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silence, rayirg no heed to the prc.cncn Of "tl,e
bibic Chfei," and walked up deliberately to tho
.spot where Gen. Mics w. stan1fng. When he
found hmsclf in front Of Gen. Miles, the Willy
Ch!cftA!n 1rcw hfmsrlf un haughtlly and Fnla:
II want to surrender 10 Yosl."
sOa.rH's rEnsoN&L ArrEARAHCn-
"a the Indian Cficf thus st''od before his eap.
Ter eelf-acknowlcsfgcu prisoner, 10 presented
ehieftsn as ever confessed himself fair,y beaten
at the game Of war. About 15 years OF age, flyo
iect ten inches tn height, and clad In pair Of
blanket trousers, lcRRsnrs, and moccasins he
hcntlelsess aud feathcrs which usually adorn an
Indian warrior on tho wnrpath. Ills features,
regular and handsome In their outline, wcra
covered hy hardly yawrInk'c. HEscyee, black, brill
thofo Of Gen. Miles With an EXPRESSION ut onro
melancholy and reserved. His long black hair
wna gathered into loose aueue ut the back Of
t'is head, md or1lamentcd with a s!mplc cluster
from h!s temples and hung down In front OF Ills
cars. eucll wns the t1au who for 40 long tln'o
hal babe defiance 10 bis purkuers, and who llal
almost gained the refuge he aimed for. -
THB SURRENDER ACCOMPLISHED.
As Joseph. uttered tho brief eaiutntfon to
Con. Miles already recorded, lle handed that
bravo officer his riac, T!!t The barrel pointing
toward toy. oa,g the ground o. When % tho weauon had
.placa to his followers. The other Chiefs and
their companions who had followed Joseph into
tho camp performed tho same ceremony. 70
those who witnessed tho remarkable scene, It
hostlies, but rudo kntghts Of the plains and
mountains, wl,o. finding themselves fnirly
beaten, handed up their weapons In true ehlvat-
rte fashion. Instead Of bright lances and heavy
shields, these Indians surrendered dcath-dealng
rifles and, In reversing thoir Weaoous, gave n
Significance to the net easily appreciated by tho
veterans who wcro tflcnt witnesses Of It.
T11B wAnRlons COME IN.
Th!s ceremony Ut surrender Oh tho part OF
Chief Joseph and his principal warriors began
at o'clock 2, IN. on tie 5tii inst. It WINS kept
up In desultory surt Of faahlon ali through ,he
afternoon. From tsno to time the indians for
sook their riAe-ptts. Individually anl In groups
OF Two or three, to come across the ticbatatIte
linc md deliver themselves up aH prisoucrs.of-
war. The feet that these warriors failed to
come up tn body was peculiarly characteristic
o. tf9 Indian L nature. toF It. W. hard for then,
But, as thclr leaders had taken tho initiative III
tho matter, they slowly followed tho example.
T1tn ENTIRE DAFp cAPTUNED.
Even At hightlal! the entire band Ind not sur
rendered, aud tho lines of Eenttne1s Ind to l,c
maintained all that night. After tho sun rose
on tic morning Of the 9TH, the remainder of
the braves came In, In tho sanla irregular Ina,l-
nor observed tho previous day. On tho first
Hes, including young h,,ckss, came In; and, when
the remainder wcrc all in hand, It was found
that e40 men. women, and children had surrcn.
dcrcd.
TIE WOUNDED INDIANS.
Forty wounded In1ians wcra discovered hy
tho troops as thcy lay III their burrows, many
brares were being nursed by their faithful
squaws When found. II tho courlcrs who catno
to US from Gen. Niles arc not mistaken in their
Information, there was not single dead Indian
found In tho captured camp nor nt tho ttfne Of
their Departure had tho troopa discovered tho
bustaf-rlaccs of tho 1ndInns who were uudoubt.
II must not bo supposed tilt there wero
mono killed 10 tho Indian ranks, for It Is almost
certain that this band lost nearly thirty killed
in tho first assault upon them BY our troops,
and they must have lost mora killed durluE tho
progress Of tho engagement.
a RELUCTANT CHIEF.
White Bird. ono Of Jpscph'e Chiefs. failed to
como IN with tho other 1eadcrs, and declined to
give himself up on tho morning Of the Off;
and Gen. Howard, accompanied by Mr. John
Hcaly, tho SCOTT latest hero from tho sccno Ut
the surrender, went down into tho camp md cx-
nlorcd tho Nez 'csecs' lutrcnchmcnts, but
found that White Bird Waa missing.
NOT WORTH 4 MULE.
One Of tho Indians then stopped forward anil
inttmatcd that, II tscr,. Niles would give him d
mule, l!e would go out ard t}nu White Bird.
Gen: Miles turned to ecu. Howard. saying:
mule" ~ ~ " - ''' :
Den. Howard agreed with this Wow Of tho
valuo OF tho missing Chief, aud thcY continued,
q some personal ,rlsk, their tour toguther
NEz-rERCKs' ENGINEERING DErEss8s.
These intrenchmcnta conslstcd mainly Of 4
eortos Of rtaa-plta dug deep into tho Garth. and
they wore asranged IN some respects with sktll
military engineer. Some Of tho pits wcro Ayo
and half feet deep. III them whole families
wero found ensconced. BY an ingenious dlspo-
elsion of tho up-thrown bfeastworks, they were
papoosss could bo safoly disposed Of Under
tbtfn.
The pits coutrtved for tho shelter Of families
aud clusters Of warriors were connected, III many
communication With caeh other beneath tho limo
Of mueketFy-tro brought to bear On tho pits.
SUPERIOR TO THE sIoux. ="
The fact is, that joscph aud his tribe Of Neg
pesses ase Indians 20 t tnnssEtmmon 80 different
ston arc presently 70 tncct, that those wfseacrcs
LII tho East wllo would settle tho lnulan question
without adequate knowledge of the true state
Of affaiFs cann0t prrycut the Government and
distinction between theao Nez~pcrres Warriors
aud tho coarser savagcs following the lcalof-
ship Of Sitting Bull AMI Ills congcncss.
sTolCAL CONDUIT or THE ME- rKKCEs.
Tic manner aud method OF fighting adopted
By these Nc4 Pcrcca has been admirable fruln
tirst TO last, anl they have sakc1. their tulshaps
and final defeat uitl,uut Q whinptr. They havo
never aca'pcd dead white min, nor even i'll
treated wounded kollller or citizen. through.
out tho entire catnpaign. Whatever tales may
hare reached you IN regard to tbs alleged cruel
ties pcypotratetl by tho Ncx rcrces arc denicl
here in anticipation by tue officers md so,llsrs
who have been engaged With ttlcIu In all the
conflicts during tho progress OF h0stIllttcs.
Whatever scalps have been taken from, tho
heads Of wllite men we're taken by members Of
other tflhos Ut sayaRcs, who lloycrctl nlong tho
verge OF tho various battlo-fclds, and swuopcd
down upnn dead Ncz Ferces and white sal1lcrs
alike. The Inst worl to Ia said Ut Chief Josepl
In this conncct!on Il, that tt!c orfyinnl difficulty
between h[a tribe ant tho white srttlcrs IN Ore
goh las hal as yet but confused and unhatis-
factoty description. When the whole truth ts
made known. tho 9uestton will assume MI as
pect Qulto l!desent trum tho onc 1t now wears.
ALWAYS ENJOYABLE.
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Extracts arc used hare no dlsaRrceable oder or