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Page 175
... , and , with one or two exceptions , not a single case of drunkenness during the year . This I consider remarkable , when we take into con- sideration the fact that the reservation is surrounded by ranches THE SIOUX . 175.
... , and , with one or two exceptions , not a single case of drunkenness during the year . This I consider remarkable , when we take into con- sideration the fact that the reservation is surrounded by ranches THE SIOUX . 175.
Page 176
... ranches Is there another village of two thousand inhabitants in the United States of which this can be said ? where liquors of all kinds can be obtained . " In this year a commission was sent to treat with some of the wilder bands of ...
... ranches Is there another village of two thousand inhabitants in the United States of which this can be said ? where liquors of all kinds can be obtained . " In this year a commission was sent to treat with some of the wilder bands of ...
Page 352
... of the Arkansas Valley had re- turned to their ranches , from which they had fled , had taken in their crops , and had been resting in perfect security under assur- ances from myself that they would be in no danger 352 APPENDIX .
... of the Arkansas Valley had re- turned to their ranches , from which they had fled , had taken in their crops , and had been resting in perfect security under assur- ances from myself that they would be in no danger 352 APPENDIX .
Page 383
... ranches , and consummated a most inhuman slaughter . A full account of what they term ' a fight ' you will find in the re- port which their captain , George H. Abbott , forwarded to me on the day of the massacre . “ The Indians were ...
... ranches , and consummated a most inhuman slaughter . A full account of what they term ' a fight ' you will find in the re- port which their captain , George H. Abbott , forwarded to me on the day of the massacre . “ The Indians were ...
Page 384
... ranches amounted to just five pieces , two of which were unserviceable ; as to powder and ball , I do not believe they had five rounds . Does this look like being prepared for war ? Can any sane man believe those Indians , numbering not ...
... ranches amounted to just five pieces , two of which were unserviceable ; as to powder and ball , I do not believe they had five rounds . Does this look like being prepared for war ? Can any sane man believe those Indians , numbering not ...
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