The New York herald., 1874-10-10
GENERAL MILES OPERATIONS.

Condition OF the eWounded-Ganan and
Heroic Exploits - Concentration Oi
Forces and Supplies Near the Wa
shita-Prospect of Further Advance
CAMP ON THE wAsHIrA, Texas,l
Sept. a. 1874. !
When the movement OF the troops against the
ind,ans was commenced 1t was intended that Gen
eral Miles, column called the Indian Territory Ex
peditiop. should move from Fort Dodge, Kan
sas, to the northern part OF the Indian
Territory. and, swinging slightly to the west
move toward Fort Sili and the Indian agencies
The other two columns. under Mckenzie, colonel
OF tine Fourth cavalry ana Davidson. lieutenant
colonel OF the Tenth, were to move northward.
General Niles, leaving the Arkansas on August
Ia. passed through Camp Supply, Indian Territory,
and reached the Canadian River, In Texas on the
Esd. Here party OF hts troops that he had swung
out to his right under Lieutenant Baldwin. whom
he left Fort Dodge, joined HIM, having attacked
and dispersed body OF $50 Indians, anu also sur
prsed smaller party. killing one.half Moving
further to the southwest on the evening OF the
s6th August, he struck large trail OF the Chey-
ennes, gong west, which he followed, as It was
evident tnit they had Just passed over 1t and were
from their agency. The indians. finding they were
pursued, threw away great quantities of their
property to tighten themselves much OF which the
troops destroyed The troops chased them for
over 13O miles In southwest direction. during
which
THE BATTLE OF RED NoIR,
Texas, was fought and the Indians were chased
and scattered ON the Llano Estocado or Staked
fians. General Miles was then over 230 miles from
tue nearest post, and on the Staked Plains He
was very anxious 10 still push on and punish the
smaller parties that mad scattered before him; but
ne had pursued them so far from his base OF sup
Plies that unless he halted where he was he would
De entirely out OF PROVISIONS AS 1t was the rat0ns
were very short, and most OF the forage for the
animals gone. He therefore moved his command
back on Battle Greek, some thirteen miles north OF
Red River. Here he hoped hls supply train from
Camp Supply would meet HIM, SO that he might
issue new rations and forage and continue the
pursuit; but as his trains were deiayed It, became
necessary to move iurther back to meet them,
witch he did very reluctantly and slowly till he
halted on the Washita River and met them there
THE trains mad only brought part OF the supplies
and instead OF reaching General Miles, as they
were expected TO do. on Battle Greek. Texas they
had met with SO many Impediments that 1t was
with difhcuty they moved a. lar as they did. They
had experienced severe storms and been attacked
from the 9th to the l-th inst, BY band Of Rome
three hundred Conan nes and kiowas, who had
pretended TO be friendly, and had escaped from
tue agency near Fort Sl.
ANOTHER DIFFICULTY
arose rom the want OF Information, as General
Mics knew nothing OF the hostility anu escape OF
the Indians TIL he read 1t IN the NEW YORK
HERALD; aud as his command had Deen engaged
so lar or with the hostile Cheyennes, Ki0was and
COmanches, and had expected tnat those at
nsas as fort o M YOU'D remain there the
band going west, as they had already crossed his
it is worthy Of mention that these last Indians
are under the command vi Santanta, the numbering
otilef, WHO was sentenced to he hung in Texas and
and liberated IRON prison about a year ago; and
tnat they are armed with The latest improved
wsapoas given them under the pretext at they
altnOrgh their iatners managed TO 1--we well with
the AID OF tue bow and arrow. ana the buffalo runs
no faster to-day than he did before repeating re-
arms came IN use. HEe#t f.
HOPE OF AN ADVANCE.
General Pope has established large supply
camp ON the Canadian River. SO that General Miles
win soon have sufficient supplies to move forward
Some further information has been received con.
cefning those who were wounded IN the recent
engage elents. The scout Chapman had to have
OF Lieutenant Lewis, o. tine Filth Infantry, may
prove mortal. Another casualty during the en-
o m sapps y me indians re-
ster. who carelesBiy went 200 lar away from the
corral and was caught by the Indians killed aud
sc&iped.
AN ACT OF 0ALLANTKY,
happily not by any means an isolated case both
among the troops and civilians, must also be re-
corded. this time performed By scout The com
mandlng officer or the escort, Captain Lyman,
the train ro ITS Sosson sn no
Ing the urgent necessity ior the speedy convey
ance Of the salpnes 70 toe troops Ia the ncld.
notify the commanding or1cer taere Of the pre-
dicaMent IN winch the train was placed request
was compned with BY scnamesle, who,
knowing that almost certain death must attend
oy as M Snd se
almost miraculous escapes succeeded IN making
go0a his retreat 20 camp supply, being compelled
layed py the untltlng care and vigilance he had TO
exercise. He Attributes his ultimate escape lroru
the pursuit OF tne InuiaLs the proyidenttai ar-
rival Oi herd o. buffaoes, INTO which he dashed,
keeping with Them i"r some little time until tuey
scattered. HIS nc loes could not distinguish the
Lieutenant Colonel Lewis, Nineteenth s'i infantry. s
commanding at supply; TUT prior to Its arrival on
the 18th inst the Indians had withdrawn.
CHANCE OF HEADQUARTERS.
ters Was chan~sd re toe n";nt ~ va U Uo
about tour mics a.ove the Old camp, on account
OF the tar superior grazing and greater faculties
chosen ls really quite romantic and pretty, ana
was iull OF game, out they were eedily killed
time Major Compton's battalion OF cavalry Ielt Ior
a point on the Canadian River, near Oasis creek,
about fifteen eel miles from mere.
that could possibly be spared were unl0aded and
Sc nt into Camp supply, under escort OF company
possible effort being made to accumulate ratlons
and forage so thai an extended campaign can be
had IN the iuture and no obstacle presented to
complete success by deficiency ol supplies.
DIFFICULTIES OF TRANSPORT ALTON.
The lack OF an adequate amount OF transporta-
tion is severely teIt, the operations OF the com
mand having been prosecuted IN q country far
removed from the location where the arena OF the
war was first estimated 10 be UNITED. The salient
point oil operations IN consequence Of the unex-
pected direction OF the retreat ol the Indians 10
beyond ked River and near the Staked
Plains, and to pursue the lnolans
with any nope or . successful result,
or with the expectation Of achieving the object or
the campaign-tneir subjugatton or submisslon-
transportation must be had in such amount
as TO enable the command to follow the Indians,
when once overtAken, to any part whittier they
may nee or 10 nave sucn supply posts estaD-
Iished as viii be easily accessible from any ex
pected, or anticipated field OF action. and SUI
1ciently near TO those places that the mannu-
yrlng troops may not be delayed IN any strategic
movement. In the event OF the IndIans retreating
across the Staked Plans they would nave to con-
tend with this command In their rear, and proba-
bly, with Major Buel's command IN their 'front.', as
he was expected to leave Fort sill, d. t. on the 10th
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