New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1904-01-27
SIOUX WARRIORS ASK PAY
Would Recover for Lands Con-
fscated in 1862.
Delegation Requests Intercession
of Gov. Van SAINT.
Tract Was Granted Them by Ira
verse des Sioux Treaty.

WI SSeASS olOlA lI0dEYs
In the hope of assistance from Gov.
Van SAINT in the furtherance of claim
against the national government, five
Indians from the Sisseton reservation
in South Dakota called at the capitol
Friday, says the ST. Paul Globe.
The governor was at Washington, D.
G., but the delegation was received by
his secretary, Roberto amison, whotook
their statement in writing and pro-
missed them he would submit it to the
governor.
As they sat in the capitol corridor
waiting, the little band presented a
marked contrast to the Indian of the
latter-day artist, or even the type of
redskin, who, under the leadership of
the late S. Bull, achieved some promi-
hence in the Northwest few years
ago. All had discarded the blanket,
moccasins and feathers for the cloth
ing of civilization, and, in stiff hats
or cloth caps, fur coats, cloth suits
and even overshoes, appeared per-
fectly content.
Most prominent of their number was
Mar pin-ah-din-apee Coming Cloud,
who is distinguished as being one of
two survivors of those who signed the
treaty of Traverse DIES Sioux in 1851.
By this treaty the Indians coded to
the government practically all of the
territory which is now Minnesota.
Coming Cloud is now seventy-six years
old. He is medicine man, and is
also known by the name of DR.. Enoch.
In the party was one who looked
even older than Coming Cloud, and
whose skin had the appearance of a
we'll worn alligator satchel. His face
was sunken with age and his eyes
nearly closed. Inquiry developed the
fact that he was known by the name OF
I-to-o-jan-i-an, whichinterpreted means
bright Face.
The others were Mah-to-w ak-api
(Saw the Grizzly Bear, In-ga-manee
Running Walk, and Maz-a-wauk in
za-na (Iron Thunder).
The delegation represented the Sisse-
ton and Wahpeton Indians, and their
claim against the government reverts
to the treaty of Traverse des Sioux. BY
this treaty, made in 1851 and ratified
some few years later, the Sisseton and
Wahpeton tribes of the Sioux turned
over to the United States government
a vast tract of territory, and in return
the members of those tribes were to
receive annuities for fifty years.
At the time of the Sioux outbreak OF
1862 the government took the ground
that the Indians had violated the terms
of their treaty and the annuities, which
had been paid for eleven years, were
stopped.
Some of the Indians had been loyal
through the uprising Of 1862, and in
their behalf legislation was undertake
en-, and in 1892 claims under the old
treaty amounting to 100000 were al
lowed and paid. Since that time there
has been continued effort to secure
further payment, and the Indians now
have claims amounting in all to 49,.
0OO, 200.
The members of the Sisseton an6
Wahpeton tribes are scattered. There
are about /, 900 of them on the reser
votion in South Dakota, some 1, 100 OF
more in various parts of Minnesota
and others in Nebraska and parts O.
the West.
The late G. g. Flandrau had for {
number of years prior to his death
been interested in this matter in be
half of the Indians, and had exertet
his influence to secure some recog
milton Of the claims by the govern
ment.
By the provisions of the treaty o
Traverse des Sioux the Indians wer,
given a reservation which extended
from a point about a half mile from
the western bound of Milford an.
Sigel townships to the head waters Q
the Minnesota river. It extended to
width of ten miles on each side Of tn
stream, and it is pay for this LAM
which the aborigines are trying t,
recover.
MADE The MERCURY DROl