New Sources on Arikara Scouts

party was expected to find a lone scout who had been sent out and was expected back beforethat hour. They were to take food and to find him. But they missed, as he returned on theopposite side of the river. When he came in the command started after the scouting party.The lone scout was Bob-tail Bull, who was killed in the battle next day. I was with Custer’scommand in the night march. We camped early in the morning. And as Bull-in-the-Water and Iwere getting breakfast together, he looked up and saw two men hurrying toward camp alongsome low bushes. There were this same Red Star and Bull. Red Star had a message for gen.Custer, who was lying down asleep, but as soon as the messenger was announced he jumpedup and received the message, then called Gerard, whom I knew, a man of my own people, asinterpreter, and questioned red Star very closely and told him to be very careful in telling whathe knew and what he saw. I know to a certainty that this was the same Red Star who is herebefore you to-day. I am now a pensioner under the name red bear, so known to the PensionOffice, but my enlisted name was Pretty Elk.I am not related to this claimant and have no financial interest in his pension claim.I have heard the foregoing read by you and interpreted by Peter Beauchamp, and it iscorrect.Attest: Strieby HornHisP. H. Beauchamp Red BearDeponent.THUMB-MARKI hereby certify that the contents of the foregoing is a true interpretation of the language of thiswitness by me under oath to interpret correctly his language.Peter BeauchampSworn to and subscribed before me this 17 day of July, 1923, and I certify that the contentswere fully made known to deponent before signing.E. W. Young,Special Examiner.42