, 1877-11-27

In iu.tire tu lnYa'1f. ! think, however. in JUS
tiee To tue troops ENGAGED, i. justice to tho men
lold exposure. who fought most man
fully ami hrayely, who chccrially lad down
their Hive. In that far-od land, that their move
one, planned BY n,Y.elf, accomplished by them
trneh hard marching and desperate struggles
and fighting, and oil the sNcec.sfu' rcsn': may
b. attributed to them. ami IN sIe!r pruwcss n1lh
fortituIc throughout tie can,p,tan."
"Ucncsai, San you give any details OF the
II am Wiling to give all the information
can, always. have only at,out ;ao fighting men
In mY command. Part Of them l,ad already
marched a,5oo mile*, following La,ne nce.,s
hand, and ono cotaI,any had onl! arrived the
tesnbcr. We captured tho Nez Perccs simply
because VIC bad them ln a sarine Trim w1ich
they couldn't get away. It was 10 suFrendef'
II WAS 4 CAPTURE.
We fought them tor two hour, Or more and
drove them into the raytno away from their
horses, which we're 0razinR IN the Tailey. !
never carry on a1 Indian campaign p i1i1%we 1,,,ns
| They can be taken By SURPRISE as we'll a. any
other enemy. There is no doubt about that. !
always keep posted on their movements through W
lian., but always keen my column out q sight
until It Is tins TO strike. Why. IN the Sez
l'crccs campaign VIVA llO miles away at ono
thcm them Just tie sa.ne. not following .hs,n
UP, but rather heading then, OIL. VIC
| marched pyes 5U1 miles after Chief Joseph and
TITS band w .tarte ft2n @ the e. le!to"sfons
the east eide Of ihe Little Roek!cs and The hear
Paw Mountains"
The General here drew sketch Of the route,
md showed how Joscpl md lis band llat start.
I'd norihward from Oregon Into Montana, and
how he moved fro1n the Satinnnl tark, On thcc
Yellowstone, Down 10 tic time he destroyed
and surrender. anu how he had cfcckuatcd him
| lly hts {Afifc41 Upptnltc movement. ,
The Hencral continued:
awhile my troops. weso tnarch!ng around
the Little Rockies aud Bcar-paw Mountains,
was gathering Information from snf own scouts,
Indianst aud spies. When ! struck the Sez
Perces there was no cof1naiid following them.
and none within 100 miles Of the lrail. Thirty
days before W. capiurcl the Eez rerccs n1y
trttpps wure chasing the sioux. nnd sixteen days
Itforc our fight with Joseph uni bis band was
'lU miles awar from the bcaf-faw hountaisis.
. III tI,Is ttage Gen. Miles said: ~ don't
r | know that ought to say anything about this
heht for publications. as It might stir up co''-
The reporter asked:
/ "po yoa attribute any especial motive to
t Chief Joseph for ,,
c 81 give him credit for spar'sg prisonera. lie
r conducted careful, skilltul, and humane cam.
6 paigu as ever was conducted by Al lndian. ne
Is lie hes. speesmen of u North A1ns.iean lntl'a
y Sitting Uuil. Jo*euh Is humane. Sitting Bull
j. il the mont perfect savagc + ever met
o.ss rstfSt, s'1as s'ssai'S ssis 1ss s''i *a' a
4. to temain savage. liz desn!scs civilization
10 liz sal 10 ms last fall, r want I" beau ln.l!an
ant, don't want to be mn Agency lndi4It
', with Sitting bull. eaH that. II ts never ns'.
- use TO argue with M Indian nlt! yon l!av
?, whipped l!ut. Sitting Bull lad larger follow
- Ing than Joseph. the f0rnGr had over l,0o
ID warriors, Willie the latter had only about eGo."
G. .uAp THE HEz PEncEs ANT HEAL GRIEVANCE
which caused them 10 20 to warin
tv .Ycs, ~ they had port'qn q ~ the e,st rcsc,
#, 1ncnt was taken from them wttlt.ut their con
seut. They were cheated and dttsaudcd In ,va
cr riaus ways. TIT white people were bound 1
~ Good ia'ui. The Ncz l'crccs wrrc tust approach
' lng civilization. sumc had Eool fErrit MI
stock. Thcy could SPEAK Englla1'. They worEc r +:
n, h r.';s Mra tGss ssi t. 10
rs 1uscpA Christ!anlzctlf" ....
L. ~ don't know ~ what extent. lie wns nc
49, au advocate VI Tue wnr, and all through lc W
a,i killing of people III the white settlements.
~ "'Theb the war was not his c!l0osiuEii
70, vile coqnselc'!, ogn!1st #, sud told bis pc
We, =" What arc they going to do with the N
m- u hayo no idea What they will DO with thes
suppose they VIII bc sent to tho 1nli1n Tc
| l
+ werr 49l Ut thclu. all told"
Have You any plans as u what should
NIX done with thenr" ..
- ~ llavc ina,ic m Official Recommendation
Ct | tho Department, md therefore would rot III
&. to give any views, Gnd especially II they We
~, MT carried out, ss they arc nt best oniy su
oEc rcstIous forwarded to hcatilansttra-"
.u !" DD you think thr Nck Pcrers arc now
.E- clintd towards pcr,nancnt peacrf'
- NYts, Sir, they have given up entirely. tt
- have Lccn bxtlly cu. to l,crrs. They liasc Il
al,uut forty tn kllei, inrluling tlUse Lost Iii t
fight, nMl those killed by the Chcyenues n
Ass!ntbolncA.h
lIays the Ncz Perycs anything lett ~
md "Ihcy hayc nothing except their clotlhy
robes, mud BLANKETS. They ila,i necun,uiat
.ca r0,I,s properly. Ons old man hat saved 1914
@ ese wien lu went Into the war, kGtpI Ut Which
ecu lad I'll ready money. The krz Prrers were
LAY mort entcrpriehg, prosperous, anu tntElltss
tho WI ll2.! previous to their lAtu WIZ"
csu Thc Interview here tlosct. Gen. Miles ]
nv laat night for Cleveland, mid from there
' "! goes East.