The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-10-13

prcciat" the interests Of all CON
ccrnrd. be they white or red.
When we take INTO consideration
chat this beautiful and valuable
country rs described by General
Sheridan was covered with deer, an
tclupr. elk, buffalo and other choice
game, can we hIaEIc the Indians for
fighting to hold this land which VAS
their heritage?
Leaders Of Hos, lie Indians
sitting Bah on the Little Missouri
in Dakota and Erazy Horse on Pow
der River in Wyoming, were prac
ticalIY the leaders Of the hostile In
dams who luunlrd over this country.
Sitting Bulls camp as Custer round
it on the Little Big Horn in Mon
tana. contained over 5000 men. wo-
men and children and ahount 1000
warriors. and Sitting. Bull was the
accepted leader Of all these bands.
The Custer tragedy on June -.
1876. on the Little Big Horn. marked
the beginning of the end of lndlan
supremacy on the western frontier.
When the news of the annihilation of
Clusters troops reached govern mcnt
headquarters, additional troops were
rushed into the Indian country. The
MI SIbull ana 1tlloW tome lSlNciS
were in 1876 and 1877 alive with
steamboats, carrying troops. supplies
and material for building two forts
on the Yellowstone; and from 1876
until 1882 Il vigorous campaign, win
ter and summer, was made against
the hostile Indians until they had to
bend to fate. but Sitting Bull was
the last to surrender
Attacked Col. Otis Train
On October Is. 1876. Sitting Bull
attacked Col. T.. S. Otis wagon train
near Glendiye Creek and put up Il
determined fight, firing the prairics,
the wagons icing obliged to advance
through TIE flames. On October Il,
1876. General Miles met Sitting Bull
under a flag of truce near the yell
lowstonc river in Montana. In de-
scribing Sitting Bull, Miles said.
''He was a strong, sturdy looking
man of about five feet eleven inches
in height. we'll built. with strongly
marked features, indicating deter
mnation and force. He was Il man
of few words and cautious in his ex-
press ions.' Sitting Bull wanted to
know what the soldiers were doing
there and why they did not go back
TO their posts, or into winter quar-
tcrs. Miles told him that the troops
were out there to bring him in and
that he would be given fifteen min
utcs to surrender and accept the
terms Of the government. The only
terms Of condition Of peace that Sit
ting Bull would consent to was the
! abandonment Of the entire country.
| including military posts. except that
h, ,,..n3,l trnI npstS h q h
| might be left TO furnish them with
ammunition and supplies in exchange
! Tor their buffalo robes and an!
thing they had to sell. Seeing that
! further talk was useless. Miles again
i told Sitting Bull that he would give
/ him fifteen minutes to surrender and
| accept the terms OF the govern ment
as offered. or he would open fire and
! hoStil itieS would commence.
Sitting Bail would not surrender
: and the fight started, and at one
! time they had Miles troops sur
, rounded but the Indians could not
| stand artillery fire. and after pur-
suing the Indians for ~ miles, they
| sent out another flag of truce and
during the interview Il large number
| of the Indians came in and surrcnd-
cred. But Sitting Bull and about 400
| Of his followers broke away from the
main camp and continued north un-
til they reached the Missouri river.
! But today they tell us that Sitting
| Bull was not a chief; that he WAS not
a warrior.
In Surrcndering to General Miles.
Little Chief of the Northern Chey-
ennes said: I'VE are weak cOmpar-
ed with you and your forces, we are
out OF ammunition, we cannot make
Il rifle. a round of ammunition or a
knife, we are at the mercy of those
who are taking possession of our
country. your terms are harsh and
cruel, but we are going to accept
| them and place ourselves at your
mercy
Surrendered July &c. 1881
The government kept troops in the
field and kept on Sitting Bulls trail
from the fall of 1876 until the time
of his surrender. On July 20. 1881
Sitting Bull, with the last cf his fol-
lowers. 10 men. 81 women and 73
children, Il pitiable remnant of a once
powerful band, surrendered to the
commanding officer at Fort Buford
Dakota Territory.
Sitting Bull with his people were
sent down the Missouri river on the
steamer Sherman, the boat landing
at Bismarck on August /. 1881. II.
+. Douglas. who was then post-trade r
at Standing Rock, c. A. Launsberry
and +. 4. Henderson of the Bismarck
Tribune and Others including 4 mum
Der of ladies from Bismarck, T. K.
Selms of Mandan and Il number of
officers and their wives from Fort
Abraham Lincoln got on board the
boat and made the trip to Standing
! Rock. On the way down the river
| Captain Clifford, who was in charge
of the Indians, introduced Sitting
Bull to the ladies on the boat. Sit
ting Bull asked Captain Clifford how
the white men kept their squaws
looking so nice.
Sitting Bull WAS held as a prisoner
Of war at Standing Rock and later
he was sent to Fort Randall. In the
spring of 1888. he was returned to
/ the Standing Rock Agency to reside
| permanently.
! Heads Parade at Celebration
On September 5, 1888. Bismarck
! had one of the largest celebrations
held in the west. The occasion was
the laying of the corner stone OF the
Territorial Capitol. Two large cx-
| cursion trains were side-tracked at
Bismarck Ex-president Grant. Pre-
sdent Willard of the Northern Pa
cific railroad, some of the most
prominent people of foreign coun-
tries, senators and congressman and
many o1her distinguished persons
were in attendance. Sitting Bull was
selected to he3d the parade. He
marched on foot carrying the Amer
lean flag. After the ceremonies at
the capitol were over President Viii
lard and his party went west over
the Northern Pacific to witness the
driving Of the golden spike.
Buffalo Bill Given Orders
In the fall of 1890 the Indians at
the Cheyenne and Standing Rock
Agencies were indulging in the ghost
dancing or Messiah craze as it was
called There was nothing serious
or alarming about this ghost dancing,