The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-12-20
& From the sioux City Register, 9Th.
!. The Indians OF the Missouri.

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We are indebted to Maj. Campbell, Paymsster
o. 8. Army, who has just returned from Fort
Randall, for the following intelligence respecting
the present Whereabouts and movements fit
tie Grow and his Indian allies on the Upper
Missouri. Major G. obtained this intelligence
from Dr.. Burleigh, who, in turn, receiveditdi
rect from the spy: sbasog
4 SOY, sent out from the Ysnkton Agency,
and Who has just returned from up the Missouri
river, reports five different companies Of Ssun.
tees on the Missouri river above Fort Pierre, To-
Gated as Yellowstone at Swan Lake, 60 miles
above Fort Pierre; one at the old Rec Village,
100 miles above; enc at Beaver Creek, one at
Cannon Ball river, and one at Red Wood. Little
Grow is now at Long Lake, $50 miles from Fort
Pierre He recently sent tobacco and other
presents to the two bands Of the Tetona,
lthe Onckpapas and the Blackfeet Sioux With
an invitation for them to join him in this war
against the whites, and received promise that
they we're ready to aid him, and would attack
Fort Pierre as soon a. the Missouri river was
frozen over.
The Sauntees have sent . messenger to Strike.
the Rec, head Chief of the Yanktons, asking him
to join them with his tribe, and are now await.
ing reply.
The Big Head, Two Bears and Bone Necklace,
three Ysnktonai Chiefs,) have sent messen.
ger to strike-the-Ree, informing him that they
will listen to him, and to no one else.
A party of friendly Indians recently went TO
the Ssuntee Camp on Beaver Greek, where they
found White Lodge and Sleepy Eyes. two Saun..
tee Chiefs, who had in their possession seven
prisoners-two women and Eve young girls The
friendly party offered the Chiefs ransom Of se.
ven horses for the prisoners, but they refused 70
give them up, surprising that the ransom came
from whites. The friendly Indians then told
them they must either trade or fight, and they
concluded to trade. The prisoners are now at
Fort Pierre, safe and in good hands One Of
the women is daughter Of Jacob Price, of II.
linois
Some of the Sauntees have gone to the Brit
ish Possessions for powder, guns, &c. A party
of Indians recently returned from the British
Possessions, report that they had had council
with white man, who said that bis people we're at
war with the United States and he wanted all the
Indians to join him against the Government
He offered to supply them with arms, ammuni
ton, provisions and everything needed. he aaid
they had men enough to begin With, and should
start down the Missouri river in the Spring "as
soon as the grass. was as long as his hand" He
intended to wipe out oil the whites on the Mis-
souri, as far down az Sioux City, then cross to
tne 81 refers river, ana up mat stream TO the
British Possessions. He sent word to Strike
the Rec that he must join them or he would be
killed.
The friendly Yanktonnais have sent word to
the Yanktons to keep q sharp look.ou: as they
will certainly be attacked this winter. :
Buffalo and other game was plenty on the
river. ,'-
It may be proper to remark here that Strike.
the.Ree is untinching in his devotion to the
Whites, and has the entire confidence of Major
Burleigh. It is probable that be will be Of great
service to the frontier, should the Indians at.
tempt . rad in this direction. However, We
have little fears that the hostile tribes will at.
tempt any advance before Spring, when We trust,
Uncle Sam will have force on hand to meet
them.