The New York herald., 1874-08-20
ANOTHER INDIAN EXPEDITION.
Soionei Miles Scout Against the Chey-
ennes, Comanches, and Exiowas-Tho
Savagcs To Re Punished,

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Savages To BE Punished.
FORT DODGE, Kansas, August TO- 1874.
Tho "Miles Expedition" II not quite SO sensa.
tlODal An atfair the Custer expedition TO the
Black Hills country. IS quite as formidable and
will probably be productive OF still more important
practical results.
The occasion, OF course, is the annual taxing 10
the warpath OF the Cheyennes, Conanches and
Kiowas The Indians who dug up the war hatcnet
toward the END Of June last were principally Chcy-
ennes, accompanied by good many young Co
manche braves ana few Kiowas. They rem
dezvoused on the Fourth OF July at Sierra
Grande. a range OF hills about l25 miles south OF
Fort Lyon, on the Arkansas River, the younger
and more warike slipping away to commence tho
work OF outrage while yet the more wary were
debating the question or war or peace. Dividing
into small parties OF from ten to twenty warriors
each they fell upon the unsuspectng settlers
and hunting partes, and in one day took
ncea ~ehe Of soaps enG ao0% lIo bronrt 20
Fort Lyon the NEXT night, and two companies o.
the sixth United states cavalry, Under Major
James Bidde, were sent out to strike them ere
they could escape to the sierra with their booty,
but, tnoggh the troops moved with all possible
CELEBRITY, they were too late, lor the savayes had
danced Their war dance OF triumph and
RETURNED SAFELY 20 THEIR RESERVATIONS
party swooprd down on the ranches near Granada,
COL, the present terminus OF the Atchson Topeka
that OF q woman. Passing over other MINOR
outrages, their last exploit was an attack, 200
strong, on Emerys Ranch, at the ioot Of the Ration
range, Colorado, where they fought all day, ana
were finally repulsed with loss OF twelve warriors
The hght with hunters on the Canadian has al.
ready been described IN the HERALD.
train OF hides has just come IN from that point,
which brings news that the thirty hunters with
twelve rines, opposed TO o force seven times as
strong, Killed nearly forty Indians taxing twelve
heads, which were stuck on the corral as scare
crows. Among them was one negro, probably
marOOQeQ slave QcSDeradO,
The Indians are now massed on Mcclellan Creek
a stream in the Llanos Estacados, some 2fo miles
to the southwest, wnerc they are debating the
propriety OF remaining at peace or taking openly
to the war path. There Is little doubt but that
the counses of the Texan Tecumseh--tnough oy
the way. it was a brother OF Tecumsehs VINO was
before us from 1900 to $500 WARRIORS well
mounted splendidly armed, and boiling over with
confidence.
THE MILES EXPEDITION.
To strike them the column or Colonel Nelson A.
Miles Fifth nantry) takes the field. To-day the
first detachment set out for Camp Supply, Indian
Territory, under Major Compton. sixth cavalry. 1t
consisted O.! four companies OF cavalry ana three
OF infantry. II will follow Crooked Creek ana so
scout the country west or the road between this
post anu Camp supply. The secon1 column, three
companies OF cavalry and two OF infantry under
direct route TO camp Supply, where tue ei2hth
company OF cavalry is already stationed. Colonel
Niles Accompanies weapons that are expected to
prove very effective on the plains-two ho@itzers
and two three-inch PARROTS. Thirty Indian
auxlllaries and ten white hunters accompany II as
scouts. The train is very hght-l00 wagons, with
$50 eamsters and civilian attaches OF all sorts. Ae
Camp supply the Tenth cavalry (colored) moving
up from texas will join the column ana march to
the Antelope HIS AT the angle OF the Texan Pan
Handle" Thence the expedition VIII march
wherever there IS agh.ing to be done: MeanwnI!e awhile.
from New Mexico and up from Texas viii press
! the Indians simultaneously from the south and
| confident and cruel savages OF the Southwest viii
! at last receive adequate punishment.