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grounds," where their friends, the Indians, are hastening to follow thrni. This i.s all very line, but I am afraid there is a more posaie ex-plinalions to be given to the disappearance of the monarch of the plains. Hilling a few days ago with Mr. P. t.

lieynohls, the energetic and hospitable proprieter of the stage 1 1 i Heno nad Sill have been restive this fall; two hundred touuanches lire absent "without, leave" from l'rt Sill, unit all attempt: to overtake and hrinn thorn buck have failed. They took such horses nml stock as they needed utul went their way, but their unly desire seemed lo be to escape from the restraint of an Indian interley ami I mil sure I don't blame them fur that. This past i.s at present under the command of t'apt. Itraily. of the iu fanlry; he is a young olllcer of line promise and genial manner.

I am indebted In him. Li, Mudil, nml Hii and Mr. Sheridan, brother of the nciterul, for much kindness an 1 information. To l''orl Klliolt from Ihis post is about one hundred miles; the line of the Indian Trr.iitory is crossed near Commission creek, a tributary of the Canadian river; this creek is Veil by springs, anil even in this cec.ptionabl'y droulhy season, twisted and turned, mid murmured and sang as lively as Tennyson's brook. Hut the Canadian river what shall I say of that? The waters urn us clear ami beautiful as any, hue ihey cover the must, treacherous" Ivtl in the ui hi; it i never the same two days at a time, and ill rainy seasons ipiicksamU appear in places least expected, and mil iinl'i eipient ly eugult loaded wagons, which have disappeared forever.

Hut a year or two ago lien. Miles lost, a piece of artillery, which went down oul of sight iu the ipiieksantls of the. Canadian. Mr. Ilennlils tells me that Hie river is much dreaded by his drivers; who have lo cross it in I lie night, and ho exhaust llnj vocabulary of Sl'Alii: MAI.KIIIl TloNS upon il every trip- The govcrnmmit has already lost more in delay of trauspor 'alien and valuable iiialcrial limn would cost lo bridge this river.

This is a splendid pasture for Hie linie novelisl could gi n.e here for a decade and i no i iieyciines and in which they promised them a home in that part of the "Cherokee Outlet" lying between the Cimarron and Arkansas rivers, but no arrangement for such location has ever been proposed to the Cherokees, and what is more, these same Indians have' since the date of that treaty, been located sixty miles south of the "Cherokee and are at this day furnished with supplies from Fort Ketio, The treaty is binding on nobody. The United States didn't own the laud ihey proposed to give to these wild Indians; they were not "friendly no ju ice has been lixed. much less paid, and the amount piomised by the Uniled States is largely iu excess of what they would be entitled to under the Clicikee treaty if all the other conditions were coin-plied with. These Indians number less than 5,0: k), and could in any event obtain from the Cherokees but about, 800,00.) acres, while ibis absurd agreement, called a treaty, promised them two in. and a half.

1 have been thus irlieular in giving the status of these lands under existing treaties, beemise I lind that in any intelligent persons here and in the eastern pari of the naiion, cniire-ly m'Munderst and the situation. One of the most talented men in the Cherokee nation asked me but a few weeks ago if it wasn't possible for the Cherokees to put back their lands west of the Arkansas river; while man familiar with the country here have been surprised at any statement thai all this land, one hundred and sixty miles iu length by sixty miles iu width belongs to the Clu. rokecs. In a leiusurcly journey over the western and least valuable portion of the "Cherokee Outlet" I find the land far better than I anticipated; the popular impression is that the land west of degrees is principally composed of sand hills and ihat it is destitute of good water. The fact is, this is the best stork country I have ever seen; as sue'i 1 do not believe it is excelled by any body of laud iu the United Stiles.

