Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-03-05
ON SIOUX TREATY
Z .5neer Of Hills Tells Terms Nation
Made with Indians.
PRESENT CLAIM TO HILLS VOID
ulcer in CharEe Of Pine Ridge
Hcs-rvation Details ProceedinEu
Of Early Time and Com-
pact Agreed To.

RAPID CITY s. d March 4-tSpeciaiB
That the real facts concerning the
Laramie treaty Of 1sss By which the Sioux
indian reservation was defined and under
which some Of the tribe leaders are now
claiming possession Of the Black Hns.
show that such q claim is baseless. Is the
assertion Of Major John r. Brennan. a
pioneer q the hills. the friend Of the In
dian and one Of the best qualified men in
the state 20 speak on the question.
Major Brennan. who is and has been for
years in charge Of the Pine Ridge Indian
reservation. has written an open letter 20
the newspapers tn the Black Hils setting
forth the facts about the treaty and show
ing that the Indians present claims have
no foundation.
The letter follows
After first quoting the recent dispatches
sent out from Pierre regarding the In
dams claim. Major Brennan declares that
every old-tiuer In the hills viii dispute
the statement that the government with
drew its aaDosition 10 miners entering the
hills Ia lB and Is. thereby breaking the
treaty Of IsG8. but that troops were sta
TONED through the summer Of 1876 on ali
roads and routes leading 20 the hills at
Fort Pierre. Fort Lincoln. Fort Laramie
and Platte river bridge on the road from
Sidney. Neb.. preventing all travel on
these routes 20 the hills. He also denies
that war leading Up 20 the defeat Of Custer
had anything 90 do with the Black Hills
Or the Black Hills treaty and that there
vas any campaign Of dissrmtng hair
cutting. or dehorning.
says These Are Facts.
He declares the facts 70 be as follows:
''On June IS 1875. a commission was ap-
pointed By the secretary Of the interior for
September -. same year, the commission
and the several Sioux tribes met in council
on the White river. near old Red Cloud
agency. not far from present site Of Fort
Robinson. Neb.
The representatives OF the government
were: william B. Allison OF lows,
BriEadier General A H. Terry. L. S A
Rev. S. D. Human. santee agency; ". H
Ashley. Beatrice, Neb.; A Comings. No.
G.. Beauvais. st. Louis and A G. Lawrence
Rhode Island.
The following tribes Of Indians were
represented: The Ogalalas Minnsconjous.
Brules, Uncapapas, Blaekfeet. san Ares
Yanktons. santees, Cheyennes and Arapa-
hoes.
The council was complete failure due
10 the fact that it was lmpossibly to con-
cede TO the demands OF the Indians and
before the council closed the Indians had
become fnsolent and defiant and when
negotiations came 70 an end many Of the
chiefs assumed an attitude Of decided
hostility and for a time an outbreak seemed
sertain, which was averted. however, by
the wiser consel Of few OF the head men
and chiefs"
Grants Recommendation.
President Grant saw that further effort
must be made 70 relieve the embarrassment
Of the situation as the following extract
from his message to congress in reference
TO tina matter WIN show:
The discovery Of gold in the Black Hills.
portion OF the Sioux reservation. has had
the effect to induce a large emigration 10
that point Thus far the effort TO preserve
the treaty rights Of the Indians Of that
section has been successful, but the next
year VIII witness large increase OF such
emigration The negotiations for the re-
hnquishment Of the gold lands having fansd.
II VIII be necessary for congress 70 ADOPT
some measure 70 relieve the embarrassment
growfng out Of the causes named.
The secretary OF the interior surregts
that the supplies now appropriated for that
people being no longer obligatory under the
treaty OF ls6S, but simply a grstuity may
be issued or withheld At his discretion"
congress then took the matter under con-
ment Of a second commission CONSISTING Of
George ". Mannypenny. Albert @. Boone.
n @ Bulie, Newton Edmunds and A. 8
Gaylor. In August 1875 this commission
met again IN council with the representa-
tives Of the various tribes. under IN
struetions from the Interior departmsut II
treat with the Indians
Negotiations this time proved Succession
and on September s6 1875 at Red Cloud
agency the following signatures were At
taehed 70 the treaty, namely; Red Cloud
American Horse. Young Man Afraid OF
His Horse. Little Wound. Red Dog. Afraid
Of the Bear. Three Bears, Fire
Hunter. Quick Bear Req Leaf Five Eyes.
White Bow. Good Bun, Lone Horse. Two
Lance. Bad Wound, Weasel Bear. High
Bear, He Takes the Indian Soldier. High
Wolf and Slow Bull. representing the dif-
fsrent bands Of Sioux
Treaty Ratified.
The above treaty was ratified BY con-
gress and approved by the president on
February q. ISL
Ma3oF Brennan continues;
The territory ceded By this treaty Is
embraced between the two forks OF the
Cheyenne river and is bounded ON bs
west b. the l04th meridian Of Longitude.
which q the Wyoming line
'rhs Sioux treaty OF LASS Vas q thirty
year treaty. time OF expiration Isss in
which the government agreed 70 supply
the Indians with rations. clothing. stock.
cattle and seeds; build and MAINTAIN
sehools employ agents or superintendents
for each Of the tribes, mechanics. farmer
snd' other employees during the life OF sad
treaty.
In the 20 or Black HIS treaty. the
Sioux were not 10 receive q money cor
siderasion for the Hnls or the piece OF
country cedsd but instead Article OF
said Black Hills treaty provides that IN
consideration OF the Sioux cedinE above
described section q their reservation 70
the government that a. expiration Of the
ls6s treaty al provisions. except the Ia
sue Of clothing, Of said lsg treaty shall
b continued Indefinitely or untn the sioux
parties 70 the treaty, shall become SELF
supporthg-
The government carried out the arrae-
r1aur and Hrfu1rInrfrrta -