Here we can defend ourselves." To the Major Savage firmly said, "Your people must go to the Commissioners.

If they do not your young men will again steal horses and kill and plunder the whites.

It was your people who robbed my stores, burned my houses and murdered my men.

It they do not make a treaty, your whole tribe will be destroyed.

Not one of them will be left alive." To this the old chief replied, "It is useless to talk to you about who destroyed your property and killed your people.