uards over the Camp of Sitting Bull and
other Indian prisoners of war, who had surrendered themselves to the
United States authorities after the disastrous outbreak that drove them
over the border into the British Possessions. Word was sent to the fort
of Paul's arrival and a conveyance was dispatched to carry him and his
companion to the garrison, where they were warmly received. A steaming
breakfast was prepared to which full justice was done, after which,
under the guidance of an officer, they visited the hostile camp,
situated on a level stretch of ground about one mile distant from
the garrison. There were thirty-two tepees, accommodating one hundred
and sixty-eight people, forty of whom were males over sixteen years of
age and the rest women and children. The tepees were arranged in a
circle with a large space in the center, around which braves, squaws
and almost nude children squatted or lay in the sunshine. One solitary
white man was seen standing in front of a tepee. He was dressed in a
dark pair of pantaloons, brown duck overcoat and his head was surmounted
by a large, broad brimmed, drab felt hat, with a big dinge in each
side of it. The white man proved to be Allison, the government scout and
interpreter. It was he who entered the hostile camp the previous
year and brought in the main body of the Sioux warriors, led by Crow
King. The scout was a medium sized man, compactly and strongly
built; a peculiar expression of shrewdness distinguished his face, and
his eyes were keen and searching.

It was Allison's special care to look out for Sitting Bull, the famous
Uncapapa chief, and after greeting the visitors, he led them into the
presence of the dreaded Sioux leader. Whatever may be said of Sitting
Bull, he certainly had the appearance of a man born to lead men. He was
five feet ten inches tall and weighed probably one hundred and eighty
pounds. His face was an unusually intelligent one and his forehead
large. He was dignified, though modest, as he invited the travelers into
his tepee and seemed to feel keenly his condition as a prisoner. A
number of Indians also entered at the request of Sitting Bull, among
them his young fighting nephew, Kill-While-Standing, who wore eyeglasses
which gave him a student-like appearance. The two wives of the chief
shook hands with every one present and exhibited several half naked and
very dirty children, heirs of the Bull family. Among th