The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-06-20
THEY TALKED ABOUT MONTANA,


Colonel Broadwater and Representative
Carter Entertain n Reporter.
Prom the Washington Post.
Col. &. A. Broadwater, of Helena, Mont,
10 at welcker's. He is one OF the pioneers
OF Montana. having gone there as far back
as when the PieRans, Blackfeet, eros
ventres and other tribes had free rein
over the whole country. II was he who
located the marauding bands OF Piegans
on the Marias river back In the seventies,
which Colonel Baker exterminated at
General Sheridan's command. The In
dians had been on q thieving expedition
through the territory and had stolen
some Of Colonel Broadwater's horses. He
got his horses back and sent word 10 the
troops where the PieRans were. Their ex-
termination might have gone hard with
Colonel Baker II General Sheridan hadn't
assumed entire responsibility for his nc
ton. Colonel Broadwater Is now the pro-
prietor Of a magnificent place, three miles
out of Helena, and connected with that
city by q steam railroad and an electric
line. He has the largest natatorium In
the world-@ by 125 feet-inside OF a
100000 building, under n stained glass
roof. The water flows from a hot spring
big pipes into the natatorium, and, com-
ing from a height Of 65 feet, is made to
form q beautiful cascade i'm the center OF
the pool. The water Is highly medicinal,
and pronounced equal TO the Carlsbad
waters. All Helena and every one who
Hotel Broadwater for a drink. a swim, a
fine dinner, and a promenade under the
electric lights.
Representative Carter of Montana was
calling on Colonel Broadwater last even
ing. and talked about the Cheyenne
troubles.
"The C~heyenncs," said he, '.are the
bravest and most warlike Indians on the
plains. They are a branch of the great
Sioux nation, which split oil years ago.
Abou 1882 they were taken TO the Indian
territory. Chills and fever broke out.
They became discontinued and started
north. Troops, cavalry, mountain howit.
zers, and every available force was called
out against them, but they were never
headed, and they left n trail of blood and
fire across western Kansas, Nebraska and
Wyoming. Finally n small body was
split of and driven into Pine Ridge
agency. The rest, some 800 i'm number,
were captured by General Miles in
Montana and held until President
Arthur set of a reservation on the Rose
bud, about twenty-five by thirty miles.
This reservation was not a treaty reser-
walton, and the Indians have no legal title
to IL. At the time II was set oil there
were some tnlrty White IafnllleS OH ". WHO
have since remained, though constantly
harassed and in danger. This reserva-
ton Is some 100 miles from the eastern
line of Montana. The Indians nave never
felt that they had room enough, and have
stretched out until they have taken in an
additional strip II miles wide. They have
killed stock whenever they felt like il and
have terrorized the stockmen. Ii was at
n time decided to prosecute them for
cattle killing, but they intimated that
| there wouldn't be any witnesses at the
trial, and that ii would not be well for
anyone to spy upon their cattle killing.
A short time ago they killed a stockman
who was hunting for his horses, and had
come across several bucks dressing a
slaughtered beef.
"They have also threatened Major Up
shaw, who is the agent, and who had re-
peatedly asked for troops. The Cheyennes
" left their reservation, and are now
about twenty miles from Rosebud station.
The troops are closing i'm on them, how
ever. There is talk of the Sioux and
Cheyenpes at Pine Ridge leaving the
agency and joining them. j u IL they
have much ammunition at present. They
will probably be forced back on the reser.
walton, and ought Ia be Immediately dis.
armed. That would be no hardship, as
there is no game TO shoot. III, however,
they should break up into small war
parties they would do a terrible injury Ia
the settlers before they could be hunted