, 1873-04-29

CHEYENNE.
Indian Depredations---Lone VOLTS
Band Encamped Beside tho
: Rai!rOad-Track.
Artesian Well at Fort Russell
How Army-0aioers Amuse
Themselves.
Loss of Life in the Late Storm.

Loss of Life in the Late Storm.
sDecial Correspondence Of The Chicago Tribune.
CHEYENNE, Wyoming Ter, April q, 1873
The excitement here yesterday WAS very great,
in consequence Of report that the lndians had
attacked the settlers on Crow Crock, within 10
or Is miles OF Cheyenne. The story went, that
one rnnchman had been killed, his stock taken,
and bis wife carried away into captivity. have
tried to find some authorization Of this report,
but oannot, though the tale Ia generally believed
by the citlzons Of the town. Just now, the set
tiers, in view Of recent Indian occurrences, and
the atrocious murder Of Gen. Candy, are very
sensitive all along tho border, and the smallest
Indian report flies from mouth to mouth, until
it becomes exaggerated into formidable raid.
That the Indians are about, however, and On the
war-path, is undoubtedly true, for yesterday
mana stock-herder for Alr. uin-came in, hat
less and ahoeless, and reported that he had been
run of by Indiana. He Bays that the savages
surrounded the cabin, and tried to blow him
| up By putting powder down the chimney.
He made his escape, however, and, after being
chased for 10 or IL miles, finally got into Fort D.
4. Russell. He was in pitiable condition, having
lost his shoes, and run barefooted through beds
Of cactus. His feot werc very much lacerated,
and be was greatly exhausted. He says that the
Indians wore killing 1lr. uin g cattle, and that
the party WIS strong one.
| LONE wo1ps BAND.
The people of Sidney were greatly alarmed,
| the other day, by the appearance Of various
Indians in the vicinity Of the town and
Union Pacific Railroad-track. Citizens who went
out found about GO warriors, under Lone Wolf,
Sioux of Red Clouds bands. Tho Chief said
he and his band we're friendly, and came in at
once. Lono Wolf stated that his people were
starving, and that he wanted to go south and
hunt on the Republican River. Gen. Dudley,
the military commander at Sidney, permitted the
Indians to cross tho railroadtrack, and wait until
| be could report to Gen. Ord and obtain instruc-
| tions. They are now encampod miles
| below Sidney, just beside the railroad-track.
! Western passengers on the Union Pacific Road,
| who tako breakfast at Sidney Station, are good
| donl austered at suddenly finding themselves in
| the midst OF warliko band Of Sioux. These 1n-
dams arc the finest specimens Of savages on the
| Plains, and bloodthirsty-lookng fellows. Your
| correspondent counted 80 lodges and GO war
| riors aro reported TO bo in them. There
waa great amount OF stock, pr1nc1-
| pally ponies, and the warriors were car
|
| which is pretty good evidence Of their peaceful
Intentions. as wRr-partics never, or very seldom,
! cucumber themselves with families. Why Lone
Wolf if hungry, Us he says, did not go north in-
stoad Of south to hunt, does not appear Just got.
told there ore plenty Of s;d4 On the f9m
! while tho Republican Is not. It is against the
orders Of the War Department for Indians to
| leave their reserve for any purpose whatever,
and it is bad policy to allow them to do go, ex-
| in
8herman'B orders makes it an act OF
hostility in IN Indian to quit his reserve and
the troops are authorized to attack him when
found off it. White men are not allowed to en-
ter the reservation, live upon 1t, or cyon travel
across it. It is not long since Red Cloud re-
fused to allow soldiers to escort o train across
his reservation, although the train contained
goods for the Indians; yet now he allows
wanted, and where they could do the
most damage if they were go disposed,
t is likely Gen. q Ord d.; vii .. compel 599
tions and, when he bears of their being on the
peaceable intentions, hurry them back north Of
the Platte where they properly belong. Indians,
however peacoable, wi!l steal when good op-
man in tho neighborhood Of Sidney wero consd-
ernbly uneasy about their stock. One man.
who had Just lost three horses, said
| he believed they were in the Indian
camps. and another gentleman, who owned a
| herding them, and very anxious lest Mr. Lone
Wolf should take q fancy to have some Of them
| for his private convenience.
l. CHEYENNE.
This town does not improve rapidly, but it is
growing some, and it's growth ia Of more
permanent nature than ever before. The new
buildings are substantial and the people build
lattorly as if they we're going to stay. After
,s.A
| is the birth Of female child, which was born to
| the wife Of the Governor OF the Territory, J. II.
Campbell. This is . happy place to have child
born, and it makes no difference whether it is
| boy Or girl, as women vote in Wyoming, and
have equal rights with the men. Perhaps the
young lady who has just bcen born to the Coy
| ernof may como day DO Governor Of the Terri-
| tory herself, and get tho old man poBt-office,
or make him her private secretary: Women who
| arc in the habit of having girl-babies should
| move out here at once.
| AnTESIAN WELL At FORT RUSSELL.
| There is an artesian well at Fort D. A. Russell,
or, rather, they are trying to make we'll Of this
kind there. It il now about two years since tho
management, tho well is still incomplete. Con-
| gresB appropriated some $4,000 for the work,
| and am told the boring now goes on, though
tho appropriation was expended months since.
It is Stated that Ar. Webb, the gen
tlemAn who has the matter In charge,
| gets S40 por day, and al expenses paid, to bore
the well, Out Of the $40 received, he pays, say,
| Sc per day to four men, equal to e24 per day
which, deducted from $40, leaves Mr: Webb SID
per day, or $3.50 per month. Now, it is said that
| hr. Webb, at the handsome salary Of e4eo per
| month, is not overly anxious to find water or
| finish the well. There has been 910, 600 already
appropriated and reported expended; and now, /
am told, a new ap ppropriation will BE- asked
| for at the next meeting Of Congress-. Your cor
respondent visited the well the other day, and
asked how far it was down, and the borer said
154 feet. It is explained tint q hole WAS put
| down over 800 feet, when quicksands we're struck
of that hole and sinking Of q new one. After
much delay, the necessary permission vas 70
ceived, the machinery moved Is feet, and new
hole commenced. It is this hole that 1s down 164
feet. One OF the vorkmen said that in the old
hole they could not find rock, and that hard rock
had nearly always to be struck md gone through
before strengthening water was obtained: ono
Of the reports is, that, in trying to drive the
casing down throuch the guicksand in the old