New-York tribune., 1874-08-15
INDIAN R1IDS IN MONTANA.

HOW THEY ARE MANAGED-INCIDENTS or RECENT
IAfp-ruE INDIANS EsCArE UNPUNIsHED-PRE-
CAUTIONS THAT SHOULD BE TAKEN FOR THE
PROTECTION OF SETTLERS.
Upon Az OCCASIONAL CORKE,PONDENro OF THE TRIBUNEl
RoZEMAN. Montana, July 30.-At Crow Agency,
20 miles cast OF here, the Yellowstone, hostile Indians
supposed to be Sioux have been seen occasionally for
six weeks once they showed them'cres in some force,
an sman parties have been prOwling around at night,
try ing TO steal make out the location OF the
buildings and guards There . small force Of soldiers
stationed there to.h they and the employees kept
guards on duty the Indians did not accomplish much,
except o get everybody to turn ont occasionally to resist
a possible attack. Two three. or half dozen Indians
in q Marty have been seen repeatedly among the Hills
around there, at places lower down or higher up the
rlver and different points between here and there
For several days nothing had been or heard of
them until SUNDAY forenoon, JulY &C. when they ap-
pcared almost simultaneously at several points along
the river At Dr. Hunters ranch ten miles east OF the
agency, and the only one Ia that vicinity, about
dozen fred on him and companions they were in
the Geld and before they co1d get their guns made oil
with their three horses On Shields River, wnere
it cmpies into the Yellowstone thiryhvc miles east OF
this place. they surprised aud surrounded IT, Olar,
late Of California but formerly, think from Illinois,
he had 10 gun, and after the shots In his
pistol were discharged they killed him, mutilaed
his body irightfully with bullets, arrows, and toma-
hawks aud took three scaps from his head They fired
Oh another man fishing the vicinity OF shields River,
bu. be escaped the ferry five mites further west At
that point there two cabis. where several men live
Fifty or sixty Indians appeared there part remained
on the hills, and kept brisk tire upon the houses ana
men at long range while others went on the bottom and
took the horses MI. Hoppy WAS slightly wounded la
the sl.IImsh few hours later they appeared NJ dt
fcrent points in the Upper Galian Valley, south of
here and III the valley n0r,hward, and during tie day
and night took considerable stock During the night
l.rI Of riy lnt.a nd
mule, from between this town and Fort Ellis, three
miles east Of here though they had TO drive them quite
near the lines of the Post. Altogether they did not take
less than from 200 and mules and that
time not Indian was hurt, so far as Is known. They
aud attack any except when necessary
stock try to destroy steal any property except
horses and mules the number Of Indians variousy
estimated at from 100 to 800; there seems to be ey
dcncc that there many more than the former
Der. They believed to be Sioux, but one knows
what Sioux suppose them to he from the tribes
Fort Peek Agency, but IA the absence Of evidence II
seems fair 10 suppose that they OF sitting Bulls
wild Sioux" who Will not accept Government treaes
OF bounty
Early Monday morning the citizens In the Upper
Gallatn ans along the Yellowstone commenced to
gather and follow the maraudcrs, ana had some slight
skIrmishes with them man named Walker, with two
companiOns recaptured several horses ana mules killed
Sioux aud drove oil quite band About 80 cavalry
also started from Fort Ellis they went 60 or 70 miles
east Of here among the hills south OF the Yellowstone
and returning reported that they had yera Indian
scouts but could hud trails. small party OF ci
went abou, the same distance nearly parallel
they ana fired on scouts said they
found trails. Theyireturned, however before the cav
airy. Each party accomplished about as much US
might have been expected. company OF cavalry
mi ght abou, as well march around their camp few
times In regulation order with such horse-
ana officers they happen to have after baud OF
Sioux well mounted, accustomed rapid travelling aud
evadng pursuit, and thoroughly acquainted with the
II the Regulars catch any Indians il will
be under some officer accustomed TO Indian hghng.
insists having picked men and horses aud either
frOutiersmen or friendly Indians scouts, and VINO
takes than three days raOns wncn the rdians
days start OF hun. The citizens, OF
have been long time on the fOltcr, would probably
follow tru bet,ct and night Indians batter II they
overlook them. than tue a.rraSc cavalrymsn their
entire want OF system OF equalization prevents their
accom- plIshiBg anything
To protect exposed region against raid. OF this kind
necessary ~ have force organized especially for
The purpose, either picked men IRON regulars width
experienced scouts, what would be- more elective II
they could De well organized commanded "A force
fr1tersmen specially enlisted. II were l60 OF 30
men Dn the extreme border party O 40 OF 90 OF them
could be kept scouting constantly and
relieved thr man force often as necessary.
These Indians cnutlOu- o. COwardice scOutng
Taidng parties would not often IA and
they did there would be chance OF their being
detected aud Oh IL force II posted and
deed, there il not there should some
ganiZltion among the Citizens with signals arranged
that Ia Of raid they could gather pre-
concerted rendezvous, and start without delay IN or
ganized partie. " attack or pursue the raiders.