The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-12-23

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DAfOr ON THE NORTH CASADIAS AT
THE JUNCTION OF BHASER CREKR,
December ), ISGS /
BreUet Major General ". a. Nichols
AGyGtdnt General, Division of The 3fis
souri,, 81. louis. Missouri.
GENERAL: had an interview to-dav
through the interpreter, MIR. CnrtIs
with the sister OF Black Kettle. from
whom learn. as follows, and which
seems TO be, after close Questioning. a
correct statement of the Indians Who
we're located in the vicinity of where
Custar had his fight on the 2ilh nit. on
Ihe Washlta river, about 20 or so miles
s,onth4est Of Fort Cobb and imme-
Sg,i.ateiy south OF the Antelope Hills
The WashitR; as follows: q d a = ) - =
t1rsti Blaok Kettle and other chiefs
OF the Cheyenues, and small party of
Siouxt In all numbering fifty-oue
lodges. Eight miles down the stream
were All the 2Arrapahoes and seventy
additional lodges of Cheyennes: also.
the ktoWas, then the Apaches and Co.
manches. While Thus encamped three
war parties were sent out north, one
composed OF Cheyennes, KioWas and
Arrapahoes. went north in the direction
OF Iarned, and the trail of which we
crossed In coming down; It was still out.
Ahother party composed OF Cheyenues
and Arrapahoes, which party returned, )
ana the trail OF which led sI3en. Custar
into Black Kettles village. This party
brought back three scalps, one OF which
was the express man killed and hor-
rlbIy mntilated just before left Fort
Dodge. The mail on his person was
found in Black Kettles camp. The
other party was mixed party, and
vent out on foot in the direction OF
Lyon and is still out.
About the time the first of these par
Ties LETT, Black Kettle and a representa-.
ton Of one sub-ehief from each of the
bands, visited Fort Cobb and all
brought back provisions from Gen.
dazou or some one else there, and while
they were gone, or about the time of
their return, the last war party was
sant out, which Is the one first alluded
10 aa going in the direction of Fort
Larned, and whose trail we crossed.
The women are of the opinion that
they will all sue for peace at Fort Cobb,
since the blow received by them on the
the opening there not been held out to
them.
1 will start for Fort Scott as soon as
the trains from Dodge arrive. Ifit had
not been1or the misfortune to the Kan
sas regiment, of getting lost from the
trail while en- route from the Little Ar
kansas to this place, and the heavy
their horses so as to render them on ar
rival unit for duty, we should have
closed up this job before this time. As
It is, think the fight is pretty we'll
knocked out of the Chey yennes. Thir-
teen Cheyennes, two Sioux, and one
Arrapahoe chiefs were killed, making
sixteen in all. II 3 -
The government makes u great mis-
take in giving these Indians any con-
siderable amount of food under the
superstition OF necessity. The whole |
country is literally covered with game,
and there are more buffalo than will
last the Indians for twenty years, and |
the turkey are SO numerous that nOcks |
as large as from one to two thousand |
have been seen, and the country is full |
OF grouse, quaiisia and rabbits Herds |
OF antelope and deer are seen every
where, and even ran through the wagon |
trains Of General Curtis on his march. |
The buffalo here are separate band |
from those ranging during the fall /
north of the Union Pacific Railroad,
where have seen myself not less than /
zoe, 900 in one day.
The reservation laid of for the ARA |
pahoes and Cheyennes, by the treaty of |
1867, is full OF game and the most luxn-
Rant natural grasses, as reported by |
Col. Crawford, of the 18th Kansas, who
just passed through the reservation in |
coming here. Others familiar with the !
report the same.
Black Kettles sister reports three |
white women in the lodges below Black
Kettles camp.
u Very respectfully. yours,
p. II. SHERIDAN,