Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-01-21
ClvILlZlNG THE RED MAN.
II has Cost Thi, Government a Thou.
sand Millions.
ORIGIN % Titr GREAT SIOUX WAR,
WHICH COMMENCED ~ lsj9.-A
Hir 90 HISTORY.

ORIGIN % Titr GREAT SIOUX WAR,
WHICH COMMENCED ~ lsj2-A
nir ~ HISTORY.
Since the ith Of July, 1910, when
this government began, the Indians
have cost this government thousand
million dollars. when the old Pequot
chief met the pilgrim fathers near
Plymouth liocl, anu said; "welcome
Engllshmrn, hu spoke Tor 900, UDO
Indians. That was the estimated mum.
Der VI the red race then living within
what are now the bounds Of the United
States. Aud ~ II appears that 10 date,
the act OF dispJsses-ing ihc ab0riglncs
has cost 81 900 for every buck, s1uaw
aud paDOose living on the soil when
the white man came.
These are round figures, but they are
very close 10 the exact record. Three
year. ago Mr.. Tom Donaldson, who n
now Ia charge u the Indian census,
made careful compilation. He
showed that from July I, l1I1, 10 June
80, 1856, the Indians had cost the gov.
ernmcnt sD2p, $50 9si.O9, II " safe TO
say that the four y.nrs added 10 the
record since MI. Doia n'sr.s.atchcs
viii bring the iiguTcs up close ~ one
thousand millions. This enormous
amount IL about one.thirj of what
the war Of the rebellion cost.
One third Of the one thous-
aud millions has been spent Ia
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