Stewart, Johnny, escape of, 145; reference to, 272, 301
Stewart, Joshua, 57, 133; killing of, 144
Stewart, Mrs. Joshua, 133; killing of, 144, 145
Streams, difficulty of captives in crossing, 219, 220
Strong, E. B. N., 57, 121, 142, 300; flight of, 150, 151, 152
Supplies, journey east for, 59-61; plan of Gardner to secure, 96, 97; confiscation of, 180
Surveyors, attack made on, 17, 30, 31, 68
Swanger, Drusilla, 57, 133, 149, 273; wounding of, 141
Target practice, desire of Indians for, 116
Tasagi, quarrels between Wamdisapa and, 65, 66; murder of, 66, 67; reference to, 291
Taylor, E., 40; ill-treatment of family of, by Indians, 89; escape of, 89, 90
Territorial bond, issuance of, 231; payment of, 246
Thatcher, Joseph M., settlement of, at Lake Okoboji, 54, 55; journey of, east for supplies, 59-61; reference to, 61, 96, 108, 122, 180, 184, 192, 196, 244, 305; massacre at cabin of, 110, 111; discovery of massacre at cabin of, 123, 124, 161; burial of victims of massacre at cabin of, 193; preëmpting of claim of, 270
Thatcher, Mrs. Joseph M., 60, 113, 117, 244, 296; taking of, as captive, 111; early experiences of, in captivity, 111, 112; illness of, 119, 220; attitude of, toward captivity, 220; killing of, 221, 222
Thomas, James B., 57, 148, 149, 187; concentration of settlers at cabin of, 133; names of settlers in cabin of, 133, 134; description of cabin of, 134, 135; attack on cabin of, 139-143; wounding of, 141; flight of settlers from cabin of, 149-151
Thomas, Willie, 57, 139, 151, 272; killing of, 142
Traders, 9, 44; power of, over Indians, 13-16, 24, 25
Transportation, method of, in army, 247, 248
Traverse des Sioux (Minnesota), treaty made at, 7, 15, 19, 37, 279; failure to carry out treaty made at, 10; reference to, 242; annuities under treaty of, 248
Treaties, making of, with Indians, 2-8; wrongs done in making of, 9-11; influence of traders in making of, 15
Tretts, Henry, 58, 138, 139, 140; news of massacre carried to agency by, 126
United States government, dealings of, with Sioux Indians, 1-8; attitude of, toward Sioux, 12; failure of, to protect frontier, 12, 17-25
Wahpekuta Sioux Indians, 6, 65, 75, 249; treaty made by, 7, 8; attitude of, toward Spirit Lake, 45; position of Inkpaduta among, 63, 64; division among, 64; pursuit of Inkpaduta by, 66; massacre of, 68; Inkpaduta dropped from membership in, 71; murder of Iowas by, 290; method of becoming exile among, 291