Arizona weekly enterprise., 1882-05-13
SITTING BULL.
The Career

The Career of a Remarkable Savage.
 Sitting Bull is Teton-Sioux, and about Al years of age. He is said to have been a convert of Father De Smet, who taught him to read and write French. He always scorned to learn English. Father De Smet kept the Te- ton-Sioux from the warpath until 1868. He then left the Upper Missouri, and Sitting Bull became a chief.
 Iu 1862 he began to show that bold, defiant spirit and hatred of our race which subsequently, placed our nation in mourning. At that time Gen. Henry A. Morrow was in command of the United States forces at Fort Buford, on the Missouri river. Various depreda- tions were reported in the vicinity of Buford, and these were charged to Sit ting Bull. The willy Indian denied all knowledge of these matters. Soon the settlers entered on a campaign of r5talia- ton, and one of Bulls warriors was killed. This he declared an unjust act of reprisal, and avowed his intention of averaging the death of the Indian. Gen. Morrow, hearing this, arranged to meet Sitting Bull, and, being convinced that in this instance the settlers were wrong, Morrow pacihod him by piling presents on the dead, pursuant 10 Indian usage. In so doing, however, he created a dan gerous enemy. His spirit of independ- ence became known, the bold Indians focked around him from all quarters, and he soon found himself at the head of one of the most powerful and most dangerous blnds on the plains. And, as his band increased in strength. Sit ting Bulls arrogance and ferocity be- came more marked. He refused to live on reservation, and went into camp in O wild part of the country on the Yellowstone river, and claimed all the land along that stream and its tributa- ries Early in the year 1875 some settlers from Montana went down the Yellow stone aud built fort on the territory claimel by the Indians. Sitting Bull ordered them " They plid no at tention to him, and he sent some men and shut them up in their stockade. One of Sitting Bulls invaders was killed by the whites then Sitting Bull retaliated by killing two of the Mon tanians. This opened war which last. ed until January, 1876. Fort Pease, as the settlers called their inclosure, con- tained only fOrty-seven whites, against
  was complete For three months the whites kept the savages at bay, during which period SIX of the number were killed and niae wounded. The provis. ions at Fort Pease gave cut and starva- ton threatened to make short work ol the hardy mountaineers. It was theI resolved to send for help, and two me1 left the fort one night under the covel
 T T a.l,s,, Fort Ellis after . perilous journey or foot on Feb. 20, 1875. The alarm wa given, and Gen. Terry, the dep1rtmen commander, ordered that Fort Tease b' relieved immediately and at all hazards Within two days four companies of tn Second United States cavalry, thre companies of the Montana militia ant 100 friendly Crow Indians were on tn march. Sitting Bull withdrew befor the troops reached Fort Pease on Mare 6. without firing shot. He declare his only desire was to have the cour try rid of the offensive white mar As soon as the Montanians had bee taken away Sitting Bull set fire to an destroyed Fort Pease, then returne to his camp. Immediately on the q rival of the half-starved whites Fort Ellis war was declared again Sitting Bull. He was ordered to su render within ten days. He failed come in, and Gens. Crook, Terry ar Gibbon, from the departments of u Platte, Dakota and Montana, were SCI against him in different directions vii heavy columns, and instrucCel to captul or destroy him and Lis band. SlttiI Bull had gathered his wasfiors on u Rosebud, where Gen. Gdbbon found hir His camp, which wes seven miles lon contained about 5000 men, women aI children, the fighting men numbern E bout 5000. The main incident of tn campaign was the march of Gen. Gu ter up the Rosebud, and thence to t Little Big Horn rIvtr, where he attack the Indians in large village, and
 the 25th of May WAS amOuscaded a his whole commlDd annihilaied. Cl ter's loss WAS twelve officers, 247 enli ed men, five civilians, and three Indi scouts. killed, while over fifty oth' were wounicd in the ranks oi the fort in the vicinity O. the Dalti Tue tin ly arrival oi Gen. Terry saved the fol under Muj. R no, ne;1 G5 hard, iron Lse fate. The 5'duals divided alteT i.,as. 5it;ing Eut retraai.u5 io
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