The New York herald., 1876-10-06

rldlpg naste and reported tnas "eIo-
white men coming answered, every COED, will
20 and see then.n we TO IL they were white
men, and, instead Of being white men, 1t was herd OF
buGaoes. We killed forty Ave OF them, including wo
calvcE This is what we lived on
SITTING BULLS SEiGHBoRHooD
then called M men TO least OF buffalo meat and
+ sad, This is what induced US 10 leave the agency
Now We have got Il we VIII turn by roundabout way
and TO the agency" My brother-in-law twho 10
dead) said, mo; here the village at The place
where they dig blue earth (meaning sitting Buls wi.
agej We will 10 there and get skins for
| mocassins, &c, which we need, and then return
10 the agency and doing this he plotted my death,
but dicd himself From there went and cainped at
the White Mountains; from there Box Elder Greek,
where killed thirty buffalo, only one OF The herd get
ting away from u.s. We ate our meat and slept lhcre
that night In the morning when we got up horse
men were reported coming toward our camp. These
were Indians coming from sitting Bulis village From
them heard IRON sitting Buil's camp Ihey told me
there contributions being mace IN sitting Buli's
camp for me. and that should make haste and get
there; that they wound make my heart glad From
there there nothing worth speaking about for SIX
days and nights. On the evening OF the seventh day.
the sun was gbing down. came in sight OF
BILLS CAMP.
them ON the way The camp was on Tongue River, Just
above the mouth OF Four Horn River When got 10
camp found the Indians starving bui they kiiied
dogs and made feast for me- and told me- notwlth-
standing was tired, must march again the next day
aud camp where there were buffalo. In the morning
the camp moved TO Cottonwood Creek the
bringing in bura.o raeat Now ina, they had
meat tbs .'Crow society" OF the "Uncpapas" made
made mo present oil large roam horse, and SAID TO
The Indians 'Here is the man that lives with the
white men, you have invited him TO come out here
and get robes ana skins, now ne is mere why don't
you speak This Is why havSgivcn nm the morse,
come forward and give him Your robes and skins
They gave me thirty y-iour robes packed on horses
horses and ALI and sald Here is what you came Tor
take and 60" These words made my heart very glad
The young man who gave me tue roa'i horse was
named Spotted Eagle " The next morning got on
my and wen. 10 an Indian soldiers lodge whore
there we're many soldiers assembled, and said 10 them
my kindred came out here Tor robes and SKINS have
got them, my heart Is glad and now my friends
M men" rhey all answered "how;n but one man
jumped up and spoke differently There were four
chiefs of soldiers there who sat in back par:
the lodge They said you have not spoken well, wc
killing buffalo, wait TIL We have sufficient 70 send
in plenty with you. and when you get it.you VIII nave
plenty speak wh and then your heart will be
glad
From that day was TO suher--that evening criers
around the camp saying, "A man has come
here. you have given him prcsens aud told him 10 eo
no. lie shall go.n The next moruing the camp
moved, but / renamed behind. pretended not TO
notice their movements but the Indian soldiers
Indian soldiers marching behind and on both sides OF
so that It was impossible for US to get away THIS
Is when they took US 10 the "Rosebud and went into
camp the Rosebud Al this camp was called TO a
grand council and told that they were going TO
have dance, and such men OF mine that did not
have horses could get them. They told me this to
deceive me. From there we moved up the Rosebud.
