The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-08-16
SITTING. BULL.
brkable Career of the Sioux
Chief.


inent Inc Bulls surrender may be said to
nion ca one of the most remarkable careers in
ernal history. As a fighter he undoubtedly
higher than the Seminole chief, Billy
nell vi rs, who gave General Scott so many
, have in Florida. As a diplom atist he heads
AS strategist and commander he
among ned the title of the Sioux Napoleon.
made avorabe comparisons must end, how
flere is nothing in his life that can
Of coun end him to civilization. A savage in
ort Of crst sense, he has despised our institu-
'arriag and seldom missed an opportunity to
and mutilate the whites who have
ecreta into his hands, committing ontrages
Irish I'VE shocked every sense of hur' anity.
all freview of some of his acts, h. ever,
IN over owe of interest: Fourteen years ago he
sa did hat is known as blanket Indian on
Is Of ns In 1869 he began to show that
eft auy lefant spirit, and hatred OF our race
ue to subsequently, placed the nation in
I've ling. At that time General Henry A.
,ent was in command of the United
lccomN forces at Fort Buford on the Missouri
e pleng Various depredations were reported
eer to vicinity of Buford, and these were
Id do ID to Sitting Bull. The willy Indian de-
has i b know ledge of these matters. Soon
shou ters entered on campaign of retalia-
oppOS ND one of Bulls warriors was killed.
hou!d declared all unjust act at leprisal,
may Eowed his intention of avenging the
atives of the Indian. General Morrow, on
use Of this, arranged TO meet Sitting Bull.
lis couu convinced that in this inst ance the set
!ainst Eere wrong, Nor row paciied him by
presents on the dead, pursuant to In
Presided usage In so doing, however, he Gre
said: dangerous enemy. His spirit of in
able hence became known, the bold In
i mach Hocked around him from all quar-
Dme wg nd bs soon found himself at the head
hen | Of the most powerful and most dan.
not h bands Oh the plains. And, as his
srcouE Increased in strength, Sitting Bulls ar
nfortsb and teroclty became more marked.
sh sbiH used 10 live on a reservation, went into
essels, in wild part of the country on the
for Estone river, and claimed all the land
md VIII The stream and its tributaries. Early
n from year 1875 some settlers from Montana
at M )Own the Yellowstone and built fort
re efed e territory claimed by the Indians.
here vi Bull ordered them away. They paid
exciteD Fnton to him and he sent some men
lt OF In but hem up in their stockade. One Of
nd ner Bulls invaders was KILLED by the
r people then Sitting Bull retaliated by kill
e time of the Montanians. This opened a
e them lcl lasted until January, 1876. Fort
killed d as the settlers called their inclosure,
a long bed only II whites, against whom 500
were sent. The siege was complete.
---- fee months the whites kept the savages
,roeon during which period six of their num-
rerv sad Pc killed and nine wounded. The
of seard pms at Fort Pease gave Oat and starva-
+ cavd 'eatehed TO make short work OF the
Id he sui mountaincers. 1t was then resolved to
The acca help, and two men left the fort one
nointeI fnder the cover of darkness and sue
( NAV in reaching Fort Ellis after a perilous
. fourh on foot; on February 20, 1876. The
nee tha vas given, and General Terry, the de-
lrgeoas |" commander, ofdered tha' fot
be relieved Immediately and at all
p Within two days four companies
Virgin ias n''.- .''a'o, :,... ,oo
..,. M Crow Indians were on the march.
Bull withdrew before the troops
M Fort Pease, ON March 9th, without
e and do e "e'.A. -,s '
Nose" 'a' ''"'''s a." u 'n' oii'"S''' :,
nan. As SION as the MontaniaLs had
,.d.a ekef away Sitting Bull set fire to and
7Orthles 49,
nts as psl at Fort Ellis war was declared
rds, he ottlng Bull. lie was ordered to sur
cted to within ten days. He failed to come
Generals Crook, Terry and Gibbon
e department of the Platte, Dakota
ections with heavy columns and in,
to capture or destroy him and his
Sitting Bull had gathered bis warrior:
Rosebui, where General Gibbor
him. His camp, which was sever
Dng, contained about 5000 men, wnmcL
ldren-the fighting men Numbering
Id haye to make withhis six hundred
Pa kept on the opposite side of the
Tone until reinforcements arrived