Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1884, 1880-02-06
REALM OF THE ROWING REDS
THE NORTH'N SIOUX REPORT
ED ON THE VAR PATH.
Sitting Bull said to be Alone in His
Camp.--The Raid on the Unka-
papa Camp.--Revenge of
ss:sr the GrOs Ventres. 49,.
RAISING H---AIR.

! Er. the GrOs Ventres. s. .r-
| -.'5 RAISING H---AIR &Es..n ...
Fort BUFoRD, D. T., Feb. 2.-On the
2Sth ult. the Unkpapas raidcd the Gros
| Ventre camp near Glendive, capturing a
herd of ponies and crossing with them to
the east side of the Yellowstone, made
their escape without losing a brave. Ear
ly on the morning of the Goth q war party
Of Gros Ventres started on the trail Of the
hostiles determined to Overtake them and
| recapture their stock After hard ride
Of forty miles they reached the Unkapapa
camp and at eleven o'clock p. NJ, on the
Goth, the Gros Ventrcs warriors, chanting
their war song and yelling defiance to
their old enemies, 1icrcely attacked their
camp. .... --.
THE FIGHT WAS A BLOODY ONE
though not lengthy. The Gros Vcntres
re-captured their ponies and inflicted
some punishment upon the Sioux, killing
ten Of them Their own. loss is three
killed and several wounded. This morn
ing a larger party Of the Gros Ventre
soldiers under -tail-bull leave the main
camp at Glendive to pursue and fight the
hostiles It is understood that Bob-tail-
bull, who last summer was elected chief
Of the fighting men Of this band, will
keep the trail with determination to win
a great name among his people as an al
leviator Of their wrongs. Great excite
ment prevails along the Yellowstone and
some apprehension is felt by the settlers
along that river, especially in the vicini-
ty of Glendive, at the presence of these
rowing bands of hostilcs
WILLIAM CoNNoRs,
mail carrier between Fort Keogh and
this point, left Gltndive yesterday morn
ing with the eastward bound mail and
when only few miles out was attacked
by party of Sioux He had close call,
but succeeded in making his escape after
an exciting chase, reaching Morgan's
ranch, twelve miles this side of Glendive,
just ahead of his pursucrs. A rumor
reached here last nj ght that this ranch
was surrounded by the Indians, the
inmates not daring to leave the building.
This ranch is repair station of the mill
tary telegraph line and as there are num-
Der of men usually stopping there, would,
no doubt, give any party of Indians warm
reception should they rashly attack them.
LATER ADVISES
state that the Indians have rctreated from
Morgan's ranch, pr2bably thinking the
place too strong for them and have
pitched their camp about four miles from
that point.
LATEST ADvICES.
FORT BUFoRD, D. T., Feb. 5.-The des-
titute hostiles at Poplar River held anoth-
ar council on the first and at Its close an
| nounced their determination to surrender
their ponies and gus the rextday. They
say, "We are tired, we are hungry, we
want rest, we want food; at my fathers
gift house there IS plenty, and to spare,
therefore we become good Indians, we
surrender our arms and ponies and be-
come farmers" The Yanktons arc skep-
tical and say their good resolutions will
vanish like "heap smoke when spring
arrives and the grass is green. Gull, one
of the chiefs concerned, has once before
surrendered to Capt Baldwin, Of Miles
staff, but he did not prove faithful to his
agreement. The hostiles are reported as
scattered along the upper Missouri in diff
ferent camps from Wolf Point up. Seven
ty lodges are at Spread Eagle, on the op-
posite side Of the river, and the old story
is again revived that
SITTING BULL HIMSELF is ALONE -t T.
at the camp. People from the upper coun-
try seem to look with distrust upon this
surrender movement, thinking that when
the Indians will have procured food and
become once more fattened upon the ra-
tions of the government, they will leave
the agency and resort to their old tricks.
Bobtail Bulbs party has returned, failing
to overtake the Sioux, although the chase
was prosecuted with great energy. The
1 Sioux abandoned their lodges and camp
equ1ppage, and having theirponies in two
bands only one of which was captured by
the Gros Vent,es, they made good their
escape The bodies of the G:os Ventres
killed in the fight were recovered and bur-
ried. The Sioux probably lost several of
their braves as large pools Of blood were
.foun in the abandoned lodges.
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