The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-07-12
ATAN SONS.
Sitting Ball Reinforced by the Ores
yenires. and haadans,-AH Appalling
Condition Of Affairs.

Uenefal Leman has Just arrived
at Bismark, from Fort Berthold
Agency, where the Ariekarees, Gros-
Ventres and Mandans are stationed.
He says these Indians are inclined
to abandon their agency and Join
Sitting Bull in the campaign against
the whites. Sitting Bulls adherents.
have made an understanding with
these Indians that Sitting Balls
idea has been to form a grand red
mans confederaey, embracing all the
leading tribes, and he has made
overtures to the tribes with this
view. There are many white rene
gades and d~esperadoes from the
northern agencies among Sitting
Bulls forces, and soldiers in Major
Reno's command say the Indians
were led by whites in the late fight.
A later dispatch from Bismarck
says the Gros Ventres and Mandans
have actually Joined Sitting Bull.
Intelligence to that effect was
brought to Fort Abe Lincoln Sun
day by Whistling Bear and Mad
Man, two Cree Sioux. The Indians
were unusually saucy on the Fourth
and waited on Col. Poland, the
commander there, and demanded
payment for the logs used in build
ing quarters there They also de-
manded pay for the wood and hay
which had been cut on the reserva-
ton for the use of the government.
As the Indians we're really destitute
and suffering for food, Col. Poland
paci6ed them for the time being by
issuing them such surplus commissa-
ry goods as he had in store, and or
dered for them several tons of bacon
from. another fort. After the news
Of Clusters disaster was received it
was perceived why these Indians
had made their insolent demands.
They say they haze furnished scouts
for many years and several have
been killed and the government has
not paid for their lives ; have lost
seven lives and the government has
given them nothing, and now that
the great chief is killed, together
with his men, they believe the days
of the whites are numbered and
want to be. on the winning side.
Besides, Sitting Bull camped near
these people last winter and was in
constant communication with them,
and as late as April, twenty lodges
from his camp were in the vicinity
of Berthold for some days, ostensi-
bly, to rade, but it now transpires
they were in secret negotiation with
Berthold Indians, to get them to re-
nounce their allegiance to the whites
to whom they had ever been friendly,
and, until the treaty at Lincoln last
summer, brought about through Gus
ter's active influence, were hostile to
the Sioux, and unite with them
and offered them 1900 horses if
they would do SO. 1t was about
this time that they refused to
furnish scouts for Clusters expedi-
ton. They now see the defeat of
the soldiers, and remembering Sit
ting Bulls magnificent offer, it is
not surprising that they contemplate
accepting and raising the tonahawk
to destroy the people who have for
years fed and protected them, as long
as they needed protection, from life
long enemies, the Sioux.
These Indians number about 5000,
with an effective fighting force, and
IRE supposed to have Joined the hos
tiles with several hundred disaffected
Sioux from this and other agencies.
In order to prevent a general mas
sacre of whites at the agencies, the
government will have to show its
disposition and strength to punish
Clusters murderers as soon as posi-,
BILE. These Indians are now suf er.
ing for food. For six weeks the
Standing Rock Indians have beer
destitute and almost starving.
At 2 O'Clock this morning all train.
dino have ~ l.