Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-12-22
SURRENDER OF BAND OF SIOUX
TO GENERAL MILES AT PINE
RIDGE AGENCY.
BUFFALO BILL WAS PRESENT
Correspondent Tells How He Obtained
an Interview With Young-Man-
Afraid-of- and Tipped
His Wives.
By EDWARD B. CLARK

hawaii, copy OF Lne HONOLULU AuNeI-
tiser of October 81, 1921, which con-
tains a reproduction of a photograph
which was taken in January, 1891, al
most 30 years ago, showing, as sub
note to the picture says, "Old-timers
present at the surrender Of Big Foot's
band of Sioux"
The caption Of the illustration is:
Here Is a Picture of an Early Press
Congress-" This picture is of personal
interest to some men of the newspaper
profession, and Of singular personal
interest to the writer of this article.
1t is photograph of a group Of scouts,
newspaper men and army officers. 1t
was taken at Pine Ridge Agency, S.
D., on the morning of the day that
$500 Sioux Indians, in war paint and
feathers, surrendered at the agency
to Maj. Gen. Nelson A. Miles, who is
living in this city at the age Of eighty,
and who soon will be present at
dinner given by the survivors of Indian
wars at the Army and Navy club.
In the picture appear excellent like
nesses of Buffalo Bill, and of Major
John NJ. Burke, sometimes called
Arizona Jack" Major Burke died in
this city not long ago after a strenuous
life as the advance agent of Buffalo
Bills Wild West Show.
Half Of Them Are Dead.
About one-half Of the men whose
pictures appear in the paper are dead.
Buffalo Bill has gone to the happy
hunting ground, but his name is cher
ished not only in the West where he
lived and strove, but all over the
United States and in many other parts
of the world. The last time l saw
him was in this city, and we exchanged
"reminiscences of the Pine Ridge
campaign and spoke Of the day when
a certain photograph was taken, each
of us expressing the wish that he
could find the copy which originally
he had.
ut was in December, 1890, that l
was ordered to the Indian country by
the managing editor Of the Chicago
Tribune. The train on which 1 trav-
eled with Charles G. Seymour Of the
old Chicago Herald was boarded by
Buffalo Bill at a point in northern
| Nebraska He travelled with us to
Rushville, where we took horses and
made a night ride to Pine Ridge
agency. At that time there was dam
ger from the Indians who occasionally,
in small war parties, appeared south
of Pine Ridge. We reached the agency
safely enough and then went through a
time of considerable hardship, but
filed with intense interest.
The battle of Wounded Knee already
had been fought. Big Foot and 200
members of his band had been wiped
cut, and about 80 members Of the Sew
enth cavalry had been killed, with
double that number Of men wounded.
General Miles threw a Gordon Of troops
around the Indians to press them
slowly into the Pine Ridge agency, and
to surrender, hoping that another bat"
| tie might be averted. For the main
part he succeeded, although the Sew
enth had a scrimmage with the Sioux
at a place called The Mission, and
there were one or two other minor en-
gagements.
interviewing the Chief.
In the photograph, In addition to
those whose names have been men,
toned, there are pictures of Frank
Grouard, chief of United States
scouts; Lieut.. Charles Taylor. Ninth
cavalry; Edgar f. Medary, today pub
Usher Of the Waukon Qa.) Democrat !;
]. NJ. McDonough and Alfred Burk-
holder of the New York Herald; the
present writer, and some others,
shall never forget the afternoon of
the day on which this photograph was
taken. 1 received a dispatch from my
paper, via courier service, to get an
interview with Young-Man-Afraid-Of-
Hist Horses. He had gone down into
the hostile camp. An interpreter who
had lived among the Sioux for many
years said that he would hold me
safe" if l went to get the interview.
There were orders that no one should
go into the camp, but l got through
the lines. Painted warriors scowled at
me from" every side. went into
Young Man-Afraid-Of -His-HOrses' te-
pee, and talked to him through the
interpreter. Every few minutes the
flap of the tepee would be thrown
back, and a painted Sioux would look
at me, as 1 thought, with murder in
his heart.
When I got through the interview,
was afraid to tip Young Man-Afraid-
of-His-Horses, and was afraid not
to tip him. was afraid he would feel
insulted either way. finally told the
interpreter to tell the chief that a
white man liked the courtesy shown
his wife better than a courtesy shown
himself, and I dropped three silver
dollars into the hands Of Mrs. Young
Man-Afraid-of-His-H Horses, who was
sitting along side Of the chief.
The chief rose, told the interpreter