Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1864-07-28
Tia Indian War.

The steamer Yellow Stone has ar
rived at st. Louis from a point about
200 miles below Fort Benton. She
brought down 10000 buffalo robes fol
Choutcau & Co., and lot for the
American Fur Company. Twenty-six
Idaho miners also came down on her
having over two hundred thousand
dollars in gold dust.
The Spring emigration had just be-
gun to reach the mines. Gen. Sully'l
Indian Expedition was at the mouth o.
Cannonball river, six hundred miles
below Fort Union, building Fort te
be called Fort Rice. Seven steamers
were lying there. waiting orders from
Gen. Sully. No Indians were nearer
to Gen. Sully than Fort Gilpin, where
800 Sioux boarded the Yellow Stone,
sold their robes, and receiving some
provisions, allowed her to pass un'
harmed. ..-.. .,rc-
The officers of the boat say Gener
al Sully is severely condemned for in
activity /; that he is keeping his troops
FIVE thousand in number, building
forts when he onght to be hunting ant
dispensing the enemy. They express
the opinion that he will not have q
collision with the Indians.
Father Dcschmidt, who was abo ard
the Yellow Stone, had two council,
with three hundred Sioux, near Flat
Bcrtholj, who expressed anxiety to
make peace with the whites.
A despatch from Denver City, July
18th, says large band ofIndians at
tackled Bijou Rancho. eighty miles
east Of that city, last night, killing
three men and carrying off seventeen
mules. This morning they run off all
tho Overland Stage Company's stock
at the Junction, ono hundred miles
east of Denver. During the day they
visited several stations from the juno
ton eastward for fifty miles. Three
men are reported to have been Kill.
led and scalped today, one hundred
horses and mules stolen, and a large
number of cattle killed. Great appre
tensions are felt for tho safety Of set
tiers on the road and overland travel
More troops are urgently needed"
The Indians are troublesome on the
Western Colorado mail route. Ru
mors prevail of the capture of Fort
Larned and the Post ct Walnut Greek
by them. ..... -..
An emigrant train Of thirteen wa.
gons was attacked by six hundred
Sioux Indians, short distance above
For Laramie, and after desperate
fight, the cmigrants were overpower
ed, thirteen of their number having
been killed. The Indians burned the
wagons, after robbing them of what
they wanted, and carried of all the
stock. Six companies Of troops were
met between Forts Kearney and Lara.
mic and went 10 pursuit Of the Indians
| A St. Paul despatch Of July l9tl
says advices from Brackett's cavalry
battalion. dated at Fort Sully, on thu
Missouri. June 26, have been receiv
ed. The battalion was encamped al
that place, having seen no Indians OF
the way. Several detachments o
Iowa and Wisconsin cavalry had ar
rived there aud the force would in |:
few days move on westward.
Col. Thomas column is on Swal
Lake, near Owl river.
One hundred and fifty lodges G
friendly Sioux were at the Fort. Gen
Sibley made treaty with them, al,
gained considerable information rela
tive to the hostile Sioux. The latte
are reported as having plenty Of am
munition, which it is thought has bcel
supplied to them by rebel emissarie
under the guise of Idaho cmigrants
Buffalo were very plenty in thei
country, and they consequently hav'
abundance Of provisions. They ar
reported as being still for war. and tn
campaign against them will doubt
less find work to do.
The Missouri river was rising an,
boats found no trouble in getting up.
Scouts report trains of Idaho emi
grants moving westward near tn,
Missouri. They will probably com
together and travel in company 70