When was it published?

February 10, 1874 in Gold Hill Daily News

Domestic News February 10, 1874

Gold Hill Daily News

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Platte River Indians, Sioux, Arapahoes, Utes, War Parties, Interior Department, War Department, House Committee Indian Affairs

Gold Hill, Storey County, Nevada

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Indians in the Platte River country are threatening trouble due to depleted supplies, with Sioux, Arapahoes, and Utes forming war parties. Editorial calls for ending the Interior Department's handling of Indian affairs and restoring control to the War Department, as the House Committee on Indian Affairs prepares measures.

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The Indians of the Platte River country are reported as threatening trouble. Their supplies have given out and several war parties of Sioux, Arapahoes and Utes are said to be scouring the prairies preparing for war. It is high time that the thieving system of the Interior Department in regard to the Indians be ended, and we are glad to know that the House Committee on Indian Affairs are maturing measures which look to a restoration of the control of Indian matters to the War Department. The sooner this is done the better for settlers, taxpayers and the Indians.

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Indian Affairs Politics

What keywords are associated?

Platte River Indians Sioux Arapahoes Utes War Parties Interior Department War Department House Committee Indian Affairs

Where did it happen?

Platte River Country

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Platte River Country

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The Indians of the Platte River country are reported as threatening trouble. Their supplies have given out and several war parties of Sioux, Arapahoes and Utes are said to be scouring the prairies preparing for war. It is high time that the thieving system of the Interior Department in regard to the Indians be ended, and we are glad to know that the House Committee on Indian Affairs are maturing measures which look to a restoration of the control of Indian matters to the War Department. The sooner this is done the better for settlers, taxpayers and the Indians.