The New York Herald Newspaper, June 23, 1873, Page 3

NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, JUNE 23, 1873—TRIPLE SHEET. 85 Longitude cent RAS goiieck] oF 2 i (a 33 West from 81 Washington 99 ¥ em iy General Reserve fo i \ YL Gro VentresPregan, ~~ Assindboines, North On rhfeet & \Riv Leow tribe mes & Arapahoes and Santee & Yaneton Siow 5 as Ft.Shaw ¥ T Pep.2i00 i™- = é astern Bandy Bf Shoshonee Vy ee, CIFIC ,~ PACIELC Great Salt L,) aN on o| Bal Lake City wi] “\ 2 | pace ‘ Camp Lowell > Tucson fs Ae AG ne Stambaugh io Tr Navajos &} Apaches! © Bi sedan. ? Fi.Stevenson “Warpelon —T Winn word, Ress WARDS OF THE NATION. Our Indian Reservations and Reservation Indians. The Hostile Tribes in Dakota and Montana, KICKAPOOS IN KANSAS AND IN MEXICO, Condition of Red Men on the Pa- cific Coast. A Progpective and Retrospec- tive View. The Lands Occupied as Reservations. Military Supervision at the Agencies, ‘The map presented above shows the principal Andian reservations and military posts in that part of the United States lying between Texas and Minnesota on the east and Washington Territory and Mexico on the Pacific coast. With few excep. tions all the aboriginal tribes and bands, both peace- ful and hostile, are located within the territory in- aicated. Most of the troops in the Departm ent of Dakota have been concentrated under Colonel D. 8. Stanley to escort the surveying parties on the North Pacific Railroad line to the Yellowstone, and as aconsequence but one or two posts are now occupied in “i MINNESOTA. ‘There are five reservations in this State, on which ‘wnere are about six thousand Indians. The Chip- pewas of the Mississippi have been assigned to the reservations known as White Yak Point and White Earth. A great many still pursue a roving life, preferring to remain on their oid grounds, White Oak, from the nature of the soil, possesses few ad- vantages for successful agriculture; bat any natu- Yal deficiencies here are more than compensated Dy the surpassing beauty and excellence of White Earth. The latter consists of thirty-six town- enips, diversified by lake, prairie and tim. ber lands, and ie equal, if not superior, im quality of soil to any other lands in Minne- gota. The Pillage and Winnebagohish dwell within the limits of the reservation, chiefy upon the islands ana shores of Leech and Cass lakes. The Ashing is not to be excelled. The Red Lake and Pembina Chippewas occupy a fertile track along the shores of the lake deriving its name from that sribe, although they do rgt promt py the fertility of the soil. They live upon roots and berries, which are abundant. The locations of the reservations are marked on the map. The Minnesota Indians are generally peaceful and need little military supervision. DAKOTA. This Territory, situate west of Minnesota and immediately south of the British Possessions, has a large and troublesome Indian population, princi- pally composed of Sioux, It is studded over with military posts and camps, There is a general Sioux reservation, with seven others of lesser area. The | Sisseton and Warpetons are located some miles south of Fort Abercrombie, and, with the Upper Missournans, number about eight thousand seuls. Twe companies of the Twentieth infantry, under Major Yard, occupy Fort Wadsworth, on the spot. The Two Kettle, Sans Arc ana Minne- conjoux bands, estimated at between five thousand and six thousand at the Cheyenne reser- vation, have been very troublesome, Two companies of the Seventeenth infantry are Stativned at this point. Nearly seven thousand Onpapas, Yanctonians and Cutheads are at the Grana River reservation. They are disposed to follow the chase and avoid, as far as they can, as- sociation with other Sioux. Two eompanies of the same regiment are also stationed at this agency. The Yancton reservation, im the southern part of the Territory, has 1,800 Indians. They are said to be making some progress in civilization. At the Whetstone or Lower Brule reservation about 4,000 draw subsistence from the government. One-half are at the Upper Brule. They comprise the Ogal- lalas and seceders from several bands: of Sioux, together with 600 half-breeds and whites who have cast their lot with them. They roam over the country a distance of twenty or twenty- five miles. These are guarded by Captain Bush’s company of the Twenty-second infantry. At the Crow Creek Agency there are 2,400 Indians, be- longing to different tribes, of violent disposition and difficult to manage. Troops are located near them. The Poncos, on @ reservation by them- selves, on the Nebraska boundary line, close to Fort Randall, have been reduced to 700. They are willing and anxious to