Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1875-1878, 1876-12-20
NOTES FROM BUF0RD.
Whereabouts of Sitting Bull..Lt.
Bald win Attacks Him But Falls
'Back..S. B. as u JOker..Wants
ANN uni tiOn, &c. ~

Fort BuEoRD, D. T., Dec. 13 1876.-
We still hear occasionly of Sitting
Bull, his movements, intentions, senti-
mehts sc. ....>4 ~ p.
Medicine Bear and Black Tiger report
ed to Major Mitchell at Wolf Point du-
ring the first of the month, that they met
Sitting Bull, Black Moon,. Four Horns,
Red Horn and a prominent Sans Arc
chief, with their hostile bands on Wild
river between Wolf Point and Peck; the
whole of them had then but three lodges
and about ninety shelter tents, but S. B.
said he had with him two hundred and
fifty families. Medicine Bear also gave
specimen of the old fellows humor using
Sitting B,.lps own words-''that they
were os,t of ammunition and spirits, but
were on their way to the British Possess
ions to procure supply of the former,
which in itself would produce the latter"
A number of Standing Rock Indians
place are with the hostiles and reported
others. Speaking of the soldiers now at
Peck Sitting Bull said to Black Tiger che
cared nothing for them-they. were his
and they had returned the compliment
from the muzzles OF their guns-If Arte-
mas Ward were yet alive he would no
doubt say the old man was ''sarkastikul
kuss."
The latest intelligence from Peck is
that Sitting Bull, Black Moon, Yellow
liver, Red Horn, and other chiefs with
some one hundred lodges of hostiles
crossed the Missouri on the I'D inst. :,
camping on the Buford road near Milk
river-,noved on the lst inst to junction
of Porcupine creek with Milk river.
White Horse, a runaway from Standing
Rock, joined their camp the night of the
4th inst. He had with him five lodges,
few rifles and about sixty ponies.
Lieut.. Baldwin with three companies of
the 5th Infty. arrived at Peck Dec. 1st
from Squaw creek, and learning OF the To-
cation OF Sitting Bulls camp started at
8 30 p. m. same date with force of 112
men, making a night march for the pur-
pose'of surprising the hostiles. This
command returned to Peck Dec. 9Th
having found the hostile camp about a.
IN. Dec. 9TH, but after some slight skir-
mishing with outposts finding the Indians
In too great force for his small command,
Baldwin prudently withdrew Sitting
Bull was fully notified by his pickets OF
the approach Of the soldiers, and though
it seemed to create some CONSERVATION
among them, he sent his women and
children to the south side Of the Missouri
then fell back with his warriors to the
same side chose good position, and put
himself in readiness to exchange 'mere
compliments" with the troops. His fight
ing force was estimated at about 500 war
rlors. Couriers were dispatched to Gen
Miles with intelligence of Sitting Bulls
whereabouts.
Everybody nowadays in this country
seems to want ammunition-a half-breed
is a raya avls OF late years at this post,
but they drop in occasionally now and
want ammunition-but they go away in
much the same fix as Mother Hubbard
when she turned from the cupboard
empty handed.
Mr.. w. B. Jordan, of Ottuma, Iowa,
has received the appointment ofpost ira
der here; Mr.. Jordan has been managing
the buslnes for some months, and during
his soiourn among us has deservedly
won golden opinions which speaks we'll
for his future success-If you could walk
through the store and warehouse you
would find an immense stock carried, and
you might sample some very good, first
class-dried meat.
Lieut.. Farretty 17th Infantry, is at the
post under medical treatment and slow
ly improving in health.
REX.
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