LOOK OUT FOR SITTING BULL.

Auckland Star, Volume XXII, Issue 6, 8 January 1891, Page 5

LOOK OUT FOR SITTING BULL.

Buffalo Bill before leaving for Nebraska last nighb declared that he is in favour of baking care of Sitting Bull as one of the tirsb moves toward a settlement of the Indian troubles. "Of all the bad Indians," said he, " Sitting Bull is bhe worst. Rock Bear and Red Shirt are fighting chiefs and will do whatever is necessary to defend Sitting Bull. They were with me. He can always be fouud with the disturbing elements, and if there is no disturbance he will foment one. He is a dangerous Indian, and his conduct now porsends trouble. Old Red Cloud, who is disposed to be friendly to the whites, was the leader ot the Forb Phil Kearny massacre. He has a son who is out with the Ghost Dancers and looking for a chance to win his spurs. The best fighting blood of the Sioux tribe as well as of the Cheyennes i 3 represented in the dancers. What appears most ominous to me is the widespread influence of this Messiah movemenb. The Indians do nob telegraph nor write lebters. They cannot communicate except by couriers, yet we find all these Western tribes from the coast to the Mississippi and from British Columbia to Arizona dancing the Ghost Dance and looking for the coming of their great leader. Several of the chiefs will assist the whites."

Fort Leavenworth, Kan,, Nov. 24.—The four troops of cavalry stationed here tonight finally received their marching orders to proceed at once bo Pine Ridge Agency. They wenb by special train, and took with them the necessary camp equipments and 30,000 rounds of carbine ammu-

nition.

ANXIETY AT PINE BIDGE.

Pine Ridge Agency, Nov. 24.—There is a feeling of dread here. Late on Saturday evening the authorities discovered that the agency was almost completely surrounded by the Indian camp. All were protesting the greatest friendship, but it was soon learned that many of the squaws and children belonging to bhe rebellious braves, and a few of the braves themselves, were wandering stolidly about among the crowds of soldiers and half-breeds who lounged in front of the traders' stores and the agency buildings. Yesterday morning an order was given for all the Indians to move off into the low lands upon the banks of Wolf Creek, that runs off to the south-east, and it was promptly obeyed. Tha decrepit old coffeecoolers stood about and smoked, the elder boys gathered the ponies together from tho surrounding knolls, and the squaws tore down the smoky tepees. Only a few Springfield rifles and Winchesters were noticed, but many of the old men carried about their waists belts filled' with loaded cartridges.

There are seven thousand Indians all told in the reservation. About eighb or nine hundred of them have come in to receive their rations, but of this number there are nob a hundred and fifty able-bodied warriors. The young men, the hot bloods and discontented ones, and the fanatical ghost dancers, aro not amOng them. The reports from the Indian teachers, squaw men, and half-breeds agree that the disaffecbed Indians will send their squaws to draw their supplies ; the buck 3 themselves will hold out and as soon as the rations and b6ef have been issued they will demand a counOil.