New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-12-11

Iilied on both sides since that time but no severe
battles have occurred Since orr return 10 Fort
Pierre, we learn that seven or eight war parties
Of Sioux have gone up to the Yellow Stone, with
the intention Of extermmating the Crows. Sev.
eral contests have occurred between the Black
feet and Crows during the past season, in which
several were killed on both sdes, and many horses
stolen. A party OF six Crows accompanied the
Agent, on horseback, from Fort Union. A large
war party OF Blackfeet, seventy-One in number
discovering their trail, strted in pursuit and over
took them near the mouth Of Tongue River Here
they concealed themselves in thicket of willows,
and surprised the Crows-king two Of them and
four horses. The remainder escaped amid shower
Of bullets. We were all (the whites) on the
opposite side of the river, but could render
them no assistance. Tie dead were scalped.
and their bodies horribly INITIATED. On the
18th of September We left the Yellow Stone
for our winter residence at Fort Pierre. From
the mouth Of TOrgua River 10 the mouth Of
the Yellow Stone distance of 800 miles we were
not out Of sight Of game for moment. Myrlads
Of buffalo dotted the grasscOvered praries, and the
belts of timber were alive with deer elk, and an
telope. Upon the inaccessible nights leaped the
Dmble and shy bg-hOrn, and at night our sleep was
disturbed by the constant splashing of the sport
ing beavers. Since the jolly days of the trappers
are over, and beaver-skns have become so cheap
these animals have multiplied wonderfully, until
not only the Yellow Stone, but all its tributaries
literally swarm with them. At the present time
no portion Of the Western world contains game 30
abundantly as this region.
A few days before our arrival at Fort Union a
war-party of Sioux surprised Mr.. Mckenzie, a
trader, and an Assineboin Indian, short distance
from the Fort, killed the Indian and drove the
trader into the Fort. During the past winter a
battle took place between the AssinebOns and
Sioux; on the open prairie, in sight of Fort Union,
in which seven AssinebOins were killed and several
Sioux, the number could not be ascertained.
These attacks, together withlother depredstons.
in the shape of demonstrating and cutting off few
stragglers, have exasperated these Indians, who
have hitherto been very peaceable. On the Sd of
October the Sioux surprised a small party of Gros-
ventes, near the :" Big Bend" Of Upper Missouri,
killed three Of them and stole forty horses As we
Jassed Fort BerthOld, where their village is To-
Gated, the whole nation was in mourning. They
inquired very earnestly Of the Agent what they
should do, and said that they desired to comply
with the wishes of their great Father-the Pres
dent--but could not sit still in their wigwams and
be shot down like 30 many bufialos.
At Fort Clark the Agent held Council with loo
lodges of the Uncpapas and Blackfeet bands OF
Sioux. These two bands have steadily refused to
receive their annuites, comply with any of their
treaty stipulations. They give for that the
presents are too few to distribute among so many,
SO that some would receive nothing and jealOusies
arise in consequence. The truth is they wish to
discoBnect themselves from all obligations to the
Government, and feel at perfect liberty t, make
war ON when they please. During our stay at
this Fort the YanctOnies came in from the opposite
side Of tho river with twenty horses, which they
had stolen from the half breeds" on Red River
They have sent several war parties to commit de-
predictions on these people After leaving Fort
Clark the Agent met large party of Yanctones
on the left bank of the river, about ten miles be-
low, where they were waiting to have talk with
him. lie laid a fine present on the prairie for
them, consisting of q box of tobacco keg of pow
der, balls, sugar, coffee, -four, &c. After long
talk, in which they expressed themselves much
dissatisfied one of the head men, with his soldiers
jumped up, threw the whole present into the
river, and discharged more than fifty guns at it,
This was the greatest insult which the Govern
ment officer has received since the treaty.
At Fort Pierre the Indians are quite peaceable
as vet But at the different tradiDg-pOsts on Chy-
enne Moreau and White Rivers the traders are
in constant fear. Their wagons are destroyed
their horses killed and themselves threatened with
death. Since the massacre at Fort Laramie the
Sioux here have been growing more and more
troublesome and unless the Government takes
some effectual means to check them, the whole
Indian country will be involved in war. They
ridcule the idea of the Government sending troops
among them. and rather desire t-boasting that
they will shoot them as they do buffalo. The
Sioux of the Missouri can probably muster six
thousand warriors all fighting men, well armed,
many of them being expert with the rifle; and 1t
will require an equal number OF United States
troops to cope with them successfully.
Buffalo have been very abundant In the vicinity
of Fort Pierre during the past seasOn-a thing
which has not occurred for several years before.
All the tribes here supplied themselves abundantly
with meat for their winter store. Heretofore they
have suffered much from hunger, being compelled
to eat their horses and dogs, and even then large
numbers OF them have persisted every winter. Some
of the upper tribes are partially agricultural Peo-
ple. The Ankaras have raised this season A,OOO
bushels of corn; Mandans, l,50O; and the Eros
Ventres. of Missouri 1000 bushels, besides large
quantities of beans pumpkins, &c
The Ponkahs. small tribe inhabiting the cOun-
try bordering upon the l. eau que Court or Running
Water, have carried on an exceedingly profitable
business for the year past robblng emlgrants Ihey
drove their trader out of their country-hayng al
ready more goods than they knew what TO do with.
They have AT the present time at least $50 Amer
lean horses and mules, large amount of l,thing,
mems yomen's and childrens clothing, furniture,
&c Papers TO the value OF several thousands oil
dollars have been obtained OF them by their trader
Mr. Hamilton, and returned TO their owners.
few days since they came to Bellevue, KILLED an
Omaha woman and child, stole nve horses from
Mr.. Larpy's clearinghouse, and several from the
Mission. They threaten the lives OF all whites they
may find on the prairie.
4 large number of Yanatons and Santee Sioux
Gather about Fl1yd's Hill, for the purpose of OBJ
tanning whisky. Several murders have been COM
mtted among themselves, within few months
when intoxicated Last week young Indian
Killed his brother while in state of drunkenness.
The Otoes have war party on its way TO floyds
Hill. to chastise the Sioux for several murders
committed on them few months ago. oatle
a 80, in Iowa Major Hepuer.