New-York tribune., 1867-05-30
THE LNDLdN VAR.
WAR EXCITEMENT AMONG THE MONTANA MINERS
GOV. MEAGHER ENIIsTING VOLuNTEERs-RE-
REwED DEPREDATIoNs NEAR FORT LARAMIE.

| WAR EXCITEMENT AMONG THE MONTANA MINERS
GOV MEAGHER ENIIsTING vOLUNrEERs-RE-
REwED DEPREDATIoNs NEAR FORT LARAMIE.
~ rxtrsRAPn TRIBUNE
ST. LOUIS, May 29.-The Helena (1ontana] Herald
the 2d inst says there great excitement In that Ter
rtory consequence OF Indian outrages War meetings
have been called by the Governor at Virginia CITY, plan
OF operations announced, and volunteer donations OF
arms horses &C., called for. Several companies were
enrolled and organized within hours. and the forces
already mustered TO leave Immediately under the
immediate command OF Col ThorOughman, although ac
copaned by Gen Meagher himself for the sceo OF the
disturbances. Gov Mcagher issued proclamation sum
them that they shall full liberty appropriate and
hold whatever horses, arms and everything IA the way
Of spos they may capture He says the Federal Govern
ment has thrown him on his own resources, and he VIII
take the responsibility It Is stated that the sioux
yastated Galane settlement, but that they are power
fnl IN their alliances with the mountain tribes ana they
assert that they will penetrate aud sack and burn both
Virginia and Helena cities Col ON.il mas been ar
10 invite the friendly F1atheads JOIN the whites in the
campaign The largo bodies Of hostile Indians reported
committing drprodatons the Valley line OF stages
running between Benton and Helena.
eeycd there Of further Indian deprations near Fort
Laramie Gen. Augur and staff left last night for tho
as AN escort from Fort Mcpherson. i.r
DISPOSITION or TRooPs FOR TIE CAMPAIGN.
Reports from the West say Thirty deserers left Fort
vays Kansas last week, i've of whom killed and
Virginia City, Montana the 3oh OF April with 400 vol
unteers for Gaatn Valley the of the Indian dis
,urbance. Gen. Gibbon left Fort kearney on tne ION
w establish HI. headqqarters The Se,h en- Infantry wi
commissioners and when properly arranged
will take charge Of the expedition now nttlng out. Col
Darlington will soon leave Fort McPherson lor foft
Kearney. where he Will establish his headquarters
HOSTILE BANDS OF INDIANS To MEET THE COMMISSION
ERs-A SETTLEMENT or DIFFICULTIES EXPECTED, &C.
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FoRr LARAMIE, May 3O.-Mcssengers arrived to-day
from the Northern Indians with the information that all
the hostile bands including Red Cloud, Lone Hour, and
other chiefs are on their way here 10 meet the Comm
1t is confidently expected that at this council All
Indian difficulties IN this region VIII be settled INC III
dians are expected TO reach here IN eight days
THE BURNING OF ROCK CREEK srArIoN-hCrlNiff
OF THE sAvAGEs.
From Our Special Correspondent
Fort sASDEss, Dakotah Territory, May &C. 1861.
| band of Arapahoe warriors numbering about l5O
burned Rock Creek Station about fifty miles west OF this
post on Wells Fargo Co.'S Overland Stage Line, and
ran off the stock on the 18th inst They also attacked
Coopers Creek Station on the same day and eneampea
Fort Sanders dispatched detachment OF the I'd United
States Cavalry, under Lieut. j. A. Wanless, Immediately
which was Intended to strike the indians their camp
at daylight on the 18th The saxagesi moT.vSr. n,or.
| must have scented something, for they proke
camp and fled during ths ,,1tr night r,tSont hout'
waness pursued them far as Ek Mountain rna %soa a
coming upon them, and returned 10 S1opcr ortrn % o
the I4h inst. without succeeding III kling or @
a single Indian The Engineer party, thloi
way, Laramie Plains, was IN camp near Rock eeh at
the time OF the outbreak II has an escort oi 80 hany
3Gth Regimcn and 40 cavalry I'D Regiment, uldcr co
mand of Lieut. VIM Harmon, S6th u. s. infantry rer
ceant George W. Clear OF the escort ana MT ntePhen
Clark OF the engineer party were captured Dy
on the 18TH Lieut.. Harmon pursued nein VIII MI @ e
In his command Tor apou, ~ iuIles. t,o
succeeded in killing Indian and III nuuinS MI Iark,
who was morolly wounded with arrows anu pu.
he lost his horse and two mules He did not hnd
the body of Sergeant Clear who, IN AL pfoDaDilty mas
met his death al the stake and war dance before now
The Indians also killed one man and w0uded an0,her oi
Marty getting out ties for the Union Paclnc RAILROAD
I'm The BLACK Is eight miles northeast OF ta posi-, last
night courier reports this evening mat u lniV Oh
soldiers who have getting out timber Tor Govern
ment buildings missing. He was at its lodge IN the
BLACK Hills hut il was empty. lie saw no traces or In
dians however A band of Indians was seen ON Lodge
Pole Greek near Cheyenne Pass yesterday. IL was ev
dently a parfy on the war path Mr. spotsvood Super
infpdent Of the Stage Line teegraphs that the country
l. full OF Indians and asks for protection Gen. Augur
commanding Department of the Platte has ordered
detachment OF infantry 10 men with sergeant, 10 be
paced at Rock Creek; also q similar one at CoOpers
Greek understand that he orders detachment OF cav
airy as escort United States mail coaches, ana the re-
teton OF Company g. I'd IT, g. Cavalry at this post unt
further orders This company was ordered 10 proceed 10
Fort Morgan Colorado, TO relieve l. Company OF Z. .
cavalry not 10 smiss to state that Fort SANDERS
l. situated on Laramie Plains. Big Laramie River III
latitude 4io north and in longitude l06o l0 west The
most il garrsoned by Companies A, ID, and 36th u O.
infantry aud Company g. fd Y. g. Cavalry IL 10 desx
mated in late orders - Headquarters seth u s. in-
funt