Five or six Veal's ago ihis wis ihc para lise of the buii'alo; it abounds in slreains of the purest running wat'T and is covered witli the most luxuriant buffalo and bunch grasses. Wolf creek, upon is as ich 'amp Supply is iiilpid and crystal a he found iu soiith- stream as any to west Missouri or nori wes', ikau- sas. I can give il no higher encomium. No cvpciimcut has yet, been ui Hle in arming. gardens at Supply prodin ed all kinds of eg- etables lo perteclloii.

I nis year, ou ing to tin1 protracted and unusual drought, they were a failure. I am told thai" reasonable rains'' may be conli leiilly expeele I in this region in the spring and in the middle of June; il this be so the small grains wheat, oals, barley, eel would certainly do well in the bottomlands I have no doubt corn would grow as well as it es further east. I have said that but a few years ago, this part of tins country was the favorite home of the bull do; yet in a journey of two hundred miles from Dodge City lo Fort, Elliott in tin-pan handle, and back to this post, I did not see a dozen. Their bones, however, hitened ihc along the line of any route. I do not be-li-ve there an; at this moment of writing one hundred biillaloes in Indian Territory; ten years ago they ha been numbered by the hundreds of thousand What's become of I heal all? This pics I ion has bei pondered Ity the IndTius, ho have found it hard to reconcile the sudden disappearance id' his immense herd, with natural causes.

Their medicine men have at length solved the ijuos-tion, which has been given them as follows: A long tinm ago the (ireat Spirit sent the bull' do to this country to be tin! li'lcii of Ilis red chihlrc They lived here together. As the re I ill increased, the bull ilo increased and lurnished hint with loo 1 an 1 raiment and lodges, and iroved iu every way the best friend of the Indian; but of late the biilfdo litis disappeared, and the Indians, too are passing away, grow ing wea line from Dodge. City to Fort Klli-ott, I pointed to a large new house, and remarked: "that fellow seems to be pretty well "Yes," Reynolds replied, "he is well oil', ami he made his start with a buffalo gun." lie informed me that this man built a rauche about twenty-live miles south of Dodge, and made a business of killing buffalo for their hides; he would average for four mouths at a time -dining the season when the robes are most valuable forly bull'alos a day. One day out of seventy-six shots, he killed scvcnly-four blllT.l-los. lie would go out, before daylight, gel to the windward of a herd ol bullalo, and taking position behind a little rise in the prairie, shoot the leading buffalo the herd would be moving, as he would fall, other bull'alos would cmne up and smell of him, and the slaughter continued until the hunter was weary; then followed wagons with the who soon hit the oi' in noiu.k animals for the Wokcs.

When one considers that this man is only one of thousands who "made their start, with a buffalo gun," it is cav lo see where a good many of the buffalo have gone. IS at, there is another reason why the bulfalo will nevei appear in any considerable numbers in the Indian Territory. It I is not now the silent unexplored waste that it was six or eight years ago; there are now live milil iry posts permanently established iu the western part of the territory (I count, Elliott, though a few miles from the territory on the Pan Handle); these are Camp Supply contonnielit, seventy miles southeast; Fort llcuo, one hundred and twenty-live miles southeast; Fort, Sill, scvcnly-live miles south of Fort, and Fort Elliott, one hundred miles southwest of Supply. Long trains of wagons are constantly moving to and Irom these posts, transporting (he supplies required by the garrisons and the Indians; besides daily stages run from Dodge to Elliott, from well, to Sill, and from Vinil, i to Las Vegas, in New Mexico. Thus this country, though untouched by and practically an unsct- neii aste, resoiinus wn i no riiinnie of hundreds of wagons, the head of innumerable oxen and mules, the ull.li nn Vi'loNS or III 1,1, -AVIIAt ami Hie i llicil' whips; all of which is not ciimliiciivi! lo lli.il ipiict inlc liich I In: hiiil'iln Iovim, anil in which on I lie can inercisr I In- multiply 'I'lc Okl.ihoni i Im.iui ot laU winter anl Irnl its origin in a plain ami nil ill ill staletnciit.

