The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-08-08
THE REDS.
sitting Bull - MoI'ided. and VIII
R-surn and Live in Peace II We
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4 The following lette written by Cfr.-.--
pher GiIson, from Miles City, Nu. III B,
shows :.~-' the ~;oux under Sitting Bu e: re
.e=iins - q rrese,.t time, and presen.> :
, , -" u, c-'1'ase view Of The situation. Mr.
Gi;son know mat h is talking about, and
being well acquainted among the Sioux, is
capable OF knowing their wants. The follow
ing is a transcript of the letter:
By request OF several Indians belou ging to
the sioux tribes write you juilv, giving the
people Of the United States their iuiI inten-
tions. would inform you and the people
generally that Sitting Bull or any other chief
belonging TO the sioux tribes does not intend
nor neither do they make any further cal
culations of ever having any further trouble
with ths whites north or south Of the line,
for the reason that they know their Iabors
would be all In Win. They are continually
talking ana conversing amongst themselves
and expressing their desire of returning and
living in peace with the whites. They Know
that the country rightIuIly belongs to them,
ana they are well aware that they cannot
mold II with their own forces, and 10 be can
did, must say tnat sitting Bull has adopted
hi own plan that is TO hold his people at
bay, aud not allow them To commit any fur
thrr de preuatiOus until such times as he can
lead tie whites 10 believe that Ills Intentions
are good. He claims yet that he considers he
committed no crime IN getting away with
ust-r. re claims he did IL in self
tfelcnse tnAl the sOllitrs ru>neu upon tutfIi
with the full Intention OF numbering every
thing IN the shape OF An Indian that came in
their reach. lie says that The Sioux Indians
represented a small cat corneIed by two
large bulldogs, and that the cat had 10 get
out OF the corner by killing the two bulldogs
ia order TO save his own Lille. ] must say that
they illustrate good maLy points well. They
intend TO Keep cool until the whole thing
bloSs over. They have an idea that they
can return with "a guarantee that they can
keep their ponies and guns. But as for ever
ri fhAF
in telling the people OF the United States,
IErough The columns of your paper, thai the
Sioux, under Sitting Buli, will never have
any further trouble with the whites. The |
Nez Perces Indians are very anxious TO re- |
turn To their own country, but Eot to the In |
dian Territory they are willing TO come any |
time provi led they can get guarantee to be |
sent back. Lieut.. Baird, from Fort Eeogh, |
made a hard struggle 10 have them return, |
but they could not give en- "A guarantee |
that they could return to their own country,
and they declined TO return. Lieut.. Baird |
d Id ali tnat an officer could do without tell
ing an untruth. His Judgment is good about |
Indians Ne and Travelled IRON a Joint on /
the Missouri riqer above FoIt Peck, TO Fort
keogh, on the Yellowstone ] did not go
over with Lieut.. Baird, but 1 came back
with him lie started from Keogh, went by
boat Ia Fort Benton, from thence TO Fort
W alsh in company with Capt. Walsh and
squ I'D OF recruits for the mounted police. /
started from Port Buiord, across the country,
and met Me>srs. Baird and " ash.
We could have brought the Nez Perces In
dams back-onx Tor taking their statements
down on paper TO be candid, they got
ting down every word they said. An Indian
lou't want any such work as that in theirs. |
rhey are like lot Of little boys that had
themselves, and the sight of a
,ourt and q bundle OF books would scare |
hem 10 death. II is the same way with an |
ddian if you want to get anything out of
nm you don't him to see any books or paper |
or the moment he sees them he is scared |
md more especially when his hands are tied. |