Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1874-03-13
the INDIAN CAMPAIGN.
MOVEMENTS m W.
DINING TERRITORY.

MILITARY. MOVEMENTS m WI.
DINING TERRlToRY.
A Well Equipped Column Nov
ing Toward Powder River.
tFrom the Cheyenne Leader, February -.
A strong post, most OF Infantry, will be
established near He'd Cloud Agency and
we'll equipped column will then move north
war,l towards Powder river.
Gen. Sheridan and staff will return to this
city this afternoon. and take the train for tho
east .,.moraow, Thursday. The case oelAs
sudden departure from tho front d proOlc-
NAUTICAL.
We hear It reported that Ccncnl Sheridan
returns cast to put Into tho field against the
Sioux all available forces IN the military d.
vision Of tho Missouri.
Srncrsl Scrsythc, Of COT oral ehcrilan's
staff, remains ut Fort Laramie to accompany
the expedition. which will probably marcb
carly next week. General Torsythc has had
great experience IL Indian campaigns and
will render valuable assistance to Gene Smith.
Col. Il. NJ. Baker left here Yesterday with
four Companies Of the aud Cavalry for Fort
Laramie.
Major Brown, Of Gen. Orl's staff, remains
At Fort Russell 10 execute any orders that
may como from the General for few days.
All tho horses that can be spared at Fort
Russell and the Quartcrmastcr's depot have
been ordered to Fort Laramie.
A column 81 cavalry will leave Fort Lar
annie soon Tor the Red Cloud Agency.
Col. n. Baker, and U. s. Cavalry, arrived
here Sunday afternoon. lie Is to command a
column Of six companies Of cavalry IN the
expedition against the Sioux.
Gen. John Il. Smith, commanding at Fort
Laramie, will have the immediate command
oiithc troops now about to take tho field, and
Lieutenant WV. McCammon, nth Infantry.
will be his Acting Assistant AdiutAnt Cen
.cral.
Gen. Ord has lirrctcd the continuance ot
the weekly stage between here aud Fort Lar
annie. which has grown to be military ne
costly. ,s,ssdcs \ ;srcat convenience, and will
bc still greater advantage In view Of opera
tons now pending.
A battalion Of infantry will leave Fort
Russell Tor Fort Laramie to-day, aud bat
tallion ., cavalry about Monday, as Colonel
Baker is expected from Camp Brown to-sncr-
row.
. Lieutenant Colonel Albert q. Bracket, 2nd
4. :. Cavalry. has bern assigned to the tcnl-
pcrary, command Of Fort Sanders.
Captain Monahsn, With his company Of the
ii Cavalry, has reported At Fort arsmic.
General sheridan has ordered the purchase
nt three hundred mules tor this department
for immediate use.
General SAcrsiAa has recommended an sp-
propriat,ca Tor a substantial bridge across the
rts,tc near Fort Laramie.
A letter frcm Rcd Cloud Agency says eve
are ccvallci there, and the Indians arc threat
entng T. ccNr.tte ground with blood.
Nts ASNS>AS,A> NstAtVN ~ VIZ k.NtNUuN NVC>
day evening sni reports that war ra,ty u
Indians had .oft the Agency. Also, that 3s
horses had ssra stolen from near Rc~i Cloud.
The situation sceMS decidedly threatening.
The two c.'iaeA trsrrcrs who were misecJ,
f,vm.t,se ce&tcnwccd just At the time Lieut..
Robinsea was. Killed, have not been sccn or
heard FROM since. and there Is scarcely
,tcuot but thaa they also were murdered. We
learn tlsAt 4 considerable body u citinns.
we'll armed, iest Eset harauaieon Frslsy ls<,
10 hunt Tor them.
Agent SAviilts 1t Red Cloud, writes that
the situation there Is very threatening, and
there is ~ safety ., lie cr property, nct~i,h-
the rcrhrt that Red Cloud Is stand
Irg guard over the Agency. Mr.. Savilc has
aslsd taa, the trccrs be hurried forward to
the Agency ~ rapidly rs psssselr, Is Ic@rs
arc entertained that every cs~eacyce&ad white
man tisrvc mag Be rsst>acrca before assistance
can aoivc This n>ws, may possibly charge
lscn> $lwsi,aanss plan ctrcaMraign.