ol' tic comlil ion ol snine I'mii'lci'ii millions of acres of lauil, which were ciule'l hy lie Cicelis, Scin-holes, hoetaws, anil Chickasaw's lo I lie L'nili'il Si. lies, I iv Hit; irc.ities with Hose liiili.ois in IM'lll, ami which is pnblislietl in the Tillies, itinl cxlen dvely eiiiiietl hy the ca-t am! west. la lh.it nl, I look Hie rroiuiil Hint Hose Indians had cetleil ami conveyed li the I'liiicd Stales, for a slateil ciinsideial inn Iwhich had hceil paid) aliiiut Iimii Icen million iicrcsol land, and Unit only iihinil. I wo million acres of sntdi land hail ln-eii used lor the sc'lle-inclit til 'oilier Indians;" Unit Hirre was at tli liine iiliiiul twelve million ai res lo which Hit: "111111.111 lit If" had heen ex-tiiufiiishcd, and upon which no Indians had lice a Incited hy the 1'iiilcd Slates under any provisions of treaties tr laws He a in exisleiicc. Hi injr a nil urn I phi ln-iipher and of an impiis'li vt; cast of in i lid 1 intpliieil "What is In he done with this land? The ladled Slates bouiiht il to locale oilier Indians ami lie-jirors upon; but since Ihey did this, con-t'i'ess, bv lis legislative power, has 'forbidden Ihc location of Hie Sioux or any Indians from New or in I he Icrrilniy.

This practically excludes thn sel I Icliicnl of any Indians unoa the lands. Now what, are you lo tin iih Ihem?" This infill ami I lie Kiicsinui n.uurniiy uniow-iinf made all I lie fuss. 'I hc Ihmui was hiiiiithiTnl hy cabinet mediums, proclainallons by (lie president, ami millil.uy movements, hut Hie ipicslioii recurs, "What arc you ning lo do wn twelve mill, mi i.iaesii I he nei lanu oil ine euuii- i which Ho t'niled Slates has huiiL'ht A Tour Through the lllt-li Country ot tlie Cherokee tVatlon A Lund ol tal Mrcui, Auinultitit faiuue uii.l t.rvat Fertility -A l'lmi-lble l.ciuul ii i I ii -x the MlNuppearaiiee ol the Uiilt'alo, lite. Special Coriespondonce of Chicago Times. THE tHKUOKKU OUTLET.

Camp Surn.Y, Indian Territory, Oct. 30. This military post is situated liut six or eight miles from the norllieast cornel' of tlie pun-handle of Texas, in the estern portion of wliat is called "the Cherokee Outlet-" The nearest railroad point is Dodge City, on the Atchison, Topekaand Santa 1-V railroad, about one hundred miles distant. The "Cherokee Outlet" is a part of the Cherokee reservation, and comprises a strip of land from the 97th to the 100th degree of west longtiude, and ity miles in width, or something more than seven millions of acres of land, ISofore tlie treaty of lSOii the Cherokees owned more than thirteen millions of ai res, the location of which any one can see liy a glance at a map prior to that date. '1 he language of the Cherokee trea ty, in which they agreed to dispose of a portion of their lands, differs idely from that of the Creek, Seni- inole, Chocta and Chickasaw treaties; the latter ''cede and convey," for a special consideration, about millions of acres.

The Cherokees did not sell an acre; they agreed that the United States might settle "friendly Indians" on any part of their territory est of degrees, on certain conditions. Without hav ing the treaty by me, I will give its substance from memory: 1. The jndians to be settled on the Cherokee lauds must be "friendly." 2. Thev shall be entitled to only1 enough land to make one hundred mid sixty acres for each person, to be taken in a compact body. 3.

