Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-08-25
EASTERN DISPATCHES.

EASTERN DISPATCHES.
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NEW YoRx, August 25.-The fol-
lowing dispatch |, publisbed this morn
Ing from the Yellowstone Expedition :
" MUSCLE SHE'LL RIVER August To-
The abundant preparation which the
Yellowstone Expedition made for the
resistance Of Indiana has been fully
justified. The prediction Of Bloody
Knife that we should meet with saw
ages In the vicinity Of Tongue River
proved to he correct. Indians were
discovered for the first time about Au-
gust LIST, watching our movements and
providing around the camp at night.
No overt act took place, however. un-
I'll August 4th. General Gustav, with
Bloody Knife and q squadron Of cav
airy. had been detailed BY Gen. STAN
ley to 60 on and look up the road.
Having got about ten miles opened.
they halted and plcketed their horses
In q wood by the river to wait for the
train. Two hours afterward 600 Indi-
ans appeared on the place and made
demonstrations toward their camp. A
dismounted line OF administers was
thrown out and the horses saddled.
The Indians were easily driven of,
but proved to be the decoy Of n large
party In the nelghborhood waiting In
ambush for the cavalry. Finding their
ruse had failed, the Indians, to the
number Of 800, boldly rode out and
advanced on the grove occupied BY the
cavalry. Gen. Cu.tar had only one
squadron Of eighty men, under COM
mand Of Captain Mayhem. One OF the
troops was commanded by Lieut.. Gus
ter and the other by Lieut.. Vantum.
The men were again dismounted, and
extended their line In q seml-circle
around the cavalry, who had the river
at their back. Rapid firing was kept
up at a distance Of 400 yards. While
thus engaged with Gen. Custsr In
front, another party Of Indians crawlsd
along behind under tho river bank and
tried to stampede his horses, but tho
attempt was frustrated. The Indians
fired the grass In several places, but
It failed to burn. The cavalry under
Gen. Guitar deferred charge, hoping
that the main command would soon
come up and assist In capturing the
Indians. After a tlree-hour fight his
ammunition gave out. He then
charged the Indians, who precipitately
fled dropping many Of their equip
ments. After ~retreating several miles
they took to the bad lands. A man
wounded In the arm and n horse
wounded formed the extent Of Gus
tar's loss. While the fight was going
on several Indians left the war party
In search Of stragglers. Coming upon
DIR. Honsenger, veterinary surgeon,
and Balarain, cavalry sutler, who
were less than a mile from the column,
they killed them and took their horses
and valuables. Private John Ball, OF
the cavalry, while out hunting, met a
fate. In this fight two Indians
were killed and several ponies cap
tured. On the eighth Of August, four
days after the fight at Tongue river,
we came upon the site Of a recent In
dian village. Stanley directed Custar
to take his cavalry. numbering four
hundred and fry men, and follow and
punish the Indians. Custar LETT on the
night OF the 9Th. At sundown on the
0tn, after a march Of forty miles, he
arrived at a place where the Indians
had crossed the river twenty-four hours
before, taking over their families on
RATS. The next day he attempted to
cross the Yellowstone. which at this
point Is $50 yards wide. The current
was too swift and deep to swim the
horses and men, and the attempt to
cross had to DO abandoned for want Of
axes and rope. At v his camp was
discovered by the Indians. The next
morning. the 18th. at daylight, he was
attacked by about 800 Indians. Their
firing was returned for two or three
hours, both parties using trees as cover.
A party Of 800 Indians then crossed
the river above and below u camp
and endeavored to gain the bluffs In
the rear. Our men were dismounted
and posted on the bluffs and received
them bravely. The Indians behind
ridges kept up q fire until Gen. Custar
ordered . charge. Our men then
mounted and pursued them boldly for
eight miles. Just at this time the train
came up and opened on the Indians
across the river with artillery. A fcw
shots dispersed them and ended the
fight. This battle, which took place
within two miles Of Big Horn. was .
fierce one. Gen. Custar and Adjutant
Ketchard had their horses shot under
them, Lieut.. Braden was badly shot
In the thigh. Private Tuttle, General
Custar's orderly, was killed and 20 Of
our soldiers were slightly wounded.
We had four horses Killed.
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