rosebud, in establishing tho
line between the Pine Ridge reservation
and the Rosebud. Tho Brules were assign
ed their location and went to work
building and making themselves
comfortable. After time the
mistake was discovered and the indians
were told they must move. AZ ON account
of the mistake in tracing the boundary
they were within the limits Of the Pine
Ridge reservation. instead Of the Rosebud.
They objected that they had established
themselves where the agent had told them
to locate. The matter was represented to
the Indian bureau in Washington. An
swer was received that tho bureau had
given orders and expected to have them
obeyed. 1t would seem to be only fair to
let them stay where they were originally
placed. and to an ordinary observer il
would appear to make little difference to
the government whether they drew their
skimped rations at Pine Ridge OF at the
Rosebud. But it seems there is seneQam-
bian in the wood pile. Taking these In.
dams from Rosebud agency Will reduce
that agency from second to third class, and
consequently reduce the salaries VI the
agent and all the employees there, and CON
sMequently M the agent kicked against it.
respordent only Rassll this at ses0nd hand.
but believes it to be true in the main.
1t seems to be we'll established now. that
steers supposed to weigh 200 pounds when
received from the contractor id the spring,
when issued to the Indians in the fail did
not weigh zoo pounds. but were issued TO
them as LOO pound animals, giving him
200 pounds of air to make him self-sustsin-
ing. steers issued yesterday are said, on
the best authority, to have shown this di
minution. The other portions Of the ra-
tions have been systematically annually de-
creased to give poor Lo more self-rellance.
Then he must be Christianized-Vill-ha
the poor devil must not be al
lowed to dance himself into 4 temporary
oblivion of his misery; he must not BE a.
lowed to exc out his short allowances Of beef
by utilizing the entrails, ETC., it is too. too
savage for our esthetics; he must not IN
dulge in his immemoriAl amusementa md
customs; he must now be civilized and
by order Of the Indian IN
reau. The poor devil Of leopard must ha
bounded and hampered until he changes
his spots. Poor devil of a native Americsni
No wonder he hopes against hone for 4 \
messiah, or anybody who would end his
woes.
Cold weather has set in and the troous ara
waiting with prospect Of being out an
winter.
Here is very rough sketch Of the seat
Of possible war. 1t will seen that the posi-
tions of the troops form Quadrilateral. ON
The western half of which are the Had
Lands, where. it is thought, the refracto-
ries will entrsnch themselves il thew are At.
tackled. An attack by them is out Of the
question.