The Montana post., 1867-08-31

The March TO Fort kbercrombis-
Of the Expedition--Dissa yanilatiss
diiion OF the Train. OOod Con.
DAVIS MONTANA ExPRnr,-,
FIT. RANSOM, ID. T.. July 10Th is;c,
EDITOR JOURNAL: Our MAJ Wy
st. Cloud TO Fort Abercrombie - - Iroh
most equal TO General SteeI.,-" was al
march" through the black sH,s mud
Florida and Alabama but yyi,L ps Of
stock of perseverance. we ara good
Fort Abercrombie on the gtL a.
The expedition was then orgo,'i.oSslt ant.
TO companies, and a captain seIs..tSI IN
each. Davy appointed his staff I,Su ma ioi
parations were made for a sneaS- a.t PIE
vance. The officers were as faIIo-y sd
Capt. z. A. Davy, commapding.. n
Maj VIM. Cahill, Adiutant; Car,{ pEt
Rogers, Ordnance and iuspectin,,s .s, =. u.
Capt. Chas. Wagner, A. d. G.. 1,oI.ccsj ,ot.ce'j
George SwartZ, Co. a; Capt. Rosp5.an
Co. B; Capt. Nibler, Co. G. seas
The train is composed Of abor.
hundred and thirty men, and ss e OAe
women and children. There is = u!
deal of dissatisfaction amopg C.s sod
Davy's passengers, as they were ,,ri,.e. l,-o'a
ed ride when they wished il In, n
teams are so heavily loaded thai = tue
are obliged to walk all of The Ilfy
They think it rough to paw S195 "a!
privilege of goalking 10 Montana W. Sls
can blame them VINO
We started from Fort Abercronbi,
the 18th in company with a goyernr,,14l ~
train, and a detail of one hundred -,
diers. We arrived here on the 1S5
and are waiting now for the nilitsr,,,.N
get ready for a forward movement a."
terday some of us visited the ~
where an Indian was burned sIira I
his Indian caPtors, not long since. m!
carcass is still unbuTied. The E-,I
only were burned away. Indian rpr1a.e
are abundant. but any one who i -
customed to the frontier and baICbra,S
knows how to take their reports M
latest is is that there are Eve bun5,aS
lodges two days drive ahead of US onJ
fifteen hundred lodges advancing -
Fort Rice. These reports were brSn,I4
in yesterday by scouts from Fort SpIfsv
We have plenty of buffalo beef most -
it obtained from hunters.
Since writing the above a scopt /.
arrived from the James river. He statas
that there is an abundance of indians -
IN mn
sequence of the buffalo having come this
way. He states that he saw five bsIf
breed scalps and one white scalp and
arm, which the Indians say tbey tooE
from Rutfee's men who were CARVING
the mail, having killed the entire party
They also had eight horses and five
mules, which they found on the plains
This would give credence to a report
that Gen. Terry had been attacked. The
scouts from Fort Rice are due tomorrow
morning. give the reports as I gel
them from the scout.
Our men are splendidly armed. There
are some thirty or forty Henry's sixteen
shooters, besides various rifles, carbines
shot guns, etc, and scores of revUlvers
The corral is composed of sixty wagons
and is large enough for all of our stock
The grass is splendid, and the stock all
looks well.
The health of the party is good. thet,
not being any sick in camp that know
of One child died after we left For
Abercrombie, having been previousl,
injured by shaft OF lightning.
We think we will get through all
right, by keeping a sharp lookout to
our stock. Capt. Davy is as spirited Al
ever, but we are in hopes that his sDiyit
will give way TO his better judgment
when we get out where there is danger
More anon, MONTANA,
81. Czolld Journal 4August 10. 1867.