Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-06-21
SITTING BULL.

Canadian Ad,iccs as 10 the SionN
Chief--.Ilc does not Wish 10 Return
10 the uuiicd States, and May At
tempt 10 Clean Out the British
Indians.
Winnipeg Free Press, MAY ~
Mr.. Thomas Nowcomh, late of the
Mounted Police Force, IN brother of
the Dominion Lands agent Mt Elmer.
son, arrived ut Emerson ON Saturday
morning from Cypress Hills, N. w. r.,
10y way of Fort Benton and Fargo.
He made the trip from Cypress Hills
in two weeks. At Fargo he met the
recruits for the Mounted Police Force
on their way Ia the northwest. As
MIR. Ncwcomh is Just from the neigh
borhood Of Sitting Bulls camp, our
correspondent ut Emerson interviewed
him for news from TINT quarter. lie
says the number Of INDIANS cnmpcd nt
Cypress Hills il from 10000 10 10000,
about onc-lourth being warriors, we'll
armed with modern weapons, and sup
Piled with ammunition and horses. So
far as he could ascertain they have no
intention To return to the United States,
either ms friends or enemies, but pro-
posed to remain in British America
Knowing that the country cannot sun
port both them and the native Canadian
Indians for any great length Of time,
they feel that they must be prepared
for contest, and they keep we'll to.
gether, exercising II vigilant guard and
watch Mt thciy various camps MIR.
Newcomb further says that Sitting Bull
appears to be losing influence among
his people. His lodge il surrounded by
the Ncz Pcrces (about 100 IN numberl
ny u bodyguard.
There arc two great binds Of Amcr.
can refugee Indians cncampcd about
twcnty-four miles apart, tho one Sit
ting Bulls band Of GOO lodges, d 1900
fighting men, and The other the band of
which Crazy Horse was the chief, con
tanning 400 lodges or 2,400 fighting
men. The latter band arrived nj the
cast end Of Cypress Hills on the 23d of
March. Their lodges are ovcrcrowded,
many lodges having been lost during
the pursuit by the American troops.
They are well armed with army car
bincs, and nbundantly supplied with
ammunition and new clothing They
have five or six thousand horses. With
this great reinforcement II is believed
the Sioux are in position to defeat the
British Indians if they attack them.
the British lndinns assembled in March
ut the forks Of the Bow and Belly rivers
TO deliberate on their course, and il
they have hitherto RETAINED from hos
Titles against the intrudcrs il IL prob
ably owing To the efforts Of the officers
Of the Mounted Police. There has been
some stealing Of horses from the Sioux
by the Assiniboincs, which il often
prelude Of war The British Indians
are about 100 miles west oil the Sioux
The Sioux are about fifty miles from
Fort Walsh, ut which post there were
fortnight ago two troops Of Mounted
Police (B and i, with troops G and u
on the way there to strengthen the
post and for squadron drill. More mt
tenton is being paid TO drill than here
tofore.
/ Fort Walsh has no defensive strength,
being commanded by hills, but II fort IL
to he, built this summe. on higher
ground. If so disposed, these Indians
are straog enough toswecp the Mounted
Police and every white man from the
northwest. The question arises, wheth-
or the northwestern settlements should
be left 20 the mercy Of these sayagcs
II cannot be supposed that Canadians
bcgrndgc the money q maintain
sufficient military force AZ the west, and
tire Dominion Government should have
the courage ID ask IL.
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