Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1879-11-01
FROM sIrTISG.BuLL,s CAMP.
Interview With skunk Horse, Recently
from ..White Mothers Country"

s--l<a>t night iilc Siptsiitl VI the oiict
informed the Agent that Skunk Horse
(Northern Sioux Indian) who left the
old Red Cloud Agency on the Missouri
River, in the fall of 1873, with Big
Roads band, and went north and Joined
Sitting-Bull has just returned, and was
fresh and hot from the hostile camp
The gentleman was sent for and brought
to Dr. McGillicuddy's office without de-
Law. Mr.. Horse is about 80 years of
age, ) feet IL inches in height, broad
shouldered, light complexion (for an
Indian), round chest, full face, bright,
black eve, good natured and rather u
iolly-looking countenance, wears a
blanket, calico shirt, abbreviated pants,
SLOUGH hat, cartridge-belt, knife, gun
and revolver. He told his story sub
stantially as follows: In 1873 we were
living with the Ogalallas at the forks of
the White River. One day our band
concluded that We did not want to get
beef any more, but would rather 90
north, live in biz country. hunt buffa-
10 and be free to do as we pleased. We
then went direct TO Sitting-Bull's camp
on the Milk River. | have been there
ever since that time. Last fall large
party of Nez Perces came among us. and
they are up there now; said the soldiers
took all their hounds and every thing
they had, and would have taken them
had not they escaped and fled into the
'.White Mothers (Canada) country.
Sitting-Buli is not chief of the North
ern Indians Black Moon is head chief
Black Moon is President; Sitting-Bull,
Secretary of War; Iron Crow, General;
and Big Road is Brigadier-General. /
was with the Northern Indians when
Gen. Miles got after them this summer
on Milk River. We came over here to
hunt buffalo. Did not intend to fight.
Did not want to fight. Black Moon and
Sitting-Bull promised the White Mother
if she would consent to let us come over
into this country to hunt we would no.
modest any body. The White Mother
said that if we did any thing bad we
would not be allowed to come back into
her country. We knew that Gen. Miles
was coming after us several days before
he made the attack. Three thousand
Indians with guns and cartridges stood
on the banks Of canyon and saw his
command pass through. The tempta-
ton was great, and some of the Indians
wanted to repeat the Custer massacre,
hut the head men would not allow it.
The Indians were excited, and had
there been shot fired, accidentally or
otherwise, the whole command would
have been exterminated Not man
could have gotten out of the canyon
alive We then tried to avoid meeting
g
his way. so we ran back over the line,
and thereby kept our promise with the
White Mother. The army got too close
on to us just before crossing the line and
fired at Us. killing five of our men.
None We're wounded. Many Of the
Northern Indians would come into the
agencies if they could. but it is almost
impossible to get on this side of the line
without running on some Of the soldiers
and getting killed.
We three left there about the middle
of last month and travelled in the night
and kept hid in daytime, and in that
way managed TO get through. Were
81 days coming down. Did not see a
enne River. There we saw three, and
attempted to go to them, but they stood
US off and said they were afraid Of us.
We expect to go back in about a month
and tell the Northern Indians how Red
Cloud and Spotted Tail are getting
along The half-breeds captured by
Gen. Miles had ammunition, but only
for the purpose of hunting buffalo. Could
have rescued them from the army, but
knew the army would not harm them,
only take them down on the Yellow
stone and feed them. There are plenty
of buffalo in the North. They move
from one place to another. When they
come into the White Mothers country
we have plenty to eat, but when they
leave and 90 over into this country we