The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-04-28

iioH- lie was authorized TO take q
few trusted men with him for that
purpose His mission was suspected
or made known 10 lend Of Sitting
Bull who prevented the arrest.
Regarding the killing OF Sitting Bun
General Miles writes: The first
Measure for the arrest II Sitting Bull
having failed. orders were given on
December 10, 1880. directing Colonel
Drum. the commanding officer. Fort
Yates. to make il his personal duty
10 secure the arrest Of Sitting Bull
without delay. He. directed certain
troops of his command pnder Captain
fechet TO make a night march OF
camp. and the remainder of the
troops to be held in readiness for
service.
Death of Sitting Bull.
III Indian agent selected a body
OF ponce composed Of Indians in
whon he had confidence. who were
ordered TO the camp of Sitting Bull to
make the arrest, to be followed and
supported by the troops under Captain
fechet. Had Sitting Bull submitted
70 the arrest he would have been UNI
harmed and probably alive today. AL
tnoush urged to submit quietly by the
men or his race, clothed with author
ity of the government, acting as po-
nee, he resisted and made a deternin-
ed effort to avoid going with them.
raised a cry of revolt hich gathered
around him a strong force of his war
rlOrs; these opened fire upon the po-
lice and a desperate light ensued in
which Sitting Bull and seven of his
warriors were killed and many wound
ed, not, however, without serious loss
10 the brave Indian policemen
Inc government continued in its
effort TO persuade the Indians that
they should return to their reserva-
I mons 1nd OrnIt10 - h@tt g II:
was manifest among the redmen and
many of them were ready to go home.
Says General Miles:
While the hostile Indians were
held in the Bad Lands by a strons
BODY of troops, every effort was made
to create diversion IN the camp, dis
SuaGe them from their religious ia
naticism and induce them to return
to their allegiance ID the government
At the same time the Indians were
notified that if they compelled with
: : the orders of the military, their rights
, and interests would be protected.
The measures taken were having
!, a most desirable effect upon the hos
: tiles, for it was reported in theil
? camp that Sitting Bull and his i'm.
: mediate following had been killed
that Big Foot had been arrested, ant
: that Hump had returned to his allie
: glance. This discouraged them AM
Will tIIC pICScIlCe u d SIIOIIS COIuOI
> Of troops gradually forcing them bacl
. to the agency, and the strong influenc
: trough to bear through the aid o
! friendly Indians from Pine Ridge
caused them to break camp on Decem
Der q, 1890, leave their stronghold
: and move toward the agency by slo'
u marches.
: THE troops under Colonel Carr an
. Lieutenant Colonies Offley and Sar
ford were slowly following in CON
municating and supporting distance
II ALTHOUGH the camp Of Big Foo
: a escaped the troops on the Chey
enne river, the troops on the sout
! were moved so as to prevent thel
- joining the hostile element. and order
e were given to the troops under Cole
e mel Carr and General Brooks, bl
40 only to intercept the movement
q Big Foot and his band. but to caus
. their arrest. On the 2Sth day of d.
cember, 1890, Lieutenant Colon
It Whitside met Big Foot one and on
half miles west of Porcupine cree
lg and demanded his surrender. TT
oy band submitted without resistance az
moved with the troops seven mile
I'd where they were directed to cam
he which they did in position as the con
p handing officer directed. Reinforc
as ments of troops arrived and the
IS: were 40 fighting men as against 1
ng warriors then present in Big Foot
IL band.
Wounded Knee Battle.
n 1.-The unfortunate affair at Wound
ng Knee the following day. December
in which thirty officers and soldie
nd and 200 Indians fmen, women al
e. children) were killed or mortal
ne wounded. prolonged the campai;
), and made a successful terminate
more difficult.
g. "A number of the Indians that h;
al remained peaceable at the Pine Rid
agency became greatly alarmed
Of. learning what had befallen the baI
tn of Big Foot. and some of the you
al warriors went to their assistant
These, on returning with the intel
gence of what had occurred, caused
general alarm which resulted in ON
5000 leaving the camps located abe
the agency to join hOstilities and {
rs sumo Il threatening attitude
"a 1.-The Indians from the Bad Ian
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