Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1862-12-06
THE INDIANS OF THE MISSOURI
..LATEN ADVlCEs FROM THE
SAUNTE ES...SEvERAL WHITE
PRISON ERs REL e AsR O..S K U L.
DUGGENY AFOOT.

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SAUNTEEs...s vERAL WHITE
PRISON ERs re Il AsE D. g K VI.
DUIGENY AFOOT.
We are indebted to Major Campbell,
paymaster, U. s. Army, who has jus, 70.
turned from Fort Randall, for the follow.
ing intelligence respecting the present
whereabouts and movements Of Little
Crow and his Indian allies on the Upper
Missouri Major c. obtained this iutelli.
pence from DR.. Burleieh, Who, in turn
received it direct fros the spy:
A Spy sent out from the Ysnkton Agen.
cy, and who has just returned from up the
Missouri river, reports five different com.
panies Of Sauutees on the Missouri river
above Fort Pierre. located as follows:-
One At Swan Lake sixty miles above Fl.
Pisrre-one At the old Rec Village, 100
miles above-one at Beaver Cresk-one
at Cannon Ball river, and ose q: 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 Tetons 1.-THE Onckpapa's
aud the Blackfeet Sioux with "a invita-.
ton for them to join him in this war
sgains, the whites. and received . promise
that they were ready to aid him, and wo' d
attack Fort Pierre rs sovn as the Missouri
was frozen over.
The Saun,ses have sent a messenger to
Strike.the Rec, head Chief OF the Yank.
tons. asking him to join them with his
tribe, and are now awaiting . reply.
The Big Head, Two Bears and Bone
Necklace, (three Yanktcnai chiefs, have
sent messenger to Strike the Rec, infor.
ming him that they will listen 20 bin, and
to no one else.
A party Of friendly Indians recently
went TO the Sauntee camp on Beaver
Creek, where they found White Lodge and
Sleepy Eyes, two SLuntee chiefs. who had
in their possession seven prisoners--two
women aud Eve young girls The friendly
party offered the chiefs ransom of seven
horses for the prisoners. but they refused
to give them up, surprising that he ran.
som came from whites. The friendly In.
dams then told them they must either
trade or fight. and they concluded to trad.
The prisoners are nov at Fort Pierre. safe
and in good hands, one Of the Women is u
daughter Of Jacob Price, OF Illinois
Some Of the Saun,ces have guna % the
British Possessions for powder, guns. g..
A party OF Indians recently returned ir IN
the British Possessions report that they
had had council with white man, who
said tina, his people were at war with the
United S,steI, and he wanted al the In
dams to join him ngains, the Government.
He offered to supply them with arms, am.
munition, provisions and everything they
needed. He said 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 all the whites on the
Missouri as far down as Sioux CITY, then
cross to the St Peter 's-river and up that
stream to the British Possessions He
sent word to Strike the Rec that he mus,
join them or he would be killed.
The friendly Yanktonuai- have sent
word to the Yanktons to keep a share
look gu. as they will certainly be attacked
thas winter
Buffalo and other game was lenty on
the river.
1t may be proper to remark here that
Strike the-Ree is unainchi"g in his dcvo-
ton to the Whites, and has the entire
confidence Of Major Burleigh It'll pro.
bable that he will be of great service to
the frontier, should the Indians attempt a
raid in this direction. However, we have
little fears that the hostile tribes will
attempt any advance before Spring, when
we trust, Uncle Sam will have force on
hand to meet them.
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