The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1892-10-15
JUSTICE FOR THE SCOUTS
Pe'tigrew End4eayoring to CoIIec
Pay Long Due.
Indians Who Assisted General sully 1t
1864 sun Waiting for Their Wages
IAN Interesting History of
the Case


fetsigrew has been too busy with
business matters to talk politics. The
senator was chatting pleasantly abou
TINS and that yesterday, when he wa,
chnf!ed about his efforts to paw fol
the second time the Indian scouts wht
assisted General Sullv in 1864. TIL.
senator quickly responded that lie hat
few things in store on tltis matte,
which he would soon be in u position
70 give out. Ho was asked to tell II
to the public nd consented.
"Snlly came up the Missouri river in
1861" said Mr. Pettigrew, ito suppress.
the Sioux at Yankton Indian reserya,
ton. He found the Yanktons, mem
bess OF the Sioux tribe, friendly TO the
whites. They had been owners of the
most OF Dakota east of tho Missouri
river, and in 1851 had ceded it to the
governments Sully employed fifty-one
fanktons to assist in protecting the
settlers, and with their own ponies
ana equipments they secured the
country between tho Missouri river aud
the Big Sioux, keeping back the hos
tie bands. The scouts served nine
months, intercepted several hostile In.
dian bands along the river aud killed
seven Indians. protecting the sottler,
so thoroughly that not white mar
was allied, Sully promised compen
satlon OF $500 for each scout
several years after. in 1876 the
war department paid each scout S75
inc only reason for not paying the
whole claim being the fact that there
were no more funds devotable to the
purpose The scouts now want the
balance or S225 each.
Later the passage off bill gran ting
$1,000 TO reimburse tho Gankton In-
dams for 'misapproprilted money t.
them, was secured and for i,lemnity
for damages suffered during the war.
1t was apparent this was intended 70,
the whole tribe and not for the scouts.
The Indians swear they had q claim
as II tribe for damages for the occupa-
ton OF their territory by Sully's army.
The vouchers in tho treasury de-
pnrtincnt show that the $40, 900 was
sent to a. j. FaulS, and he returns the
vouchers of Bramble & Miner for tho
ful amount of these vouchers, which
discloscs the fact that Bramble &
Miner furnished the Indians as tribs
with 200 worth OF corn and flour
The corn was put in at cents per
pound, which is So. "a per bu,hel, and
flour at ;Sll per barrel And the Indi.
ans make affidavit that they never re-
ccivcd it In tho face of these fncts
a. j. Faulli, who now lives Mt Yanls
ton, is out in newspaper interview
Ginning that these scouts have beer
paid
These facts are given in detail
based on the sworn testimony of nans
and nre part OF the records of con
gress They show disposition of In
dian cattle and other property and ,
inlsnppropriatiou of cash which Injured
10 the benefit of the agent himself
During all the years of our terrific
rial history. when the agencies were
filled with political dcndbcats from tn.
cast. and army officers inspected thei
supplies the Indians have been swim
died ot,trageously. Last year the gov
ernment advertised for twenty horses
to be issued to the Flandreau Indians
They were to be broken to harness
The lowest bid was $50 each. Anarm,
officer went to Flnndreau to inspec
them and to accept the horses
Tho contractor delivered wild horses
unhroten, and worth to civilized
man not over $40 per head, and uoth
ing to the Indians. The horses were
vicious and wild, bnt were accepted by
the inspector. This year large mum
Der of cows with calves by their side.
We're wanted for the Sioux Indians, il
compliance with the treaty openin
the reservation. At several reserva
t'ons the contractors undertook to de
liver and have accepted fallow cow
with orphan calves, not their own, an d
SO young they would not have lived
The inspectors Mt the agencie,
refused to accept tho cows, re
jecting many hundred, but at every
agency where an army officer in
spected everything offered was taken
Some, il not all. OF the cows offered a,
Pine Ridge, We're wild cattle from the
range and the Indians could not ge,
within half a mile of them 1t is about
timo, think, that contractors under
stood they will be obliged to comply
with their contracts in dealing witt
Dakota Indians, and that this species
Of robbery will no longer be tolerated.
Tho investigations made by specia,
agents are Of no value, as they usually
whitewasa these transactions. The
question is serious enough for consid-
Grafton by the senate and shall ask
the Indian committee to look into the
matter"