Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-02-02

the man is ready to go to farming. 1t may
have been absolutely necessary for the success
OF his crop that he should have remained at
home during that week. but when you put
prospective results and present hunger in the
one scale and certainty Of something to eat
In the other it does not take an Indian long to
make up his mind to I'LL his stomach. And so
the thing goes. through summer and harvest
time. The system gives direct encouragement
to the nomadic habits Of the red man. With
those Indians who live within the fifty mile
limit the case is even worse, for they must lose
at least twelve days in each month-each period
often more than six days. How, then, is it
possible for an Indian who may have in him
good intentions enough to pave . sidewalk from
Washington to hades to make anything that
approximates to a successful farm.
THE PLAN OF HAVING SUPPLY DEPoTs.
The remedy for this state of affairs is neither
difficult to find nor expensive. few supply
depots, sensibly and equitably located, would
allow every man to stay on his farm almost con-
tinuously. The establishment Of these would
prevent the monthly assemblage Of the Ogal-
lalia tribe at Pine Ridge and the Brules at Rose
bud. Build slaughter houses and thus give
employment to Indians who do not want to be
and will not be agriculturalists, and in these
slaughter houses Kill the beef. Appoint some of
the Carlisle and Hampton and Forest Grove
graduates to positions of minor importance at
these subagencies, and in that way afford them
an opportunity to put their expensive teaching
to some practical and profitable use. Al each
OF these subagencies there might be black
smith shop. More than one little crop has
failed because of broken piece of machinery,
with the agency forge seventy miles away.
They only have one fire at the shop here any
how, and the work is in the busy season, piled
up mountains high. Just when wagons were
most needed there have been as many as thirty
OF them crowded around the shop awaiting
necessary repairs. Here is an opportunity to
employ quite a number Of Carlisle boys.
CAPT. EwERs SYSTEM.
One of the army officers who is about to start
from here with band of Indians for the
Cheyenne River agency is a man who has had
great deal Of experience in peacefully solving
this Indian problem. 1t is Capt Eyra P. Ewers
OF the fifth infantry. Up to the spring OF 1877
there were no wider Indians in the country
than the Cheyennes, but in April OF that year
Capt. Ewers was placed in charge of 1900 Of
them and told to do the best he could. In less
than two years they were self-supporting.
asked him how he managed it and he said, in
his diffdent way: 'Oh, all 1 did was to show
them how and encourage them little" Pressed
for something more definite he proceeded: 1--WE
did not do great deal the first season beyond
making preparations for the next year. A
small quantity of ground was broken up, but
the crops raised were small because there was
but little seed put in. When 1878 came. how
b,,mj,aa so- n"u urens appealance. ok
dams under the instruction OF few soldiers
and GOO families were allotted an acre each to
Tha ~ pu.asoes, oorm anu staan veeetapies;
snnow ra;s;nn 49,. saIslac'ory' one e o.o
same ~ The 49, L;,IaS ,,so, nos nSi go
sold the meat to the commissary and bought
wagons with the proceeds. The hides were
tanned on the reservation and worked into
moccasins by the squaws. many of whom were
nosed ~ 90 ~ Is, nui p.un PEnies VIZ uis-
cbsse If oat.,o 'e ~ tu us; W 1ne Pur
were largo harJS tn -. = - S wine sneio
t.r;o,i' ; neius; me preeu OF n0rses was ma
tbame iniproved, anu Ior TINS ciass OF STOCK
vsra ,' "'.e ;rI;. IA M nse ihaans WHO
tba ra nv .nineu 70 !aIn hauleu Ireieht from
ever nrnUod =; as sc1u.s, anu not one
20 ~ IT. uin.o!"i vi wen. oxcA On LIS worn
and not ona ~ tho,6 .. a;.aa am lov S' res
tba;r 90 80, III - 'sou 10y enouSn ~ ~.
oa,,ns y" anu nhu SUI pius 70 sen. VI
int 80 I IN was pse''y wen occupled, put
bare on a., &c IN , Mo lla .. mno xah.S 20
Ind;on go. JUNG 'nooA" e'oi "''eAp' w oo an
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BUFFALO BILLS INDIANS.
There are probably half dozen sound methods
bv which the Indian NAV he civil;zed but none of
,bose which how. hoo,, ,,r.o.;.oa ~. a.. c.
OA on VIC "iouA
.S;a W uiiioun. 10 any'nine praStcai when
TINS trouble started up. Among the first to
29in the h0stlies were a number OF Carlisle and
~! .llnlpton D9ys anu they were the last TO accept
'ne peaceful! oeeItu,es Oh tne autnorites. In
l.at Aeo contrast 10 the extraordinary Dehavlor
Vi tnose VINO nave Deeh 10 carefully educated
was the coIouct OF tne req men wnosre unlver-
sny known as bunalo Bill Indians The
Iac.s III Ine case are not stretched at all when the
o. a. t.;in 80 ~ ~ Iuoeo ia'
been out TODAY and in greater forca thar
when they surrendered, II has been
said that had Cody's Indians been here
aurlnG the gnost-dance excitement they would
nave gone with the crowd, but there has been
hothih8 IN their actions since they arrived here
winch "ouiu Warrant any one In making such a
counseied peace and told OF the power and
were constantly In communication with the
military authorities through Maj. John NJ.
Burke, and under his direction did valuable
service OF character that Will not appear in
the records oil the war More than fifty OF
these Buffalo Bill Indians were actively
engaged IN endeayorlng to secure harmony
and no little credit belongs to them. Some Of
the more prominent OF these are Rocky Bear,
Black Heart. Little Chief, Strike Plenty, Long
Won and White horse. American Horse. who
aspires to the supreme craftsmanship Of the
Oeallalas, has behaved fairly well at times, but
he has talked so much on both sides of the
question that good many people have lost all
the faith they ever had In him. He is for
American horse twenty-four hours In each day
Is satisned with 500 In not too specific way
American Horse was with the government, but
hos.ltes. Were he going to run for Congress he