New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-07-07
FROM THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS.
From The st. LOU. Republeas Of June so.

From The st. Louis RepubGeGn Of June so.
Last evening we met Messrs. Nozer, George Shaw
and james Osborne, who arrived In this city yester
day from the mountains They came down from Fort
Benton with three Macinac boats far a. Council
Bluffs and from there to this city on the steamer
Admiral They left Fort Benton on the 2d of May
and arrived al Council Bluffs the 10Th inst. Two
Macinac boats which left Fort S4rpy, on the Yellow
Stone the 10th of May, also arrived at the Bluffs
on the ed inst The boats and cargo the proper
of the American Fur Company
These gentlemen report that the Blackfee Indians
have been annoying the Crow Indians during the
Winter by stealing their horses. The latter tribe
however avenged themselves by taking seventeen Of
their enemies scalps during the Winter Late in tue
Spring Blackfoot Indian came close to Fort Sarpy
and scalped a squaw of his tribe, who had, how
ever, been prisoner of the Crows for number OF
years.
On the frst of May seven started from Fort
UIion at the the mouth of the Yellow Stone, TO 20 TO
Fort Ssrpy distance of over 200 miles, to assist in
bringing some boats. On their third day out they
met by party of over 300 Sioux, armed TO the
teeth, who made hostile demonstration toward them.
One of their party who could speak the Sioux language
intel fered The Sioux demanded their surrender bat
some of The party were unwilling, when they were AZ
tackled nnd a man by the name of Geope Skies,
German who is from Quincy, ILL.,, was vyInded, and
another of them shot AT by Sioux chief, but
injured. They then came to parley, and the Indians
stripped them of their gus and ammunition and
every particle Of their clothes aud left them make in
the mountains. They bent their course toward Fort
our p|s WHICH lew IN
Their naked condition having suffered considerably
with the cold and want of food
The only thing they had to est was young buffalo
calf which one of the party killed with stone, and
with sharp aint they opened vein and sacked its
blood. Thee days after they arrived at Fort Ssrpy.
The Sioux, some three hundred strong surrounded the
fort but after distributing presents and having
talk, the Indians lef; without offering attack them
MIR. Mozier and his party report that on their way
down from the Yellow Stone they were not noested
until they got TO the Sergeant Hills where they were
hailed from Indian vi lage aud on refusing TO land
their sieersman fred at aud the ball passed over
lis head They report the Upper Missouri as very
low and with not much prospect of arse there bad
been little snow in the mountains during the Winter
the season having been nncommOnly mild. The Sioux
congegstng about Fort Pierre in CREST numbers
but for what purpose it lie not knovn.
They i've tie following account of the boats that
recently started up; Met American Sur CoGpany's
boat ST. Mary, on the ieh mat, 90 miles above Sar
tsDts Bluff; met Government steamers Grey Cloud,
on the goth inst, miles below Ssrgeants Bluff Ara
Ma Gnd VIM. Baird on 2lst inst Clara and Ks,e
Ss;nney on the 23d, 20 miles above Council Bnffs.