The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1866-12-25
Indian Hostilities on the Plains -Extsn-
sive Massaores.
FoRr @. +. SMITH
Bro HORN RIVER, Oct. 24,l866.

We are having a lively time with the
Sioux, Cheyenn. and Arrapaho Indians.
The location OF Forts Phil. Kearney aud
G. f. Smith on their immediate hunting
grounds will not be permitted without a
desperate struggle.
The immigration for Montana, which
has been heavy, has suffered severely.
No train has passed the road without
losing men and stock. Large bodies
have ravaged the road from the North
Platte to the Yellow Stone river, a dis.
tance Of four hundred and Fifty eight
miles. They have even penetrated tho
mines in Montana, numbering miners
and driving off stock. Large delega.
ton Of them have visited the Crow In
dans-their bitter enemies-and ell.
deavored to make peace with them, in
order to involve them IN the war with
the whites. They also visited the Flat
Head and Nos Perces Indians for the
same purpose, but without success. A
party of miners. under JEFF. Stamford.
were attacked, and eighteen out of sixty
were killed. This happened on Wind
River, one hundred miles above us in
the mountains. Another party were
attacked on Tongue river, near the wag.
on road, and Col. Rich and another man
were killed. All miners have returned
to Virginia City. Three soldiers and
two citizens have been killed and scalp.
ed within a mile of this post recently.
Three men were killed on the Yellow
Stone about the same time. Two weeks
ago. a train loaded with government
freight was attacked. and one man killed
and two wagons captured. The same
outfit, on returning. near Phil. Kearney,
was again attacked. the two owners
killed, and nearly all the stock taken
away.
One hundred and fifty head of mules
fifty head of horses and sixty head Of
beef cattle have been stolen from Phil.
Kearney. Also jim sCarter, hay con,
tractor, lost three hundred and sixty-five
head Of cattle This post is Cleaned
out" The Indians took the stock in
daylight, while grazing almost within
rifle shot Of the stockade. Prcaious 10
this. at the same place seventy head of
Government mules were run of, and six
men killed. One officer ofthe Eigh-
tecnth was killed OIL Crazy Woman )
Fork. From this point down to the
Platte, the road is a graveyard. On
the l7th inst, party Of twenty FIVE
soldiers returning from Fort Benton,
where they had escorted General
Hnzcn, when within forty miles of this
fort, were attacked by sixty In.
dians. Mr.. Brannore, guide, was killed
and scalpe'l. The party fought eight
hours. The following day, indians
attacked troops engaged in cntt,ng wood,
and ran off six head Of hors,s. They
are committing all sorts Of ofdepredations
with impunity We have only twenty
mounted men at the post. About one
hundred and fifty men have been killed
as far MS known. We have had no in
selligence from Phil Kearnev for sixty
days, and fear that all communications
is cut off, Three commissary trains have
been due for month, and are supposed
to have been captured. The Crow In.
dians report fifteen hundred lodges of
hostile Indians moving towards this post
for the purpose of capturing it. They
call our soldiers "old women" and say
they cannot fight.
DEsrRUCTIoN OF THE New BowERY