There nothing worth mentioning occurred while
We renamed on the Rosebud. only that was watched
all the time. on leaving the Rosebud went TO
Greasy Grass Creek, camping twice between these
two places and all the time The Indian soldiers were
closely watching and guarding US We camped very
close to this creek and all at once there was
great commoon, II being reported that white
men coming. got on my horse aud said,
.pny me, my. friends, we came from the
whites, and want you TO isten to
me You all grown men and must oboy me. This
nation here fight with the whites tmeaning Sitting
BULBS and others but the whites are friends and
we don't bear arms against them The Indians then
out to battle, but there came herd OF buffalo,
and my men went alter tho buffalo and brought
back buffalo meat
When the Indiane returned from tho battle they de-
nounced traitor because did not into tho
fight and forced into camp Greasy Grass
Creek. There was very large camp here aud was
ordered to so side OF IT, but ! camped in the
middle anu ihero was continually surrounded by
ndian soldiers at night the soldiers built fires all
around my camp. Tue next day could IRON my
camp IN the road great smoke dust rising The
ponies belonging all the bands long way from
our camp, after them but they stampeacd All
of nv men that you see hero went for horses but
We could not catch them, finally caught some Of
them and brought them TO camp then said to
my men take your lodges and everything
that is valuable and let fee back the
whites Al this time Sitting Bulls set
the prarie around my lodges and burnt OF
eight OF them and returned the others. They aoused
and whipped my men, and they can show the marks
to-day. "a number OF his warriors at this time ex-
hbited wounds made by knives. spears and whips
XIII Eagle exhibited quite large wound on his left hip
madc with kniie) They done this because wo did
not 20 the hight against the whites. Alter this
moved with them bat were never lett alone. We were
guarded all the Tune In this way they brought us
further down. and while moving sitting Bulls men
we're hunting game, and our children werc starving,
Tor they would not let US kll any game They said to
U.S. 'You have right or title to these buffalo.
WHITE MANS
s food for you, and when you get back you can cat
It," We got back TO, Cottonwood Creek and there |
met my grandson tby name Bad Hipl Here where 1
nrst heard any news and here they whipped and
abused us they killed another OF our horses belong
ing 10 my father-in-!aw. could stand II longer
and return, shot one OF their horses After this
they treated US sun worse got together nine new
md mi nuda avtl III
TO tho soldiers, but accomplished nothing by IL.
TcRSiP FEAST.
We then went TO Beaver Greek. Here made q
feast Wild Iurnips Ia feast for cnildren) called
Cheyenne Indians to It, The Cheyenne Indians all
came ltour societies represented aud SAID 10
them :-"You alonc have before excluded from my
councils; this day take you into my council -Four
OF The Cheyenne chiefs spoke TO me through an inter-
prefer. One chief said:-'Y0ur friend speaks to
and says, these Sioux, who are kindred TO you have
abused you, Notwithstanding your good treatment OF
them. Now this day you have honored US with your
Another Cheyenne chief then spoke. as II with one
voice. and said:-.'You nave been mistreatcd, but
hereafter wo will project you We 500 lodges
strong. Go your way and We viii stand baween you
and sitting Bulls men,"
When / got ready to move old Cheyenne chief
came and advised me 10 move In the night
otherwise there might be trouble.
The wing night 1t was dark aud rainy, and under
cover these struck our lodges and moved, trnv
cling all night and most OF the following day While
stopping tor rest young man camc 10 me IRON Sitting
Bulls camp and told that Indians had been
ordered out TO sop US" That evening, just at DARK
10 s' watch. reported ,ha. body OF Of Indians
werc In sight after US Upon receiving
this information our hght pell-meil everybody for
their own life continued all night aud AL tho xt
day-it was wonderful how the children stood the
psand arrived at Grand RIVER that evening
Now we were back Grand River and near BLACK
Horse Butte and the that yoo me alive Is
that we there found Wild fruits and berries On this
sJe Grand River seven OF my horses gave out aud
I had TO leave them. when came into camp where
have oeen long found turtle, fish and beaver and
.his was our food l stad there not because ! was
nira III In com n.
this kind OF iood and was feeding the children on IT,
When came my last camp wanted TO come in
very much / heard ngs from the whites while
here which frightened me; still was not AFRAID. There
Ogaaia Indian came into tho Agency 10 look Tor
his wife; he came into our camp and told US that
ALL HUNG,
together with our chidren but did not fear IT. You
hav said that l am charged with remaining out IN
camp and that my friends from the Agency have sup
s,Iisu food enable TO do The OgalIala