, 1869-12-07

JAMES ". fupsr7H, L'entenant col3ne!, A.
C., E1evtt M,S adltr General U. .. 4.


HtyGf GfaTat +. ~ fuThsfnd, dctutdHt GtH<Fd!
u. \. .iImy, Euxhisls,n, u. C.:
t'tAEHAL: l hare the honor to submit for the
Information Of the Genera In Ca!ef ny report for
Of @ H. uepaiiEc1s. @ M .conmaoae:s. % d, ss' S 'e4'''
the Dcps1tlrc Is o lasot,, ,tae Plat and tac Ms.
" !. Hancsca, nreect Msjor t;cns:al Z. c. Aus,r,
sh1 1Nsisr Qrctfal J. n. Seho1e'h- TbsEe three
dcEasrll enls cover territory o. g1cas ext nj. ta
wild it'l.Rrs abide
The department OF Missouri embraces tho stsfes
Of lllcost, lota. sl,ss'11i, and Kansas. portion
ol AHA: sss, tho Territories OF E7lotalv, New
Me-tcc. :sLd the i,d:an Territory In this de-
Fo4s s1s sa' ASssss sasee Aae
e1fsscd a. x.la 1ya:snf, but most 81 them 40
| tho GoyerDuent There arc nlto In This depart
ntLl the kemictsiltxed ussRes. sncs ns.d F0x,
kawf, Ard ar1!l'afed oapds on tae western edge
ktts, Cneetaws and Chtckasawe. &c ,-ccurytnc the
| eahttrn edxe OF the Territory. TIE Total number
oI ttete Indians u uoknu"n 70 ne, but ID vcIy
| lsrEC.
| FIR The pcscefol rrcua'lo Of snese indians
| when Oh Ie ersAilolr, mud for the protection Of
tns iooale iesimehts oi s' i se raosns
ElIary posts are stationed. VIZ: The Thrf i,
Eey1ntn. ard Ttnth lzcain eE,a OF Cavalry, and
Of 1niautiy, ii itr1s ie.veswor,n. R1ey. Dodge,
iiarker, Hays, za1nh, Larued. Wallace, Lyon.
Keyao'd, G,sne cs S w;n
Rate,1'hson. Arosekle, sff, Smith, md Camp Sup
rty:
as eee atS
S:~ 'nS Me1:seS ssa essiss ~ sssss nj.
out kucces&- eon0cer the number Of troops
IN this Iclartaclt. With snc present reduced
VILE and ,Iis.ssss i oi tsc pnn,lc serssce. ~ 's
s,ste of Serssska. ard Inc Territories ot wyo.
I rYuh nj tyar ~
ccInrsmen, Is the Union pactuc Hal:rosd For
The procclicu Of ,hts great line o! road aud olher
nsnts , Ct tIoeps have bees sagssntd and src 81.
he seeo1d .1a F!ita CasaGJ. ARD nc foaisa.
Merhss:en, M se,issses, ] FL Il. \ russell, ITaanse..
FCiteruhn, sa1dess, Frtd steele. Bt!d9es, Ou,aha
bar1ncta. P1nn Crtck Station, Ncr1h E:htse sta
tipp, OHn!lsit Stsron, 1ut Camp Dauylak
I he llnee Of tssst1 AND Tho settlements tn the
drTartnent have hccu subjected to lncuntont
10 ihc Gera,Ecrs, bat from the 1ntl ms oeiooaipf
10 fhr Departments Nf tue Missouri AID the Dsso
ad anEnE ,1s ps,s se.E soe soSIs es;S = o:s
ins 1rmr: Q. B.eret Major Gete1M Angur
.sen liz = .en,esb bat he poaitson q m Aletics:
Con. rlatt in fose,En cty-a place . hcrr oerse
| CITED IL rttlea eau tate rs1ngs, sed Ea!s rso;ec
| ttca economically and yetJ snecs loly admin
tsutca du1iIR the rust year, The number
, | 1Ieors would sse sufficient ior tac HAnts Q! -
. tubl'c service, J, tne corrants were iep: flct
I The nyEn:ttnert of Dato.a embraces The sat
q Alsnreto!s, ard tie Terr.toI1es o. DAKOTA AZ
{ IN IT, Nut:t: unst OF these wet of the Aiksou'
: my tcsait,y chased a. hostile. II = eleo snt
tessed ~ tn ca TO tncufstots from the fnians llE
e ME ruth q the British line. IN II u the Ion
9 Nne o. lsc Ipr@1 Nissoun Rlser with ~ e1teI
T. tts ttt;icncnts in Monssaa; aisc, tae noE,her
x The ya1ous interests coruec,ed Ws:h ta.s dsraT1
y Eeht tcefe Aro ssat1oted At The lei owing post
4 the io.oE1ps tesia eria cf 1Ioops: Al Fo;t
"a ten, Su!iy. kce. Shaw, En, an1 Caup Cooks
n the Thitecntb, Twentieth. and TTeniy.aeeou
?, ln!,ns'!, and sss.ehneat Of she Second c1yni
at aen1ntt,estd and ably commaaded, bus
q ost u 'he nutns*E Of troops iaade7na,
s fsss mat o ~
ID IN Moota4a enre been murdered, AID ose q d
ID h1Itrcf bend Of ttock captured atd rua Cd Eith
" ne ~: my eA!s and muca bitter complaint b
At Erute ction: tho few trooss sAtloErd ID Moafsv
y. tettE fns1fnc1tns 10 Ecet the ~an;2 OF the caS
e ane,s "a sls9 1, seen s!ess dsal Of ttona
ii TIC iilcndl5 lnda1e, asd the 4genu ia Ter et
=. s .sa ed IL e a5a ~ Mss
ocra..cSs, rs the Wild 1Cdllt hare, Ut lines b
t.. their Own Kay-cr.s!Le the eEPio3cs ln:o Il
AFszcy S9dinsS ;1kns Posses,oa ss;9's o1 sns
ut BEEN taIen 10 remedy these evils txr we c.
By The erection Of block houses. The rost
As Fort Buford has bten In stata Of siege iot :,
On able to send far troops fFo1u tho Dep lrtmens
lot the l1atte 10 The Department Of Datots.
an Al1hoteh the;c ave been nuu efuus dtpre<
Ell | lions to tho nepaEt1e ent Of DAkota. acd Eome.
~ fact, In all The department.. at' the cordluon
81 l'.rAr -1ars y yesy mnch hitter than last se
Of Tie pclss {. stsezTsa9ss Rees,ss4 " ~ LA.