The New York herald., 1876-07-07
NEW YORK HERALD FRIDAY JULY l. l87s-rRIPLE SHEET

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shape, among the archives Of the Museum The In
'roducton written oy Dr. Kimbal goes on to say that
the autobiography contains description Of the prine
unk-pa-pa Chief Il was sketched by himself in the
picture language in common use with the Indians
Since the establishment OF Fort Buord. In 1854, Sit
Ting Bull the head from sixty to seventy warriors
and small parties in the vicinity OF the post and from
100 TO 200 miles from II either way up and down the
Missouri River During the time from 1866 to 1870,
wnen the biography written, this band had several
and run OF 200 head of cattle and killed
score OF white men IN the immediate vicinity Of tho
fort The Unk- pa pas tribe Of the great Sioux
nation living in the Yellowstone and Powder River
countries
BOOK.
Tho book was brought into Fort Buford by Yank-
tonnas Sioux and orerod for sale and purchased for
81 SO worth OF provisions Tho Indian gave conflict
possession Of the book exciting suspicion that be
had stolen 1t from Sitting Bull, who. in his turn,
doubtedy stole tho book blank from the whites An
index has been prepared by the assistance OF Indians
and interpreters explanatory OF the drawings The
word 'coup," which occurs frequently the index,
has been appropriated by the Sioux from the French
.Couu,ing coup" signifies the striking OF enemy,
either dead alive with q stick bow, lance other
weapon Tho number Of ''coups" counted are emu
mera.ed along with tho number OF horses stolen and
scalps taken in summing up the brave deeds of . war
rior The following the index prepared by Dr. Kim
ball. descriptive Of each picture scene in Sitting
Bulls h,s:-
No l. Sitting Bull, young man without reputation
and therefore wearing feather engages In his fret
battle and charges mis- enemy, Crow Indian, who Is
in The act OF drawing his bow, rides him down and
strikes him with "coup" stick.
Sitting BULBS autograph, buffalo bull sitting his
launches, is inscribed over him. His shield sus.
pended in front has it the ngure Of eagle which
he considers his medicine in tho Indian Of tho
term
No. 2. Sitting Bull wearing war bonnet, isleader OF
q war party who take party Of Crows, consisting OF
three women and . man, so completely BY surprise
that the has not time to draw his from the
quver. Sitting Bull kills one woman with his lance
and captures another the man mean while endeavoring
10 drag him from his horse from which IL is supposed
he is forced to dcsst by others OF the war party.
The fate only OF Sitting Bull and his victims is given
in this history.
No. 3 Sitting Bull pursuing his enemy. Grow In
dim, whom he strikes with his lance
No. 4 Lances Grow woman.
No. &. Lances Grow Indan
No 6 Sitting Bull twice wounded and unhorsed; his
enemy Crow, at length killed by shot in the abdo
men and his scalp taken and hung TO Sitting Bulls
bride:
No. Z. In engagement with the Crows Sitting Bull
mortaly wounds one of tho enemy, and, dropping his
lance, rides up and strikes him with his whip The
lines aud dashes in the picture represent the arrows
and bullets that flying in the air during the CON-
bat
No. g. Counts 'scoup" a Gros ysntre de Prairie by
striking HIM with his Gros ven,rc dlstn gushed
from Crow by manner OF wearing tho }ir.
No. Q. Lances Crow Indian.
No. TO- Crow Indian attempts 10 seize Sitting Bulls
horse by the birdie; SITTING Pull knocks him down
his bride.
No H. Sitting Bull, with his brother mounted bo.
hind him. kills q white man, soldier.
No H. Counts ''coup'' . white man by hitting
him with 'coup' stick.
No la In q warm engagement with the whites.
as shown by the bullets flying about, sitting Bull
shoots arrow through the body OF soldier, who
turns and fires, wounding Sitting Bull in the hip.
No. L. Sitting Bull counts coup on a whito man
by striking him with his Dow. Sitting Bull wears a
Jacket and bandanna handkerchief taken from oi
his victims.
Nos Is TO ~ repetitions Of No. IA, Sitting Bull
In each counting ''coup" on q white man.
No % Sitting Bull shoots frontiersman wearing q
buckskn Shirt takes his scalp, which he hangs to his
own brdlc and captures his horse sitting Bull wears
q blanket
No "a Sitting Bull strikes . white soldier with his
coup. stick takes his scalp and his mule; wears a
war shirt
No. rs counts "coup" on . soldier mounted, with
on gun sung ncross mis- back. BY riding up
ana striking with his riding whip.
No. 26 Kills q white man and takes his scalp.
No. q. Captures q mule and = scalp
No. 2s In warm engagement captures . horse and
a scalp
No 29 Steals mule.
No. 30 Captures two horses in action.
No. 81 Steals a horse
No 80 Steals and runs or drove OF horses from
the Crows
No. 80. In an engagement captures government
horse and mule and scalp.
No. 81 Steals a horse.
No 3s Captures three borscs and scalp
No 36 Steals drove OF horses from the Crows
No. 81. Steals a government horse
No g. Steals a drove OF horses from the Crows
No 80 In an engagement captures a mule. sitting
Bull nrs, appears here chief OF the band OF Strong
Hearts, to which dignity his prowess has raised him.
The insignia Of hts rank bow. having ON ono end a
lance head, he carries in his hand.
No. 40 sitting hull, chief OF the band OF Strong
Hearts, captures Two horses In an engagement, In
which his horse is wounded in the shoulder.
No Al. Captures horse in fight.
No. ~ Steals mule.