The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1875-10-09

csiilIe very nCbr losing tie tops 81 their
heads, in consequence Of tie thirst Of
Little Big Man for LluOd. The frst
Tews gave every body the shivers WHO
read the DISPATCHES. Gone up sure,
some said! Another Modoc affair,
calculated Others! But since the dan
ger has PASSED and the sky in the
direction OF Red Cloud has frightened,
/. Is now certain that the Commits
sioucrs were not Ihe object OF the saw
age vengeance that looked 20 threat
ening for "a while there. We gather
the follow ing facts in relation 10 Tie
matter. nom reliable sources:
The Indians had been in council for
some days previous and were unable
to agree among themselves. The Umr-
papus aud MInuecOpjous chiefs under
stood that the Commissioners wanted
Ia buy their country. They were UI-
posed to selling 1t. On the day befule
they were To meet the Commissioners,
"A long wrungle tool place in the In
dian council. Spotted Tail ami Red
Cloud were dictatorial To their brother
Indians, and finally LuusIed tllat they
would meet the Commissioners tile
next day and make a treaty or bargain
for the sale Of the Black Hills. Then
White Bull, an Uncpapa chief, ruse
up aud slo"k his long Jony finger at
Spotted Tail and suid: " We came
here nom Our homes lar away in the
go -. ...V $3.50. -.
and TO Talk about the sale of the Black
Hills to the whites. Until this cuun-
Gil tells you what To say tn the COM
m~tssi"ners, IL yoI speak To them
about the sale Of any part of this coun-
try we will Kill you. This council has
not determined upon what shall be
done yet, and no IA can speak for It
aud live, unless il asks HIM 10 do So"
There were howl howsI without
number when White Bull concluded,
and Spotted Tail was silent.
Little big Man singled out Red
Cloud and said Ia him that If hr spoke
to the Commissioners until the ruuu-
ell told him to, that lac would kill
him rs soon Us le opened his mouth.
Red Cloud minated that Little Big
Man could not muzzle him. aud that
lac would indulge IN free speech on the
morrow; but lie did not, as the story
will show. The council broke up that
day in had blood the Northern Iudl-
ans vowiug death To the chief or chiefs
who attempted To swap away their
country without their consent. This
was the real cause of the trouble.
When the Commissioners met on the
Agency Indians rode up singing with
in o"e hundred yards of the Council
tent, under which the Commissioners
sat. They were all armed, and refused
Ia dismuunt, giving as the reason
therefor, that there was likely To he
some trouble among the indians, and
that they desired to protect the Com
missiOnrrs and the whites present,
from injury and harm. Red Cloud
keIt away until lie had been sent Tor
three times. He came unattended.
and after shaking hands with the
memurrS Of the Commission, quietly
sat down among the whites. Later
Spotted Tail anne dressed up in his
best clothes, and Red Cloud met HIM.
They spoke together for II few minutes
aud then were seated. 1t wus then
that Little Big Man cane riding up
naked. ON Il splendid horse, with his
rifle in his hand. The young braves
ofhis band began arranging themselves
behind the ravHlry, 50 us To cover the
group OF Commissioners and whites
where Red Cloud and Spotted Tail
were sitting. What followed has been
correctly reported. These Indians say
it Was the fixed determination of the
followers of White Bull and Little Big
Man, to kill Red Cloud and .Spolted
Tail that day, if they spoke in favor nt
the sale of the Black Hills. \ single
shot would have brought on an imdis-
criminate slaughter, from which none
of the whites would have escaped. But
the trouble was among the Indians
alone. Neither Spotted Tail or Red
Cloud said II word about selling the
Black Hills the Commissioners and
the whites present hal-a good care OF
it, and adjourned rs soor as it was
seemly to do so, AMI talked with lat
ell breath of the dangers through which
they had passed.
1t is agreed upon all hands that had
II shot been fired eve Ivy accident,
massacre. Three of the best shots
among the Standing Rock Indians
had been detailed to kill Little Big