he lim ol such hunt shall be determined bv the Cherokees the Indians to be settled, or in case of disagreement. 4. The president of the United Stales shall fix the price; and 5. Until all this is done, the price paid, all the land belonging to the Cherokees previous to the treaty of 1805 shall remain under the jurisdiction of the Cherokee nation, whose right of poscssion there- to shall remain the same as though the treaty of lsGC had nut been 1 i ma le. i In accordance with thi'-e provi-! sions of the Cherokee treaty the Usages negotiated for nearly wo million of acres lying immediately west of the 10! decree, and bounded on tin west bv the Arkansas river, i They were unable to agree with the Chei okees as lo the price per acre, and the president, as tin; treaty lnu- Dire, hxed the sum at seventy cents, 1 ins is tlie only instance in wincii thei onditiolis of the Cherokee treaty providing for the location of friendly Indians west of the (Jfllh decree, has been complied with, and, therefore, the Cherokee right of posession and jurisdiction is perfect as to all the rest of their ten itory.

The United States has located the Pawnees, I'oneas, Nes Percts, and i Kansas Indians on tracts of kind immediately west of the Aikiusus i liver. Though the location of the tiilics has not been iu. ide in accordance with the terms of the Chero kee treaty, it is probable that a price will be lixed and paid, ami th it the reservation will be permanent. These tribes, at the time of their location, numbered about as follows; F'awnt'Pa Nes l'trce )uo I'oneas liOU liutuus Indians' '00 Total 100 Presuming that these Indians are all "friendly," and that the price of the lands they occupy ill be fixed and paid, they will bo cutitbd to land enough lo make 100 acres per capita, which, iu the aggregrate, will amount to acres. To all the rest of the Cherokee nation west of the Arkansas river and east of the CiOth degree, the right of posession iu the Cherokees is indisputable.

It is true that the United States, fome viirs ago, Laado truaty with 1). M. FROST. Attorney at Law, Dodge City, Kans. Collee tions promptly made iu mi) part of ftiMrii Kaunas.

T. S. Haun ATTORNEY AT LAW AND REAL ESTATE 4.GT. JSuckutr, dgnaa County, Ktiiil J. E.

Mc Arthur, ATTORNEY A.T I-i-A-W. And NOTARY PUlSLIC, Vrllliake collections and prompt remittances. Will practice in nil the courts ot the State. Otllce ou colony south of dapot. Kinsley, Kua.

Adams AUdoerffcr, Attorneys at Law, Will Practice ill all the Stale mid Fcdera joints in the State ot Kansas. Consultation Iyuu iu English or Uonuiiu. Launk; X. C. Jones, NOTARY PUBLIC, REAL ESTATE AtfENT An4 Land JXVy.

ISUCKNEll, Contracts, Deed and mortgages drawn, papers made out for Kvei mucin claims. Soldiers' claims located by power of attorney Secures bounties and pensions for sol 41ars. 33. Fu-lton, Attorney at Law, Notary Public and Real Estate Agent. Buckner, Hodgeman Kas.

Clark Midler, General Land Office Locating Agents and Real Estate Brokers. FrKAllVILI.E, Kas. HOTELS. SUMMIT HOUSE. 1.

JIcCollibtek, Tropr. Oppoalt Depot, Hpearville, Kana Prsl-t Iks eeoniiiiolallon FOR TRAVELING MEN, AND Special Cake to Please. Invalids. LARXED HOUSE. Opposite A.

T. r. Depot. Larked, Kakb flood Accommodations for commercial travelers. II.

IsiiELL, Pr p'r. Blunk, CARPENTER, CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER, liockjw, iIodgeittu Kh. not exhaust tlie range. Oi ranchers, stairi! drivers, bull whackers, government, ic.iniKiers, ami scoiin whom I have met. in this short joiincv could each furnish material for a do.eu novels, ami from real life, loo Near the trail I I raveled between Sntiplv nn 1 Kilioit six years ngo, occurred i he light of Amos Chapman nml sit oilier, 1 1 It I nearly one hundred In, II.

