, 1869-12-07

NAff, nOftH OF Tue SMOKY I'LL AScI 1AA We
1cruh!csn, =. we'll ~ to The near npl0o1at ~ ~
w.tl.cs, which caused the sayaccs to *osk ~ Las
erection OF Their iatuil!es. then sippose1 nc On
the ntatwa:ets OF the Red hSe:' III neo'A'e'1
to7th of the Antelope nilA 1,.,
IL nuke This cAnpatGn I dfcStel Sts1eaa
S;sy 70 qssei5 i;ea S,san.e gsasil . Eassns csss
vt,!s .n1d column, composed Of
i7r.ye companies Nineteenth k,ns,s Cavalry.
.1:,u t:rt e cOn pAnlrs oI the Fn1ld and Che com
10 sacetlsrst- at or near the )nuct.oa Of Beaver
&s,ek VITA thc North taNa1an-one hundred aud
txe!yr r1s.rs south Of fon Dodgc- Tae mast De.
1crul,ae.t e:o... he'd TO be maic to prepare uooos
at 1nIse rrilutt sGiuts beln1e the extreme cold
weAtat1 stt III, mud. 1es.aeA, lac Nineteenth KAn-
tas had III Ike rx,scf mustered lR, norses hongat
tcc e.lnteiAI amt n.Aat ready for work In IN uu-
,nhasic! 1nd almost uoknonu country. Tn1nSa
;v TIE en- .r,t. II The oflc:rs ea<~-sl III these
,.tt:e+. ".s euaoled ~ promptly fi; thsac coi'
lta.. dr:;ng this pcr,o11, 'ran.po:se1 With great
La.us lOuE hrLh' cd THOUSAND rass.ni ~ Dodge,
tlrrr Lun:.rtt tn1u' aud 1s'ons to L5oa. aod d.
l.c:th ttIs-. Eut,I.r'N tap1tanu 10 ne sent from
Fc!i Lc4ssn Aos:h 1p Fss: Az':c.t. et1 Fors Gto-
sor. b 1::.4uct OF aio4: .e nuudse1 mEeA
III Se,.t Gt1'E, VITO Eas conmAnd:ox the
H.tt.St Ct Ne e1rAlcJ. waS e:;;H 1assd tar organ.
,zasM II as,n s-is], u lie c'!nG'n troa basoon
Iv4d.t, > nIttd fEotu T1ptG tsL tue .oontl
nt The J.! liz. Az ~ to Cn1p s1sttE-the po.u:
,,i.u Al iavcsIferI; IN VI tt. 1'th OF S,vc1nocr
Tie -et ei'-l tel::. r: ata ihEl lafA'Gy E1ascd
11.ln p.tt: TT tae sauas vel ust.on, n; Ia
tA::a co"c:,4 IRON l.'nu *as o'it:ed TO move
Sp.rs.t- L. oa N1seGb-r Is started Tor
;'.Ep -. -, 20 @s- Ec.rt4t FuP-tElA,oa, a1l
10 III; <, :- II in- eI.I2l,o1k l.,ccued il best
70 20 n :.eIsrh, IL. ine calaraisu Vas Al eK-
lN1sar't..' usr-cs'-l'a 11s 1t fuca seaSOa
.lA,nt t-r "a G.tm.i t,EyIati1c ttAe atrd recklese
- Utl a.,i txusf.c.L.d ltoalct.:;tt, iitd I'D
Lit i-e IN tAptse rEc t:ou-h 10 fre4t nazlrd
arloa: t~lr:: :T--rnt "'y.ct to >udse Of their
..sr,t.Atrr ulu i:lv .ttb-S.
TIE osy c Z: thr .lntu's cperasors we're 10
strike tie tunat- II aA'd hlu~p aad force thea on
70 tlr rc,ce ~ a;'a.t 10. taet. a:d II tns
'ou.d tut * arcsu,r! -F,e'i to sto< lhs lodtan
tt:a. lhe a4nttr -easun wenl n"t kire ntn Test,
aud ttat te aotf hl4 Villages and tock could be
''tstto.ti: thai he *o1la lave NJ Security. Winter
ts tI;rrt', except Il o-&sing Tie LAWS oi pe.Ice
sun nain,t:.y.
