, 1875-06-10

TIE AHR1f Or OESEHxA HUM
Srfeta! BtsEtteA 10 The CAfraao Tribune.
sr. rArL, MIMI, Juno 9.--The Eoeniny Dis-
pa'eh to-day publishes llla following, probably
based on information direct from Gon. Tory
einco Terry's return from Chicago. whore he
doubtless consulted with Gen. Sheridan rs to
What nac ho sllould mako OF tho troops iu tho
Department Of Dakota this Honsou. Tile Dis
patch IL informed that tho only body Of trosns
likely to approach tho vicinity Ut tho Hack Hills
thia season will bo sobk out by tho commanding
officer Of Fort 1nndail, w4o IL fnlrua:od with
omploycd IN keeping gnoid-luntora out Of the
Unck Hills country. 1lo forccs ho will uso
eotlsiHt OF tlreo companies OF tho Seventh Cav
airy. Iatoly brought from, tho SottA bong Com
paliea A. l., a,u II, Of which Capt. uentoen IL
son!or ollcer. and sich part Of tho infantry gar
rison OF Fort 1tnn1htl AZ It may 10 found nocos-
sary to employ In addition to the cavalry. Theao
aro beltescd to DO all she troops which will bo
necdcd Tor tho purpose stated in tho department
Of I}a1tota.
uen. Terry commander OF tho Department,
holds that it ia not merely numerical forco which
controls IN this pleinusa 0f guarding tho rcser-
walton against traspasscfs fur It, this a1n!r tho
holder, In addition to tho prestige Of tho light
lug af.n OF tho Government, ti1ls himself arMou
lIko n peaco otllccr,-with tho moral power Of
law. Under tle prcRenk circumstances no other
troopa nil 10 employed, than thoso llon.-
TONED, becanse thero ia NO appar;ent
Of lupa.ics IN tho country shoul!
bo creator tl1nn presumed. and nn tnfraotion Of
tho tteaty-righta of tho Sioux should TO throat
oucd, say BY tho l5,000 whom sono atlsct'turor
In Philadelphia tlallnA t0 haye enrolled fU1 tho
litack Hills, tha military authorities MIL mango
% confront them With q forco proportsonato to
tor numbers. hut it iB not anticipated that tho
delttaIon can TO kopt up long enough to conccn-
trsso nuy largo body Of mon determined upon
gotug to tho Hack Hills tu spite Of tho military
and tho Intlia3ls
Tho delay OF negotiations for tho cossion Of
the country by the yioux II II has my etYocs Gil
tho military authorities, ID only to mako moro
imperative tho duty to provont violations Of tho
existing treaty, which would inevitably result In
complications tilat would provent the am!cab!o
arrangements fur opening tho country which are
still hoped for aud which, II peace IL prosotvcdt
may DO accomplished within q month by tho
Commissioners about to b0 sont ont to negotiate
directly With tho noy0ra bands Of Sioux.
The troops mentioned from Fort Randall arc
the ouly oncs likely to approach thls soasou. the
vicinity Of tho Hack Hills, and they will 70
intended trospassors shal. socm to mako it
necessary t1ley should. hut there remaina a
possibility Of o Yellowstone expedition for d
reconnaissance In that region, su,h ns was oon-
tenplated in 0en. s4oridan's letter laat spring,
rhoFein ho suggested tho sending OF Qen. Cua-
ter with considerable command to tho limo OF
observation Of another expedition moving nortll-
ward through tho mountainous country at the
southern sources of the Yellowstone.
such expedition viii ho cont out
from Fart Lincoln or elsewhere. II Ii only pos-
ebo bec4uso It cannot we'll ba finally determined
upon before tho roturn OF Col. FORSYTH. who ac-
eompanicu by Lieut.. Col. Craft aud others, with
guard Of abou. 100 men, IL now Oh voyage by
Htonmer on tho Yellowatone for puspoaeH cAledy
of military obBoryatiHti; but Incidentally, It may
bo presumed, to examine and report ns to
whatever ho may discover Is either Interesting or