ins. Chapin.iii I whs then i.lnl is an interpreter mid S'-oiit in the employ the I'ii'mciI Stales, Ilis parly was surprised, and look refuge iu a wallow, which Hiev speedily i converted into a fori Willi their knives, I'n lore Ihis had been accomplished one man had been killed and unol her luorlal ly wounded out side of Ihr. fori. Amos 1 rushed lo the assistance ol Hie wouudud man, ami in the iiiulst ol a storm or ballets bore him in his anus to the shelter, hill, iu doing so a hall shuttered his right leg below Ihc knee. Here in ihis din fort, wilh Iwo of their number ilcnd, ami one crippled, Hie hemic band held their savage foes at bay for four days, without water, until by the merest accident Ihey were rescued by scouting party of I'niled Stales soldiers.

hapm ni's leg hat) to be aiupiilaleil, bat lie i si ill able lo do active service as tin iiilerpreler and Seoul. 1 saw nl this place another celebrated i 'out and inlerprcier, lien Clark. I met i I bis gcinlemaii several years ago ut Washington, and was much impressed wilh his node st mid genial deport infill No one would suppose lo look al this handsome young man and bear him roll- vi i'ic in so genlle and pleas, nil a in inner Hi it, lie has no superior on I lie plains as i a daring ami rcliablu scout; he knows I the wiudiirg of every creek, I lie liiriitioili of every ucl hill, ami is regaaded willr Hie ii 1 1 1 i si c.o'ilidence hy all who know Ii 1 1 1 1 lb- and Amos Chapman could fill the dime novelist lo ovei Mowing in twenty-four lours. On Hie north bank of the Canadian river is Springer's raiiche Springer don't Keep it, any lunger; he fell nut wilh sonic soldiers one night at his ranch over it gaure ol' cu ds, nml in I ke dispute he and his cook were kllletk. Springer is a man for I he limes and flic place, how ever, as a glance nl his rauche on vinced me.

Ilelnid constructed for defense iigaiiisl, Indians, about twenty yards from his cabin, a fori, mostly uu-iler ground. The fort above ground was composed of heavy logs securely piniiud togelher, with srl holes ou each side, protected hy lliiek iron This fori coin-miiiiioate with the rnncho louse hy an underground channel; a tiap-dotir in the corner of the rauche opein-d a way lo I lie fort. Springer was playing poker one day with lour strangers, who had like Hill Nye and his companion against ihn C'hiimiunu, lo i'ri, him. This conspiracy daw ned brightly upon Springer when )m had pill up his last dollar against four aces; hut ut the lirsl down lie sprung for his Winchester saying, "I can heat that, I hold a sixteen si might, clear out you thieves." They cleared mid Springer took th pot I spent two delightful daya it Fort, Klliott as the guest of Lieut. Weiile and latly.

('apt. Nolan of the 10th cavalry is at present Ihc eoiiiumndinif olllcer of the post. I met here Lieut. Flipper, the colored West I'oint cadet, who persevered through much tribulation ii his uoursa ul West I'oint. He is a soldierly look-ing man and is highly respected hy his brother olllcers for his good aenso aud geni leinanly dcportiiiuut.

ToCapl. NoUn, Limn. Wenie, Lieut. Morning, Lieut. Whealou and others I return my lhanks for the generous hospitublu treatment K.

C. rSocDiNOT, Dodge Cby lias new srhonl bell which weighs over six hundred pounds. Itisofhtecl composition, tbivty-two' inches Ju diameter uud cio mv7 I'tptte ker and becoming less and less in Iruin the Indians, and upon which coii-liumbcrs every year. The reason of L-ress I bv law thai no Indians i i i i shall be loc.iied 1 don want lo start all this is plain: the bullalo has seen hi)imK Ua lU)! the lute man who is not their friend answered they became frightened and cru.ed i The military posts in this Indian Ter-until they gathered around a great have, the last two weeks, been connected by Uh'raph. rxo In- cavern in the earth far the west otunv into which they ive plunged, and hjlis in thli lerrl-found the riiid to the Jiappv hunting u.ry Ii irn- 'hi thr.