, 1874-06-06
THE INDIANS.
Prospects Of Lively Campaign in
Dakota and Montana,
0Moial Correspondence Of Gems. Gus
ter and Stanley.
Gen. Custer Looking for Indians and
Ready for the Fray.

Ready for tho Fray.
From tho lftnntapolis 7rioune, .Jt.nea.
We have alroady published thu fact that 400 or
600 Cheyenne Indians had loft their resoryatlon
threatening an attack on tho Dakota frontier.
The following correspondence addressed to Con,
Sheridan explains tho Htuation moro fully;
GEN. CUSTER ANTICIPATES 4 Y1uIlr
FonT ABRAHAM LINCOLN,
MN, TIA uiaMARCK, D. r., May IT, 1874,f
n , .T"ans & -atnsras, Department u Duko.a,
am tilat il receipt of tho dispatches from aou.
tron which 4 viii 10 sosn TINT tic Indians sro 10
longer controlled by their Agent, ani IN spo Of I'll
hs 81 aea aRy 81 s her have
ThG alleged proext Of thor incuraon, vz.: to A.
iasf @ & the Rgos y a!ny sub.erfugo, as boy ivarIa-
reservation, when Il ia well known hat lot ony ths
moes become sub!ooa Of thoir ntacis but oyery who
From these dispatches thoy should reach thim MAI
soon II not diserteG to Fort Berthola Should thcy
them auch stroug gronug al viii not Iuduco hc,n to
repeat sletr VISIT. Owing to the porsaco Of tie H.
formation contained IN te dispatcas Of ao staney
anu tue 1ndan Agent at Choyonnn AHeuoy, trnnRmit
them ., entire ThIs voluntary uaprosokod depart
on ea re 1 fo nss
na u aon' saaley and tho Agent Of oao poo-
R''' g. 4. cusTEn.
GEN. sFAaLGr ADVISES POWDER AND LEAD.
n, ,,.., IT,, DATED Fonr suL1r, D. T.. May %.
81 {ss. $::*" e.a''y Commanding
rcesy: hs @af nsasa !n ana qf
States Indian Agent 1t Cheyenne Agency D. +. siiea
Iesoyfng ths laso yisite tho Agency, aud hayo IN
turn hon back they aerood to daver NY ny" esspao 10
70 tho purity. but declare that nothing viii ii,,eo
70 Sase d. ThS necs leaving oeyen
onrx 1rard ,hst hMtvsr and sny thy YIN ho thu strongest
Nft tNc1rt
has boon hoir game for tho lust two Year, caicu.
Lite Lite shat IT, M take them soven days urso oppo-
II tho ntention Of this largo wur.party bo to avol
you md strika the ices villuges advl4s you to keep
and feus.rato shoir design. AZ to how t. deal viii
them e you meet them, leave 10 your good 1udu-
md you Ind hctter uAe powder nnd luad at once.
hayo notified tho commanding ot,lcer at Fort Rico
to y 20 on the lookout shout the 26th lust.
II you deenl It necessary order two Of tho COM.
panios a Fort Rico to join you regret that tbs rio
srspn lino TO ~ paso Is attll down, oherwsei
m19naing officer Of tho Department.
Vary respectfully. your obedient servant,
Colonel Twcnty-aecond Infantry. co,uxnuniinc.
Tnn 5oun 1vE1sEp rSD4ss on THE wAn-r4ru
GENERAL: lave Just loaruod that . iarEo war
party, probably about 400 mon, hnvo gone to aght the
hses. About four woeks ago turned buck q Iara.
wat-patty, and now large number Of tho aaito IL.
dlsns hayo gone aga,n. 1have advised the 0hlcfs tt
not ct more rat!ona i ta Agency y hsyo 'a a
persist in annoying tho poor Rooa. lave touS all in
ny newer to stop thiz party from going, but fe:r
Abraham Lincoln be advised Of thiS iurss
md practicable, hope he wi!l turn then, baeE ~
ns s1sa mos sans ss he may ns bss Should M
Grand River Agency, which vii probably 10 tho csso
aaast Ill., I'll tho sssf FIJI
meet your approval, ain, yury respectfully, your
..,, United ssatcs Indian Agent.
Commanding D!s.rict Fort sully b, u,
Brevet Major-aonera U. s. T., oommanding po..,
Ton1 1sscoha nSssDs1 s. TIE May 9s0Hs e. is;
70 Il fapo tSe 1orSsna
sent from their rcsessationa, ard known 10 to
moving against ths peopo Of this froaior It Inns leo
rsol,s In order to concentrate aast tia Indians. So
much Is this tho that officers contemplate svun
fn1 19r fa1iss u to s their homes G in the feeling
stlo t protection: NY command Is under or,lcrs
10 rsMt ~ y ssafca OF argo party cf Indas wu
with the ayowed purpose Of making war Muster
every available man belonging to tie cavary nlo tho
now urgo tho reduction Of tho arny wero here ia 1,o
boevo that Judgment would fayor a tpcreaao 1. ts Ss
aa@a foaucHon' g. 4. UusTEn,
HroVat Maj .-Gen. u. s. Il.
SUMMER 1NprAN WAR ANT1o1rArEp.
4 ,..,.. FoEr a: LINCOLN, May %, 1874.
would not bo surprised If the varpnrty now s1aent
from tho reservation below should fail to aark thur
at Fort Rec, Llncon, Derthod, and Instead 1uaxo
their way to the hostile camp for Offensive opernons
time TINT tits Ia their ultimate plan, Ii was thir tat
tue suggestion Oh my part IL regard to the