The pan Of operations 70 aeconpi,sh these pnr-
pcr.n Mas, u 1T lite Alall Co.ut.u fsoE H4AclT,
rouslk'ih1 Ct ttx comlau!ss O. .ths Thslo
CssEts, 40 coup4 p4rfes ot The r1ttty.seseath IL.
f.lt-y, ~. foIr Mount4in ho 1ltkers, .egAinR
: vc I'LL 4is4l Md stxt{-th:ee NTH, operate
a.oce t3r nsaia Canadian -+s.ab tEhiag dtFos ~
Norua.eh, cseek, and rem s,n'rS o1i as long ~ II
Su.l!l ~, si.n;Ic1l-ns least u1il 91na Zine In
lnL1at.; lac column u General Cart to utt.e
With tI.! 1.rre uldtt General Feus1.e-:heu
ana scpr r,sal cotppanlts u tne Tenza C1valr1-
e.tasll-E!uN q oept. oa the heAtvatcta OF the
c,ut1h Ihs:!su, ttha operate touth, tlEa7js she
A1txct,e HI1IB Ald hta1Tatera OF lied RiTrt-
TheEe cu11l> Ecsr 1sss1s heaters 10, aad were
rNt expected tn aecoupilsh Iuch- Tue nain
ritr Tue It ii.us ..sler & rue heal sascra OF the
Wa-hi+s II stiL further soutn On iht S"ees~A1et
AMI o III h1sEchcs o. The ltcd ElFeE.
tEriE, !! 1t Carp Sntit on tte cSeatnR eI NO
Stic n =, ala lut:..1 tho taonFaa.M Gn'fr Gen
tfIs sil cExet1 III the eatnlt1uciion ol bIock
Il: usc, ",is. a5"i s.ofea":s 70! Inc ,n q
on LIE ra'Ee escnlnE, ~h'tn continued danuK Int
Evht a!h peSi tay, mating rae s'tua!ion yer!
slou.Ls, especially On accolat 81 tae noa-att1ra
u l:.e AlLete-.utl ke.-.-, ~nc!l nii ekaucsc
wauit ;,asr II -rhts tamp s.r7ir nsict the San
lire Ia,stlf. THIS ~a> g'ea! .i.aprolnt
*Ay - f-Hf r-tkt u
Cent w:I. tre Set tnih .'avairr. htl IAunca theu
u-lh on iL- 1Itl.:.-, ~hnn, s;hl suy.r,sei 10 y
tLkt eutih Df the Antelope iltl7. THIS sAihtpaoln'
Il cht 1urtI.tr Increased hy the ApIr.arAure
ird,aLR tct distant Il Its 1s catpr DO Fn JIs
nel,h NJ 1;un C.eeA, and the dts.oscrs uf isss
lushfia. oi SultH coniuAna-snrelllug du
.u.Ih ns.i thouxbT the u'sco. vry of ;1c 1Ioop
tul.d eI".e The Indians sJ1th u .he Aatelop
ii.i1- 70 'sse r4snt. !. ;he!efors, "a TIC secoo
titnrai custer to move nj, rtsZ1Kaeut storm or
>tIE;l-oa The noEutng ot November u. raIa Of
,i,r na- 1rsiunica 10 h1ts ullcE1ty BY the oiacei
ar1 lucn ur snc Seventh .av.1ry. ht,l OF The noss
,lr OF :he eal The texlu1tLt t-oye'i at daylssh
although The tEow cob'inued ~ sai @Ih u
"a liz evening OF the scsh, General Cnsu
ttEuck ::.e 11all Of The ~ar parry b: Oh. @t,l'ie1
a. l.ar!ss p4s.e-i uust.l. ara wit "A tai ;.een SCI
TT SuiA + c,M mud, a.1 :pE1e "s tsH ~ ne oar
nAu bet,t e.eh by nly ests"t- hcsf san tsne
la!, ws1 ps;ts Wa so:o'ea ~ s15c1W T.
