Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-01-30

teen years. ''' ~ s"o 4oof-
an answer to resolution Of ;nou;rv
MN W" the Senate, 1886, the Secret.rv ~
war stated the total cost az ths t~co,.
h.S I e.. ana naoa country from 1876 to 1859
1 1880 . .l VIZ, 1871 ,264 80. In 1863 and
w xJ~1 t ~ was a lively Indian war in
MAY nha1 Is now the Indian Territory and
th A.anoma Between 1862 and 1878
sne so. aaa been murdered by Indians
o. settlers ZIG in the Southwest On the
~ ~ q y, March. 1868, this war 70 punish
tne Cneyennes, Arapahoes and Com.
mancnes began. 1t ended ON the 9th az
reosuary following. Three hundred
sna nlty'three officers, soldiers and citi-
zens were killed, wounded or captured
IN me eleven months campaign. The
indian loss was 319killed, 289 Wounded
sna nity-three captured. The actual
neld operations during the eleven
months cost 81, O56, 515.57.
The Modoc war in the lava befls coat
sne army II III soldiers killed or
wounded. The chief incident Of this
campaign was the assassination of Gen.
Candy. Seventeen citizens were killed
or wounded. The record which was
sent TO the Senate by the War Depart
ment says: NO Indians reported
80 lar as losses were concerned the
Indians usually had the best of it.
The Sioux war of 1876 cost, for the
actual field expenses, s., 312,53l. But
the campaign was chiefly notable for
the Custer massacre. The army loss
was 283 killed and 125 wounded. The
Indian loss was only IS. Had Sibly's
policy toward the Sioux been continued
Sitting Bull and other Sioux leaders
womb have ornamented gallows-trees
and there would be no ghost dancing
to-day. The Custer massacre was
never atoned for. The guns which the
Indians took from the soldiers are still
in their possession.
The Nez Perces war of 1877 lasted
three months, and cost 1891, 329. 50.
The Nez Perces lived in valley in
Eastern Oregon. They occupied land
which. from its extraordinary fertility
and adaptability for irrigation, is now
worth from $50 to $75 an acre. That
ought to be sufficient explanation of the
way hostilities came about. Two bad
white men killed good Indian. Two
bad Indians killed a good white man.
Troops were sent to the Nez Perces
camp aud were whipped, with the loss
ola Lieutenant and thirty-three soldiers.
Then followed the Nez Perces war.
Geo. Howard followed the Nez
Perces over / 400 miles and then failed
to be in at the DEATH" Miles, who is
now attending to the Sioux, fell on
Chief Joseph and his band in the
vicinity of the National Park. He
killed six chiefs and lot Of warriors
and captured all the others The
vind-up was on the 30th of September.
Howard came up with his advance
guard just after the victory was won.
In that campaign 24l officers and
soldiers we're killed. The Indian loss
was 1853.
The Bannock war of 1878 was small
affair. It only cost $3.50, 636.19. Whe1
it was ended the record showed loss
Of twenty-four to the army, thirty citi
zens murdered, and seventy-four Indian.
killed.
The Northern Cheyenne oltbread Of
1879 entailed loss on the army o
thirty-two killed and wounded. NJ
Indians were reported killed.
Since 1882 the only Indian fighting
has been with the little squads O
Apaches in Arizona and New Mexico
For every Apache run down and killed
or captured the Government is said tt
have spent 500. 600.