Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1884, 1880-11-19
SITTING BULL.
scout Allison Has a Word to Say
About the Old Man.
(CDerSuL D;snnfch tn the TrihunH.1
! XLLIsON's REPORT

3 Especial Dispatch to the 7'ribuns)
ALL1soN's REPORT
Fort BUFoRD, Nov. 13.-I notice in
THE TRIBUNE of Nov. 5th the article
from Wolf Point and one from Keogh or
the Sitting Bull question. Our friend
writing from Wolf Point begins by say
ing that the report that Sitting Bull is
about to surrender is false, and proceeds
TO give what he calls the true situation.
Thefact is, he knows nothing about the
situation, and the general opinion of
which he speaks has but been borne out
by facts. left tins post on the Oath of
last month, under instructions from Maj
Brotherton, commanding the post, taking
with me four mule team with small
load of provisi ems and one soldier. II is
we'll known that it is always customary
on visiting hostile Indians to take along
small feast for the purpose Of getting
the Indians together for council.
SITTING BULLS STRENGTH.
There are in Sitting Bulbs camp about
nine hundred Indians, and l took with
me q small load. barely enough to give
them feast withoutappearing contempt
ible.f NV interview with Sitting Bull
and his prncipaImen was entirely sat-
isfactory. He had made all agreement
with Maj Walsh not to make a treaty
willlanyone until Maj. Walsh returned
from.the east, he promising 10 return by
Df 4i,;c Mai Walsh y
the time of the agreement was an officer
anel representative Of the British govern
.ment and he, Sitting Bull, feels under
legation to keep his promise If Major
Walsh does not return upon the time
stated the agreement is at an end and Sit
ting Bull will come to Fort Buford and
SURRENDER TO MAI. BROTHERTON.
Mak Walsh is not coming back, so the
surrender may be confidently expected.
,Everetts life or liberty was not otthreatened
Fin any way while he was in the camp.
Sitting BuA says that any Of Gen. Miles
scouts may visit him without fear, but
that he has no confidence In them, and he
Will make no reply to what they say to
him. He says that his people could not
lie induced to go to Keogh and says that
lie wiiilts peace and means what he says
Large nefOe Oh c8CLle nave Oeeu uTlVcu
past his camp within sight of it all sum.
mer without being molested by them.
Thes present negotiations with Sitting
Bull are being conducted by Mai. Broth
crton through me, which fact is entirely
ignored by your correspondent, although
they know that such is the case, and y
successful Issue of the present negotia-
tions will he due entirely to the
STEPS TAKEN BY MAI. BROTHERTON.
leave tomorrow for Ruined Timber,
where am to meet Sitting Bull when he
will come with me to this place, provided
the troops do not frighten him away. /
don't know where your Keogh cores.
pondcnt gets his information IN regard
20 Sitting Bull, but much Of 1t is wrong.
Sitting Bull knows nothing about Walsh's
scheme to put him on exhibition, and
has no notion of deserting his people for
the purpose of making show of himself.
You may expect soon to hear OF his sur
render, but not to General Mi}eS nor
through the efforts of his emissary Mr..
Evalt, better known AS "Watogla."
E II. ALLISON