Year: 1875

Indians, and stun less among the ''squaw mon,n who
have been tho mysterious -shiters the farce
The honorable commission, however, departed yester
day diled with chagrin nervously apprehensive OF
public criticism Two Of their number they delegated
no remain behind them few days 10 supervise the
presentation Of the hundred horses promised to
Young Nam Afraid-ofHis Horses and his band They
ARE Messrs Beauvais and Ashby The horses are now
ON the way here


COUNCIL


were marked BY The small attendance Of the chiefs and
head men Red Cloud not present when the Com
nissoners delivered their valedctory TO the Indians
hut a spectator the sun-dance Of the Arapahoes
khen in progress a dozen miles away. Red Dog and
other important personages also absent Whether
tthis fact showed lack OF respect for the Commission
ers was intended to impress them with idea that
the chiefs were, after all not anxious sell their
country, for the enormous price which
they had named do do not know. But
ahose few who gathered the bank Of the White
River seemed better to understand the value OF time
than ever Indian did before probably knew then
tna the resnh Of the negotiations could only be failure
On Tuesday Red Cloud repeated the speech which Red
Dog had on Monday, in delivering for him. managed so
badly that the interpreters could cOnstrue it. he
said





All you white people who gathered here have for
days drawn the sky down upon me, so shat it has
pressed heavy upon my head To-day the sky seems to
have risen back to its proper station my nten
fion that the Black Hills should be sustenance for my
Children as long they should live. That is what
thought il 1868 and sit here holding that treaty in
my hand. But since the Great Father wants to buy
That country want from HIM support for people
1or generations We have already lived gen
craons, and am Of the seventh We will yet live
1nuch longer. l want the money which you shall pay
Ts for tho Black Hills put at interest among the white
people; and with the interest want to buy wagons and
cattle. We have great deal OF small wild game here
which we depend on for food want the Great
Father to provide US with guns and ammunition, with
interest We want Texan steers for the gem
crations to come We want the white people and the
Great Father grant it because grant their wishes
to-day. want you TO grant the best kind Of Coffee
crackers, corn, meat sugar, provisions, beans rice,
dried apples, saleratus and soap want some pepper
Tor the old people. want for each head OF a family
light wagon and span OF horses SIX yoke of working
cattle breeding stock Of cows sheep hogs and fowls
! am Indian You try TO make white man
out Of me. At this agency this winter want white
fnen to build houses for all my indiana have been
in white peoples houses and have their chairs
sofas tables and beds want the kind Of furni-
ture for my people. The sawmin near the agency





the Great Father to give a sawmin, to be my own.
want a mower and a scythe Then do not want you
TO forget that want subscription for the New York
GxRALD for my agency


VALUE OF THE HILLS


It may be that the white people viii think ask too
much but these Black Hills reach the skies and
Tuu OF wild and beasts l think that the Black
Hills are worth more than all OF the white peoples
country / know well and declare plainly that God
placed those hills there for my wealth You going
10 take them away and make me poor Therefore do
Hsk so much for them will now tell you the portion
nf that land which will sell you 1t Is the portion Of
lhe country inside the ridge crcling the edge OF
bhe hills will keep the foot hills because thero is
game in them, but gold Now you have seen the
mixed blood in my tribe MY father and raisod these
orphan half breeds and love them. l will not part
with them want them served by the Great Father
The same ! shall hs served They born and
reared on this soil and all OF one family.


Lone Horn the garrll0us and pretentious chief of
The Minneconous, at this point began speech IN the
centre Of the ring in loud and ranting tones Red
Cloud however did allow himself 10 be interrupted
but proceeded with his address,


wHsKBY INFORMATION


"I want he said, ''no other road to the Black Hills
but the thieves from the Missouri River-the road
made by Long Hair General CUSTER and his last
year. tell this TO General Terry especially, because
believe him to be the most trusty among you"
ReTerting again to the subject Of the hsfbreeds he
said he wanted all the hired work about the agency to
be done by them. He wanted them TO plough SOW and
reap for him; to issue the rations and make the hay
He mentioned certain men whose claims against the
government for damage done them by Indians in
1868 he desired paid. He also wanted Catholic mis-
sions established ~ mean to say plain things
What l don't like ! will not speak or be-
hind your back, but viii mention boldly
There is a trader at my agency named Dear
don't want him any From this day forthI dis
charge him. My reservation is my home and should
be able regulate IL suits Nevertheless saloon
is kept there by this man Dear SO say So want
70 live peace and be good friends with the whites
but whiskey is brought in here and is drank Dears
1t would mako false people Of rs and want stopped
The troops which are placed the post have done no
good for me- They still destroying my timber and
cutting my hay. I want the Great Father to remove
them further away. want the Great Father to take
ahs northern line or Nebraska and it back the
middle OF the Platte River want the surveyors
build mounds the middle OF the river 10 mark the
boundary In the bends or the river this side are
my great hay ncds.r


Red Cloud concluded by asking that all his words be
repeated the Great Father and hoping that the Great
Father would not think his demands TOO great 70 be
granted The other chiefs who spoke their minds be-
tween this and the close OF the council with the
exception OF references their agencies repeated
only what Red Cloud had said There had evidently
been formal agreement beforehand what should
be asked Of the whtes Tho Indians from the Chey-
.snne River Agency very earnest in desiring the
discharge Of their present agent and Interpreter and
asked for half-breeds IN their pIaceS They also de
sired that the tradershps should Be given half breed
Indians.


SPOTTED TAn]s PROPOSITION


I have already given by telegraph the proposition
anade by the Commissioners the Indians and their
response On the evening Of September 90 the day or
abe dissolution or the council, the Commission were
followed TO the agency by several chiefs Spotted Tail
was at their head lie rather grieved that clear
understanding had been reached between his people
and the whites, and his manner was rather detected
Tc. with several companions into the room oc-