Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1863-09-05
FROM GEN. sULLYS COMMAND.
FoRr Ia FRoMBols, Aug. 18th, 1868

FoRr la FRoMBoIs, Aug. 18th, 1868
To-day the expedition break up camp,
and resumes the march up the river. We
have been delayed BY the non arrival Of
the Shreveport, which is over due from
Fort Randall with suppies--she delay
owing probably to come red tape manage
ment at that point At all events, pa.
,ience has ceased to be virtue, and the
Shreveport will have to follow US up river.
Our next depot for supplies will De some
where in the vicinity of Swan Lake, hun.
dred miles above.
The length and duration Of the trip will
depend solely on the supply Of grass
Should we reach Fort Berthold, we will
be joined by some 800 Rec warriors, who
are at war with the Sioux, and recently
have had all their horses stolen by them.
They now seek revenge and plumber. -
Their services as scouts will render them
valuable allies.
We have rain almost nightly; and had
it fallen a month or two earlier, grass
would be more luxuriant, but as It is, the
time is approaching fast for frosts.
Yesterday u Council with party of
Yanktonnais was held at headquarters
AS usual they professed to be firm friends
Of the whites, aud offered their best wish.
es for the success Of the Expedition.
The mail is due to day, when We hope
to hear once more from friends aud civil
cation. Steve s contract only ex,erds to
Fort Pierre, and from thereafter we
leave-the mail will mos, probably be sent
up on the supply boats, to overtake us.
In two days march We expect to be in
the mid st Of countless keerds Of buffalo,
and anticipate much sport in consequence.
From a gentleman just from the upper
country, we learn that on the 10th ul,imo
Gen.. Suly's Expedition vas at Little
Sheyenne, fifty miles above For. Pierre.
At that place he found excellent grass,
aud he was Informed that on the small
streams, for some distance further up the
Missouri, he would find sufficient feed for
his horses. lie proposed to leave his
heavy trains at Little Sheyenne, and ac>
companied by one light drausht boat
move up the river.
From Indian scouts he learned that the
hostile Sioux were encamped near Fort
Berthold, two hundred aud City niles
above For. Pierre, where they await his
arrival and propose to show fight. The
General proposed to leave camp on the
18Th or 10Th of August, and, by forced
marches, to reach Bcrthold by the 24th.
The boys eagerly seconded the Generals
proposition, to leave behind everything
calculated to retard their progress. and
hurry on the proposed scene Of conflict.
II the Indians make stand, as expected,
We predict that long haired scalps will be
at fearful discount. Since, through the
influence of certain benevolent societies
east, Government dealt so tenderly with
the Indian prisoners in Minnesota, i. is
not probable that General Sully will en-
cumber himself with prisoners. His boys
til ink that even the nits, if allowed to es.
cape, will, after D while. make warriors,
and as u prudential measure, lad better
be cracked. AS to the huma nifty oil such
reasoning, we shall mot venture an opin.
ion; as it is 90 great moral question:
we leave it for the aforesaid benevolent
societies.
We>are Indebted 70 the Dukotian for tho
above items
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