, 1873-06-30

OF frontier posts 10ver burst eastward, With
out law, It lu ,ghully lawful aftor tH fashion,
Now, toaaon upon 1t nB VIC may, 1t is tho why
tlsis land md ovory other lavo boon brokon and
pooplcd. Nature reniess tho conclusion that tho
Pilgrim Fathers came to Alnorica with game
Of "high-low-iaclt " or " Donton" III eon1o pars
without aco, faco, or trump.
But as to the land ncrosn tho r1vor, tloro iu-
decd tho busfncsa Of conquest fB ho!ng attended
to. Fort Lincoln, md the plainB before IT. nro
looking on with amusement, md no npprehon-
sion wlintovcr ut tho Bkirminhing bctwoon tho
Sioux and NooH.
THE NEE 1ND1ASH.
Tho AvieknraB or 1leo Indians }lavo boon mimi
ca1 to tho Sioux for imnlen1orial tnle lliosr VII
lagos are still tho wost bank Of tho Missouri,
whore they havo boon for ut least 100 yonrs,
about 600 miles from tho ryor'e mouth Equal
to tho Sioux In courage md bodily yigor, they
Ro iTs o01n 1 a1I G keep s IT f e sontHs S @ afs s
Vontrcs and other tribes; and, ut thiB moment,
as reEsilarly-enlistod American soldiers, thoy get
two Sioux Hca1rs for every ono.
ThoY wear tho rcgulnr uniform TIL tho Sioux
Then tho l!oos "Trip to tho broeol-clont md
wnrm mp like d counlry-tavorn bully whom
strange bully comos to town. They mount thor
gonios, with carbino and 1ariat, md ride tho
point tho REQ a1ao slips on Ills horse, holds tho
lnriat at his foot, and orepps on his ononly, II
his Bhot takes effect, ilo laBfcs up mud gets tho
ecalp,; and that night thoy hRng 1t up in Dis
narck, and enter into descriptions of It's relative
hoft and buggnoBs.
THE LAST MAN.
Tho Sioux ia tho Contral 1ndinn raco,-.-tho
largest, tue Inst. the worst. He ia said to lavo
tito fullest and most flexible verb in any Ian
guage, full Of 8'ch atlixoa, rcduplicatlonH, pro-
pnunu, aud propositions ~ to mako It q stately
pile Of thought" So writes the Noy. Edward D.
Nelll. Possessed Of such d dangerous vorb as
this, no wonder Ito aauceH back at uB; and ho
also 1aeB the doanto nrtioic, otherwise tho tom
peculiar interjoction, or war-whoop, quito too
n:Ess.. Two hundred ,sss @ yesrs ago tho Sioux q
TSe Teton sou. 'ea pine!sg ss H1s;1;
Of Amerlca, " aro tho Indians directly In tho luo
Of the Northern Pacific Hallway, and t1,oy aro
now only few days' march to tho west from
aa thef orgn91 see aea st. the Tas Of g. Anthony
tho Minnesota Riror, only 400 nlos from thoir
homo ut present; and they comprised then, as
now, laif Of the whole Dakota Nation. They
arc reinforced BY many Of tho sioux Of Minne-
sofa whom gibloy aud sully drove across tho
Missouri only ton years nso, mud WHO Cayo III
the 1oht great exhibition Of savage conspiracy i'll
America.
THE SIOUX MASSACRE
Of August, 1862, involved from 400 to 2,o00 h,l-
ulHH AfCbl~As ul1}uIhl9lGu blHuklkGF Ill Ln4 nlH~
tory Of Indian warfare, u1,less tho defeat of Gen.
bt. Clair may hayo exceeded it. Con. Ramsey
says tho loss Of liveB amounted to 1,1O0. Two
Days only woro occupied i'll tho slaughter. Thr-
ty thousand people hcl from their farms and
200 milcs III longth by 80 wide. Mai. Ualbraish,
III 1868, estimated tho 1oas Of property conso-
qurnt upon tho massacre ut ga 900 900; md 2,9iO
claims for damagca wero put in boforo tho Sioux
Commissioners. Now Ulm, with quo dwellings,
E,1rnN1s E1nnrna r,1rI1f}crn1 nrr1 Dnprnu.
yillo destroyed, and Forest City heaieged. Even
st. peter's WIS endangered. It WAS not until
Aug. 22,-four days after tho main attacls,---
that Col: sibloy arrived at st. potor.
