The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-25
A CATTLE TRAIL GRANTED.
Az Agreement Made for One Across
the CHEYENNE Reservation.

SIOUX FALLS, S D, March 25-The
Chicago Milwaukee and st. Paul Rail
way Company anticipates large in
crease in cattle shipments over its lines
from the great ranges of the State this
season The recent extension Of its
BowdIe Branch TO the town of Evarts, on
the Missouri River. gives the company
the best Of opportunities to secure the
bulk of the cattle shipments from the
ranges west Of the river. as the new line
now gives it two oUtlets-from Evarts
and from Chamberlain. The Cheyenne
River Indian reservation extends for a
distance Of about seyenty-fiye miles west
of Evarts. but west Of that is a wide
extent OF public domain, embracing the
counties Of Ewing, Harding Martin,
Wagner, Choteau. Rhinehart. Delaney.
and Scobey, which afford rich grazing
grounds and annually send to market
many thousand cattle. Many ..squaw
men living on the reservation are also
extensively engaged in cattle raising. and
send large numbers OF cattle TO market
each year The Milwaukee company ex-
poets to secure the bulk Of the animals
from that region for shipment over its
line, and some months ago with this
object in view. secured permits from the
Indians on the Cheyenne Reservation and
ington for a cattle trail across the reser-
walton 10 Il point on the Missouri River
opposite Eyarts.
Although many attempts had been made
10 induce the Indians on other reserva-
tons in the State to consent 10 granting
cattIemen a trail across their lands. 50
that it would not be necessary TO 20 so
far 10 drive cattle 10 the nearest railroad
points for shipment TO Eastern markets.
this is the first roadway Of the kind the
Sioux Indians have ever granted for the
benefit OF white cattlemeu- Some years
ago efforts We're made in the interests Of
the stock industry OF Omaha 20 get the
Indians to consent 70 the driving Of cat
/ tie from the interior Of the coded Sioux
| lands across the Pine Ridge reservation
! but the Indians protested against and
| defeated the movement Had they con
| scented il would have diverted to Orna N
| many thousands Of head of cattle which
are now annually shipped 10 Chicago.
J The new cattle trail across the Chev-
! enne reservation is six miles wide and ex-
tends along the northern boundary Of The
/ reservation: II Will be marked by posts.
similar TO those which mark the boundary
| line between Safes. The posts will be
substantial. about a mile apart and
| closer where the land is rough. the inten-
/ ton being TO place the posts close enough
/ together that one may be seen from
! another. so there viii be no excuse for
| permitting cattle to wander across the
line to the reservation.
| The Indians at first demanded that the
/ trail be fenced. but the post plan WIS
! accepted as d compromise. AS a return
/ for the use OF this tran the Milwaukee
company agrees to pay the Indians a toll
! Of d certain amount for every animal
! driven across The sums thus collected
will go into a fund, out of which Indian
policemen, whose duty il viii be to guard
the trail and see that cattle driven across
! do not wa nder to the lands OF the IN
| dams, and TO prevent reckless employees
: Of the catUiemcn from 'ruSthnS cattle
! belonging 10 the Indians viii be paid
| The surplus OF this fund above the pay
| ment of the Indian policemen viii be di-
| Vided pro rata among the Indians or the
! reservation.