Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1875-1878, 1876-11-01
SITTING BULL.

with his Infaltry--A two days run
ming Pight--Five dead Indians fouad
and Many Wounded--Two Soldiers
only Wounded-Goes to Fort Peck
Still wants to be Good-Gen HaSen
goes to Fort Peck with four Oompa-
MES and Rations for Miles. .-e.r
Bismarck TRIBUNE: s"-s.*-,
Foar BUFoRD, Oct. 27.-George Boyd
came down from Fl. Peck arriving last
evening bringing intelligence that Sit:
ting Bull, Four Horns, Black Moon and
Iron Dog, with 100 lodges of Uncapapas
were crossing the Missouri River at a:
point about half way between Ft. Peck
and Wolf Peiat, and were goiag to
Peck. ,. .--. a ~ -
Sitting Bull sent foxr Indians In to
the Agency to let 'Maj. Mitchell, the
agent, know they were coming, and TO
inform MIN that they meant no harm,
were peaoeabey :inclined, but that they
could aot live without ammunition.
Mai. Mitchell sent,them word that no
ammu..ition could be given them. Ac-
cordiag to the intelligence received from
Peck these Indians state that they had
actually made peace with troops liza the
field. The sudden longing for peace an
the part of Gen Sitting Bull is amply
explaited to day by the arrival of Lieut.
Woodruff from Sen Miles >command
with dispatches.
On sthe:2Oth inst. it seems Miles re-
cei4ed Information of a party oftndians
being in the vicinity Of his cantonment
and as he had large train running be-
tween Tongue river and Glendive he
patroled the river in force, at the same
time guarding this train. Sitting Bull
and several other chiefs met Geo. Miles
in council on the 21st. While'the coun-
cl was in progress the Indians were
stealthily crossing their seaaws and
children over the river, and it. is said
that indians would ride down to the
skirndsh line and offer to any soldier a
buffalo robe. for few cartridges: saying
that,the council would decide every thing
and they only wanted the ammunition
tokla game. This little trading, how
ever, was not success as the soldiers
knew better than to furnish them am
munltion.
Nhe ceuncil broke up about two
o oleck. p. m without having accomplish
ed anything, the Indians, no doubt, de
siring to create false Impressions.
Soon after firing commenced, and skir
mishing continued throughout the day
The fight was renewed on the morning
of the 22d aad was kept up nearly all
that day, the Indians finally breaking
away some going towards Peck and
Others towards the mountains.
'Hhey were driven by Gen Miles about
forty.two miles, and abandoned in their
camp and taken along the goate in their
flight tons Of dried meat, trayvis. ponies,
worn out cavalry horses, &c. The In
dians fought principally ,dismounted,
but were successfully roated and driven
along down Bad Route Greek until they
crossed the Yellowstone to the south
side. f.. "..a
Sitting Ball in council sa;d he was
anxlous to make peace, bat as he seems
to want a peace that gives him plenty
OF power to roam at will, and free priv
ilege to trade for ammunition, it would
seem that he still has p1cHliar ideas On
the status OF a peaceao]e indian.
The main party OF the Indians have
gone probably towards the Big Horn
while Sitting Bull, with his one hundred
or one hundred and fifty warriors,
bralched off for Fort Peck.
Five dead warriors were fosnd on the
field in the pursuit and it is supposed
that the Indian loss is much heavier,
many Indians being tied to ponies and
dragged away. Gen. Miles casualties,
two men wounded.
Gen. Hazen starts for Peck immedi
ately with four companies of anfantry
and one piece Of artillery on the steam
er Peninah. 1t seems now as ifSi*ting
Bull was getting into close corner anu
that by concerted movements a winter
will. eensumInate what the
snmmer failed to accomplish. The In
dian stock is reported as we'll wora out
and food very scarce, and their stock OF
we'll nigh exhausted
The names Of the chiefs engaged in
council with Gen. Miles and in battle
are as follows: Sitting Bull, Pretty
Bear, chief of council, Bull Eagle, John,
Sans Arc. Standing Bear, Gall, (big war
chief and White Bear. REX.
Through the courtesy Of Gen.. Hazen
We are permitted to use the substance
If his official dispatch to head quarters
Dept. of Dakota in relation to this
natter: -e
Fort BUFoRD, Oct. ~, 1876, 10 M