The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-11-21

1858 for the bensot Of the people OF Montana, but
sS s'si Sc reason &c Ss Of e.. Suss
o. tho Union Pacinc Railroad, whose terminus west
OF the Black Hns made 1t easier for the wagons TO
tans FIR ts reason and ana because Inc fsist sx
tension Of the railroad under rapid progress would
eac6 year make the Powder river road le and less
OF the Sioux, and recommended the abandonment
Tor the time OF the road. On the ID day Of last
March General Grant gave the necessary orders for
and @. T. Smith, but it was wen towards August
be ore the stores and material could all be hauled
Sioux, attrbuttng our action 70 fear, followed ND
our wIndrawa ~ raids to the line q the
paclnc Koad ana 70 the south Of It into Colorado
Othcs o. tnem douDtless. reached the camps OF the
Arapanoes. on Beaver creek. and the Cheyenne
camps on Pawnee Fork, near Fort Larned, and told
war or threats OF war they, too could compel 10
abandon the smoky Hill line, which passes through
the very heart Of the buffalo region the best hunting
or IA party OF Indians. composed OF 200 Chey-
ennes, four Arapahoes and twenty Sioux. are
Fork on Q war expedition, nominaliy to aeht The
Pawnees. On the 10th they appeared on the Saline
north o. Fort Harker where the settlers received
but pretending to be offended because It was In
tin cups they threw 10 back In the faces OF the
women en- ana began e. once to break up furniture
ana ravished them, perpetrating atrocities which
could could only have been the result OF premed
crossed over TO the settlements on the Solomon,
where they continued to destroy houses and pro.
perty to ravish all females. and killed thirteen men.
Going on 70 the Republican they killed two more
men and committed other acts OF similar brutal
atfocity. As soon as Intelligence OF this could be
cd to Fort Harker troops were sent In pursuit
who succeeded In driving them away. rescuing some
captive children and killing but few Indians by rea
son OF their fast ponies and familiarity with tac
country. e1
reclte these facts with come precision because
they are proven beyond dispute, and up TO
the very moment Of their departure from Pawnee
Fork no Indian alleges any but the kindest treat
ment on the part OF the agents OF the general gov
ernment OF our soldiers or OF the fr0nuer people,
with one exception, Agent Leaven worth. The SOL
diers not only from natural aversion to an Indian
war, which Is all work and no glory, but under posi-
tive orders from me, had borne with all manner OF
Peace Commission would eliminate In the with
drawa OF the sayages from the neighborhood OF our
posts, roads and settlements and thereby end all
further trouble. was present at Fort Leavenworth
when General Sheridan received notice OF the attacks
on the settlers Of the Saline, Solomon and Repub-
inquiry, and was satisfied our people had given no
provocaton at all for those wanton acts OF barbarity
which were IN nagrant violation Of their recent
he had made formal demand through the
agent, according TO the terms OF the treaty,
d ior the e, actual perpetrators Of these very
acts. Colonel Wynkoop, agent Of the Chey.
ennes and Arapahoes sent q messenger on. ami
made every exerton to procure their surrender out
more cautious chiefs, though claiming to desire
peace, could not give up SO considerable body Of
their best yonng warriors and OF course they all b..
began seSers war along the smoky H al and pa ar
kansas roads, simultaneously attacking every party
men VINO sca not notice the
therefore unprepared for attack. The aggregate
murders amounted TO seventy. nine IN August and
with the Cheyennes was inevitable, then en-.
deavored TO keep the Arapahoes out OF It.
IN This tribe tribe Had been camped fQr the summer
Fort Dodge, where, on the Sd OF September, he met
Little Beaver, Spotted WOLF Bull Bear and other
Arapahoe chiefs well known 70 our oilccrs, and in
fu council these agreed to keep out Of the war and
to move down to the reservation below the Kansas
line, to which they had assened at the Medicine
s.d 70 Fos y saa
transpired they not only did not come In, but were
known 70 be at open war all the way from For,
direction. In like manner General w. B. Hazen,
southern reset atlSh, met Jhs kIeTas epa G9naa;
agreed to feed and maintain them en- route and after
they had reached their reservation near Fort Cobb
But when the time came for them to move they did
not Co. but were also known TO be engaged with Che
Cheyennes and Arapahoes In the common war.
!, ey my orders General aazcn has
latlons with them, and can imagine no
other reason for this conduct than their
supposed belief that by war they can force US TO
abandon their favorite BUFFALO range as we have
already abandoned to the Sioux the Powder RIVER
country. To show the concurrence OF action and
a. % afo On the % %
erals Sheridan and Augur, herewith transcribe In
this report extracts OF telegrapc messages from the
Governors Of Colorado and Kansas Acting Governor
Hall teleBraphcd me from Denver under date Of
August 2':-"We are completely surrounded by hos.
me ~ ln S extending from CHEYENNE Wells ana
SIX hundred warriors. From reliable information
twelve people have been killed thus far" On tie
sth OF september Governor Hunt telegraphed me
from Den ser:-"Just returned Fearful condition
OF things here Nine persons murdered By Indians
sAnd on the 2ith Of September Actln- Governor
Hail again telegraphed from Denver:-'sIhe Indians
have again attacked our settlements In strong force
miles Of Denver. They are more bold fierce AMI
desperate In their assaults than ever before II Is
les ~ inc sae i ,e 1us anu prpe .ae a
mounted, disciplined and better oificered than our
men. Each hour brings intelligence OF fresh bar
barities and more extensive robberies,r &c.
On the 4th OF September Governor Crawford, cf
Kansas teegraphed from Topeka:-eHaye Just re-
ceived despatch from Hays stating that the
Indians attacked, captured and burned train
ct Pawnee FORK, and killed, scalped aid
burned sixteen men; also attacked another train ut
ammunition was exhausted, when the men aban-
doned the ttain saving what stock they could. sim.
liar attacks are OF almost DAILY occurrence. These
and persistent appeals for help. can furnish you
all the troops necessary. cannot sat idly by and see
Obliged to call upon the state force take the leid
ana end these outrages. will ct once organize
two cavalry regiments Of picked men, wen mount.
All this time General Sheridan in person was la
boring with every soldier Of his command to give al
possible protection 70 the scattered people IN that
wide range OF country from Kansas to Colorado and
New Mexico. But the very necessity OF guarding
interests so widely scattered made 1t Impossible
10 spare enough troops 70 60 in search OF the Indians
In their remote camps. On his requsltion applied
to General Grant for more cavalry, aad by hts orders
seven companies Of the Fifth cavalry, under Major
a
lima and Tennessee and despatched to Kansas. On
a further call the Secretary Of War General
Schodedl on the 9Th OF October authorized the ac>
ceptance Of one mounted regiment or Kansas
volunteers for six months. These latter troops are
not yet mustered in, but General sheridan ex-
PEGS TO have them IN the field In Novem.
Der. with these troops he expects during
this winter to punish the hostile Indians In his de.
psrtment that they will not again resort 70 war,
anG such are not killed Will be collected by force
on their reservations and be mnGe 20 remain there.
VIII not attempt to describe the many expeditions
that have already been made but FOR details refer
you to General Sherldan's report. They have reces
RI lccn of yot a