Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1875-1878, 1876-08-09
ID moved around the flanks ofhis cav

and moved around the TANKS ofhis cav
airy.
They report that he (Custer) crossed
the river, but only succeeded in rsach-
ing the edge of the Indian camp. At
ter he was driven to the bluffs the fight
lasted about an hour, indians have 20
hours Of the day and the time can only
be given approximately. ~ Il
They report that . small number ct
cavalry broke through the line Of In.
dians in their rear and escaped but were
overtaken within 4 distance of five or
sixsmiles and killed. T infer. from this
that this body Of retreAting cavalry
wasprobably led by the missing officers,
and that they tried to escape only after
Custer fell. z9 1856 saaf1 A1s ,siF
The last man that was killed was kill
ed by two sons of . Santee Indian, cred.
top" who was a leader in the Minneso.
ia massacres Of 1862-'63:
Afterlthe battle the squaws entered
the field to plunder and mutilate the
dead. A general rejoicing was indulg.
ed in and a distribution of arms and
ammunition hurriedly made. Then the
attack on Major Reno was vigorously
renewed. Up to this attack the Indians
had lost comparatively few men, but
now, they say, their most serious loss
took place. I. g -.ss. 5''. .','
They give no idea of numbers but
they say there were agreat many. Sit
ting Bull was neither killed nor person,
ally engaged in the fight. He remain
ed in the council tent directing opera
tions. Crazy Horse with large banO
and Black Moon were the principal
leaders Oh the 25th Of June. -1
Kill Eagle, chief of the Blackfeet, at
the head of some twenty lodges, left
this agency about the last of May. He
was prominently engaged in the battle
of June 25th and afterwards upbraiding
Sitting Bull for not taking an active
personal part in the engagement. Kill
Eagle has sent me word that he was
forced into the fight; that he desires to
return to the agency, and. that he will re-
turn to the agency if he is killed for it.
He is reported to be actually on the way
back to go to his Ate (father), the agent,
and make confession, to receive absolu-
tion for his defiant crime against the.
hand that has gratuiteusly fed him for
three years. he is truly shrewd chief.
who must have discovered that he who
fights and runs away raay live to fight
another day. -
+ The Indians were not all engaged at
anv one time. Heavy reserves were
held to repair losses and renew attacks
successfully. The fight continued until
the third day when runners, kept par
posely on the lookout, hurried into camp
and reported great body of troops
(Gen. Terry's column) advancing up the
river. The lodges having been previous
" prepared for move, retreat in a
southerly direction followed, towards
and along the Rosebud mountains. They
marched about fifty miles, went into
camp and held consultation, when it
was determined to send into all the
agencies reports of their success and
to call upon them to come out and share
the .glories that there were to be ex-
pected in the future. Wherefore we
NAV expect an influx of overbearing
and impudent Indians to urge, by force
perhaps, an accession to Sitting Bulls
demands. -.-- .- Erl.
There is a general gathering in all
the hostile camps from each Of the agen-
cies on the Missouri river-Red Clouds
and Spotted Tails, as also Northern
Cheyennes and ,Arrapahoes, lila-ota, a
great many.
They report, for the special benefit
of their relatives here, that in the three
fights they have had with the whites
they have captured over four hundred
stand of arms, carbines and rifles (re-
yolyers not counted) and ammunition
without end, and some sugar, coffee,
bacon and hard bread. They claim to
have captured from the whites this sum-
mer over nine hundred horses and
mules. I suppose this includes opera
tiops against soldiers, Grow Indians
and Black Hills miners.
The general outline of this Indian re-
port comedies with the published re-
ports. The first attack of Reno's began
we'll on in the day, say the Indians.
They report about 800 hundred whites
killed. They do not say how many In
dams were killed.
A report from another source says the
Indians obtained from Clusters COM
mand 592 carbines and revolvers.
have since writing the above, heard
the following from the returned hostiles:
They communicated as a secret to their
particular friends here the information
that large party Of Sioux and Chey.
ennes were to leave the Rosebud noun
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