The Bozeman courier., 1927-06-17

how many Indians were here fighting the
big chief, General Custer
Gall pointed out that Crazy Horse
and his band of Indians were lighting,
showing the point where he (Gall), Crow
King and Rain-in-the-Face were in the
timber. Crow King was a real cavalry
general.
General Godfrey said to Chief Gall:
"'Oh, tell us how many Indians there
were altogether here at this point fight
ing General Custer
Thick As the Grass
Gall looked the fleld over in all direc-
tions, and with wave of his hand, said:
We were thicker than the grass. When
Sitting Bull came onto the field, General
Custer and his men were being stripped
Of their clothing"
In the course Of his brief reference to
Chief Calls story, Mr. Barry added that
despite the efforts Of historians to prove
otherwise the body of Captain Tom Gus
ter, captain of Company G, was horribly
mutilated and Chief ain-in-the-Face
most aSsuredly took an active part in the
| battle. Mr.. Barry stated that Rain-in-the
| Face and his band killed Mark Kellogg,
a newspaper correspondent and a party
Of soldiers who were making en effort to
escape to the timber.
As Told by Colonel Particle
Perhaps the most interesting inter
| view having to do with Chief Calls story
| of the battle was given to neWSpapermen
a year ago by Colonel Particle. Prefacing
his account Of a conversation with Chief
Gall, Colonel Particle graphically de-
scribed the capture Of the famous red
leader. The colonel was adjutant Of the
command that consisted of the Fifth in
fantry (mounted); two troops of the
Seventh cavalry joined later, as did Cap
tain Ogden Read and Captain Booth Of
the Seventh infantry.
Chief Gall chung to Colonel Particle as
the latter had charge of the old leader
and through this close association the
officer was afforded the opportunity to
learn more or less Of the Uncpapa dia-
lect. Through this knowledge together
with the use of the universal Indian sign
language, it was possible for Particle to
gain the Indians side Of the battle Of the
Little Big Horn.
It was Chief Gall who gave to Colonel
Particle the name of "Hawkeye," after
the old chief had witnessed a few of the
| rifle shots that the white military leader
touch with Colonel Particle, and up tC
| the days of Calls death at Standing
Rock Agency in 1905, Particle received
at odd times messages from the old ano
once mighty Indian chief
| Surrender of the Sioux
1t was on October 8, 1880, that the
Il command of Major Guido Ilges (Fiftt
L Infantry marched down the Yellowstone
river and, crossing at Ferry Point, start
Il ed north in search Of hostiles, who, Il
II was presumed, were located somewhere
II on the Upper Missouri river. Reaching
the headwaters Of the Redwater and fol
II lowing up the valley of that stream tt
the Missouri, the troops discovered al
i Indian camp on the south bank nearly
j opposite the mouth Of Poplar river, Wher
- is now located the city of Wolf Point
One council with the Indians followed
= another with little progress accomplished
= A final council was held midway betweel
a the camps Of the Indians and that o
: the military. This was also a failure; N
It conclusions were reached and it was de
e cided to march at once upon the hOstii
# village. The command crossed the Mis-
souri, on ice early in the morning of Jan
st uary 2, 1881, and attacked the villag
If from the rear.
If Captain Read had been stationed be
le low where we crossed" said Colonel Par
IS tello, land while we were attacking an
rs driving the Indians to the river, Capital
Id Reads duty consisted of preventing the1
lie from crossing to the other side and oscar
Of ing. 1t was very cold, and early in tn
le afternoon, Bears Head, one Of the lead
l. erS, offered to surrender the band, an
ID the commanding officer directed me
6 receive the surrender from this India
is who represented the red warrior bant
Ii Captain James M. Bell was ordered [
roundup the Indian ponies that had bee
stampeded by the firing. At nightfal
we were back on the north side of til
Missouri, and Lieutenant Heistand Of til
Eleventh infantry, our quartermastt
and myself, made arrangements for tai
ing care OF the bucks, squaws and ps
pooses during that cold night"
On the bank Of the river, there was
pile of cordwood that was intended f
ed use of passing steamers. The emergenC
al being great, this wood was appropriate
lie and a huge bonfire was built. Arour
ar this, the captives huddled under guar
r to pass the hours till the following mor1
ry ing when more definite arrangement
ry could be made. After all stragglers we
IS, gathered in' the march downstream star
10 ed. Fort Buford was reached on Febrl
t. ary IA. From this point the Indial
al were sent on down the Missouri
v, Standing Rock agency.
rt Gall With COlOneI Particle
j. During all this time, Gall hauntt
my tent both day and night" said Co