The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-08-16
A VERY UNWELC0ME GUEST.
THE MANTTOBA SETTLERS ANXIOUS TO
DE RID or SITTING HULL
Favcr,ns n Canadian aud American Alliance
against the sioux-uow Little sis and
Medicine Bottle were Kidaapped-Their
Cnptors Rewarded by the Government

Nincial authorities that affangtmcnts may w
entered upon between the Dominion Govern
mcnt and that OF the United States by which the
extradition Of sitting Bull may be effected. II
Is. perhaps. becoming moro and moro apparent
10 the Canadians that their own time Of trouble
may come. when the hearty cooperation Of thcir
southern neighbors will bo extremely desirable.
That such an arrangement would be advan-
tageous to the United States ] do not doubt.
The privilege 81 pursuing tho Sioux across tn"
forty ninth parallel or, what would hc almost
its equivalent an assurance givon 20 Sitting
Bull that such privilege would be granted; or.
better yet, an active Joint campaign against
them on the part Of United States and Domin-
lon troops. would pretty cfIcctually stop bor-
der warfare which bids fair to continue ~ long
a. the Indian tribes contiguous to the boundary,
on both sides have an asylum afforded them in
The opposito country.
II is more than probable. however that the
sudden desire for a commission 10 arrange for
the return of Sitting Bull and his band. on the
part Of the Provincial authorities has arisen
moro from personal fear Of that doughty chief
tain than from any desire 70 place auictus on
prospective warfare The fact is ;hc presence
oil from, .ooeto 900 armed wGrriors n vari-
ously estimated by the tradors visiting them. In
aLsrritory having but 300 police. widely scatter
I'd g. bcsi YIN whi ch 10 rc!cl sn.h an .nemy
.aclc Sitting Bun in fast becoming u thorn in
our sid a post in our path y cloud in our land
scape. Frou hr attitude ut "a wandering rriu-
gee. begging an asylum, he T. last taking on the
airs ~ an Aggressive Ter idpTt and laughs NJ the
threat Of force being brought against him. The
man who has So long dcncd the United States
nccd stand IN hut littie fear If the g, rporal-
guard OF Manitoba
few days ago q small party from hs
band werr reported To- have tor.iUly taken
from -. some, half-brccd traders passing
near Wood Mountain, several A"gs u powder
"A
time that II they were not allowed 10 pur-
chase such quantity OF ammunition ~ they
wanted thcy would proceed to possess them
selves Of It Ly force. Such il the story tld ly
the trador-. The moro rrobal L. vcrs ion IL that
complete arrangements had been nude With
the Sioux for tho robbery boiCrohard. llrl'-
breed traders are not supposed 10 De 80 igun-
rant oi Indian customs nov 20 uNposo themselves
knowingly To- robbery Sn'h m atrangr m"nt
would involve no now pro "durr ON tn part ~
lhc half-hrred traders. During the Sioux var
of 1862 1 Ia, whole Sioux mutton was supplied
with ammunition. and ahuuddutly. too. from
this sam" locality and hy these very half-hrtn
traders Every summer and fau largn num-
bers of them purchas' goods ia winnipeg and
The ncighhorng posts. ihcn visit the plains to
Trade for buffalo robes and fur Will tn Indians
They ~ with cart trains laden with goods and
scatter 4 II over thr ta'c oI Nc Jrdrl". down ~
far rs Forts Union and Rcr'hcN. and a. far
west ns lien.On:, TITS utterly impo ssih. 20 place
= quart over these men. OF 4 rrphihi them
from selling ammunition and firearms 20 what
eyer Indian will onr u high prize for The arii-
Gle, the Indians knowth and tax" gg't care
To- keep on Hmicabe terms with their hall breed
brethren. For Government to put an IN .ritLl
embargo upon plain trad M would require a
small standing army besides d 'priving nun
hreds Of mon Of the means oi livelihood. II
Sitting Eull'- object in visiting lhis province j.
The collection Of ammunition and arms. thor" l.
not the slightest reason 10 doubt ihc existence
of ahundnn' facilities Tor g'tin ,hrm.
An arrdne mcni for thu return az uing Bull
over III. lin", however WQulu noi hc altogether
without precedent 80 far ~ British consent
Of Of s N sd rs a RGrnF sS S srni
visited this province, then lildsons Bay Ter
ritory. with fcw OF obtaining o. temporary
asylum from Sltlcy'7 pursuit ani procuring
supplies oi provisions aud ammunition. the
settlers hecpn, alarmed mt their numbers Ou-t
IA they ar doing now. and anNlously recon-.
mended that MAJOR Hatch. theu commanding
the United states garrison at p"mldna. should
be invited orro-s the Inc and tahD tn Sioux
moraliz"d had b.en proved 40 an ,ary stag" II
their visit hy the terror and confusion into
gaining ground that the Americans wore al
hand; AMI q similar alarm had frequently
caused small bodies Of them Ia beat sudden
retreat from the moro thickly settled portions
MAJOR Hatch knowing the stat" Of public fecl-
ing. advised Goy. Dallas Of tho ilulsons Bay
Company that. should the latter authorize him
t. cross IN" border. he was willing To- march his
troops t. capture tho Sioux. Th- Governor
granted prrlult- ion. in justin Vton of which
stop h. advanced several Obvious roason- and
stipulated ihatihe MAJOR should bring with him
force sum tent 20 effect hls rurpDsr. and that
all biood-h'd and violence shuuld hr avoided ia
the houses 'r enclosures Of the Ntter~ where
tu' Indians might seek an asylum. Cntlr-
tunately MAJOR Hatch, after receiving this per-
mission To- cross TIA" frontier gave up the idea.
ort least took 10 steps to carry II ont.
Tn" mo~i notable counivuncc Of thu authorities
here, how oyer Tor the return o. Sioux occurred
in the winl,ro OF 1861. and resulted in the Kid
mapping Of the cclrhi.itrd chief Littir SiN. and
one of hi- head mon named Mcdiciu, II, ,f'Ir.
both q. N4olAW /, AT rwnrd hanged with some
thirty, others AT M9nkato. some oil ''rs at
tached t. llaiohs battalion had visited the
colony. and gained some of it, residents over to
ihelr interests 10 SUN an extent TIM they IN