The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-11-11
THE INDIANS.

country indicate that the Indian war IN that
region is at an end Mention was made
couple OF weeks ago that Gen. Crook had cor
rallied Red Cloud and his warriors and COM
PEELED them to surrender There was, however.
still large body of hostile Indians under
Sitting Bull IN the Tongue river country, and
Gen. Miles determined to hunt them down
and give them thrashing On the Goth ult.
he found himself in their vicinity. The &C
count proceeds
some time in the afternoon two Indians ap-
peared under a flag of truce and informed
him that Sitting Ball wanted TO talk with
him. They met in council. Sitting Bull
wanted to know what Gen. Miles was IN the
country for. Gen. Miles informed him that
he was there to capture him. After some talk
Sitting Bull said he would meetGen. Miles
next morning, and the council broke up
Having little faith in Sitting Bulls return,
Gen. Miles pushed on next morning until the
Indian village was in full view in the valley
about three miles below. There was the
widest commotion in the village. The Indians
were rushing hither and thither A flag of
truce again appeared, and Gen. Miles was IN.
formed.that Sitting Bull wanted big talk.
He was notified to come on, and presently
800 warriors rode up in line within half mile
of the troops ana halted, Sitting Bull dis
mounted together with the principal chiefs
and met Gen. Miles between both lines. Sit
ting Bull insisted that he did no. want to
fight, but wanted to remain in the country and
hunt buffalo. Gen. Miles told him he could
hunt as much as he liked, but he would be
required to submit to the government. Final
ly Sitting Bull proposed to surrender in three
weeks. Gen. Miles would not accept this Of
fer unless Sitting Bull would place in his
hands proper hostages This Bull Eagle and
all the other chiefs were willing to do, but
Pretty Bear objected and Sitting Bull left,
breaking up the council. Though 1t was in
the power of Gen. Miles to destroy the Indian
village by the use OF his Rodman gun, under
all the circumstances he did not care to open
the battle; so he pushed on his column con-
sisting of the 9TH infantry. The Indians soon
opened the battle, and continued to fight, in
their own peculiar way, nearly all day, when
they stampeded, Miles following, chasing
them In two days about GO miles.
He again encountered the Indians on the
Yellowstone on the Goth, and had another
long talk, at the close OF which the chiefs,
representing 400 lodges, agreed to surrender,
and as token of their good faith placed in
the hands of Gen. Miles the following host
ages Red Skirt and White Bull, Minnecou-
jon Chiefs Black Eagle and Sunrise, Sans.
arc chiefs; and Foolish Thunder, head sol.
dier Of the Sans-arcs. These hostages were
at Bismarck on the 9th inst. IN charge of
Lieut. Foster, 9th infantry, en- route for Chey-
enne agency at which point the Indians I'M
der Black Eagle and his remaining associates
have agreed to report and surrender their
arms and ponies on or before Dec. 2. Gen.
Miles allowed them five days to hunt buffalo
and 80 days to make the trip from the Yellow
stone to Cheyenne agency. In the council
which led to this surrender, Bull Eagle said
the Indians were tired of fighting. They
wanted TO live at peace with the whites, and
do as their great father wanted them to do
Gen. Miles told them there was but one thing
for them to do-surrender. He was there to
fight them. He had plenty of men, and would
as leave fight them as not, but he was ready
to receive their surrender at any time. Bull
Eagle wanted to surrender, but wanted to go
to Cheyenne agency to do so, so this plan OF
hostages was agreed upon, and it is believed
the surrender, which is evidently in good
faith, practically ends the Indlnn war on the
Yellowstone.
Sitting Bull, after the fight On the god,
broke from the main body and went north,
taking about 90 lodges with him. Gen. Miles,
however, followed him to Fl. Peck and Haz-
en- went up by steamer from Buford to join
him there. The result OF this movement has
not yet been reported