The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1888-10-25
CHIEF GALL THE PRINCIPAL WARRIOR.

| When p years old he was noted for his dar-
| ing and bravery. lie was SO subtle, crafty and
| daring that the military authorities about
! 1866 offered reward for his body, dead or
/ alive About that time an outrage had been
| committed which for daring and craftiness 1t
/ YVES thought no other Indian was gifted. But
| he was innocent Gall knew of the price laid
| on his carcass and kept away from the military
| authorities. He however, went to Fort Ber-
| thold, Oak, the Rec and Mandan Indian Agen-
I cy, to visit some Of his friends His visit was
made knOwn.to the commander Of a detaCh-
ment of U. S. troops stationed near, then pro-
| tocting the building of Fort Stevenson, who
! sent detail to the Indian teepee to arrest him.
/ 4 part of the detail entered the teepee, while
/ the balance Of it remained outside to guard
/ against his escape Gall dropped on his belly
and pushed himself backward under the bot
/ tom of the teepee, but kept his eyes on the de-
/ tail inside. Just as his shoulders were slip
! ping from under the canvass a soldier outside
of the teepee run his bayonet through his body
! between the shoulder blades and pinned him
| to the ground, and held him there till Gall
tainted The soldiers supposed him dead. They
returned to camp and so reported to the
commanding officer. The commander inquired
! why they did not bring the body to which an
| swer was made that they had no stretcher
with them on which to carry the body.
The detail, with transportation, was ordered to
return and bring the body to camp. Upon
! their ARRIVAL IN the l0ula0 village tney were
| astoniShed to learn that Gall had recovered
consciousness and crawled away. The detail
searched the woods in which Gall had concealed
himself, but were unable to discover him.
Gall then got back to his people, fully recovered
from his wound, and vowed vengeance with
| big Y. And he has had his revenge in many
foray and in a number OF battles. He luTked
about military posts and bounced upon luckless
promenaders, even at the very gates of the
stockade that ineosed the barracks and quar-
tiers. He raided the settlers; he attacked the
freighters and stage coaches on the Black Hill
trails. In 1872 he led his braves in a midnight
attack on the camp of four troops of the I'd
U. s. Cav, which, by reason of its surprise, came
near proving a disaster. The presence OF the
Indians was not suspected, as they very rarely
make a night attack.
In 1873 Gen. Custer had gone into bivouac
on the Yellow Stone several miles in advance
of the troops marching with the supply train.
The command was resting, with horses I'M
saddled, in the supposed security afforded by
the absence Of " fresh Indian signs" Gall made
his dispositions for an attack. His warriors
crawled through woods, down ravines, and
along the river bank to within 200 or 300
yards of the sleeping command, when by a
timely discovery the command was called to
arms and lively battle was going on, which
terminated upon the hasty arrival of other
troops which had seen and heard the attack.
u. S. Cav. near the mouth of the Big Horn, on
the Yellow Stone. In this battle Gall, dressed
in brilliant scarlet leggings and blanket, rode
alongin front Of the troops, not distant probably
more than 800 yards, waving his blanket, and
was a target for hundreds ofshots, but he escaped
unframed. He was the great Warrior Chief OF
all the Sioux in the battle of the Little Big
Horn, better known as Clusters Massacre
June %, 1876. He surrendered in 1881.
Gail is 48 years old, of medium stature, and
weighs 260 pounds. His features are massive
and are said to bear remarkable resemblance
to those of the Great Expoundcr," Daniel
,, Webster Gall, since going on the reservation,
has been a good Indian. He has given every
assistance in carrying ont the plans of the
Agent ard Government for the advancement
and civilization Of his people. From his pre-
vious life it would be supposed that he would
be q disturbing element among the Indians
but it is not so. His counsels have always been
| wise and poasHrys va