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more pleasantly or more profitably.LETTER FROM THE SAC FOX AGEXCV.A Friendly Epistle from a Quaker A Kent —Matters in a Friendly Way at the Agency—The Indians Preparing to Remove to their New. Homes.Sao Fox Aokncy, /' 10th Mo.,-I860, jEditor* Klt;?iii1i!icaii Daily Journal:Matters seein to be progressing pretty well among' the Sac Sc Fox Indians. Government has orderedtlic agent to make out and send upto the Department a statement of the requisite amount of funds for the removal of the Sac Sc Fox tribe to their new reservation south of the Arkansas river. It is situated between the North and Red fork? of the Canadian river, seventeen byforty miles, if I mistake not, and issaid to be a fine body of land, in ngood country, which I understandGovernment gives them lor theirimprovements on their lands here.The Indians are anxious to go soon,or at least four of the chiefs andtheir bands. One chief, with his band, has declined logo; but perhaps when the lime for starting draws near they will close in with the rest. It will take some little time to make the necessary preparations for the journey, which I cannot enteriuto fully till I get instructions from the department. It is very likely I shall want to purchase fifteen or twenty yoke of good workcattle and half that many good wagons, and some, teams besides, to haul the balance over and above what the Indians can pack on their ponies.1 have had all the chiefs to«cih« r since writing the above, and man of their bauds with them, talking over the matter of their removal'. A.lter notifying them to get ready, they seemed .well .pleased with theprospect-The health Is much better than it was a few weeks back,among whites and Indians. The greater part of the sickness has been ague.1 have just been out finishing..up the appraisement of those Indian’ houses on the Indian lands which Government receives of the Indians in lieu of their new reservation, and I find many of them very much torn tapieces and abused. The timberlias been much destroyed.This is certainly a line country, well watered, aiid plenty of goodbuilding stone, -bujt rat her . scarce oftimber, and has a rich soil. The squatters arc frequently selling their claims. There arc some as fine, large, extensive bottoms as arc common in most of countries. The Ma-rais-des Cygncs passes just by, the Sac Sc Fox agenev; and Salt crock and One Hundred and Ten pul.into it within a few. miles. There arc many thousands of acres of grass, that would make one and a half tons ot hay to the acre.. ’It is said that the wliolo reserve is covered withclaims, that iv the diminished re-♦ • #serve. There arc large bodies, of land in this county, that arc interspersed with small streams, which have considerable timber on them. There arc being put up long stringsof stone fence in this county. The stone is of easy access, being on t he highest lands. Your friend.Thomas Mi-li.ku.LETTER FROM J0IIXS0X COl'NTT.A Herd of Texas Horses—How they are . Trained—The Expense of an Ethiopian
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Lawrence Republican Daily Journal
Lawrence, Kansas, US
Fri, Oct 22, 1869
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