Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1884, 1881-08-05

ana ureary one. NOW anu tueu 4 melau.
choly wall or monotonous chant could
be heard, but BY one O'Clock all was quiet
In the stiffness of the night, beneath a
cloudless sky, studded with millions of
bright twinkl1ng stars, the tall weeds and
luxuriant underground waved gently to
and fro over the sleeping forms ofthe once
brave andl mighty warriors; and this
scene scarcely a half dozen miles from
the Custer flats, and in country well
known by the..Indians, and which recalled
a fierce battle or pleasant hunt. Think
ing this quietude monotonous, the TR1B-
UNE man sought Captain Clifford, and be-
sides enjoying fragrant Havana, listened
to the stories of frontier life as seen by
one of the governments most trustworthy
servants. 80,
IN RELATION TO THE SURRENDER.
The Captain said: Having received
information that Sitting Bull was ready
to come in / left Buford with Sergeant
and five half.breed scouts at an early hour
in the morn and went to meet him. After
marching about sixty miles we found Sit.
ting Bull and his band in camp about ten
miles northwest Of Sand Buttes. The
traditional "How," was all the greeting
received. We countermarched
that day and went into camp.
The next morning, July 18, after
a long rambling talk, Sitting Bull asked,
''What is the reason they put my daugh-
ter in irons? What has she done? What
will they do with me?" tried to calm
his fears, and told him his daughter had
not been put in irons. What would gain
by lying to you? The United States gov
ernment has no cause to lie to you. It
was in spirit Of mercy that you were
sent for; they wish to settle this great
question forever. put knife in your
hands, and if am living to you. you may
kill me. This, however, did not seem to
satisfy the great chief, and having re-
peated his question, and declined to &C
cept my reiteration of the truths He
said,
Il DON T BELIHVE YOU.
I told him I was not in the habit of
lying to either white or red men, after
which the cow versation ended. We then
took up the march and reached Buford
at 2:15 3. M, July 10. a detachment was
then sent out to hunt an aged squaw, who
had wandered away to dig pomme
blanc, or white apple, and got lost. Dur
ing the first day the 1873 Indians in the
band made themselves as comfortable as
possible, but Sitting Bull requested that no
one speak to him, and his request was
granted. On the morning of the Goth he
went up to see Maj. Brotherton, and told
him that he wanted six chiefs and his
daughter, at Fort Yates, to come up and
see him. Maj. Brotherton said, "You
must obey the commands Of the Great
Father, and go where he sends you"
Sitting Bull replied, Il am entitled to
some consideration from the government
and the Great Father, as I have never re-
celved handful of corn from the United
States authorities. l come (he did not
say surrender) and yield to the wishes of
the gov ernment not on my own account,
but because my women and child
rem were starving. Maj. Brotherton
then informed him that his daughter
and the chiefs could not come to see
him, and Sitting Bull said, Gail right; it
is all CT one piece, they have always lied
to me-"
At this point Capt. Clifford said, "Hold
on, I will bring Sitting Bull into the
cabin, and through the interpreter
HE MAY TELL HIS OWN STORY
to the TRIBUNE. Sitting down to round
table at the forward end of the cabin,
Sitting Bull soon came down from the
upper deck, and sat down at the opposite
side of the table. The pipe of piece was
Lit and smoked, after which Capt. Clifford
asked the reporter to read to the two IN.
terpreters the story as written down.
This was done, and a copy of the TRIBUNE
was laid before the chief. Capt. Clifford
then told the interpreters to say to
Sitting Bull that this man talks to thous.
sands; the great paper wants to tell your
story as it is, to the people. This man
will scatter it broadcast; he can talk to
more people in the morning in his news
paper than you can see in several moons.
Your story will go to people far away; SO
far that it would take you four moons to
reach them. After this explain alton the
great chief hung his head for few mo-
ments, the while he famed himself with
palm leaf fan. He looked up, gave one
of his indoscriha hle or11nts and 1onkino at