The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1899-06-10
sioux INDIANS N:
4 new INDUSTRY
The Government Distributes Seven
Hundred Cattle on Yankton
Indian Reservation.
WOULD Llves,n THE PHILIPPINES
Lieut.. Rradin Says 1t Is a splendid
Country..Explains Much Talked
OF Order Not to Take
Any Prisoners.

fTuiuGul Has JuSG uCllSCIeu A1oIC lAo
700 head of breeding cattle to the
Sioux on the Yankton reservation, and
these Indians, who are more progress
sive and energetic than the large ma
;ations, will become an important fac
tor i'll the great cattle raising industry
of South Dakota. i
The distribution of the cattle among
these Indians is for the purpose of en-
%couraging them in stock raising. In
dams receiving the cattle were re-
quired to sign IN agreement contain
ing several wise provisions, among
them the promise that no cattle shall
be disposed of by sale or otherwise dur
ing the first -four years from the date
of receiving them. The cattle are to
be under the immediate supervision of
the United States Indian agent in
charge of the Yankton tribe. ANY In
dian who shall attempt to dispose of
any cattle issued to them by the gov
eminent, or the increase thereof, may
at the discretion of the agent and with
the approval Of the commissioner of
Indian affairs, have the cattle taken
from him. Should such action become
necessary the cattle so taken shall be
transferred to other members of the
tribe who will preserve and properly
care for the animals. Failure to pro-
vide shelter and feed shall be treated
in like manner. Sale or destruction of
cattle will be treated as an Indian Of
Tense, and the offender will be pun
ished by the court of Indian %offenses,
which metes out punishment to In
dians who violate the rules of the res
ervations. In the event that such sale
or destruction is clearly shown the
amount of damages shall be assessed
by the court and collected in the usual
manner. Money thus collected will be
receipted for by the agent of the
United States treasury, and revert
back to the funds of the tribe now in
the federal treasury.
The Yankton tribe of Sioux has now
become one of the wealthiest Indian
tribes in the United States. In the
spring of 1895 the tribe surrendered a
total of 16s, ZOO acres of their reserva-
ton, which was, on April 81 of that
year, opened to white settlement. For
this amount of land the some of $780,
900 was placed to the credit of the
tribe in the national treasury. In ad-
dition to this the further sum of $780,
600 was distributed among the mem
bers of the tribe per capita. After
twenty-five years from the date of the
treaty the half million dollars depos-
tied to the credit of the tribe may be
payable to the Indians at the pleasure
of the United States. During the trust
period of twenty-five years, if the ne
novcit;aS of tho Trliorc shall ,,ar,,sro
it, the United States may pay such
part of the principal sum as the secre-
tary of the interior may recommend,
but not exceeding 100000 in any one
year. Upon the payment of such sum
principal sum in the United States
treasury, and the United States shall
thereafter pay interest only on the re-
expended each year for the mainte-
firm, and such other helpless members
of the tribe as may be unable to take
care of themselves; and for schools
and educational purposes for the tribe,
MS well as for courts Of justice. which
thority to administer punishment for
all petty crimes committed by Indians
belonging to the tribe.
The Indian is specially adapted for
cattle raising and with the enormous
sum to the credit Of the Yankton tribe
in the federal treasury and the great
profits which will in time be realized
from stock raising there is no reason
why this fortunate tribe should not
roll in wealth within the next few
years.