, 1874-08-15

tho occupants, assuring thcm, through inter-,
lot there to moless 'thom. / invited them TO-
visit our camp, and promised prcsenta Of -four,
suRar, and ooffeo to all VINO would accept. This
initiation was accepted. 1ontored into an agroo-
nsns w; The sssdpg s mon IT that they shoS Gn:
formation % We miahe dohlre :. tn return for
Which seEylco WAS to reward thenh With
rations ~ With. this understanding, + left
seven. Later ID tho aitofnoon four Of the mon..
including the Chiof "One-Stab," Visited our
camp and dcsirod tho promtued ratlons, saying
the ontlro party would n1ovo up and Join ns the
following morning. as aosd Spon o,aS,ed 'rs
thom, and, 70 rolioyo them Of thcir Pretended
uight, ordered a party Of hftcen Of my COIN
1ng e eha so1en ne WIN s@ son rrast s
clnation to wait fow 1niuutoa It'll tho party could
saddle mp, md from tho fact thnt two Of tho
four had alroady slipped eway, I waa OF tho
opinion that thoy were .,.. .A
In this wns confirmed when tho two ramhsning
set on at gallop in tho direction OF their village.
I sant rsrty Of ctr scouts to over
Not complying With this roquest, I sent q second
party with ortlors to repeat tho request, and, II
not complied With, to tako bold OF tho BRIDES Of
their ponies and lead thom baok, but to oler no
violence. When oyertnkcu by our Hcouts, one Of
sco,,t. sno smI cneayoreI 10 wrost it from hin.
Taiiina in ,bia. he released Ills lipld after Tho
scout bocame dismotlntod In the: strukglo,, aud
,,o+ haforc ,he rnnaket OF the scout was dis
~" nu. uei iron, Blood discovered afterwards
Il was evident that other the Indian
or his pony was wounded. I hopo TINT
Iuion. hovo t,,cir own bad faith
, M tho sole ground for the collision, "One-
Htoh.a tia O6iof. was brought bncls to camp.
ia y,lleae Wien i. VIZ dgcoyerod that Tic on,
Ira nar1S Id nnnlnd M their lodges and floa.
and fhe Wait Of die four Indians to our camp
waa mt only to obtain their rations prom1got
the ei arht ~ T Of the W LODGES. have perfected ar.
ranrsTnnnta hv whfei tho 'Ohicf HOno-Stab" viii
bo With "a ~ guido three days longer; whsn he!
wi1i tsks Ills epartura Ind reioin lis command
.s 4 snn,tod s TaiI" 1rencics. but. has been to
,,,a;il,"r Sor ,onT tima. Hc hah r,rentIy ro-f
turnad from the hostile camp On Powder RiVor,::
and reurescns that tilo Indians lost ten Killed IN
thoir l}ghts With tho Doxoman exploring party.t
Tho cTeek which 1od us down into tho iutorforI'
~ fhn Haek Hills ia bory1orod By hiEil bluifs," on
Ala arcsts of witch nrsT ocated prominent walls
~ si;I ~ocra nrascnt}nr i,aro and thora tbo nn-
eu NJ e.sEea Of masonry
Pe,,,t - ,nt;oh rnoamhIoncn T nnIned fhiR'
nt.s".. Sn,.,n Tra.t mhc 1;rsoficn ~ rastln
masa1l chh,ancaT tn ,cnS NJ mora to IND
4rt ntyA %kn
northeast than We were plorasoGa 'g * ny ~
yaoy having pecomd nd aaoOnao mP tbo Tao3 Of
this Water-conrse ano asoonooa uao ~ sauoy yo,,ti
small tributary, winch ag@h gave " y aa noa'n
easterly course, a.!er er.a s'e 3ro.hinr o II M
encampea On snan slecA a ~ ~ a;rss,ti"n -
abundance Of water ana grasS' Ina otfeo'lon oi
thta ctaek aS was noalay eee T. + continuation of
On a,,a .nu soaa .,,a th,onHI, ina onan
". @ ~ no,aroJ ,.;th .Tca,lant Trozinr Altar
svunrf' ~ orsr 10 mi1es Wa encampod ear|y In
: ~ Hav = aSo,t i niica from ti,o westorn bass
~ ~ a Is1 IIas41noy's peaE' t1nuing water and grass
s,a r.oaI ehi,n;Iomt wifi, anr1nrs Of clear otId
aug "ooa un Su4hrn thrn,,o,' TIT ~ sam.9 "
"9,et ~ tto tnss,sing NV the cnmrnnnd remained
in ca,nn' e1cept t6o exploring partios sent oub
n .h al ;h;tcctions With Email marty proceeded
" " ~ p Haruev;a peaha md aftar uToat dl6icuty
ruat7o tha aaoont to ths crout We found thIa to
~ iaa0' ~Ae "'~
| DC nnx ,,r,,va, po,x.r !
i, A.. n,o,1 '1iilts n Fram ti,o hirteet potnt wa
a.n;,od tnS nc nf :" Hcar Rntta in tie NORTH
~ ,,ia,. to In eaat' f,r bevond tho
g1lt u u'g nv .ytv di1 mt rcseh camn
III 5sar o'coci, that nirht but We wcro amply