The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-12-27

Custar's command. Miles had been summoned
70 5h9 b,%s aES TsSI%o5 5sG nnS 4, there sem % TsaV OF
next spring. but with characterlstic energy
oordingiy when Sitting Bull worried his supply
trains he started after him at once. Having
the lines. There were 10 be but ak men on
each side, but more Indians sauntered up, one
S Sy SnS Sr and than 9no o Of gn5 sSout sup stsSFT sse in tSie
ting BSiTs. buffalo robe. Mile" Insisted that
by's fate. he had also taken, precautions 70
have the whole party under The range OF MS
terms. and when he. showed now much he
knew of tho chiefs purposes the ~lsttor's eyes
E%listened with the fire Of savage hatrea:r a
of the. chief to Weld. and then Gen; Miles
gave him fifteen minutes to got to his lines:
his overwhelming defeat of Clusters omman
and subsequent experience with the large force.
prestige with Miles, started up in fury, and
gave n call to his camp as he rode, back. Quick
" the grass was fired to impede the troe aos;
rifles, went forward at the mma with q
rush, and swept back the Sioux. who. were far
more numerous; many miles to thu followstone'
Six days later, about {. 300 Indians surrendered.
while sitting Bull and some others broke away
In disgust. with their bands. pursued by Miles
There wes another bnnd still within striking
distance. mostly ogallalas, with some Chev-
ennes. under the brave Crazy Horse. The win
ter was n terrible one, but Miles fitted his men
out with extra garments, and started from his
Tongue River cantonment between Christmas
and the New Year with one of the strangest
looking columns on record. The streams could be
orr raT the Ice. 0S When fNt the "si in dIns u posted on the
crests of q deep valley of tho Wolf Mountains,
were found. they called down in triumph,
you've had your last breakfast" But Miles
InsN orod by deploying HE entire force, keeping
no reserves, and sending them MP the slippery
get to the top. and then drove the Indians,
who seemed to. be panic-striken when Big
n purin;z t the e Ss,Hh me spTias Gran Crazy T Horse Mn and
many other chiefs and over 1000 Indians gave
themselves up at the, agencies. while other chiefs
to Miles. Sitting Bull took refuge in. Canada.
One band, mostly Minneconjous under Lame
bud. and aceordinrlS Gen. Miles moved against
them. A charge stampeded and captured the
pOn1s trd Ria the f rp to M Gns sfHae Ss w on1 Efs
hand, calling, "How-how-kola." meaning
friend, " and Lame Deer grasped i. untortu-
sure the Generals safety. but, most indiscreet-
", covered the. chief with his rife. Lane
his ls'i hand, ran back a lew. steps, and raised his
rifle. Instantly Gen. Miles whirled his horse,
the quick movement, causing the animal TO set
tie slightly on his launches. and the bullet,
whizzing past the Generals breast, killed, a
soldier at his side. 4 hot Are broke from the
and others fell. and the pursuit Of the rest was
keptNup for several. miles. Afterward the
band surrendered NJ the agencies.
Gen. Miles's next campaign was against
Chief Joseph's band of Nez Perces. which had
come east from the western part Of Idaho.
way, and was aiming for Canada Hearing of
their approach. Gen. Miles started after them.
came up with them in tho Bear Paw Noun
tains, and after a hard fight, in which the
troops lost twentv-three killed and forty-two
BOUNDED, the sn indians q n 5 sn ng ENC eTsd :, ms ma Chief
Gen. Miles. 'ae raised his eyes toward the SUM-.
which then stood at about 10 o'clock; and said,
sLN-a,. ,..h.,rn NIA Crp pnyr Otnnla I frhf mn
more against the white man. From that time
to this he has kept his word"
In 1873. while traversing Yellowstone Park
that Elk Horns band of Bannockr was near
by; Sending E,ii his guests SIS IN HI, a. a proper poss E9ard
and captured the whole Of them, eleven being |
of the troous was an excellent officer. Capt.
Bennett: The next year Miles again drove
peace re gned in the Northwest. and safety
was assured for the march of settlement and
civilization.
severai years later came the memorable cam
paign of Gen. Miles against the Apaches. for
which he was expressly transferred to the De-
received his well-won star OF Brigadier-Heneral-
He organized with the greatest care n system
R Rt sfGut Ghiri h%f "a s Taf'R Ws sias'o Ssrin as0E Ssa ads
OF Geronimo and Natchez across the border into
Mexico. and there a force under Can't. Lawton
followed them. enduring the greatest hard
ships. but The ultimate result being the surren-
der of all the hostiles. who, with 400 other
Indians OF Fort Apache. were sent under guard
TO Florida. and thus at last the southwestern
border. the prey OF Indian hostilities for years.
vas. made tranquil anc safe. as the northern
bor:er had been.
Many other interesting tasks are briefly told
of in this story. which Is diversified also with
accounts OF the Indian races in our history.
their customs and ideas. and of white settlers
as well. and the development of the West Two
events OF special national consequence were
the crushing Of the famous and perilous Mes
siah outbreak of 1890. during which Sitting
Bull was killed by agency polls. and the more
recent overthrow OF Debs and the Chicago
rioters. in both of which services to the coun-
try Miles was in command.
The whole narrative Is one of remarkably
stirring incidents. crowded into five and thirty
years, and interviewer with great and momen-
tous events in American history.