The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-11-21
SITTING BULL SPEAKS.
Tho Red-Handed Warrior Doesn't like
the Attraction OF Canada.
PopLAF RIVER, M. T., Oct. 26.

POPLAE RIVER, NJ. r., Oct. 26.
Having jus. returned from visit to
Wood Mountains, Northwest Province, u
post of the Canadian mounted police,
where saw and conversed at length with
Sitting Bull, Spotted Eagle, Black Bull,
White Cuts, White Eagle, The Gaul and
several others oi the leading spirits of the
Teton camp, which is at present on
Frenchmen's Creek, tributary of Milk
River. the Indian name of which is We
Saw Wackepold, or White River, SO
called from the white Tor ripe) clay
which is found on its bauks, I send YOU
the result.
Sitting Bull l found at first quite reti-
cent; but under the influence of cup
of coffee with sugar I'd Hbitum and the
soothing influence Of smoke, he at last
opened out. He said that the White
Mother was good, and that the Long
Lance Major Walsh) was a good man,
and that the half breeds were good, but
that this was not such good country rs
the Yellowstone and Black Hills, and
that often he thought of old times.
What he wanted was for all the soldiers
and agents TO go away, and he would go
back TO his old home. All he wanted
was traders. They were good agents
and soldiers were 'wacktishney''--a word
hard to translate, bu: which means par
ticularly bad in general sense.
Black Bull spoke 10 me privately, and
told me he did not like to stay in Canada,
and would come back to the agencies at
tho first chance, but that the rest pre-
vented him. ! found this to .tie the sen
tlment of great many, but that the In
dian soldiers would not allow them to
come back ~ l7s1ii' a5aiin '+a
1t looks ss ifthe Indians would have
hard time this winter. The buffalo are
all travelling south of the Missouri, and
without buffalo starvation must ensue.
Very erroneous ideas as to the traffic
of ammunition (6xedD seem to prevail
generally among whites on this side of
the line. The sale is by no means indis-
crimnate; no ammunition is sold with
out permit from the commanding officer
of the Mounted Police. Of course he is
best able to decide the requirements of
the Indians, and of course without am
muaition they cannot kill buffalo, and
while there saw several agency Indians
refused the permit to trade. Major
Walsh refusing them on the around that
they were not residents.
often see reports of the liability of
Sitting Bull to menace the whites on this
side of the line. Such is not the cese,
and the scare that periodically comes in
the neighborhood of Benton arises from
the fertile imagination of some would-be
hero: Sitting Bull and all the chiefs that
l talked with land this is the opinion of
the police who have daily intercourse
:ith thom) said that the idea of war with
the United States is not at all Thought of
by the Indians, VINO ure smart enough to
realize that they would lose the present
position ;=;::i :.:a Canada. 53Y-s. ::.;.::,
and could gain nothing from the United
States.
While at the Wood Mountain a young
buck came up from a camp of runaways
from the Spotted Tail Agency, who had
crossed the Missouri just at the mouth of
Milk River. He said that his camp con-
sisted of thirteen lodges, and that a great
many would attempt to get north this
winter. He said that the Cheyennes
would break out in q short time. The
Cheyennes he referred to were those who
surrendered to General miles last year,
and if they do it will be bad forthe white
settlers Cor. Chicago Tribune.