Cnr,rupes mi Ar.n.h59. Faes h
hten EGGt. Killed AlG flA! Al kles ut+ sGtsh U01
4ur Larrttt, A. u. nu.1er nj II ;t!3r, Lrtl t~o
INF Att f4cctn wH0tn had f..at o4cS with |.
ten e.a.u Hell Greek |. no.icc. As 20 4 as 1t
1t1 1tt1ltk The tra he corsb1:ci 'l's Re.sus left
sp,ali et.1rt with t-em usu foil, --d the iuN
tru,I. Hhca WAS veIy fttsh AID vel m.r.el
tic crep .now, uotll II LED aLto Black h-:tles :
I1Ee. Inc next N.OrLlhc, ttelSrt lHt11t,
Ntnce lEL Ian tfhilcIs f!rcuratrf the rli..e a.
etccg OF the la.;ians aud tolia'a cuss.r, ~no
o.ee maize Siit H0-t vi ntrAIIn at,-EAIst.iI1 Of
cou.nia:, fur the u.:seA Alpl ca2:3:e u TO Y
lAge. Al lawn ,ne auack ~as nsale, sho Villa
esrta1cc md lE1nch. eight tondrtA Ro:ses Or .
n!c4 kll.eH IN acccrhaacr with Ecr r0stsc oett
.1Dc OFT hucdf.A aud Ihree warrtos+ ktHsh, \
rny-u.1r- 1umra at cn:ltsen tap:ured
,sra i,f.:nc- Of nfteca ssi,i-s t7t,xn .ss Wa.hs
co.G,tsI ALL attacked Custer. Taese lutll
\ wrie la-;srnrf Comanchts. EWWls aud At
clms hln se.e drvco do %n tN-. sirt1 = toE q i
tacce G.! I.,ur or tire lL:les, wne1, Al rlsat y
arrto@aiIr. Cus:cr wita4rcE AEd rcsurncd
rccfsi 70 follow IN his na;euea,e. O
Las at tic A1ack Of the vl'I1t- eas C3nts
I.u1ia ~. HAnlItou AID three Elcn xlieh, Aua tn
.El,crrs "a r'etea meu aoun :ei; aat, unfArss
a;ey Mtjur Eliot, Of sae rez1neot, a very 6
'aat AMI proCct ttcE Joune uf7eer, seeing sanc
tsc .ouuR re,s escane. foI!o -c't win ths Serge
Ms)or sL,i nlIceo u,eG, to cap:ute aud ul1n3 tn
IT.; aIt,r ca.icring .leN, aud wife oa the:r
:,.tk 10 TIT r,s.nicnt 1lts vera eusrouuas1 I
AID Lis ,a.1y tal!o a.a In. boys, sho1Iy alter
Ltt,ck ou lce .ll!.ee, takiAR c"uc;s due sou
uad tcA;I5 a. 1ktt angles - the Ns!nEa lei'
which Wa heIt very etball. nitct travelling 90
t,re m,..: AID half froa, tue VILLAGE, very 81
branch OF the Wa: h'fa WAY crossed, and M o.
. !ufsd. sni ~ Sers u Iius Lug ~ Sroasns - asei, ~acn
na..> attacke. Ly Indians from b.lnF, ci
.y.r1n2 fI.:n. tie Thousand 10 nikten ha1iE=d
trvrtl its Nnr t,Acx III th4 sula.l crctk be4
ta7er, II, Iii wl1h'n ne sarec Of s.he cveek, r
nssk .p;+N h., lie Inelans haslhe t.iea =
u,p, Who hal Ip:neI u little circle, 2f11no vi
thtls ntsd Md norrbl, Inutiiatea bodics =
.uun,L No our. 70 f.r as couhf ieaFn, az tn
l+cA With ltc r-sla!et l. Knew u ;ds:r hAslag
suats1 the l1lItl bs,sa-aD Ole h.a1tl :le rcpoE
ts.cr guns, snd 10 u1e kue* OF their exact
~ ~ tns ~.Ic 'i'soo'crea come LEO "eeEs NJ
t;eCt, ,al crstcr, after deslrog.uE The village,
..F&lL4 the t.uLl.s some four OF ore mica d
iac u .hltn, retutt CO. a. hefetuf1Iu 1DtntOi
IL the Ir1ln Of hpFplta Mn'ca ae had directe'
follow IN, AID Et2i day started ht"k to c
supply aln Ns nrisobcrs. wreEe he atrtscd OF
LII u: l,rc. runer
Wn:ts Ius,er sns thus opcfa at.nG xas in .
