Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1884, 1880-05-21
SITTING BULL SIOUX

|SII Ing BULL SlUUX
THEY ARE ANXIOUS TO SUR
GENDER IT., GEN. NILES.
Capt. Britton Sent Out from Buford
With a Detachment of the 9th
Infantry to Receive the Sur
render of the Hosti1es.
SITTING BULL WILL SURRENDER.
Especial Dispatch to The Tridune.)
Fonr KEoGH, NJ. T., May 20-The past
winter has undoubtedly been a bad one
for the Indians, as they already begin to
show signs of weakening and a desire to
surrender to the whites. Many of the
hostiles have lost their ponies-a large
number of them having been killed for
food They have been wanting ,o. sur
render all winter, but they have been told
by traders that if they did so, their ponies
every one of them finally hung. The In
dians did not believe the stories told
them, but to make certain, a grand
council Of the Sioux was held and dele
CATION of ninety chosen to visit this fort
and consult Gen. Miles. The band being
now in camp five miles north Of the fort,
Gen. Davidson, commanding the depart
ment in the absence Of Gen. Miles, sub
mitteu the proposition Of the Indians to
surrender, to Gen. Miles, now east, who
declined to accept it, as he had no means
Of supporting them, and informed them
that they must surrender at the agencies
to the military. Gen. Miles, reporting
the matter through department head
quarters, received orders from Gen. Sher-
idan that all hostiles must surrender un-
conditionally to the military authorities.
Under this ORDER Gen. Hazen, post COM
mander at Fort Buford, was instructed to
send out detail to receive the surrender
of the main band Accordingly, Capt.
Britton, with a detachment Of the 9th in
fantry, was detailed to communicate the
orders and receive the surrender of the
main camp, which is supposed to be loca-
ted on n'Poplar Creek.
LATEST ADVICES.
Fort KEoGu, NJ. r., May 21.-Seven
hundred Sioux, under" "Rain-n the Face"
who killed Custer, are now reported q
short distance north Of the Yellowstone.
opposite Fort Keogh, who arc anxious to
surrender, but do not wish to glveup their
guns and ponies. They are not in good
humor, and hostility is threatened.
THE N p. AT MILES CITY.
Especial Dispatch to IAe Tri1une.)
MILES CITY, N. r., May 21.-On the
18th inst. the Northern Pacific engineers,
under Major Dodge, locating engineer,
had located the line of the road to within
nine miles of Cabin Creek, twelve miles
west of the mouth of Glendive Creek. At
this point the road will strike the Yellow
stone In the meantime the urinary
survey under Mr.. Van Fleet has been
pushed rapidly forward from Fort Keogh,
who is endeavoring to locate the line on
the south side Of the Yellowstone to Bak-
er's battle ground, or Huntley, which is
thirty-fve miles above Fort Custer Here
will probably be the first crossing of the
Yellowstone. The line as it is now loca-
ted runs through the southeast corner of
Miles City and crosses the Tongue river
at what is known as the uppe, ford.
THE NEW GOLD FIELDS.
Especial Dispatch to The T1i6uDe)
E.,1LEs CITY, NJ. r., May 2l.-This sea
son promises general stampede to the
Big Horn gold regions. Already several
prominent men have started outfits to~the
land Of gold, notably among them Gran
Vile Stewart, Of Helena, and ex Sheriff
Irvine of Custer county, who started las
week Rich specimens Of ore are being
discovered. 1t is learned from reliable
sources that Gen Sheridan has author
iZcd 4 small company OF selulerS 10 leaVe
Fort Keogh soon for the Big Horn
country to investigate the mines and
assist in opening them up. .. '.5
CURIOUS FREAK OF LIGHTNING.
-- (Suecial Dispalch to THE Tri6une.),
FoRr BUFoRD, D. r., May 21.-On Sun
day morning, the 10Th inst, during the
heavy thunder shower, anumbcr OF Indi.
i. nc wore crOsS1nr tha naralc grounds Of
the fort, when a flash Of lightning struck
the party, killing Il squaw and her babe
and stunning the others. \ curious in
stance in connection with the matter is
the fact that although the clothing was
entirely torn off the victim, not sign ola
wound was apparent. 1@
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