The times., 1901-03-25
A CATTLE TRIAL GRANTED.
An Agreement Made for One Across
the Cheyenne Reservation.

SIOUX FALLS, 6. D., March 24.-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
Bowdle 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 ii two. outlets-from Evarts
and from Chamberlain. The Cheyenne
River Indian reservation extends for a
distance of about seventy-fve miles west
of Evarts, but west of that is 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 "sauaw
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
from the Interior Department at Wash
ingtOn for cattle trail across the reser-
walton To point on the Missouri River
opposite EVarts
Although many attempts had been made
to induce the Indians on other reserva-
tions In the State to consent to granting
cattlemen a trail across their lands 50
that II would not be necessary TO 90 so
far to drive cattle to the nearest railroad
points for shipment 10 Eastern markers
this Is the first roadway OF the kind the
Sioux Indians have ever granted for the
benefit of white cattlemen- Some years
ago efforts were made in the interests of
the stock industry OF Omaha to get tba
Indians 10 consent to the driving of cat
tie from the interior of the ceded Stony
lands across the Pine Ridge reservofion
but the Indians protested against and
defeated the movement: Had they con-
sented II would have diverted to 0maba
many thousands of head Of cattle which
are now annually shipped to Chicago.
The new cattle trail across the Chev-
enne reservation Is SIX miles wide and ex-
tends along the northern boundary of the
reservation. IT will be marked by posts
similar to those which mark the boundary
line between States. The posts will be-
closer where the land is rough the inten
ton being to place the posts close enough
together so that one may be seen from
so there will be no excuse for
permitting cattle TO wander across the
lire 10 the reservation.
The Indians at first demanded that the
trail be fenced, but the post plan was
accepted as a compromise. As a return
for the use of this tran the Milwaukee
company agrees to pay the Indians q toll |
of certain amount for every animal
driven across The sums thus collected
viii go into "a fund. out Of which Indian |
policemen, whose duty IL Will be to guard |
the trail and sec that cattle driven across |
do not wander TO the lands of the IN |
dians, ana 10 pTeVe2it reckless employees |
OF the cattlpmcn from "rustling" cattle |
belonging to the indians, will be paid |
The surplus of this fur, above the paw |
ment OF the Indian policemen will be di- |
vided pro rata among the Indians on the |
reservation.