The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-04
Kelley, the Scout, Visits Sitting
Bull in His Camp.
WHAT THE OLD CHIEF SAYS
Complete Success Of General Miles
Winter Operations.
Tongue RIVER, May 10, 1877.

Bull great coward-bold assertions, considering tho
we'll known character Tor cunning Crazy Horse bears
ana the persistent hostility to the government OF Sit
ting Bull Hump ID tho great Cheyenne CHIEF, warrior
and statesman. As sage hc ranks shove a the chiefs
Of the Cheyenne nation. l Hump when no Grst
came in negotiate with General Miles Tor the sur
render OF his people. Tall, straight as an arrow and
handsome lace and form, he seemed a perfect In
dian When he to speak he stood over SIX feet Ia
his moccasns, aud his quiet, dignihed manners I'M
pressed every with the idea that he was great
Indian. docp melancholy spread his lace as he
said with pathos shall forget :"Alasl for my
race passing away from among tho peoples OF the
EARTH ana the last OF the rcd men will soon perish
under tho setting sum-"
THE INDIANS SORROW.
saw Hump again when be came in with 100 lodges
VI Cheyenncs TO surrender to Miles. he, with his
nephew, ton miles ahead OF the village,
and went to tho Generals quarters He sat
down on chair, and for the space OF two or three
minutes was silent, and seemed TO DO meditating;
then rose, took of his belt, looked at IL for hall
minute and handed to General Miles. Next he took
up his gun, handsome brecch loading sharp's riac
hello 1t arms length, looked all ovcr, and
with sigh handed it to Miles Leading the General
the door ne pointed to his ponies and said-"rake
them. l am no longer either chief or warrlor' II
really ptable sight TO this Indian give up all
he had the world and surrender even his manhood
In order that he might be peace with the govern
ment General Niles was deeply moved, and to
make the humiliation as light possible
on the great chief he refused to receive tho
belt, gun and ponics saying to officer, "You put
Humps name the bolt and gun and put them away
for him. Tell him don't want tho ponies now"
Hump gave no sign of gratitude, but sat in gloomy
silence for nearly halt hour and then abruptly rose
and left the house. Hump rode out to meet his village
which contained 2Sl souls and was scattered for five
or SIX miles up the valley. There wero 600 or 700
ponies, most OF them carrying huge packs and many
dragging travoyos and lodge poles The ponies broke
back up tho valley at tho sight Of tho white and
their housos and II was with the greatest difficulty
the young Indians forced them into the parade ground
OF the tort Even some Of the Indians especially the
women seemed little scared they rode under tho
Gag and caught sight hundreds OF soldiers throng.
ing out Of their quarters.
General Miles turned out the band of tho Fifth in
fanry and the strains of martial music from twenty
horns broke the plain tho Indians seemed
ished and delighted, and the ponies fed In terror to
iurthest end OF the nclosuro The Indians walked
around the musicians, poered into the horns put
their the big end and seemed highly delighted
Ono old follow, after carefully examining tho band
lAed the big bass drum. "That' SAID he, "is the
medicine. and wish had It in the village" This
10 evidently the 1rs brass band these Indans had
hoard and they live TO each DO 100 years old
THE RED MEMS VIEW OF TUE WAR.
Miles very kind 10 the Indians VINO surrcn
DONE he visited their camp and personally to their
comfort All they could cut was gwen them and they
asked Hump # ali his people present the
render, and he replied, NO. General; there are
gone over on the Rosebud hunt buffalo. | ordered
them in. but they have disobeycd mo ana denod my
.Ihese people are rebels, General. and want you 10
send your soldiers and destroy them; viii show the
soldiers where to fnd them The chiefs
idea seemed 70 be that he no longer
mad any interest In these rcbelllous
subjects and desired their punishment General Miles
| told Hump TO detail two OF his young men 10 carry
message to the hostile camp ana sent word hat upless
they ana surrendered within ten days me sol
and friendly Indians would both be aeeor tBpuL
Al the Same Miles despatched Leutcna1t p9hne,
Second cavalry, to the Grow Indian camp Win an
structions enlist scveDtylve Grows aud latch days
move up tho Rosebud ana hunt tor the robclisous
lodges. Lieutenant Doano Is now out alter tnoIn.
Hump how IL happened that so intelligent an In
dian he should put himself in hostility 10 the
government He replied, II never went 10 war with
the whites Tho soldiers began chasing about, tor
what cause do know to this day lodged us long
as 1 could and hid my village away, but AZ last they
fouud Il aud had no alternative nut light per-
ISM fought the white chief Mckenzie and would
have whipped him and his horse soldiers II fresh troops
and his ailies-hc Snakes had not come 10 ASSIST
anco just when they diJ. As II was we wore beaten
and lost most OF our lodges and bedding We had 10
bitter cold We almost perishcd, but at last reached
| Tongue River, whore there was big camp We had
been there long when General Miles came with his
foot soldiers and we had TO fight again. That was al!
had to do with The war;" In reply TO question, Gen.
cral Miles said one-half OF the Indians did not know
officers the question, "Why did your soldiers come
after us s' AMI not one OF them could tell hun.
THE AMERICAN rRoNTIERsaAN.
There some queer specimens hero OF that odd
race known American irontiersnen These mon
| upon bras, cats upon mIco or wolves upon
rabbita When Indian disappears from section OF
country tho fronticrsinun disappears with him, and
when the tribe OF Indians becomes tho
continent the irontersman Will cease also 10 exist
stone and at ongue River Many Of them the
employ OF the government scouts, and no expedition
Will pass through the heart OF tho Indian country. Ind
ing ike woif In tho rocks during the DAY time and
coming forth al nigh. to pursue s;. his journey me
days since direct from Sitting BuiI's camp He had
been sen. BY General Mnes to End out where
Sittng Bull was, and II possible induce him
to come in and surrender. Kelley found
tho old fellow in camp near Woody Mountain on
British SOIL and he mad with him only hts inmily and
friends, seventeen lodges. He SAID the remainder OF
his people who had not surrendered, about ono
hundred and sixty lodges were in British Possess
sions, on MIX River In reply to the question why nc
did not come IN and surrender Sitting Bull said 81 am
AFRAID the government Of the United States would
shoot hang me, or VIVA, would DO worse, mprIson
me for life" Sitting Bull sent message OF some
not DISCLOSE and neither would General Miles. IL IS
believed Sitting Bull said II General Mics would
guarantee he, Sitting Bu and his chiefs would not 10
shot, hanged or Imprisoned they would come IN with
their people and surrender Kelley goes back to SIT
ting Buls camp Win an answer, but what II IS only
General Niles and his faithful scout knows
KELLEY THE SCOUT.
One incident in the life OF Kelley will serve 10 show
tho kind OF man he is few years ago Kelley was
carrying the mail from Sioux CITY TO Buiord When
on the Missouri, hundred miles east OF Fort
Buiord, two hostile Sioux suddenly appeared before
him, and the following conversation cnsucd:--
FIRST iSDiAS-Halloa, whitc man, what are you
doirg In our country
KKLLgY-Your country BIO damned Shut up or put
up
FIRST IspIAS-we will kill you.
sEcoSp ISDiAN--Wh hat bavo you got In that bagY
kELLEy-None Of your damned business.
FRsT DIAS-W you hghtY
KKLLEy-You fellows are geldings.
This closed tho Interview, no greater insult can
be offered Indian than that offered by Kelley TO
these Kelley etreed," ms he called II, and so
n did tho Indiana Tho Two savages separated 80 as
. TO get shot at Kelley from different points.