The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-18

Buttes, using the valleys along the
water course for gardens and me adows
and calculating upon 20 acres of the re-
mainder to subsist cow or steer,
there is ample range for 10000 ami
mails.
The Northern Cheyennes were con-
cerned in the Indian uprisings of 1876
and 1877, and some of them were in the
Custer fight They surrendered in good
faith in the winter of 1877. The princi-
pal chiefs al that time, Two Moons,
White Bull, Horse Roads, Iron Shield,
Brave Wolf and others, were the first
to come in and open the way for the
/ surrender of the entire force of Sitting
Bull and Crazy Horse. White Bull and
Brave Wolf, with seven others, re-
manned as hostages, giving their per-
sons as guaranty of the good faith
of the rest More than 500 surrendered
on the Yellowstone. more than 5000 at
the agencies. Sitting Bull and his band
led to Canada and Lame Deer's band
took refuge in the broken country of
the Rosebud, declaring that no white
man could get near their camp and
defying the government. After the
surrender had been completed. General
Miles organized an expedition against
Lame Deer's band of 60 lodges and
called upon those who had surrendered
to furnish a few warriors as guides.
White Bull, Two Moons and Hump
rendered very valuable service on that
expedition. The command surprised
Lame Deer's camp, killing him and
several of his principal warriors, cap
turing his entire camp and $50 head of
horses, mules and ponies, and drove the
band into the agency. A year after
ward the Northern Cheyennes again
proved OF service in the campaign
against the Nez Perces under Chief
Joseph. The expedition surprised
Chief Joseph's camp, captured over 800
head of stock, killed and wounded over
go Indians and captured the entire band
of about 400. During the past IL years
the Northern Cheyennes have been en-
tirely peaceabe Several of them have
been killed while in the employ of the
government. They were told that II
they remained at peace and did what
they were directed, the government
would treat them fairly and justly.
Major Mclaughlin, who was sent to
the reservation as a. special agent to
locate the Indians permanently in some
place, has made agreements with all
the white settlers having ranches on
the reservation. All have agreed to sell
at certain prices. The northern and
western slopes of the divide between
the Rosebud and Tongue rivers afford
excellent summer and autumn ranges,
and the eastern and southern slopes
good winter grazing, snow seldom lying
to any great depth on the eastern and
southern slopes of the divides, which
insures good range grazing for stock
throughout the entire year in ordinary
seasons. The native grasses of the
reservation are blue joint, bunch and
buffalo grass, all of nutritious charac-
ter. which cure on the stem, thus pro-
viding excellent pasturage for stock
throughout ordinary winters, and re-
curing no other subsistence than the
range affords There is an abundance
of Ignite coal of excellent quality, the
veins of those uncovered ranging from
three to IA feet in thickness The pine
forests contain trees of varying sizes.
There are practically no bad lands or