Sioux City Iowa
June 8, 1872
Sioux Indians on The War Path
Sioux City Iowa
June 8, 1872
A special
correspondent of the Journal, now at Fort Buford, Dakota, writes, under date of
June 1, that the Sioux Indians are on the war path. There is now a camp of
three hundred and sixty five lodges rendezvoused within ten miles of Fort
Berthold, and the numbers are being daily increased. It is said to be the
intention of the party to attack Berthold as soon as they can muster two
thousand warriors. There seems to be a universal spirit of hostility among
all the Sioux upon the Missouri. The chief of the band now near Berthold
made a speech on the 27th to his hostile braves, telling them that war has been
declared, and that every one of the Sioux chiefs would stand by the decision of
the council that made the declaration. He further said that Fort Berthold
would be the scene of the opening of hostilities, and Fort Buford would
next receive attention.
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