The entire view of the Spotted Tail camp near the White River was a pleasant scene of primitive life on…
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A Note from Cottonwood Corners
While he was visiting the Whetstone Agency, Spotted Tail was approached on the important subject of settling down and cultivating…
A Note from Cottonwood Corners
The routine of activities at the Whetstone Agency during the winter months of 1869–1870 was occasionally relieved by the arrival…
A Note from Cottonwood Corners
The arrival of cattle from Texas to the Whetstone Agency was always of great interest to those Indians who were…
A Note from Cottonwood Corners
A new Indian policy was inaugurated with the coming in of President Grant’s administration in 1869. Henceforth it was intended…
A Note from Cottonwood Corners
An examination of the records shows that a large portion of the business of the Missouri River steamboats pertained to…