Year: 1875

Is quiet. ~ cavalry SudTu are HO" std-
toned within this stockade. AT y meet
ing yesterday of the Commissioners the
Indians agreed to submit TO the propo-
sition. To-day at the usual hour the
Commissioners met in council. A vldette
and skirmish line of cavarly on foot and
horseback extended two hundred yards
on either side and in the rear Of the
Commissioners tents. The Indians are
kept outside of these limits Other pre-
cautlunary measures were taken
to protect the Commissioners from
attack or surprise. At three 0 clock three
hundred and twenty head chiefs and
soldiers formed a half circle in front of aE d
one hundred feet from the commissioners.
Before speaking commenced, Red Cloud,
Spotted Tail, Red Dog and thirty other
head chiefs sat down in circle, midway
between the commissioners and the circle
of chiefs After lapse OF ten or
fifteen mintes Red Cloud and Red
Dog approached the commissioners.
The former said he had selected Red Dog
to speak for him and his people. The
latter said the great father had picked
out Your wise men to make treaty with
the Indians; you came here with troops
several days ago, and this troubled our
people. Great difficulty is being ex.
perienced in getting proper IN
depreciation. Red Cloud said he
wanted one Of his own people to write
down ali that was said and thercupon
grasped half breed boy from the crowd
of spectators and seated him at the
taolc.


Red Dog said six generations of In
dians had been fed by the Government
and his people now want guarantees OF
food and clothing for seven generations
more, Said Indians are ready to make
treaty. He wanted pay for gold
already taken out of the Back Hills
and wanted to sell only such
portions of the Black Hills as gold was
discovered in, and.for relinquishing their
right therein he wanted Il light span Of
horses, six work cattle, and gun ammu-
milton.


Each head of an Indian family
also insisted that in future when annuity
goods came they wanted to be furnished II
duplicate bill OF them, so their own peo-
pie could examine it when all these things
are done. We will then think Of what
you nave said to us.


He then retired and Spotted Tail came
forward and said: Yesterday, when We
called on you commissioners You were
all drunk, and YOU tried to throw II
blanket over my head. To-day, | breath
the free air of heaven amongst my own
people, and can now say what did not
wsih to Yesterday. If you want our
land we want the boundary line of
Nebraska changed, and the reservation
enlarged. We want to know what you
say.


Commissioner Allison said that on that
question they would have to consult the
President.


Spotted Tall resumed, and said they
wanted To- retain the present agency here
and on the Missouri river as long as their
race exists. II hi, people move again
they want to get enough money 50 they
can live on the interest.


Faulkner said they wanted good white
men with them; wanted Catholic priests
TO teach them like white men, say, read
ing, plowlng, cultivating the soil, and
raising stock; opposed the Government
preventing white men and half breeds
who married Indian women, from living
in the country. He wanted the troops
removed from the agencies, and put
them to washing the Black Hills. He
was followed by Spotted Bear, of the
Cheyenne Agency, who said:
1t looked bad to see troops around the
council camp, while making the treaty
he said his tribe wanted II great deal for
the hills, but before they sold them the
white people 90 there and steal them.
He SAID great many men in his reser-
vution wanted the Catholic priests to ed
ucute the people and make them wise
He said some wanted our great father to
grant them


$4,000, 900 for the Black Hills.
The white people put the money at m
terest: the Indians wanted to live on the
interest OF their money. lie spoke in
behalf of the white men and
half breeds of his tribe he wanted
to select them rs traders,
and have several trading posts on the
agency. He repeated the remarks OF his
predecessor, and wanted duplicate bills OF
the goods that came to the agency. lie
wanted telegraph operator at the agen-
CIV, so he could talk with the President
quick when any thing was wrong wanted
soldiers from the agency; wanted the
President to give every Indian house,
farm, wagon horse, cattle and tools.


The Commissioners here announced the
close OF the CouLcil until tomorrow.


Men vcrsed in the Indian character
say no treaty will be made.


The Commissioners while z"aiouSIy
working, have no knowledge of the In
dian character, and are gradually widen
ing the gap between themselves and the
Indians.