, 1874-07-02

which rocllcns, ambitions of1ieur In about 10
plnGgo Tho country INTO tloDty and expensive
wRr. For that Lilo Indians will reHiHt lin atl
ynneo, desperately aud to the lust, there IL no
doubt. q.
Objucts, Equipment, ANA Personnel of
Et,stcf's Expctsitl0M.
Cump CHaltr'a apeiitto,, Fort Il. inroln TUNE
2.'). tar,esro'nenee hfs'aarcE Tribune.
Tho expedition VIM plnced III camp OIL tho 10Th
i,1ht:' y, ordor to aec,ston H. tho horses to @ tho
nothing Is lacking to mako tho equipment cosn-
plGto.
Tho oxpcdttfon conafHts Of ton companies Of
Thu Hovcnll CavalrY, five Of which will be unor
l1ndor tito command Of Geu. fotsytho, Of Con.
Sherllau's staff; two com|'aalos Of Infantry,
commanded by NM. L. II. Sanger; & battory OF
tlltco 0atiinK grns amd ono Nounla1,, commanded
United Btntes EngineorB, under Cul. Ludlow,
at!t. sixty Indian scUutB, commanded by Lieut..
Wa iauc.
Con. Custor iseued Order No. on friday, on
assuming command Of lIlo expedition, and an-
nounccd tho following Hlair ,appointnaunts, Wat
laent. Cahoun,, Acting Anaistant Aajatant-
Qonoral; Capt. A. Z. Smith, t2uarternastcr;
Assistant Surgeon, ]: ". Williumh, Chief Medi-
Bergen, OF Iowa. Col. Fred Grant, Aid-do-
Camp On Con. Biaridnh's btalf, accompanies
ae!'. Custer III an aetlng md.
savolal e,ninout sclontiHta accompany tho OK
petition. p4of. Wincho!l mud M assatnnt will
take Tho Testimony OF tho ruoks." plof Grin.
nol, OF Yalo College, aleo accompanies. and will
| look Rfter fonriiB. Ii. N. RrsB aud Nlll!nn Mc-
Kay. OF this place. both Practical minors and
Louis Aganl. Win inlcrmarr,esd m with tho
| Sioux, mid who epoakB tho language lnontly,
and an been In the country ttai,ty yeurn nc
| companies tho expedition aB d guido md i'll
tori rotor; Charles Roynolds, q Widely~kuowu
| scout and hunter, also goes III d gui1o.
| Tlloso who ought to know Affirm that this is
tho hcHt equt pod exposition tint was cyor iittci
o,,t fur service OH tho p!aina II il proylA.oncd
for sixty days, aud is armed with tho now SPRING
who aaa l'reHidont Of tho Commission which
adopted tho arm, deolures 1t tho most poffeot
brecch-loatling stn yot manufactured. II was
submitted to all tho known tests, ATM was adopt
tlsat on ono occasion tyo shots, made At 50 !
| yardH could hnye boon covered by n mans hand.
Tho callbre III reduced from fifty to forty-iiyo
tho tail moro elonEntcd, tho ohnrEe Of powder
heavier, giving longer range aud. creator nc
curacy. The ammunition uued by thia gun ia
also used for the now Colts bgeech-loadng re-
The Calling guns will fire 250 ehotB minute.
anu are good for 900 yards. The bnll used by tho
| Gatsing bun iH a trife lurgor than thu old mimic
rifle bail; tho metallic cartridge is used. Tho
cartridges a1a placed IN hopper, and as the
crank ID turnod Il rod Ia plunged into the sud Of
tho cart!idge, cas1ang tho explosion. The guns
arc tel,-barro1ed consequently at each revolution
rod dovlls with ono Of tAcso guns tlley would
| think the internal iesioNB had btuken 1ooya On
them. Tllcn imaeitle tho effect should tue GaL-
ling g,1lla, with their ruin of eaden hail, be stp
p cinented by tho uncaltn]y snriok OF q thfee-
No wonder that Con. Custor is confident that
! tho Indians cannot successfully croaH hiB patti.
ARMED aa this expedition il, olcered ns it IL. nc
hoy Gf 1nans likely to be- brought to pear ca,
rmbarrasa it by picking of hcro aud there a
struggling mnn. The fayorltc game OF the SAY.
age, the hmbuscale lB too we'll undcrssood to be
| foRrcd.
Gen. Dandy informs III TINT when at Fort
Luramio d Hquaw brought into tl,ut post mug.
got OF pure gold rs largo as a 4en's egg, wh.cl
She claimed canle from the Dlack Hills. Othoi
specimens hare bcon brought in by Tho IndianE
from time to ttnlo, aud tho 1udiai.s questioned
concerning that country invariably tell Of the
rich minerals, or arc 10 oyaHlyo al to create oil the
greater interest. 'sRuunins Antelope" IN =
conversation With Gen. Custer latcly. said that
the great objection the Indians lad to tho white
would want to take tho county when they
learned Of its minolal aud agricultural wealth
So 1t has como to pass TINT All Impression has
obtained throughout the country TINT this is q
perfect Edoraao,, and bolioving that sn ex'
organized, aud il sent ont by tho uoyerl.-
| ment. limo aud again expeditions tittod ouI
by private parties hayo been checked by tue
Government, becan,s,e, If permitted to 80 On
tiloir own responsibility, they might not only
trespnpn on the rights Of the Indiana, which this
ekped tion will not DO, but would be liable to le
massacrcd by tho willy savage. Indeed, several
parties hayo already boena murdered in years
agono, aud Of rartios ncoking to visit this region
nut man has returned. Yeally tho disposition
to visit the Dack Hills. tho part Of tile rest
less spirlts among o.r mining population, has
bpou growing, but now that the Government
has takeu The mattor in hand thoy will bide tAeir
timc.
Pacific messages hare boon sont to tho In.
dinns they have boon giyon to understand that
this il not measure Of war, but Of peace Tint
II they will let the expedition alono they will nul
be auole5ted-lhoir rights will not be iiteriorcd
with. And Con. Custer hopes they will take
| heed aud lot him alone.
Still. tho young men hayc their reservations,
and arc gathering in the vicinity OF tie DIacs
Hills. the aro about 5,0u0 strong, and il they
| attack at all IL will be In force.
The expedition has been delayed n day OF two
In order to receive the now arms. It will proba'
bly, move on Mondayno1t.