New-York tribune., 1876-07-15
THE NORTHWEST WAR.
A MESSENGER FROM SITTING BULL.

DEAR-sTAND-UP ARRIVES FRESH FROM CAMP-WHY
SITTING BULL Is AT WAR.
WAsmyGToy, July 1f.-Appended TO the report OF
Inspector Vandeveer to the Indian Bureau concern
ing the recent council with the Indians at Red
Cloud and Spotted Tail Agencies, which has Just
been received, is the following statement of Bear
Stand-Up, an Indian of Spotted Tail Agency, who
arrived from Sitting Bull Camp June 25:
Il went North to the hostile camp for the purpose
of bringing home some relations and children be-
longing TO my wife. There are few Northern San
tees, Yanktonas, Assinaboines, Arckarees and Gros
Ventres there. The chiefs of the above Santee,
Red End, Yanktonia White Face, and another who
is not known. OF the above there very few peo-
ple OF the Northern Cheycnnes Black Mecca
sin is chief, with about 40 lodges; of the
Blackfeet, Chief Scabby y-hcad; of the Uncpa-
pas, Chief Sitting Ball; of the Sans
Arcs, Chief Spotted Eagle; of the Mime
conjous, Chief Black Shield of the Ogalallas, Chief
Crazy Horse In all these there are little over
1000 lodges. After the troops got into the country
could not get away. Indians were made soldiers
TO watch the camp and keep the people together.
talked with Sitting Bull before leaving, and then
moved my lodge out IN the night coming very far
around to keep out of the way of both Indians and
troops and came home by the road known Old
Fort Pierre road on the east side of the Black Hills,
striking The road about half way between the Mis-
souri, aud the Black Hills and then straight to
this agency.
"Siting Bull sends word to my agent, to Bsonette,
and to Bonchet. that he does not intend To molcst
any one south Of the Black Hills but will fight the
whites in that country long the question is un-
settled and if not settled rs long he lives As soon
as the Black Hills question is settled he wants my
agent to send him word and tell him what to do. He
says lie finds great many guns and other things
about the Hills where the white men have killed
each other and left on the prairie.
"Sitting Bull asked how the Brules were treated
AT their agency. | told him well but he does not
believe it. lie says he does not want to fight the
whites; only to steal IRON them they have done.
The white men steal and Indians won't come to
settlement. The whites kill themselves, and make
the Black Hills stink there many dead. lie
heard that Indians coming from the agency would
40. be- allowed 70 return. He has made law that
40 ysItOrs shall pass between the agency and his
caInp, neither Indians whites. lie says when
the riscaiy about the Back Hills is settled then
he will stop his rascality The Government has
promised much 10 agtIcy Indians that II has never
fulfilled and il wants to move the agencies again.
II L'ovcd, who will occupy them; they belong To
you q hc friendly SiouN. If good white people won't
li,tea to the Great Father, no more our young men
viii listen 10 their Chief Sitting Bull says tnat if
troop, out to him he must ight but If they do
no. come ont. hc intends to visit tins agency aud
Viii counsel hs people for peace
Pcar-staud-Up who makes thi- statement, is trust
WORTHY. lie vas N Sitting Bulls camp ~ days.
from about Nay - e. June -.