learn the arts of peace. They are provided with @ school, but the interfer- ence of whites does them much injury, NEBRASKA, ‘There are six reservations in Nebraska. The four largest—the Pawnee, the Winnebago, the Omaha and Santee Sioux—are marked on the map. A few years since an allotment of lands was made tm severalty among the three last named. ‘The head of each family received eighty acres,.and those under eighteen and’ unmarried forty acres each. The Pawnees, for some reason, did not have an allotment. Most of them live in earth-covered lodges, which are neither clean nor healthy. The Nehames have schools and temperance societies, ‘The Quakers have charge of the Indians. Large tracts of land are represented to be under cultiva- tion, Nebraska i imeluded in the Northern Superintendency, The Indians number about seven thousand. ‘There is a large garrison, com- posed of the Second cavalry and Eighth infantry, at Omaha Barracks, . KANSAS, ‘The Kickapoos occupy @ very desirable reserva- tion, containing 28,586 acres, in the northeastern partofthe State, and through which tne central branch of the Union Pacific Raiirog® passes, The cCopntsy sround them ye settling up rapidly. They are loyal and peaceable, and evince a desire to joim their raiding brethren in Mexico, ona tract of Jand in the Indian Territory, if the removal of the latter across the Rio Grande can be effected. There live about 1,500 Pottawatamies on a reser- vation eleven miles square, in Jackson county. They live in separate lodges and possess cattle and an abundance of agricultural implements; on the Kansas reservation, 600; Ottoc, 500, and Keosho, 5,000, The Shawnees are also anxious to go South. The Third and Fitth infantry and Sixth cavairy are stationed in Kansas. INDIAN TERRITORY. The Choctaws, Chickasaws, Kiowas, Arapahoes, Cherokees, Comanches, Osages and other tribes are settled in large numbers in the Indian Terri- tory. Altogether they number nearly fifty thou- Sand souls, The Choctaws constitute a nation, and are governed by a President ana Legislature. The Sac and Fox tribes are situated on Deep Fork, west of the Creeks and north of the Seminoles, Their land—of good quality—comprises 760 square miles. They were removed from Kansas, The Arapahoes are on the Upper Arkansas, and are well supplied with cattle and buildings. The Kiowas and Comanches behave well. Large tracts of land are secured to these tribes, @ considerable portion of which have made great progess in civili- zation. In Kansas and other States Indians desire to be removed to this Territory, where greater ad- vantages are enjoyed than in any other part of the country. The interference of white men frequently causes disorders, and there are some of the red men who induige in raids into Texas for the pur- pose Of cattie stealing. There are five companies of troops serving in the Territory—four colored and one white, Three are stationed at Fort Sill and two at Fort Gibson, TEXAS. There are no regervations in Texas. Six regi- ments are stationed in the State to keep the tur- bulent savages in order, and to guard the line of the Rio Grande from predatory inroads from Mexico, The government aims at removing the various tribes to suitable reservations, but they prefer the war path and delightin plundering ex- peditions. The troops are kept continually mov- ing to protect exposed settlements, and escorting, as in Arizona, trains. The Indians on the Indian Territory in the southeast are charged with fre- quently making inroads for the purpose of robbery into Texas, MONTANA, Returning to the North we find that the Assina- boines, who principally make their abode in the British Possessions, cross frequently into Montana, There are besides in this Territory the Gnos Ven- tres, Blackfeet, Flatheads, Bend d’Oreilles, Crows, Kootenay and other tribes, each of whom have agencies. Smallpox has made great ravages among these people, The Flatheads have adopted the dress and habits of whites and have made great progress in the arts of civilization. An immense tract of land has been set apart a8 @ reservation near the boundary line for the various tribes+ The Piegan massacre is not forgotten, and it would appear the Indians prefer the northern side of the line to United States territory. The Yellowstone, towards which the Northern Pacific Railroad surveying party is now advancing, es- corted by @ small army, is in this locality, and a few days since @ report came of an attack on some engineers who were in advance. The num- ber of Indians in Montane is about thirty thousend, but they have allies in Dakota and in the British Possessions, ‘WYOMING. The Shoshones and Bannocks and Mountain