1000 people crowdug the place. with nothing to
feed them, and live atocIt. driven from nil parts
Of the country, had nibblod tho ground bare.
Tho State gaso 525d00 to reliof- fund. and tho
loss literally than on tho subsequent occasion Of
tho Michigan timbor-freH It was not until Fri
day, Dec %, that thirtyeight Of the chief ofronl
ors we're hanged up on common gallowa at
Mankoto. Little Grow, tho leader, wtilo in
warriors, was shot Mt scattered L..o, near tho
Town Of Hutchinson, by Mr.. La1npson, July 8,
1860, having survived tho massacre nearly ayear.
TIE s1oux GO ON.
Tho Sioux, rotrcating aorosa Dakota after tho
massacre OF 1869. Wero mot, IN tho spring
Of tue following yenr, by ono column
Of troops advancing up from Nebraska,
md another column moving westward from
Minncsota. Tho Nebraska column was retarded
tho Sioux, instend Of flying to tho British side,
marched westward, and fought the Minnesota
troops at Stony Lake, right on tho limo Of tho
Northern Pacific llairoad "No such concon-
ages Of the American Continent" +" said Con- sib-
10y in his report; "they had an enormous camp
Of nenrly or quito 1000 SOULS"
After Sibloy had driven the Sioux acrosB the
Missouri, and retired, they returned Immediately,
continued to loiter botweon the Rod River and
tho Missouri until tho limo Of posts was erected
On the latter river. To-day, Us in 1868, they arc
hoatllc, independent, warliko, aud powerful.
doy Claimed according ao o Gen. Harney to
don. G. K, Warren says "thoy comprise 6.05s
warriors, without Buporiors oil horseback. In
the Black Hills woBt Of tho Missouri" 1o sayB,
"they Gun assemble tholr largest force, and they
will not permit tho occupation Of tho vicinity Of
those hills without o determined and national ro-
BBtance."
The Northern Pacific Railroad is to drive the
aap undor tho Dlack Hills, aud raHo tho hair Of
tho Sioux without separating it from his head.
And it was braye-looking expedition which
marchcd from Fort Lincoln and Fort Rice tho
dny utter arrived at tho end Of tho road.
THE GREAT EXPEDITION.
There were ninetoon companies OF infantry
who fought the battle Of franklin, and Custer
who WIS sheridan's great Lieutenant at the over
throw Of Lee.. The civil enginoorB woro com
manded bya Confederate cavalry officer, Gen.
hoBsor. sturgs- that grim, maatifr-faced cap
tain,-and young Torry-tho only volunteer Off
cor of tho War who won and kept Q Driga-
dters straps,-wore at hand inspecting the
army. Long lines OF wagons, aud
mules BY. hundreds light artillery Indian
allies, half-naked, and bnrbarous with impor-
tance toamstors and hangers-on. and pitoous
females entrcatiug for TRANSPORTATION: and tho
troops in now unlformB and all tho cavalry
plumed with yollow,-lt WIS truly imperial road-
building, Music by o great band, all pompoua
with port and pagoantry bugles blowing odd
bars to call up Iecreantg n herd Of cattle TO cut
the grass Ill tho way. westward, and apotheosizo
IN tenderloins and, in tho long campagua-pros-
pect, the tag floating high, and with ripping
sound, like the grass that widened out 10 TIC
martial eutorprise. Tho Missouri rolled, in taw-
ny, uninviting mightiness, honoath this scene
with groaning steamboat al tho natural leyee
all hosot With teams. Tho stean,-whistle Of the