Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1906-02-05

and his eapEors- The widest excite
msRt prevailed The old Womsa and
some of the men were trying 10 nrga
the Young msndo recag1ure the pris-
oner- We am looked for an uprising,
but the old chiefs TALKED fine disturb
anee down - -
LIN Jew days nearly all the prfn-
cfpal chiefs attended a council AT
Fort Lincoln with the aong-hairsd
Chief las they called CRsdsrs. but Il
was not satisfactory To the Indians
Nothing new turned MP IA the mat
ter until one day in February, the
news was passed around the agencg
that Rain-in-the-Faoe was back
again 1t was claimed by some that
he had made his escape FROM the
tguardhouse at Lincoln But it was
said he had been allowed TO make his
escape, which was NO doubt q fact
as an attempt to capture him was
never made Rain-in-Ihe-Faee kept
In the shade for a time. but was seen
quite often about the agency during
the spring and early summer Of 1879.
During the early fall OF 1875 the
o. S. government was very anxfous
to get ali the Indian tribes who lived
IN the territoryof Dakota, Nebraska,
wyoming and Montana, together at
Red Cloud agency to hold a council,
at which they hoped TO make a treaty
for the Black Hills. There Was SO
much opposition to this pnepnsftiun
that the council was broken mp q
few weeks later at Red Cloud ageney
But before the Indians got started
for the council from Standing Rock.
some of the Indians tried to prevent
them from doing so. and Rain-in-1he-
Face was one of the most active. But
he did NOT seem to have very much
OF a following. This makes me think
he never had much influence among
his tribe. He got together ten young
men like himself and accompanied
the Standing Rock Indians to Red
Clouds with he intention Of break
ing up the expedition $50 he said)
He acted sulIen and mean for week
Tor so, until one evening John Dillon,
fwIo had charge of the transporta-
ton, called Agard, the interpreter,
land Walking over TO. the camp fire
1 where Rain-in- Face sat suikIng
and alone. everyone else had turned
in for the night He told Rain-in-
/ the Face, we know If you and the
young men who are with yen want
4 to. yon can kill the few white men
who are here. But we will see You
i are in the happy hunting ground
i before we breathe our last. Remem.
4 Der what q say, there is one white
imam awake at all times : Rain-in.
4 tfe-Face sat In silence for Ions
time. He then arose and went Il
the lodge where his young compan
ions were. He was silent for da.
Tor two and then seemed to be NOR,
i friendly. The Little-Big Man, heas
soldier from the hostile Cheyenn,
camp, and his one hundred followers
broke up the council, but Rain-in
& the-Faee had nothing to do with il
j He returned with us from the coun
] tcil, but little was seen and less hear,
! iof him during the winter OF 1875
j but in the spring or early summe
: LOT 1876 he went to the hostile cam
II and we saw no more of him until tn
81 government moved the Indians fror
|. Fort Keogh to Standing Rock durin
j the summer OF 1881. But we hear
8 he had been wounded in the fight o
& the Little Big Horn, and when "
next met him, he was cripple an
. depended upon a stout pair OF crutcI
4 les to help him around AZ
8 The great American poet, Long
e fellow, tells as how Rain-in-the Fac
e cut the heart out OF Cen Custe
q Where he got his information / d
3 mot know. but from newspapers v
i Ipresume. But the poem no doul
had more to do with making th
4 Indian famous than all the rest tn;
D. has been written about him.
\ Everyone knows about the MAI
z dan boys taking Rain-in-t1e -Fa.
glwith the Sitting Bull cabin I
s- Chicago In 1888, and when the cab
IS was sent 10 coney Island Rain-in-th
s Face accompanied 1t. And there
g no doubt but what he has been MOI
g thoroughly introduced to the Poop
Y of the United States than any 9th,
& Indian Of his time.
ee The last time 4 saw him was ii
q fall before he died. I was up G
% Cedar Greek ranchman told n
3 there was an Indian camp just abo,
e his place. and that one of the Indiar
% had 10 use crutches. Thinking
q might be Rain-in-the-Face, we,
es to the camp, which was compose
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