, 1875-06-10

THE ARMY or OBSERVATION.

THE ARMY or OBSERVATION.
SEetlnt tsnatth to The Chfeaac Tribune.
sr. pArt. Mnn., Juno 9.-1he Ecenln1 Dis
patch to-day publishes the following, probably
basod on information direct from Con. TORY
tince Tarry's rot,trn from Chicago. whoro lle
doubtless consulted With Gen. Sheridan MS to
mhat ueo he should mako of tho troops III tho
Department OF Dakota this season. Tho Dis
patch ,s informed that tho only body Of troons
this soason Will be Bont out by tho commanding
officer Of Fort Randall, WHO IL insrnated witE.
tho cntro direction Of tic troops 70 10
omployca IN kcepng gnld-ln'ntor4 oat q tue
Duck Hills country, The forces ho will nao
coilsist OF t,lroo companies Of tho Seventh CAY
airy. fatoy brought from tho south, bolng Com
patlirs A. l., and II, OF which Capt. Dentecn IL
seoe officer. md s,tch part of Tho lnlantfS gar
rison Of Fort ltnudnll AZ It may 10 found nncos-
sary 70 employ In addition 70 the cavalry. Those
arc beloved TO be all the troops which will be
nocded for tho purpose statc d IN tho Department
of Dakota.
Neu. ferry, commander Of tho Department,
holds that II iB not cro1y numerical toIco which
vation a1aust irespasaers for Il, this affair tho
SOLDIER ii, addition to tlie prestige Of tho light.
Ing Rrm OF tho Government, finds himself armed
like a. peace oli'cer,-wlth the moral power OF
law. Under thu pfcnent c:rcnnlstances no other
troops will be employed than thoao mon.
mod OF moro. II, however. tho number
Of luua.ics IN tho country should
Ia Bscatoe t!lan prenumcd and nn 1Afrnoton Of
tho trcasy-righss Of tho Sioux should 30 threat
o.cd, ray by tho Ii, 600 whom Homo advohturcr
In rA.laaospl,ta c!slsns to have entosscd !or Tho
Hack Hills, the military authorities will mango
to confront them with a forco propoFtsonate to
tllotr nuinhors Dut 1t is not anticipated that tho
lrnto my jareo body Of uon determined upon
ro1ug to tho Diack Hills III ypte Of tho military
and tho Indiana.
The delay OF negotiations for tho coaaion OF
The country by tho Sioux, II it has any edoct OIL
tho military authoritoB, is only to make moro
imperative tho duty to provons violations OF tho
existing treaty, which would inovitably result III
complications thnt wond prevent tho amicablo
arrangements for opening tho country Which Rro
stlll hoped for, an1 which, 4 peace is presofved,
may bo accomplished within u month by tho
Commissioners nbout to bo Bout ont 70 negotiate
directly witl, tho several b.uds Ut sioux.
This troops mentioned from Fort NandalI arc
the only ones 'ikoly to approach thla soasot; tic
III Tint direction only wl.en tho viciuity ot
Intended t1eBpnssorb shnil socln to mako 1t
necessary they should. But there reinains q
possibility OF n Yellowstone expedition for
Reconnaissance tn that region, su,h as was con-
.e,np.atea in Qcu. shcridu.4s letter laat spring,
TheEoiu ho suggested tho Aenl!ng Of Con. Gus.
tcr with considerable con.man1 to tic line OK
observation Of anothsr expedition moving north
ward through tho mouutainous connsry at the
southern sources OF tho YELLOWSTONE
It ia highly improbable TINT auy
such expedition will be gent out
from Fort Lincoln or elsewhere. It IL only pos
stbto because 1t cannot we'll bs ilnnlly determined
upon before the return Of Col. FORSYTH, who, ac-
eo,npanicd Ly Lieut. Col. Grant aud others, with
i guard OF about loo tnen, IL now Oh voyage by
stoamor on tho Yellowatone for purposes chietly
Of military observation; but incidentally, 1t may
bo presumed, to examine md rUpo1t III to
nhatoyor ho ,nay discover is either Interesting or
fu,I,urtnut