Bismarck tri-weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1875-1881, 1877-07-11
BISMARCK, D 4, WEDNESDAY, JULY 1877
SITTING BULL.

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State OF the Old Scalperis Medicine
Declares he has Buried the Hatch
et-White Dogs Humiliation, &c.
Correspondence Benton Record.
FoRr WALSH, May 5Oth, 1S77.-OD
the 7th Of last month information was
received here that Sitting Bull had
crossed the line and was camped with
about 1000 warriors on White Mud
river, about thirty miles from Fort
Walsh. Aajor Walsh, with character
istic promptness, set out at once to in
teryiew the famous red, his escort con-
sistiDg Of but four men. Arriving ct
the spot, the H.jor and his small psrty
actually slept in the Sioux camp oil
night, and in the morning held . coun.
Gil with the chiefs. He msde no effort
to conciliste the ferocioul red, but In
formed him in the most unmistakable
terms that # he desired to remain on
British soil there was but one way that
he could do it-by strictly obeyiDg the
laws Of the Northwest Territory. Sit.
ting Bull replied that he had buried the
hatchet and was willing to submit to
any restrictions that might be placed
upon him.. He was then informed that
he would be allowed to purchase q suf-
fcient quantity of ammunition to keep
himself and family in food, but that if
he attempted to take or send . single
cartridge across the line, all supplies
would be stopped at once.
Sitting Bull stated that he had trav-
eled three hundred miles without meet
ing q white man, but had crossed .
great many trails. He does not. boast
much of his success on the Yellow
stone, but attributes it to the favorable
state of his medicine and the influence
of the Great Spirit.
White Dog, an Assinaboin CHEZ, and
a notorious william at that, appeared
with three horses, evidently stolen, just
as the party was leaving the camp.
After short consul ltation, which salts
fed the Major that the horses did not
belong to the chief, he ordered White
Dog and his men to dismount, which
they did very reluctantly. AS there
were no witnesses against the men,
they were allowed to depart, but the
horses were taken from them and turns
ed over to one of the policemen with
orders to see that they were delivered
to the rightful owners. Sitting Boil
and his people witnessed ':the whole
proceeding, and were, no doubt, much
impressed by the Majors manner o1
dealing with horse thieves. White
Dogs face betrayed the humiliation he
felt, and as he was moving off he nuts
tered something about meeting again
Whereupon the Major called lhim back
and made him apologize. .lunder a threat
that he would shackle and convey him
to the Fort. ,.i.-.s-.5.5. 80
/ understand that Sitting Bull was
very anxious to have White Dog join
him against the Americans last sum.
mer, and offered him over one hundred
head of horses if he would take part in
the campaign. He is q hard case and
quite as dangerous as Sitting Bull.
His affair with the Major was well
timed to teach the Sioux, useful lesson
at this early period of their sojourn
upon Canadian soil.
There are large numbers of Indians
camped on this side of the line now,
with prospects of heavy reinforcements
from all the tribes on the American
side, for even the Crows and Flatheads
have stated their intention of moving
this way. Whether it is the good man
agement of the Mounted Police, or the
course the buffalo have taken that has
thus induced these Indians to leave
their old stamping grounds on the
American side and smoke the pipe of
peace in Her Majesty's dominions, ]
know not, but it seems reasonable to
suppose thstif the justice and wisdom
of Major Waish's course were not evi-
denf n kha rAf1s thew w0uld not rema