Treaty with the Sioux Indians... Much on the Black Hills...
Item # 705958
July 09, 1875
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, July 9, 1875 Page 3 has: "The Black Hills" "The Treaty With the Sioux" "How the Indians Were Persuaded to Make the Treaty--Wisdom of Their Action in Saying Cattle". This is followed by: "Character of the Country" "General Diffusion of Small Quantities of Gold Over a Large Area--One-Third of the Hills Covered with Heavy Timber--The Soil Rich & Deep".
Page 4 has most of a column taken up with an editorial on: "The Indian Negotiations".
Page 4 has most of a column taken up with an editorial on: "The Indian Negotiations".
Ten pages, nice condition.
AI Notes: On June 23, 1875, at the Red Cloud Agency in the remote hills of the northern Plains, U.S. government agents met with leaders of the Sioux Nation to negotiate the cession of lands, particularly in the Black Hills, which had recently become the focus of miners after gold discoveries. The meeting reflected the escalating pressure on the Sioux following violations of the 1868 Fort Laramie Treaty, which had guaranteed them the Black Hills as part of their reservation. Sioux leaders, including Red Cloud, resisted U.S. demands, asserting their sovereignty and the sacredness of their lands, while government representatives pressed for agreements that would allow settlement and resource extraction. The discussions were tense and ultimately inconclusive, highlighting the growing divide between the U.S. government’s expansionist ambitions and the Sioux commitment to their treaty rights. This encounter at Red Cloud Agency foreshadowed the Great Sioux War of 1876–77, signaling that peaceful negotiations were unlikely to prevent armed conflict.
AI Notes: On June 23, 1875, at the Red Cloud Agency in the remote hills of the northern Plains, U.S. government agents met with leaders of the Sioux Nation to negotiate the cession of lands, particularly in the Black Hills, which had recently become the focus of miners after gold discoveries. The meeting reflected the escalating pressure on the Sioux following violations of the 1868 Fort Laramie Treaty, which had guaranteed them the Black Hills as part of their reservation. Sioux leaders, including Red Cloud, resisted U.S. demands, asserting their sovereignty and the sacredness of their lands, while government representatives pressed for agreements that would allow settlement and resource extraction. The discussions were tense and ultimately inconclusive, highlighting the growing divide between the U.S. government’s expansionist ambitions and the Sioux commitment to their treaty rights. This encounter at Red Cloud Agency foreshadowed the Great Sioux War of 1876–77, signaling that peaceful negotiations were unlikely to prevent armed conflict.
Category: Post-Civil War
