, 1879-07-19
THE HOSTILE SIOUX.
Our Correspondents Expe'
rjences and Observa-
tions Among
II i T.. Them.
i s1,he Average Teton an Even.
!. Tempered, Gentlemanly
4 Sort Of d Fellow,
Fond Of His Home and Family, Con-
stitutionally Hungry, and Al
ways Full Of Fun.
The Interview with Siltiug.Bull--1Tha
Worthy, Though Not, chisf, tho
: Absolute Boss Of tlle 0ntGt. p
Iia Power Founded on the Reputation
We Havo t1ivcn Him---Which
Is Why He Favors Peace
Incidents or tho Visit Ia The Un-ca-pa:pa
Camp-l.edsk!n Views Of Our
lndian Po)icJ.
The sayages Tally Acquainted with onr
Military Moyelnents-Evory Frontier
Fort Invested with Their Scouts:
/ Ferilaus TRIP Down Tho Missouri Rissr.-'ottt'ug
OF That Tea-fhousaad-Word Dispatch
to The Tribune.
His Power Founded on the Reputation
We Havo hivcn Him---Which
Is Why He Favors Peace
Incidents or The Visit Ia The Un-ca-pa:pa
Camp-1sedsk.n Views Of Our
Indian P0]icJ.
Tbs sayages fully Acquainted with Our
Military Movements Every Frontier.
Fort Invested with Their Soouta.
/ rerllous TRIP Down Tho Missouri l!ssr'-'otttius
OF Tint Tta-Thousaad- Dispatch
to The Tribune.

sp,e,n, ce+rspondenes ot Tho 7rnnne.
Fonr ABRAHAM LINCOLN. D. r., July 15-
Whla not prepared to insist that tho 1loattle
Sioux ,s as nnoc,1ous being as Mai. Walsh
would seem to Indicate In tho interview recently
puhliahea in The TnlnuaE, yet ! am forced to
i eoufess that, during two months' so1ourn with
the Indians, aaw tho possibility Of much good
In the Teton Nazareth. It Is impossible Tor
man prcjudiced az IN American must ncccsasa-
IL bo to suddenly recognize many Of the virtues
i that MAI. Wa'sh las discovered dur
ing astwo ycas.' residence with 6i.tng-
& Bulls band; but tic man who gains the
confidence Of the Sioux Chiefs, and to whom
they will talk unrcstrsincdy, cannot resist the
impression that they are thoroughly hepest In
j the conviction TINT they have been uniustlY
4 de:It with, md havs been hunted and perse-
c,.tcd until existence Inns become wfotehca to
them.
When Irst went Into that part Of tho band
located around Wood Mountain, 1t was With oil
the fccliogs OF disgust and hatred that nn
American citizen naturally imbtbcs from tho
loose reposts anti scattered rutnors that have
given tho Tctons ttlctr reputation. It took but
N few tlays to develop tho fact that in many re.
6pccts these 1ntinns
HAD DEEM THANKFULLY MfsRErREsENTED:
hhllt uetVtM4hGo'to GSs ~ Ho oo'sS: @.-.e' :
went into tic triGa and studied It's character
istlcs af my leisure. A. fortunate Incident. OF
which hnyo written you before, afforded nc
material nil; tlut was curing tho sprhined foot
Of Ltttle-knlie. one of The influential Chiefs of
the nation. Grateful for relief from pain, tho
Chief sought mo and after d little + was
ndoptcd Into his family His aifec-
ton for mo grew stronger and stronger,
until he wanted me to injury hta .icce,
settle down as ono Ut .hta family. throw OIL my
allegiance to white ways and customs. md adopt
the habits md dress OF tho Un-ca-pa-pas. Old
US he is, lie, promised to take the war-tral and
tcaeh mo to hunt tho Crows; show mo the uso
of the scalptnG tntfc, and, IN short, tsnin INC In
the ways aud admontt!ona OF the sayage. TAX
Ing his promises ard dotnnuds. under considers
tlon, fscqueuted bis lodge. aud was treated
na member Of the family. Here ! came III
contact with InQian character in whatever purity
II may possess; and here, too, l was
brought Into close commuptun with many
of the warriofs Of thd trtr, who talked
freely in my. presence, nud dlacussed with me
the condition OF the Sioux nation aud Its rela-
tons 10 tie whites. Over and agan have per-
pctratod the Tcrpaiehosean art IS socially prac-
uccd BY the American saYngo whou.arouatl by
good news. My atlopted father md brother
,abore1 Ionr with ,1;e ton
TEACH NE THE cnow s7rr,n
that / m,cbt dapco with ths rest when news
came that tho '" Couges had occu defeated t,y
the Un.ea-pa-pas, And. when tho information,
tcorrect or othcrutsc) began to flow tu Of grcat
Victories gained by The tribe uyer It's, oocu,!cs.
i haYp hoppcd arount o. lively "a thu
llvclcat In celebration Of the cvunt, and painted
my ytsnga IN gorgeous etreaks to testify my
glory In the triumph. All this Ia merely to In
lieato tho iatimacy Of the terlns OIL which /