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UCb: C0MH1£S10E£BBuU Brmi Up.^Tbeir, LittU Arrttws; lt;»k^ B it tVtjLOUD AGESlt;?Y! Vi A FoRi LAtoklEJ S^Pv SlJr-f lib'' 'fcbmmia8tbh\’bucMcile11'-^bay hi brij^iiigRed^^Cjbud Wnd Jiis jeopii} to cbHiicil.; Aiuoiigthe |romi»0»tAhdiatis piOs-eiit were Red OWii),' XUtte Womid,1 Swift ^Red Do| Ci^i^iteTail,Siltirig Biiil,' PircUy' Citw,Eagli*D ress,Youiig-iiiau-afi,aid, uiul Quick Bear. Many Officers from Camp Hob ins cm attended the council.which lasted nearly two hours. Bed- I ' ^rl'' J ’ • 1 * ' ’Cloud made hi first speed!. He sard hispeople were willing to give up the BlackHi Ms country^ also to lmve His vouiig mentake a journey to see the country spoken offby the commission of Indian Territory, andif they report it a good country, his peopleWill so consider it. if they report it bad,they, will consider it bach Quick Bear saidwhen the young men get- back from thatcountry; tlie Indiaiis would waiitto gotoWashington with their agents and chiefs,Interpreters; and hare a talk with the GreatFather before giving this country up- SittingBull said-—I have got u jugdment against theagent; if he issues every ten days promptlyit is all right, but if lie don’t, I will go North.•Young-inah-afraid said: My father shookhands with the Great Father on the Platte !River, and was told that this country belong- ;ed to the Dacotahs. 1 was brought tip inthis country to be a chief. 'Thesoldiers haveiio business in this country, since I have beenhere, I have tried to do right. ‘I wish to tellyou’plainly.that I have’been ashamed ever • • s . • * since soldiers caine here and sat down. 1wish von, my friends, who have bi iiins aiidhearts to tell my Great Father what rayopinion is and what I have said.' I agree tothe young men going on the journey, but weare going to ask of the Great Father a great many tilings. We expect to have food ami ^ blankets as long as1 we live/ The Great Fatli-r or has not lived up to Jris promises in 4he pasri ’ American Ilorsc said'the soldiers had no business here. If they wish to arrest anybody, the country is wide, aiul. let’ them go and arrest them i [Laughter on the pait of the Indians.] Here Red Cloud took Dr.* DaiueLs, Major Howard ana Joseph Burnett and Set themamong the lhdia.ii Ciiiefs, and said lie wanted them to do his business for him, and to gc to the southern country with his young men; also wanted T- C. Boucher, Antoine Jauis, 'Bill Rowland, Hank Chtibril, Todd RamJulh Fi*ank Salway andNclse Moran tbgd-as interpreters. *Red Dog said that‘the Indians were not willing to sign any paper until the young men got back ffdin UieVouthern cou ntry, and they-had achance to go Id Washington to talk-face to face with the Great Father. Black Coal Chief of the Aiapahocs. said his people had an equaP right wlib the Sioux to the Black Hills coin dry,-and Lliey would want their slime of money received for them, lieawas willing to go aiid look at the southerna*i*m j. i i-ncountry.■ Bishop’.Whipple replied lo the Indians that ihe Great Father required them Id sign a paper binding themselves to go beyond the Missouri River if they did not go lo the Indian Territory, or etee they would get no inure rations. - He urged them to consent at9 -once to the propositions and go to the Indian Territory, upon the return of the young men. Judge Gaylord, solicitor for the Interior Department, followed by the same clicet, urging prompt action oil tlieir pait in order Lo secure rations In the future. While He was talking, Sitting Bull, to whom the iTeaident gave a fine rifle last year, broke up the cuuncii, saying that there would be plenty more days to talk.1- Supplies were issued to the Indians for a feast to-night, and it is thought anothei council'hm; behold to-morrow.
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Butte Miner
Butte, Montana, US
Tue, Oct 03, 1876
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