The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1873-1875, 1875-10-13

3IOBER 13, 1875.
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[Red Cloud Agency, Sept 23, Correspon-
dence Of the Chicago Tribune.
The safety Of the entire Sioux Com
mission rested to-day, for . few mo-
ments on the GOODNESS and good judg
ment of one Indian chief; land the
promptness Of his aids in carrying out
his orders. What might have been =
REPETITION OF THE. MoDoc HAssAcRE
was happily averted, and possibly turn
ed to profit. This was the third day
Of. the counciLin session, and was at
tended by all the tribes. At the first
council oil the principal chiefs but Red
Cloud we're present, and they took
seats near those Of the Commission.
They were allsvery friendly, and seem
ed in an excellent mood for the work.
At the second council postponement
was made, on account OF the absence
Of the Brules Spotted Tail being their
great chief They were in council on
the subject Of the treaty, and therefore
could not come. But they promised to
bcion hand at the next, and they were,
insfull force and feather. Spotted Tail
today looked more like one Of the
ROMANTIC RED CHIEFS
that We ouly read Of in Fennimore
Cooper's works, than any man among
the thousands present. and was in his
usual mood. The first tribes to reach
the ground were the Ogalallas, headed
by Red Cloud and Young. Man-Afraid-
! of-His Horses. They came in: bands
| of tens, twenties aud fifties, nearly, all
armed, and all we'll mounted. They
took up position on the right Of the
council tents, the younger and more
turbulent portion swinging lower down
on the right toward the brush on the
banks of the White Earth. The Chey-
ennes and Arapahoes came in the same
manner, and these three tribes Joined
the circle that was started some 20 feet
away from the awnings that had been
erected in front Of. the tents. About
two hundred chiefs, head men and head
soldiers formed that portion of the cir.
Gle on the right. Uncpapas, Minnecon-
jous, Two-Kettles, Black-Feet, Sans
Arcs, and others, formed the other
half Of the circle; but between the ends,
in the center, there was vacant space.
Of more than 100 feet. just outside of
the circle, and directly in front ofthe
Commissioners, was. gathered crowd
of about 800 painted warriors, the most
of whom were young men, and very vio-
lent. The Uncpapas, on coming into
line in the circle, asked permission to
remain mounted, and gave as their res-
son that some of the young men
PROPOSED. TO DO GREAT MISCHIEF;
hence they wanted to be ready for any
thing that might turn up-and also to
leave the field. The Commissioners
requested them to dismount; some did,
but the majority remained mounted,
with their guns in hand.
At no time could any Of the Indians
be got to fiji up the strange vacancy in
the council-ring just in front of the
commission, neither could any of the
leading chiefs be induced to take the
seats specially provided for them i'm
mediately in front Of the Commission.
The seats were covered with an avn
ing, that dropped to the front-that is,
toward the outer Indians. This avn
ing was removed by request Of the In
dams, so that they could see the com.
mission better-to use their own ex-
ouse for it. At about 2 o'clock Bull
Eagle, . Minneconjou, took the remarks
of American Horse, wko had called at
tention to the fact that the whites
were not accustomed to being surround
I'd by men with arms in their hands,
and that it would look better if they
we're left outside Of the circle. Ball
Eagle called out loudly that the whites
had been the first to bring soldiers on
the field, and that they must abide by
the result. American Horse, who is
90 Ogalalla, retorted that Bull Eagle was
fool, and ;a sE, tss,@ zff i,
nUsr SHUT UP Oh HE WOULD MAKE HIN.
sThe irrate Minneconjou then with
drew, and was now seen conversing
with Little Big Man, one of the Wild
w Wazinas Of the North-the 1wner Of:
one Of the most fiendish faces in the.
gathering, and whose record is one OF
blood and brutality. Not long after,