Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-07-13


MM1EMAEE10N o. G4AAMM @AAs
III Nan9m.
FoRx CrsFER. Jnns zo -LookIng
fron he C1s1er tAlfie ri1ge he sal-
Iey Of re Little Horn uiEh ils snF-
roEndings prrsents view nowhere
eQuaiie4 ID M0pfanass varied ard
/ piriuFerqae landscape To he soath-
east the blue peaks Of The Wolf Noun
taina are seen traced upon the SKY;
70 the soalhwesl the snow covered
range Of The Big H0rn towers grad
" ab0ye the horizon. while through
ne beauliful broad valley beneath.
skifted b richly gFassed bluffs. winds
the fou1Autic iiflie river. n0W 50 lam
Gus 10 American History. The deep
green verdnrc Ol the cuit0nwoods
clusteFtng along the b9nks. and the
luxurianI heroage Of the bottoms Of
fers 20 intense contFaktlo The s0mbse
tings Of the distant hills. lent them
BY The yellow grasses. and the whole
scene with its panorama OF moun-
taina, ridges and buties. with breezy
plaleanx and green meadow lands.
make up = grand and inspiring pic
ture One cannot WoRder e. they
look from the monument upon all
this THAI the
PROUD AND wARLTKE SIOUX
should have fought zeaIously for the
country Of bis fathers, and relactant-
~ abandoned IL to The possession Of
bis ancestral enemies. Who can
blame hfms Does the responsibility
f0r the terrible war Of 1876. with It's
sacrafcial offtringo oufnOble blood,
rest with the Indians Let rs see.
The mighty Government Of the
United States with its proud record
of honorable growth. iis high rcali.
ration Of civilization, its dominant
Christianity, entered into 3 solemn
treaty with a feeble tribe Of saVages,
sacredly pledging iteelf 70 observe
certain conditions among which was
the non-intFusion OF is people with
10 The boundaries Of the lands set
aside for the occupancy Of the Sc
cond party 70 the contract.
HOW WAS TINS kEPTg
In 1874. 3 military explonog party
under the auspices and open patTon-
age Of the Government, was sent into
the very heart Of this ceded district,
for the avowed purpose Of finaily set
ting al rest the old geological theory
Of the existence Of gold In the Black
Hills.
The discovery Of the precious
metal could only result 10 3 wide
spread and vast stampede into the
isolated region TO which we held no
kind Of moral OF legal Claim, soon TO
sweep il beyond the power Of gov
ernmentai custody. and this must
have been foreseen-
Such was the ultimate result as bis
tory now relates, and the rightful
assessors Of the soil were driven In
10 the outer limits Of the country. Il
win not do 20 say that the Sioux
tribes which were chiefly prominent
in the var which followed. were not
agency Indians; those who were par.
ties 70 the treaty. did recognize the
authority Of the Government, and
they were deeply wrOnged. General
| Custer met the fate which be had
confidently intendedto visit upon the
Indians, but for which be would not
have been personally responsible, as
IL would have been in accord with
the general instructions and expecta-
lions of the Department Of War.
The end was not that which was an
ticipated. thai is ell.
| have telegraphed you a brief &C.
count of the anniversary exercises
10 commemoFalion of the battle oil
the little Horn. which was observed
here today. On Wednesday
cHIEF GALL
arrived from Standing Rock Agency
10 charge of Lieutenant II. ]. Slo
cum, Of Fort Yates. He Is rathel
above medium hight. aud Is built ab
dOminslly like Napoleon Bonaparie
He wears his hair, black as coal, a.
fuil lgngth over bis entire head, and
via no ornament Of any kind
/ His eyes are sharp and penetrating
and are expressive Of thought anC
intelligence, confirmed by the strong
~ cut mouth aud chin. Upon hi.
a. rival at Fort Custer be dismounteC
from the ambulance, and taking /
/ few steps away, sat down in the grass
and for long time scanned the sur
rounding bills and mountains. II,
/ then arose and said to the interpre
ter "When / look ct this country
which was mlne so long. where the
game was plentiful, and where wa
the glory Of constant war between
the white man and the Indian, fee
like q woman"
| He was then shown 10 his quarters,
and remained silent aud sullea dur
ing his stay ct the pest
| On Wednesday evening,
| CAPT. L, S. GODFREY
delivered an address to the Assem-
bled garrison. Ia which was recount
10 an Interesting manner, many re
mibiseences Of the events which
closed the fatal campaign Of 1876
Capt Godfrey was IN command Of |
troop 10 Major Benseen's command
aud made q brilliant charge on To,
Reno Hill. o. Thursday morning
Company &. Fifth Iulantry. In com
uand OF F. D. Baldwin, and accom-
panied by lie Lleulenants. W. II. G.
Bowen and Jas E. Wilson. marched
the entire distance from the post 70
The battle ground. making Thirteen
miles 10 two hours aud twea.y min,
utes under the hos sun. Here they
went into camp. and subsequently,
enteFtaiued most royalty al VINO Wis
lied the battle ground. Ia the after