Year: 1874

Wagons Co"s, &C., anu also VuI annuity gooos'


BATTIsTE tThis individual is the legal adviser OF
the tribe and can write few words in Engisnl -
Was present once and saw treaty signed when
gave us TINS country for thirtyhve years ana saiu
time I ON ony 1ne easseS and We see
plenty OF whites all around u.s. whites useo ,o teH
Us aney woud .eacn US 10 xrn lcs snu eS around me
1hey say the whites Killing all the ouHa.o, ana
hunt TINS winter Tney would like 10 know when
the annuities would arrive. Our people do not
like barreled pork for ratlons, as the barrels con.
tanned too much brine and too little pork. would
like beef issued every ten days


HUNTING fHE BUFFALO.


Mr.. HINMAN-Among other things that we asked
you at our last talk was about giving up the right
OF hunting buffalo IN the Republican, We told you
the goods hat would be given you In payment for
your gyiaG up the hunting, We told YOU that we
over 1t ana give us an answer when we came
back. suppose you are ready now. In answer
70 those questions that were asked, i will state
that the wagons and cows that were promised TO
them are at Port Randall now, where they were to
be kept until the location OF the agency was set
tied. Your agent is going 10 send for them. Their
issue Is also delayed because he is afraid you
might not take care OF them when you get them.
Indians have many ponies and they take care OF
them, because horses are money and they can buy
what they want with them. Your horse you take
to tne best water and TO the best grass. Whites
have cattle and sheep, and they pay the same at
be IKE the whites and take care OF your cows
when you get them. Ii you XIII or destroy these
gifts you will get no more treat them the same as
Your PONIES Farming things Will De distributed
every year, and the man no farms best and takes
the best care OF what has been given him viii get
the most. The annuity goods are their way,
not here vet cannot tell you how soon they viii
arrive, put the agent VIII tell you when he knows
They ought TO be here soon. l have heard about
the pork before, and your agent has already writ
ten to washington TO ask them TO change II TO
bacon. would like an answer about the buffalo
hunting.


Howard and General King, once told hun some
thing at North Platte when they had big talk.
lie listened to It,, and they were all friendly to.
AND VlaI I'm ThAvs sat n lIuA
reservation with spotted Tail; Keep this country
and hunt buffalo at all times. They said he cocd
We can 90 a hunt once more but ought we not
TO go at all Hmesf Payments are now decreasing
every year, and you should not stop our hunting
buffalo, WAS brought up on buffalo meat; ike
it, and want TO go hunting as long as uhe buffalo
Mr. 5sve ns S now S % H Worth of
! presents to oner you, and think you mad better
take them, because in a lew years there Will be no
buffalo lett TO hunt, ana then you will get no pres
ents.


live down on the Missouri River. Soldiers gave
me that place. l have 270 lodges OF the same
tribe as these people mere think great fire ls
destroy the indian and have concluded TO come
away and bring my people up here to live;
thought 1t was better TO be IN sight Of the Black
Hills, the mountains that We watching zap
lause from the Indians), and want ratons to
on here ana have no bad talk.


Two STRIKE Spotted Tails chief soldier)-You
wish to give up our buffalo hunt. Some time
ago the Great Father never said any thing about
TINS, but invited US to hunt as long as the bnGaio
are the same Look at the Indians around here;
they are all poor. Look at Spotted Tall he wears
a dirty yellow blanket spot has just given away
ali his property, as a cousin died the other day..
These officers here are our friends They have
promised to help us and now we want that prom
because you know we are bound as II we had
lence &C oss our mouths. Wnat say are good
words. We want to know what the Great Father
says. We want to talk to him ourselves.


Mr.. HINMAN-This right to hunt was not taken
htt Ra fhnr hnf hV arh
your friends in Washington said you ought to be
paid for the right, and also that iood was to be
Buffalo are scarce, and 1t costs you more to
hunt them tnan what the robes come to. am
wnhng you should hunt as much as you Ike, bnt
next winter they Will take away the rignt from
you and pay nothing. 1t Is best for you to hunt
this WINTER and then give 1t up and take your
presents.


STANDING ELK-we are now like a man who is
t. and every W. time he taxes hold the end breaks
OFF and the stick still remains there, and he gets
We have no good whites to help or to teach Us,
and we are made promises tnat are never fulfilled
and e W te 70 poSf op e soa
and now, to-day, we are to1q Of our & new home,
farms we would not care to hunt, and we would
like some skins or cloth to make lodges White
men talk good, but we don't see much business in
viii be made every year while the buffalo last.


For about minute after the last speaker con-
cluded his remarks the Indians got up one by one
and lett the room, intimating that the council was
over No answer was given on the hunting ques-
tlon, but it Is understood that they will not hunt


THE MOVE TO BEAVER CREEK.


On the morning of the 9th the camp on the hin
was taken down and three companies OF the in
fantry moved of to Beaver Greek and pitched
their tents for temporary until winter quarters
can be erected lieutenant Bowman OF the Ninth,
was lett at the old agency TO guard the stores
tam m Memaoldt's troop Of the Third cavalry
moved To Beaver on the llth The agency
people expect to take about thirty days before
| o.
started on his return trip on the morning OF the
9tn and arrived at RED cloud abou. noon on the
10th. Ii was issue day at the agency and nearly
all the principal chiefs OF BED Clouds party were


LITTLE WOUNDS COMPLAINT


Agent save had a talk with Little Wound and
his band that prought to light some rather inter-
more beef and -four than was issued to him. He
gets eighteen beeves and 1000 pounds OF nour
ration at tnree POUNDS per day 0i beef
and three-quarters OF pound per day Of
pounds OF Deef and 4,s72 pounds OF hour
I Allowing beef to average 300 pounds which Is
ratlons short 1920 pounds Of beef and s72 pounds
OF nour every ten days. Tbs would amount IN
drew bis full ratons as beef averaged 1000 pounds
but he said nothing about the nour. Little Wound
then asked when the annnuities would arrive,
and on being told that they would arrive ip about
twenty days said be wished to 90 hunting mme
diately after they were distributed. The agent said
! he had no objection. and gave them passes to hunt
this year. At tnat the Indians appeared much
pleased, and Little Wound. addressing them said
Ii they met any parties while they down
there that were annoying the whites they would
take care OF them and If any OF their young men
killed beeve he would be punished. Little Wound
then said they were not going far south OF sidney
to hunt and asked the agent to write to the on
Ger commanding at that post to stop all bunting
there, so that they might find plenty Of buffalo
when they went This the agent told them he
would do.


1t appeared TO me, however that it was very
lDJudicious TO give them SUCH reply, as the
Indian understands everything promised as
already done, and, therefore. should they meet
any wnite people hunting they VIII consider that
they are out IN violation OF this promise ana might
create trouble. The agent asked me into the
storehouse to see the rations distributed. Every
thing was done In a very loose manner. Although
the goods were weighed an ofcer VINO accom-.
panied said that the weighing was
evidently out OF compliment to me, as he had seen