Interpreter Lavary says: Little-Swan died in this year on Cherry Creek, 75 miles northwest of Fort Sully.
Major Bush says this is historically correct.
1867-’68.—No. I. Much medicine made.
No. II. Many flags were given them by the Peace Commission. The flag refers to the visit of the Peace Commissioners, among whom were Generals Sherman, Terry, and other prominent military and civil officers. Their report appears in the Annual Report of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs for 1868. They met at Fort Leavenworth, August 13, 1867, and between August 30 and September 13 held councils with the various bands of the Dakota Indians at Forts Sully and Thompson, and also at the Yankton, Ponka, and Santee Reservations. These resulted in the great Dakota treaty of 1868.
No. III. Made peace with General Sherman and others at Fort Laramie.
Mato Sapa says: Made peace with General Sherman and others at Fort Laramie.
Major Bush agrees with Mato Sapa.
See Corbusier’s Winter Counts, No. II, page [144].
1868-’69.—No. I. First issue of beef by Government to Indians.
No. II. Texas cattle were brought into the country. This was done by Mr. William A. Paxton, a well-known business man, resident in Dakota in 1877.