Grave of Indian Statesman Will Be Cared For

Crew of men renew gravesite of famous Indian

Improvements to the grave of Sitting Bull were carried out last Saturday when Superintendent Mossman and Henry Steward removed the old iron fence which had about rusted away from the ground and concreted the pile of stone that lay at the foot of the grave, imbedded the granite headstone containing the inscription of his death, and beside this a deep layer of concrete was laid all over the grave.

All these improvements will perpetuate his memory forever.

Increasing numbers of tourists pitch their tents under nearby groves and visit the final resting place of Sitting Bull and this summer hundreds have leaned on the iron fence, gazed down on the rude bier and speculated on the deeds of the crafty diplomat.

Whatever the comparative values of his pagan virtues, he had the courage of his convictions, stood by them, suffered and died for the lost cause which he represented, which is more than can be said for the modern materialist without party, faith, home or country.  Sitting Bull was the last flickering ray of a dying system, the last of the hostiles, the unbeaten champion of a lost cause.

That steadfast, unyielding devotion to a principle, whether that principle be possible or impossible, has earned the sagacious chief an everlasting place in the estimation of the white man.

Some day a monument will arise over his grave of dimensions and workmanship more in harmony with public regard and esteem.