New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-08-20
Later from the Plains.

From a recent number OF the Kansas City Enter
prise, we extract the following intelligence:
Mr.. Samuel Machett, of the firm Of Machett, Lind
sey Co., Of this city, and OF Drpps Machett, Fort
Laramie arrived in Kansas City on Thursday even
ing having left Fort Laramie on the 22d of July.
He reports Major Dripps and all hands at the trad
ing post in good health.
Col. Summers command had arrived at Bentis Fort,
and would leave about the 18th for the head waters
of the Republican, in pursuit of the Cheyenne hands,
The weather was extremely dry and hot, but grass
was good throughout the route.
The emigrant trains to California had all passed
Fort Laramie, and were in good health. They had
lost however, large number of cattle on the route
| Mr.. Machett met the Pawnees with their women
and children at Fort Kearney, on their way to the
summers hunt This tribe lost nearly all their horses
by the intense cold of last winter, but well
supplied. Early the present spring they made con-
certed descent upon the Cheyenne villages and almost
literally stripped them of their stock. One party Of
Pawnees alone bringing in over three hundred Che
| yenne horses. Pawnee was killed by Cheyenne
three miles from Fort Kearney and his scalp stuck
| upon pole.
Buffalo were exceedingly plenty on the plains with
| in fifteen miles of Kearney. s.a
| Col. Alexanders regiment and Spencer's battery
of the Utah expedition, were met at the Little Blue
225 miles from Fort Leavenworth, another regiment
at Rock Creek, Capt. Van Welt, Quartermaster, at
Cottonwood, and Renos battery at Big Blue.
The Cheyennes scattered in parties, the en-
tire route from Laramie to Fort Kearney, but their
principal rendezvous is on the head waters of the
Republican. But little damage has been done to
trains, as they have crossed this summer in large
bodies and the Indians are afraid to attack them.
All small parties however, that fall in their way are
cut off
The war between the Crows and Sioux had again
broken out, and the Sioux have all left the Black
Hills for the plains. The latter peaceably disposed
towards the whites, and have forbidden the Cheyen-
mes from coming into their country.
Mr.. Machett saw several surveying parties on his
way in, but heard nothing Of the murders reported
by US last week.
He apprehends little damage from Cheyenne bands,
and says that they will molest none but small and
unprotected parties. He says that all parties are
sanguine that Col Sumner will succeed in giving
them good drubbing, as that Isl the only remedy that
can be applied to this restless and hostile tribe He
has five Delaware and three Pawnee guides, who are
well acquainted with all the Cheyenne haunts. The
trade Of the plains proves to be equal to that of la
season. and unless the buffalo are driven of by the
trains and troops the receipt Of robes next spring
will be immense.
There is no news from Utah.
| LATER.-The ST. Louis Democrat publishes the fol
lowing telegraphic dispatch:
( ST. PAUL, Aug 8, via DUBUQUE, l2.--News has
just been received here from the scene of Indian diff
culties Little Grow and his band of l20 warrior:
have returned from their expedition in search of Ink
pa-du-ta, having found his camp and dispatched four
of the murderes Little Grow brought the scaIps o
the slain to the superintendent at the Lower Sioux
agency.
A band of fifteen or sixteen disafected Chippewas
is pundering the settlers about fifty miles north o.
{ this city.