NoHTH FORK CANADIAN. CREEK NATIoN,}


June 5, lS47.

Mr.. EditOr::
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Mr.. Editor:


Having lust returned from the Little River
District. ana beng present during the COuuc. /.
OF the Srmuo,rs. assembled to rcc,ive aunujllcS,
&C., end knowing you desire to hear all the In.
d!an news, viii give You few items.


There were present ScmiuoIcs, Greeks, Qup-
srnjas, kcknloos, Dc'aworcs. aud Shawnr, $
the four last named having been invited to attend
by the Agent. There arc parties of different
tribes located along The Canadiah, who live aIlo
gethcr by bunting. Prcterrng that life to rCunIu-
ing on their own lands wilh their respective tribes;
and being on Creek and Seminole land, are con-
scqurnly somewhat unler the supervision Of the
Agents OF those people.


Tn. Seminole Agent explained his object in
Inviting their at,onLance-amd made eaGuil">
about certain reports he had heard: and from the
answer of the klckapoos, the following informa-
ton, relative to difficulty with the Texans, was
ELECTED:


The kIckapOos acknow edged their hostility to
the TeXaus, and intention 10 take satisfaction;
and gave reason, that while of their
hunting parties was returning from the south the
last season, one of their young men being n'ouc
aud near the ''scltcments,' vas overiakcn by u
panty Of armed Texans, supposed to hn Rangers.
Muo believing him !" be one Of Il party VITO ho@
booH committing >omo d"pro da'io"s-.. "a hi..;
for whc1 they "a, yet lad lad no opportunity To-
!cv, ugr themselves.


Thrt rs soon as ,hcy l'arucI tina, +, cir bro.Acr
was killed. HEY Ead L Council, rud G' ,eln.!u,H
as "a, + parts vas y AZ, - Iriur.. 10 t.lr .oyr.
t25 mLes from Liilr Rrycr.} ara tell their heed
u,rII,--galhyr AZ their worrIur&-ard $50 try 10
get ii'ir trIands. among whom ticy "'rd: 20 as.
>i.! lI,... Nt."n.'lt"r raising Il sufficient mum
brr. they were to rc!4ln to TcX,s AMI kl. OF
u"lr , uiir.


II,"cyrr, nftcr having the nature of lh.ir '.
,i.r e, the Jai.rd States and I,xas cApIrurI
By Col. DuvaI-th"y promised to leave the s'itc-
mcnt Of the ualrcr to the United States; provide
they wont have it looked -iio: and for the future
they would 10 nothing which was wIoug, c.i.cr
10 IcXrus or other Whites.


Tnry altogether dsavow any improper con!u.t
last fail or winter. on the Texas frontier; LuI say
II was a party OF WNche'a"s; for whom the
Texans were in search of when they killed their
youu! mln-bnt mute miSiakc.


A!Irr the distribution of some ToJacco, few
putls from the rPc--and a general shaking OF
Aands--the Council adjourned.


y was good feeling; not IA drunken man on
,lo ground: and all dispersed as satisfied.


50 much l.r the Council.


The ScmnoIcs arc making good crops this year;
and HI>y the CrcckS in This section.


If hear Of anything moro Of interest, and have
an opportunity to let YOU know, wi! do SO.


Yours, truly, .. L.