Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1877-06-14
The Little MUDDY
Bat tie.
SITTING BULL.


;, ;, of Sitting Bull, would seem to secu
some endorsement from the fact that i
:. dian runners assert his positive particip
:, :, ton IN the late battle on the Little Mudd,
:" Sheridan is advised that he ''had con
:. down to the Rosebud, and Joined Lam
>, Deer's band, and that there were abo,
:. 100 lodges In ALL" These runners, clam
ing to have been in the camp when q
tackled, declare ''thc white soldiers droy
!. the Sioux from the village, held it again.
= repeated charges of Sitting Bull and hi
warriors, and that that Chief and his pee
pie have fed toward Powder River.
However, the Department of the Interio
= has an Ottawa dispatch of 5th inst. assert
!, ing the "probabllity' of Sitting Bull
continued presence at Wood Mountain.
The Bismarck Tribune of the Both ulte
also says Sitting Bull is believed to be o.
Milk River, near the British line, with 10
lodges and probably 500 warriors.
: Our dispatch. which came from relia
bic source, has caused no little speculat!o,
! in military circles here, and while 1t ant
r the Indian story above given may form
but an accidental coincidence, we are dis
Z posed to give both some credence. HAY
ing no reason 10 suspect Sitting Bull,
participation in the fight, we imagined III
trail (if, indeed. it was hls) indicated
either his approach to surrender at Tongue
River, or an attempt to encircle the CON-
mand then camped upon the Rosebud.
The first idea receives come support from
the assertion of these runners, that "Sit-
ting Bull wanted to hear through them
how Crazy Horse had been treated, and
that he stated he could Zone dispatch
says 'wouli') 60 in and surrender with
all his people," We hope soon to receive
|definite information upon all points sug
gested.
THE FIGHT.
The Bismarck Tribune in its account
supports IN all main particulars our spe-
cial report-addlng that "somc weeks ago
Gen. Miles learned through Indian sourc.
es that there was large party of Indians
on the Rosebud who refused to return to
the agency, and who had jeer those
who had determined 10 surrcn der, heaping
upon them insults which ranked in their
savage breasts until they determined to
see whether the savage brsggarts would
kill their s4uaws and children and figh,
to the last, as they threatened to DO, in
case the soldiers should come after tn m. :"
1.-The march was long one-circuitous
trails were made 10 order to escape the
observation of the Indians; stealthy
marches through ravines and winding
around prominent points, occasionally
passing through bad lands, being the gen.
raj rule.
md Casey detachment rushed through
he village and captured about five hun.
lred ponies which were grazing below it,
While Tyler's and Norwood's companies
# the 81 Cavalry were operating on the
'orth side of the creek with view to in
creeping the flight of the Indians in
hat direction. This battalion was SUD.
'orsed by Capt Wheelsn's company. and
4 that part of the field hot engagement 1.
nsued, In which
LIEUT., FULLER,
t The I'd Cavalay was wounded. 4 ball
assing through the upper portion of the :
reast near the shoulder. A hairs breadth !
ither way would have made his wound a I.
,ortal one." He was twice fired upon =
y Indians pretending to surrender, but :,
both cases the hosiiles were instantly =
illed.
THE ARMY VICTIMS. .
The Tribune states that Glaskovskv r
ompsny F, was killed while guarding
70 pack mules and met his fate like !,
rave man and true soldier a. he was. 2
rough his three comrades, when sud denly :
Etacked, fed, and the Indians captured y
bout four thousand rounds of ammuni. =
on"-one of the necipg party Il Ser. !.
eant) being disgraced by Ger. Miles in a,
'nsequcnce. and Springer, company H, 8,
'ce:ying the ball intended for General .
lilies. =
CAPT. wHEkLAN AND sEHdRAHT pAvI, Ili
ave both been credited with the killing c,
Lone Deer-the CoURrER's special re- ltl
ort according the act 10 Capt. Wheelan. Il
I'd the official report (also published by ri
}. from notes furnished BY Sergeant lct
|cBlain) creditinG it to Sergeant DAVIS. III
he Tribune now gives the following yer. ia
on: r.
Zen. Miles had given imperative or. ii
.rs torbidding the harming of any women II
ID children, aud caused his Interpret era n
shout, - they advanced, that oil who b.
'rrendered would be protected. Al he III
lvanced through the village, Lame Deer. d.
'ked to the waist inside his way to him
It'll emo head outstretched, but with the st
her he held his carbine. The General B
'ook hands with him. 1t Baird shaking =,
'nds With Iron Star. who appeared in ala,
agnificsnt Indian costume, HE war bon. |cu
It being composed of sixty eagle feathers. e,
hich huse from crown to heel. three B
ecss Of yellow lace. probably relics oflo,
% Custsr fight. depeDd ding from eithsrlS
d. Gen. 1ilss mouoned TO the ehisfslu