Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-27

that at present it is composed OF Two BAN
nacks and one Shoshone rms cout. az, ~,
the reservation, and metes out punishiiisn "a
to the Indians. Ofenses against me state
laws are punished, Of course, more severely
and criminals are promptly turaeo o'e' "
the state authorities
AN OLD INDIAN FIGHTERS VIEWS.
An Army officer Talks About the
Belliserent Tribe.
,Oflcars on duty at the War Department
are rather timid about expressing their
views on the subject of the indian ou'-
break in the jackson Hole country. one OF
them stated TO Star reporter today tnat
this reluctance was due to the fact that
Secretary Lamont was opposed 10 tneir
talking for publication. This omcer Is an
old Indian fighter, and he consented now
ever, to give some details about the Ban
mack Indians, on condition that MS Name
was not used. He said that the reservation
occupied by the Bsnnacks had peen deVaS-
tated years ago, SO far as its huntlns quar-
ties are concerned. and their only iun..,s
grounds now are many miles TO tns Aot ~
ward being in the vicinity OF the 1ei-
Iowstone Park. The Bannacks are Wafilhe
Indians who prefer hunting to Work OF any
| kind. With them manual iaoor IS IT III
for souaws, and a buck who should WORK
would soon find himself in disgrace Win
his own and other tribes About ms ti1ne
of the year the Indians usually receive per
mission to go on short nnntihg eApe ~ oIl
of their reservation. What game is oo-
tanned is usually smoked and dried for the
winter.
IT is while the Indians are on these hunt-
ing trips that the traders in:'te tnem IT, IT,
acts Of mischief. Violence is frequently
precipitated by some crooked transacliot
| on the part of rascally white man. IL Is
| agreed by nearly ali army officerswno haTe
-, 1t,Tli
! most every sporadic outbreak during the
| NJ at few ysars was due. in the frst m
stance, to the double dealing of Nhite .raa
ers They have an interest in making 'fou
| hle and do what they can to incite me IN
G;ans IN acts of violence Then they haster
| to call upon the government for PROTECTOR
| and make urgent appeals for troops. l ne
| presence of troops is a great source y! irI
| epua TO the traders. and they resort 10 az
means to secure 1t. The soldiers and thei'
| horses REQUIRE food, and this food has TO nt
| nurchassd from the traders, and it IS sale
| to he for this money that most OF 'he ie
| uorts of Indian troubles are started.
| Gen. sHenry's Views.
I In a recent interview on this sub'ec'
Cen. Henry briefly oppressed the views OF
a great many Indian lighters IN the ioi
lowing words: 1.-THE Indian is human, anf
,,,,an be % attacked he tries to defend
| himself. and, OF course. blood is spilled
| believes that he will never go to the napps
hunting grounds if he does not n soap mn N,
| victim. But, once the soldiers appear; tii'
| Rannacks. unless they are massed IN iarg'
numbers will not fight. but will go oaet t
| To the reservation. Their war, ghost aht
| sun dances AMOUNT Ito nothing; they mere
~ give examples Of the egotism, the dun
| ing nature. of the Indian
, Like the Sioux. the Bannaeks nave
wholesome respect for the soldiers. me!
| know that if they really went on the war
nath Uncle Sans men would crush them
and they will think long time before the,
nyer the other nations. They know
that after such war is ended sa.,;n,1 few 81
| haneings ensue, and If there is anything al
| indian breads it is the possibility of beins
strung up An Indian believes yes, nat aa, IN tn tn
case of a natural death the soul leaves u. M
hody through the mouth and goes imnedi
ately to the happy hunting ground Conse
ouently, he thinks that If an indian
hanged the soul cannot escape. Some year
ago three very bad Indians We're hange
at one of the trading posts, and the spec
tacle of their bodies dangling from tn
ropes for days proved wholesome lesson