New-York tribune., 1870-08-08

sent ahead to show the way Twenty miles froua
South Pass w{eame to Frenchman's Ranch, whore two
years ago lived strange being His father was Gen-v
wars His brother Is still living in Pars and Ia high n
authority under Louis Napoleon This Frenchmsn led
lonely life and would believe the Indians would ever
harm him He never kept any arms, md when the saw
ages came ,hat way a pe ne a 20 ms m eao ,ed
Of 1852 while at work RanaS P0,ats9ssd tsd f1ur ON IN sdans
drove pick through his head stripped hiIn naked and
left him Soon aferward some hunters passing found
the body and buried u IN hs garden where u nsd allen
harmless old man that they followed ths Indians khea
one scaped him and brngng PACK ON e an3d has nndss
meath, Vengeance for Frenchy' ,-,.
over 20 mics since daylight In the evening wagon To
which was barnessed two fine gray horses. drove int
az oI1 D e Dg they stopped night
with us, and early next morning SCI ous i ti,o ~
wanted item the@ 10 wait and 20 with u.s. but having the
United States mil, they said they w0nu no "' d' ,bn p
rad gone bnt six miles when they attacked by
Indians and all three killed Their Dodies Uefe easen
in Dy Col. Bartlett, commanding at camp BiDrn aha @
decently inferred We wcre oi cours'i ~ -,
terrible conflict going near US and knew hothng y.
guard came upon the spot where the bloody deed bad
been committed On reaching the camp on M p,s aUpO -
officers and There learned the particulars Of the fate OF
Mr. Morgan and his companions The cruetes ahu Ir
BILE be re ated MIR Morgan farmer, and resuoh
in Wind River valley, where he was engaged n raising
We have through the assistance and kindness OF Col
Bartlett, repaired all our wagons and tools. ana t9mof
row take up line OF march for the mountains ihs
the last camp OF troops on the border ana aI1 ieags
Brown We mus paddle our own canoe standing 70,
night on the verge OF civilization We naturally nave Saa
feelings, for tomorrow We sever our communications
with home, mails friends and all our hearts hold dear
10 plunge into wild and unknown region inhaDited ny
demon sayages. What luck VIC shall have, where ~s
shall next turn up OF where If ever we shall again hear
possible for to tell To all we bid az aectiouate fare
WELL putting our trust in Cod and promising 10 keep our
nowder dry
On the next day. which the 23d OF June. the Big
Horn miners left their camp near Font BrOwn and
marched 10 Little Wind River down that stream To near
ts mouth and rom there they headed toward the owi
Creek Mountains about GO miles distant IL was said
that they would march up Owl Creek to pass IN ne
owl Creek Mountains, and from thence pass over 70 IDs
western base Of the Big Horn Mountains, along when
they would march to the Great Pass, AID then paSs
through 10 the eastern slope OF the Big Horn. ohOuld
they do this, their route Will bring them on the re%pd
io5 Of Ped cloud and that chief will lose time In at
tackng them IL seems almost incredible that after
t6eT shond pass the gap Of BIZ Horn and 90 upon
the sioux lands but nearly every one seems 10 thnk
that they have actually done 50, and tins view OF tho
case seems 10 be the more favorable, because they
crossed in their march over the SHAKE h'I . a.V y.
without paying the slightest attention 10 the iac' '
No trustworthy intelligence has been received rom ths
expedton since the 2jth OF June, the time when passed
beyond the belt OF civilization and entered the lahs OF
the sayages. Judge Jones of wyoming VINO came Gosh
recently from South Pass states that the graVest ao
tensions felt for the safety OF the miners ana niay
believe that they will be slaughtered by the iullanA
The Judge gives his opinion that not one OF the ex
pedton will live to return to civil Lation. ,
Indian runner VINO came lltO or Iflt' it"
days ago reported that Sioux told him that largo
body of white had been seen moving east alOt eno
eastern slope OF the Biz Horn Mountains ana at uey
were accompanied by many Crow Indians Inc SIOUX wen
going fight the white men and the crows ahu o
battle had already taken pace, IN when lIc IoA any
Grows had been Killed. III TINS report Il
is clear that the Big Horn expedition has liOaH ie
promise aad gone upon the sioux ReserVatloh ~ "a
also probable that they have formed an alliance with the
Crow Indians, who are friendly TO the whites ana con
stantly AT war with the Sioux. The crows MAKE ~
th r proude.t boast that they have never klrd Ws
man except In self defense, and they are always Ieul
punishment OF the Sioux. The Crows claim all the ans
along the Big Horn, and say that the sioux uuetly u
priyed them of them by conquest Tney have long een
irving the Zig Horn and Powder hfcI tnef
ancient possessions, and have repeatedly made appca-
ton the Government TO aid them in their wars Win
the Sioux. The Crows can muster anywhere betWeen
and 1000 warriors, and the Big Horn people nave
formed alliance with them and gone 10 war IN ked
Cloud predict that the Sioux will get badly whipped.
II is curious 10 think Of little army Of white men, aided
by thousands OF sayages, playing away WIN DT6ecLS
leaders and cannon IL the heart OF the Big Horn Noun
tans against savage nation with which We profess 70
be at peace
telegram received from South Pass states that
sent out by Gen. Augur 10 hnd the Big Horn Exp
don and order II back, had communicated with ths
leaders OF the expedition in the Big Horn Mountaina
On delivering the order of the General a council was
held when IL decided not to return and the runners
had back 10 South Pass with the information that
the Big HOner declined 10 obey the order This story
credited, because it ID believed that has
the Big Horn Expedition since the 25th OF June but
whether IL Is true or not, Gen. Augur has sent out
strong of cavalry from South Pass and is under
stood that they ordered to follow the trail Of the
expedition until they came upon item and II they find
them the Sioux Reservation 10 bring them back by
force ii they refuse TO peaceaby. We shall wait
with mpatence the return of this cavalry column, which
Is bring back intelligence OF the expedition,
indeed it does bring back the expedition itself
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