Crows are on reservations in this Territory. They live principally by the chase. In 1868 a tract of land in the western part of Wyoming was set apart for the Shosnones, who agreed, when the Bannocks should desire a reservation, one should be set aside for them. The Shoshones selected one themselves, which includes a large amount of arable land weil adapted to cultivation. COLORADO. There are several Indian agencies in Colorado. A general reservation has been laid out for tne sev eral tribes of Utes and there is another in the southern part of the Territory on which there are 8,000 Indians, These, of course, do not all remain within the limits, The red men are not far re- moved from their original savage condition, NEW MEXICO, The Indians in New Mexico principally consist of various tribes of Apaches, Navajos, Pueblos and Mescaleros, They number about thirty thousand, butare constantly passing away. Many of them hold communication with their brethren in Ari- zona, At the Cimarron Reservation there are Maquache and Jicarilla Apaches amounting to 900; at Abequin the Nebinoche and Capote, numbering 500, who are every day growing le3s, and the Gila and Mogollons, at another agency, though having plenty of good land, are, by associating with bad white men, completely demoralized, There is a large reservation in the centre of the Territory, but there are few Indians onit. There are gar- risons at forts Bayard, Craig, Cummings, d, McKee, Seldon, Stanton, Tulerosa, Union and Win- gate, The Fifteenth infantry and Eighth cavalry are stationed in New Mexico, UTAH. There is but one reservation in Utan—the Uintah. It contains many thousand acres of excellent land, and, it 1s said, there is no better site for Indian farms. There is plenty of timber and excellent grazing. The Piutes, Goshutes and Shoskones are the government wards, They are self-support- ing. No Indians now roam over Utah In search of fars, but several thousands are engaged in hunt- ing. There is @ considerable military force in the Territory, but their presence is not occasioned by refractory Indians, ARIZONA, Portions of theFirst and Fifth cavairy and Twelfth and Twenty-third infantry are stationed in ari- zona. Since the visits of General Howard and Vin- cent Colyer & few years since several of the reser- vations have been broken up and the Indians re- moved to other localities. The Apaches have shown the greatest disinclination to remain on the reser- vations, and when off them have engaged in every description of outrage. A vigorous war has been prosecuted against them in consequence. Cochise and bis band are now on the Sonora boun- dary line, and the Naricopas,” Talorosas, Pimas, Gila Apaches, White Mountain Apaches and other tribés are required to remain on their respective reservations, at the risk of being exterminated if found of them. In nearly all cases the Indians are subsisted by the government. The tribes generally are in a very degraded condi- tion, The fighting force of General Crook was weakened by the withdrawal of five compauies of cavalry sent to operate against the Modocs. Itis Presumed that the government will pend these troops back. The Arizona Indians are not by any Means subdued, as recent reports clearly show. There is yet much to be done to secure the pacifi- cation of the Territory, IDAHO. The principal reservation in Idaho 1a that of the Shoshones and Bannecks. They number 1,100, and are contented with their home. The Nez Percez have @ valuable reservation in the northwest of the Territory containing 600,000 acres, made up of bottom and valley land. The Lapwats have their ground fenced in and raise good crops, besides being provided with comfortable dwellings. The Pond d’Oreilles and Spokanes are provided for at government agencies. NEVADA. There are several tribes in this State related to those in Utah, There are two reservations in Nevada—one situate on Truckee River, near its mouth, which includes within its limits Pyramid Lake; the other is near the mouth of Walker River, including within its limits Walker’s Lake. The fish is plentitul and excellent. The land is much improved, and the Indians are willing to work for compensation. The Piutes, Shoshones, Washoes and Goskoots number altogether about seven thousand souls. : WASHINGTON TERRITORY. There are eight reservations in Washington ; the number of Indians is about 11,000, By treaty fourteen tribes and bands were united on the Yakabama Reservation, the largest in the Terri- tory. It was formerly occupied as a military sta- tion (Fort Simcoe), and all the buildings were turned over to the Indians in good order. Number of Indians, 2,700. Five reservations are included at