,i.stIsbso state Of mimi aneut t1e htnstes
hAuti.., rom which .ti1 had no suinTh; III
I14., lest tie tre,l ~ the snu", or turned nlck,
t,1tan.c ctI:eLI tom The locT delag IN Its Iii
q tanr >gpah. ~ N9seansf m ,h - :, ~ - !sl,s
f'nry ard anont ,n1T15 mcn. Toc erG;rnen.
les, i.s way, AID 1rco1loS tsn&'eL u9 IN tao
uus ai lie t1Tn asIoa AUG III IN. deep snow.
GU, of ptosi.san-, It coul1 rot :uaet III way
am ~:t- IL a bad nx. Provisions were tulu
hccA Iu,.-i.IiLv III. tnilAl1 for ciQhL or nlne d
aud as .le saNAio we're ptenitsu' 10 rery 3
suIc.tas r4s accasiunsh tor walt OF (
Noyel.l<. 3. E4,iesIt Crawford commanding
rasu-. 40, IL :e = aav@ after, the re 1lalni
lie rt:fn,eu: Asrte.t. taIll -erH aud 1nen beh
:Inu Ahly tn the tt,irg cocd.iiuu IN which
wc1e placed. tut tue pot'r notke+ aa1cretl srt
ardn LlEibtE III Item y rrc fot:; III fsc', the
n tLcbt Ets JrIy Euca Disabled III tnecllie VIC
;ht, rcssr1i VI tt- Jc1r.
i 1nr t,lnw ,t1tt'u-tet had etsucI was ha:tl
sLu trli .a tie vutl,lrsl ot all l:e blnis-tt
it.as. krtiE. Ii nnS thl. lAsd ihAt without
vrcati"ll. hati nas-scFeh tie SETTER: o2 the :
AID >r.o:1o's, a1'.i Psrrsttaiea erae!ttes too
: l-h tor .tcl,at. Black Kettle. it, Lomlual Chi
wtru Gus aLA :tnc:e old cyphcr, v1s kati
Il tHenub: bill whsn sent 9tm "ord 70 eonc %
Il TceEc.d or-ra;Io.s-sa3loR that would &est
rru1tcs t.lasrI ana family, 70 IelussI. nuc
k.l.d IN .Lc nsnt. H. wxs a,so WIZ nc 5a.
NttlGt trtGk. v Ecre They n1Adc thtlr Ecd!ci
bed tte:s te,ltsn II trcanEn'ons precious
q rsl,y tcf'1ng cut y, 1aas~ss1u the settlers
luiL here tic At1!'!-v'l 81 Eau1nt Gie!riet
II r:as ~t. tis tlits- at the tfu1c. rho Ai1g tha
1s,Cc O! t.t. very .anl we're The 1caiets G
Z MASSACRE. aba iust:xsturs OF tbs war:
= "HrA1sRE. RTEks DErir or IlfE AIssoCr
TIE fts1R a11easla s.Ss ScSxs4iss He Is % 5. is
vi. lr:s:; n5::,f. s:s Il s+a
nsEs ssa5 1T ~. ss'f.ssH fs;. :, f:1's.s
sr Ts a. ii hs ID ss X
Il: s1, n, @ s t,s Ss L. fas Sasa
IF rtifS f ~.s sasea Ssef ksst,s e r .S .Ss
rntusosr. real, all The dac9eu, hsnd. Of Che,
ID H. ysees .na nsn % q III "sa n sse g.
T.! ard sai,nc- Rcd hS%n md ThomAn-W no.ofcs
i1dS Il g. .ass.:s.s: ss.e sHxe IT, @
Ra dlTa. md thr litter to Riszf ketsi.d band. z
:. si.sf se keit T. % s.sias = t5s. shsy ssd ls~.a,
III tu-1crd h8htn+. ~c ns~ted from our Hhp q
ri t. to sa.sa iii + rasi. * hsrr e' We met II jan.
ri Id Lro n.ottd seati nesott1bs AI .a:.s R!ys
ttr:n md went to cur hornes o. ,i.s r4sx,tnirs
HI .sssTeah Abarso 'ckAAr