Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-02-09

"I'hc beef is getting poor and we want
some bacon added to it. NV friend, you
have been sent here from Washington,
want ID say to you that our agent Is in
clined TO keep this agency in good running |
order.
"rhe commissioner sent the per capita |
money here and he has told lis that those |
who 10 not want to dra% it, need not
draw Just send the balance back, and !
our children will have the benefit here
after"
CHIEF 80 WATER WANTS STOVES.
Chief No Watcr-"Mv friend, they have
sent man here from Washington. Here
bef ire we have never had an agent like we
have now Whenever We say anything to
him he always hears us When our agent
came we had Il council and lie told the
people that he would be a friend % them.
You told us that whenever we we've Slls,
satisfied, to tell you and that you would
satisfy us. Nou also told us that whenever
we were dissatisfied with anything 20 hold
a council every month and 70 come UP
here and hold one. That when we got
through with these things that you would
report to Washington, to the cOmnis
s6ncr. That he did not want lis 10 have any
trouble with the people. For that reason
il there are any lies reported and we hear
of it, we always depend upon Our agent,
and upon what he tells us.
land, 10 get cattle, and to build houses, lie
advises Us in that way. We hold council
together and we tell our people the same
way. Some OF our people say that they
have cut logs, but had nothing 10 haul
them with aud they were getting
dry. When we don't have any
body to depend on we are Indians. Our
people always come to us. and want us to
see about wagons and to tell the agent
about it. We need wagons very badly.
| We have come to our agent and asked Tor
nails and windows and doors and stoves.
III seems to us that the Great Father
| don't want us TO live like white people,
/ and we don't see why he don't ssud these
| stoves here our agent has told us that
| the Timber would be furnished us when it
was cheap. We are waiting and depending
| upon that. Now, have told yOn before
that we don't want any more trouble. The
| Indians from different reservations come
here and don't 50 back. They don't like
their own reservations. They like this
reservation the best, and they want us TO
| ask the agent for 4 transfer and try to and
them in getting a transfer.
HURRY Up TUE LUMBER.
eve have told our people to send their
children into school. We know that we
havea good agent, that Is why we have
built good many hnttscs. But q good
many of our people are living in lodges
these lodges are getting very poor, ami we
have nothing with which To build. We
want you 10 harry NJ that lumber.
our agent is here aud lac has told us
that lie is very much OppuseItp his children
leaving the reservation He has told Us
about keeping the people from going away
but the Young men Will not mind us. W.
want to know about the inspector coming
here from Washington. When we ge
together ana talk kindly, that Is very good
our agent is a wise man aud he has never
ordered Us around about this or that. Int
inspector Kind Of scared the people here
| We don't want 10 have our children taken
away by force. We don't want to havt
any trouble about 1t, We want to under
stand you
WANT TO BE IL WHITE NESS ROAD,
: "A want to say something to the agent
, We had a council here one night, that j
what I want To tell YOU about. | told sol
that wanted to he in white mems road.
Q said at that time that dd not understan,
I ahOut the threcdallar money, and told yo
r that we wanted to hold It tor our grand
. children You told Us that it would be |
4 years before they will draw that money.
/ told you ut that time that Has not goin
Il 10 take the 50. ltuld you at that time tht
G | lid not want to take up my land in sex
crafty. When General Crook came herr
i he told us at that time that any man VIII
II wanted to take their land in seyeraltl
q they could dnlt, or not Just rs they WEI
!, q mind to, That is just the way it is nov
is He told Us not 10 bue each uther. ! hay
d one more word to suy
Il want yuu To hurry up the bncor
r. You have told rs, ana We have told ii
o people, that you would not put us in a bu
IS road. and that pleased. the people"
IS HEAR EAGLE rHlNH rrr AEENr WISE.
n Bear iage-"My friend, have Is