, 1873-09-13
STAMLEY'S EXPEDITIONS
The z Yellowstone Column Reach
-7. the Muscleshel1.
Daily Progress Of the Explorers:
The Command Home
ward Bound,
Gen. Clusters Indian Fights.
From Our Otpn Correspondent.

From Our 0un Correspondent.
OMAHA, Mob, Bopt. 10, 1878.
A letter received from m officer with aen.
stnnley'a expedition gives tho following addition
al information Of the progroBa Of tho Yollow-
stone column: |
''Aly Inst lcttor to you detaited cur march up |
to tho morning Of July 81, and on that day no
malo 15 miles, aud struck tho river. In tho
morning. for 8 milco, we had to mako roads,
cutting around Homc high hilla and filling q
rayno. Aftor thhs tho rond WAS very good. It |
ran downa crook which had boon travelled tho
day before by Con. Cuator, and Which Con.
Stanley named CUSTER in honor OF tho Con-
eral. Tho crock winds great doal, mud wo
crossed it frequently during tho day.
"Aua. 1.-We remained in camp MI day, ro-
coiving supplies from tho stoamor Josephine,
which had nrrivcd tho day before nt.tho point
whore We struck tho river. Bho had passed. tho
rocks In tho vicinity Of Powder Nivor without
any trouble, and went or miles abovo tho
Rapids.
"Aua. 2.-Wo marched Ii miles OIL this ttay, and
mado several dotours. The rond was worry bad,
aud no oncanpod near tho river.
poun on FIVE 1Nr1ANg
wore soon during tho day on the opposite sido Of
the stream but thoy mndo no demonstration of
hoBtility.
Aua. 3.-~We made II milos. Tho road this
day was very good. During tho afternoon wo
kopt along creek, which Gen. Stanley named
Sunday Crook, as VIC oncamped on it that day.
"Auo. I've marchod 10 miles. Tho first
part Of tho march lay along Sunday Crock for 4
miloB, after which wo turned Bouthward, and
came to high land bordering tho river, The
aspect Of the country to-day was ilno, but tho
grass Was not worry abundant. As 80 neared tho
riyor to encamp, our advance WAS attacl1od by
party Of
uSoArApA SIOUX AND OTHER 1ND1AEs.
" Tho party attacked WAS considerably in ad-
vauco at tho time, ovon of our scouts, and, in
fact wore struggling. It appears tho Veterinary
Surgeon and Trader had gono ahead with scout
md lalf-brocd to flud tho river. Whom thoy
got OH tho bottom, the Indians suspected Bome-
thing wrong, and told tho Doctor and Trader
thoy had better return at once to the column,
as lndians woro near; and thoy pointed ont
sotne objects In tho distance which tho Doctor
aud Trader at once deolaro1 we're cavalrymen
looking for water; and, dospito tho advice Of
their snyage friends, thoy pushed on. They Ind
gono but short distance, when they woro at-
tucked,
AND 10th KILLED.
tho Trader, Mr. Calrabon, rocoiying an arrow
through tho 1lcart, which was thrown with such
forco that it projected from either side Of
tho body. Ho was also shot IN tho
back whilo rotronting toward tho column.
Tho Vertorinary Surgeon, Mr.. Heneuger, was
ceivcd two pistoi-shots in his body. Tho bodies
wore not scalped or muti1atcd, oxcopt tho Doc
tor whose head was slightly bruised, apparently
by blows Inflicted with the butt of q rillo. Both
cnpturol their lorneH-the Doctor's boing aino
American thoroughbred. In addition to the
hossos which tho UnoapapnB tool they robbed
the bodies OF all tho vsluaboa that woro on them,
such haste that, tho chain snapped and it was
found still about hig neck.
..AB soon as tho firing was heard, assistance
WAS sent forward, Con. CuHtor, with squadron
Biblo, succor tho unfortunate mon. Tho Gonoral
pursued the Indians up the valley for soyoral
milos until finally ho forced them to
HALT AND FIGHT. .
The contest WAS short, but for somo time quito
hot.
During the fight 4 number Of Indiana woro
seen to fall from thoir ponies. Corporal Bloody
Knifo, our Sioux guile, killed ono Uncnpapa
with his own hand. custer fouglt; them until
they rctroased ncross tho river. There is no
telling how nauy Of the hostile Indians were
killed and wounded, but It ia cridont tl,oy suf-
forod d great loss. Aftor tho battlo was over,
no could hear thom crying for tho dead, and la
nonting aB through they Ind suffered ngreat Do
feat. The suppositiou IL. that
BONE GREAT CHIEF WA8 KILLED
In tho battle. Tho Indians wcro closely pursued,
and wero in such haste to cross tho river that
aovoral Of thom left their saildes aud rilloa be-
hind on tho wator'B odgo.
lin tho evening, it was reported that caya1-
| ryman, while out hunting, was wounded, and
another soldier killed outright, very near rhero
WAS exceedingly hot, and our men Aufrerod
| greatly, several OF them being sun-strucl1. Tho
sceno Of tho light waa about milos abovo tho
| Tongue River.
| "Aua. 5.-We marched 10 miles this day along
| tho Valley Of tho Yellowstone. The road wna
worry good, and We had no trouble. except onco
! when wo wore delayed for short timo to f1
bud place. Tho appearance OF tho country was
! very tino,--tho timber along tho liyor being
donao, and presenting, a protty mud refreshing
picture. III tho morning, milo or 80 nftor leav-
| Ing camp, NO arrived OH to battle-ground Of
tho day beforo, aud noticod several Indications
OF tho aght, such as burnt grass, doad ponies,
exploded Bhells, &c. No hall expected MI at-
tack NIL tho night before, but the Indians failed
/ to put in m appearance.
i All during tho march TINT day, wo saw fresh
tracks of Intians, who appoared 10 DO in larga
bodios. Tho 11,dian-guides soomed to think
| they woro divided into two bodicA ono taking
tlo hills, mud tho othor tho valey-couutry in our
| front. Whom about half-n-milo from camp, In
the morning, it WA reported that we lad dis
| covorou
THE BODY OF THE MISSING oAyALnyMAN
| who wns supposed to have boon killed tho day
hofore {the body was found III ditch. and said
to he aealpetl); but tho M report was found eftor-
yolvod IN somo mystery yet, M 1t turns out tho
body found IN not Ills, Tho man was last seen
In company with anothor soldier, who returned
to camp: This man says thoy wore resting. n.,l
| ho thinks tho man must have fallen asleep.
When the Indians appeared, the first man made
Ills cEcapo, aud tho othor iA supposed to have
boon taken. Both Of tho mon belonged to Capt.
Ynton company Of tho scvontll Cavalry, which