The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-08-16

The Twenty-second. so as TO be ready
for the next spring, but, with charac-
teristic energy. he prepared for immed-
late operations, and accordingly when
sitting Bun worried his supply trains
he At once started after him. Having
come up with him. a parlsy was held
between the lines. There were to be
hut six men on each side, but more In
lians saunteded UP, one by one, and one
AZ his scouts afterwards told Miles that
an Indian, during the interview quietly
S,innea n carbine under sitting Bulls
buffalo robe. Miles insisted that all
but six should so back, and, remember
ing Canby's fate. he had also taken~pre
| caution to have the whole party under
| range Of his troops on the ridge. He
| told Sitting Bull his terms, and when
he showed how much he knew Of the
| chiefs purposes the latter's eyes "giis>
tened with the fire Of hatred" \ sec
ond interview resulted in another re-
f,sal of the chief to yield. and then
Miles gave him Is minutes to get to his
lines sitting Bull. who had perhaps
| imagined that his overwhelming defeat
of Clusters command and subsequent
experience with the larger force con-
| ccntrated against him, would give him
| a great prestiage with Miles, started
IN in fury. and gave call to his camp
as he rode back. Quickly the grass
| was fired to impede the troops, but the
latter. although numbering only Sss
rifles went forward at the command
with a rush and swept back the Sioux,
who were far more numerous, many
miles to the Yellowstone. Six days la
ter. about 1000 Indians surrendered,
while Sitting Bull and others broke
away in disgust, with their bands, pur-
sued by Miles through the snow.
There was another band still within
striking distance, mostly Ogallalas,
| with somme Cheyennes, under Crazy
| Horse. The winter was a terrible one.
but Miles fitted his men out with ex-
ira 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 traversed
by the two field guns and wagons on
the ice. When the Indians posted on the
erests of a deep valley of the Wolf
Mountains were found, they called
down in triumph, You've had your
last breakfast" But Miles answered
by depoying his entire force, keeping
! no reserves, and sending them up the
| slippery and snow-gullied Iillsides
They managed to get to the top. and
then drove the Indians who seemed to
be panic c-stricken when Big Crow, their
chief medicine man, was killed. Dur
ing the ensuing spring Crazy Horse
and many other chiefs and over 1000
Indians gave themselves up at the agen
cies, while other chiefs and about 300
Indians surrendered direct to Miles.
Sitting Bull took refuge in Canada.
One band, mostly Minneconjous, un-
der Lame Deer, was still out on trib-
utary of the Rosebud, and accordingly
Miles moved against item. A charge
stampeded and captured the ponies
Riding up to one group OF warriors
apart from the rest Miles stretched out
his hand, calling "How-how-kola,'
meaning friend" and Lame Deer
grasped it. unfortunately, a white
scout, with good intent, to insure the
generals safety, but most indiscreetly,
covered the chief with his rife, Lame
Deer, as If fearing treachery wrenched
away his hand, ran back a few steps
and raised MS rife. Instantly Miles
whir'ed his horse, the quick movement
causing the animal to settle on his
launches, and the bullet, whizzing past
the generals breast killed soldier at |
his side. A hot fire broke from the
troop, under which Lame Deer and
Iron Star and others fell, and tne pur- |
suit of the rest was kept up for several |
miles. Afterward the band surrender |
ed at the agencies
General Miles next campaign was |
against Chief Josephs band of Neg
Perces, which had come east from the
western part of Idaho, fighting Gen.
Gibbon and Gen. Sturgis on the way,
and was aiming for Canada. Hearing
of their approach, Niles started after |
them, came up with them in the Bear
Paw Mountains, and after hard fight,
In which the troops lost twenty-three
killed and forty-two wounded, the In
dams surrendered. "As Chief Joseph
was about to hand his rife to me-" says
Gen. Miles, ne raised his eyes toward
the sun, whicl then stood at about
10 o'clock, and said: From where the
sun now stands fight no more against
the white man. From that time TO
this he has kept his word"
In 1875 while traversing Yellowstone
Park with some guests and an escort,
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