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Show REPORT OF TIlE COMMISSIONER OF INDIAN AFFAIRS. 47 had been a mensore nncalled for and nnjnst to a large number of the people nbo had not taken Dart in theouthreuk of 1862. and an elaborate report uwn the sub-jret w:i.r prepakd by thin office April 20, bud submitted hy ihe debnrttoent to Congrr~a,f avoring the rr?roratiott fur tlnc br.nrfit of the tribe of stlcl~p ortion of the cnnital oi their atlnui~iwa s bad not brcu used for the ,r> a.v metlt of lopse~a nd damages by those hostilities. A few days later came a protest addressed to the President, May 8, by 3Ir. Burleigh, delegate from Dakota, against the removal of the Crow Creek and Davenport Indians to Niobrara, as heing a measure fraugl~t with danger to the frontier settlements. To this as well as to a resolution of inquiry by the House of Representatives, dated May 21, this office replied by report to the department, stating the facts in the case, and endeavoring to remove ohjections which ap-peared to be unfounded. Such ample proof of the good conduct and disposition of these two classes of Indians had been received through Mr. Kilpat~ickw, ho had had charge of the released prisoners from Davenport, and from Rev. Mr. Iteed, of the northwestern commiseion, who had went some time at Crow Creelr, inst previous to the departure of those Indians to ihe eastward, and whb, afternoti;ing their schools and religions serviees, had reported them as being " for intelligence, reliability, diligence, and morality, among other Indians like liglit, in a dark place ;" that it was felt that no possible danger could occur from the new location. Previous to turning over his charge to Agent Stone, Mr. Brown had made a careful ao, n. raisal of the land and im~rovementso f the settlers wo n the Niobrara rervrration. ~howinga n argrcgnre 4 about $36,000, being a11o;t ont.-ildlf uf tltc nrnount a t wl~irht he oceo~murI~~ oldt heir property. 3Laus11ress lluttld be taken to make an errnitable settlement with these settlers, so as to leave the reserva-ions in the exdusire occupancy of the Indians ; and as, upon the recommendation of this office of July 13, two additional townships, upon which there are a few settle~sh, ave been set apart as an enlargement of the reservation, provision should also be made for the payment of their just claims. If the Crow Creek Indians could have beep brought down to Niobrara in time to raise a full crop this year, there would probably have been a sufficient swing from the amount appropriated for their use to pay for all these improvements of the settlers. Asit ie, recent adviees from the reservation are so favorable as,in the -i udp-m ent of this ofice, to indicate fully the removal of the Indians to that point. The estimates for funds now required must be left for further consideration upon the receipt of the accounts of the quarter. As soon as it was ascertained that the remnants of the tribe in Minnesota could not he taken to Niobrara in time to plant a crop this year, measures were taken to afford relief to a portion of them at least, by distributin asum of $7,500 appropriated by Congress for their use, and areliable special n nt, r. S. Adams, was instructed to make the necessary investigation, in order to a j st and proper use of the fund. "PY With the assistance of Bishop Whipple, who has been the warm friend of these Indians throughout, Mr. Adams reported June 25 a list of tt~osee ntitled ; and as it was necersary for him to leave, to prosecute other duties, the funds were sent to Mr. J. R. Daniels, at Farihault, he having given bond for distribution. Subsequently, upon a report of Mr. Adams as to number and locality of the In-dians who were to go to Niobrara, Mr. A. Farihault, whose kindness to these Indians had been steady as well as expensive to him, was designated to collect and take them to that reservation. Upon his report of recent date it has, how-ever, been deemed advisable not to make the removal till next spring. It only remnius to notice the result of the attempt to bring about treaty ar-rangements with the bands of Santee Sioux,in the neighborhood of Fort Wads-worth and further north. General Sibley had reported, April 16, that Mr. Brown, who had been employed as before stated, thought that be would be able to seoare |