Tulalip, near Bellingham Bay, which embraces a large swamp of 12,000 acres, capable of being drained. There are 4,000 Indians at Tulalip, who are industrious. They have plenty of cattle and make a@ profitable business of cutting down wood, The Chehallia Reservation contains 5,000 acres of rich alluvial land on tke Chehallis River. It was purchased by the government for the use of the Indians, but the treaty not having been ratified by Congress there have been fears they would be dis- turbed in possession. They numoer 600, including Chinooks, Shoal Water Bays, Clatsops and Hamp- totops. Chehallis, Colville, Shokomish, Nean Bay and other agencies are in fair condition. The other tribes in Washington are the Coeur d’Alenes, Spokanes, Walla Wallas, Payallops and Umatilias. Portions of the Fourth artillery and Twenty-first infantry have been serving in Washington, OREGON. The six reservations in this State include Warm Springs and Kiamath, The two named have now become historical, Klamath being the home in which the goverament placed the murderer Jack and where he refused to remain, and Warm Springs having furnished Donald McKay and his band of warriors, who fought ao effectively against the Modocs, Umatilla Reservation has 1,600 In- dians, representing three tribes—the Walla Waljas, ‘tee Cayuse and Umatillas, They are intermarried with the Lapwais, the Simcoes and Warm Springs. The Grand Ronde Reservation is well supplied with cattle; Alsea has great natural resources and is capable of supporting a large population, and Siletz supports @ number of fragmentary tribes and bands, They are reported to be restiess and quarreisome. There is & reservation set apart near Fort Warner for rovipg bands of Indians, The er FISK & RUSSELL.KLY. confederated tribes of Middle Orecon prosper in peace. The Oregon tribes have always been ware like, CALIFORNIA. The reservations in California, with the excep- tion of the one occupied by the Mission Indians, have been heretofore very badly managed. Round Valley, in Mendocino county, contains 5,000 acres and is entirely surrounded by mountains, There are located on it about seven hundred Indians, and its recent direction illustrates the degree of pros- Derity that may be attained under just agents. The Indians have been stimulated to labor and they thrive accordingly. This year they have 700 acres planted in small grain, 19 acres in corn and 100 acres in vegetables, The Indians are docile and content. Hoopa Valley ts not at all well conducted; the land is besides sterile and the crops usually fail, Itis Partly fenced in with brush. There are about two hundred of the Tule tribe on the Hoopa reserva- tion. The Mission Agency, in San Diego county, has under its control ever five thousand of the San Luis, Rey, Diegenes and Cohahuilla tribes. There exists a dispute as te the title to their lands, which are very extensive, they claiming under Mexican grants made before the acquisition or California by ‘the United States. Having been under the control of the early Catholic fathers these Indians are far advanced in civilization. The Nomalacher and Pitt River agencies are in peor condition. The total number of Indians in California is about twenty- five thousand. For the most part they are Dig- gers—a very iuferior race. STATE TEMPERANCE OONVENTION, ALBANY, N. Y., June 22, 1873, The arrangements for the State Convention in the interests of the Sabbata and temperance, to be held next Tuesday in Tweddle Hall, are nearly completed, Among the prominent gentlemen who have signified their intention to participate are Rev, Dr. Cuyler and Rev. B. E. Hall, of Brooklyn; Kev. Dr. Foss and J. N. Stearns, of New York; Rev. Dr. Darling, of Albany; Hon. W. J. Groo, of Middie- town ; John O'Donnell, of Lowvilie; J. W, Stebbina and Rev. Mr. Maller, of hester, and Rev. J, B. Smith, of Geneva. The lager beer and political uestions will probably occupy mvet of the time of the Convention. CANADIAN MARKSMEN OFF TO WIMBLEDON, QUEBEC, June 22, 1878. ‘The Canadian marksmen who are to take part ia the shooting at Wimbledon sailed for England to day in the steamship Prussian, They were ad- dressed on board by the Governor General. BHIPWRECK AND 1083 OF LIFE, Qussac, C, B., June 22, 1873, A telegram frem Port au Basque reports @ ship bint wrecked and the drowning of the captain mate. RECOVERY OF BODIES FROM THE ATLANTIO WREOK, Havirax, WN, 8., Jane 22, 187% Four more bodies have been recovered from thd Atlantic wreck. FIRE IN PENNSYLVANIA SOUTH BeTuLEnEM, June 22, 1878, ‘The large tannery belonging to B,J. Kants, at Beersville, four mtles from he burned last night, Damage about twenty” usand dollars, Insurance. $15,000,