The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1877-04-19
sloUxIMe FOR PEACE.
Gen. Miles Has a Confab With the
Hostile Sioux and Cheyenne
Braves.
During Which the Latter Intimate a
Desire to Bury the Hatchet and
Become Good.
But the Terms Being Unsati sfactosy
the Talk all Comes to Naught.

Since General Miles, with his brave Fifth
Infantry, began his compaign against the
hostile reds last July, he has made it IN
csmfertly hot for the fery-hued gentlemen
Who inhabit the Black Hills, and filed them
with desire to bury the hatchet and hence
forth live in peace with their white breth-
eren. Miles and his Fifth have an uncom-
Portable manner Of letting the Indians
know where they are. and. the aforesaid
reds have been resting very uneasily in con-
sequence. The following il the report
made BY General Miles regarding his coun-
Gil with the hostile-, who made overtures
of peace:
HEADQUARTERS ELLowsToNE COMMAND,
CANroNMENr, AT TONGUE River, M T.,
March 24-Asisanf Adjutant General, De-
partmeaf OF Dakota, s.. Paul Mnn.-SIR:
Referring to my letter Of the 23d ultimo re-
RardiDg the coming of certain indiana, pur-
suant to communication with them that
had established, have the honor TO state
that the Indians Who left on the 23d ultimo
With my Interpreter found the hostile tribes
on the Little Horn On the 4th inst, and %
far disposed to accept the terms that had
sent out, namely: Placing themselves un-
der the entire subsection of the Government
and either coming in here or going to the
agencies at the South, that it was cried
through the camps that the war was over,
and that no mere hostile expeditions would
be allowed against the white man. The
camp moved toward this place Immediate
ly, and my interpreter travelled with it two
days, crossing from the Little Horn to Ton
que river, and down Tongue river to Otter
creek, and during this time runner from
a party from Spotted Tail Agency arrived
conveying the news Of their approach, and
bringing ammunition. Ny Interpreter saw
one bag OF il.
The result Of the council will probably
determine their final action. / have i'm
pressed upon them that while would re-
ceive their surrender in accordance with
my original demands, and communication
heretofore reported, yet if they would be
quite ~ satisfsctory.
Many Of these Indians state that they
have never lived at the agencies, and have
never before shaken hands with the white
nan. l learn that there il . half breed
named Tom living at or near the Spotted
Tail Agency who trades ammunition to the
Indians, and had been with it into their
camp shortly before the engagement at
Wolf Moutains of January 8. Also that
there is Spaniard, name unknown, who
has . ranch near the Black Hills, engaged
i n the same business, and that the Indians
60 to his place At night to procure the am
munitiOn.
From Otter Creek, $50 Indians, chiefly
WARRIOR came here on the 18th inst, BY
sixteen chiefs and head warriors, of when
a part had been in before, all Of whom de-
sired to learn for themselves under what
conditions they could come in, and whether
the conditions were modified in accordance
with the liberal terms alleged to have been
offered through Spotted Tail Among 9TH
er thiugs they stated that he promised
them m opportunity Of obtaining abund-
ant ammunition at the agencies, which is
doubtless an unauthorized promise. The
names of the chiefs and head soldiers who
came IRE as follow: OF the Cheyennes,
White Bull Tor the Ice), Two Moons, Little |
Chief, Cd Wolf, Maggie Eagle, Little |
Creek, Spotted Wolf, Sitting Night, and |
Chief Bear Of the Sioux (Ogallalas), Wa
hatoo. Little Hawk (uncle OF Crazy Horse),
Red Horse, Rock Tor Four Crovs), Horse |
Road, Hard to Kill, and The Hump. / told |
them plainly, as had before. the terms as |
hereinbsfore given), that l would not
permit their going backwards and forwards |
between the hostile camps and this post,
and that while the Government had no de- |
sire to impoverish them, they must cheer
fully surrender such ponies and arms a ! |
might require. As they were informed by
Spotted Tails runner that the military au-
thorities directed him to say that the troops |
would be taken away from here, informed
them emphatically that the troops would be
retained here. White Bull, or the Ice,
chief and head warrior of the Cheyennes;
The Hump, head soldier of the Ossllalss
his brother Horse Road, . Sioux Chief
Little Chief, Crazy Mule, and Maggie
Eagle, Old Wolf, Little Greek, Chiefs Of the
Cheyennss, and Fast Whirl, also q Che yen
ne, remained at this place as proof Of their
good faith, and rs . guarantee that their
people will come in here and remain or 10
to their agencies. The remainder OF the
Indians left yesterday, intending to partici-
pate in the general council with Spotted
Tail, to be held on the Little Powder River,
whittier they stated their tribes would move
from the Otter Creek.
There are indications that the camp on
Powder River is breaking up. A consider
able body. estimated varieusly from so to
$50 lodges, crossed the Yellowstone and
went up Cedar Creek Feb. 26 or q. A part
Of Sitting Bulls band, as heretofore re-
ported, has taken refuge in the British
and l would request that the
mort prompt and decided measures be
t .ken 10 retain them, or to prevent them
from refiIting for hostilities against the
people of the United States Whatever
may be the result Of the facts herein rela-
TED, the conferences with the Indians
neither have delayed nor will delay active
operations, which are at this time imprac-
ticable, much less from swollen streams and
deep mud ,hsn from lack of forage. 1 have
kept the alimals on shert allowance Of ior-
age for several weeks, and shall have none
whatever . week hence. The Indians, by
coming here ~ they do, show that they
have con6dencs in me, and 1 am. Of couree,
to place conflsace in them, in order to
bring about, if Poseible, what We most de-
sire. remain. etc. NEIsoN A. MnHs,
Cslssel Fifth Infastry.
L.