Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1875-06-11
THE BLACK HILLS.

tuHe0 by the Troops w h11l
Inside the State Of Nebraska
i The Government to be Pros
!, ecuted for Damages.
j Especial Telegram to the Inter- Ocean
i Sioux City, Iowa, May 81.
This afternoon quite . flute Of excite
ment was occasioned by horseback ride
arriving here and announcing the captur,
by United States cavalry Of the Sioux CITY
and Black Hills Transportation Company
train, IN charge of r. T. Evans, which
left here April 10 with party of sever
wagons and $50 men. John Gordon went
with this train IN the capacity Of guide
At the time Of the capture the train wa.
in the Slate Of Nebraska, and not neal
any reservation. and travelling in direc
ton which would lead them away from
the Sioux Reservation. TIE men in the
train held q meeting two weeks ago and
passed . resolution to avoid the hills, pro-
vided they were not opened by the time
,,:hey should reach that vicinity, and to
pass around them and 60 into the Big
Horn Mountains and prospect until the
hills were opened. With this intention
they had altered their course SO as not to
go near the reservation, and were proceed
ing in this direction at the time of their
arrest. The train was fully posted by
pony express from here as 10 the proba-
bility of the opening of the hills. and see
ing no prospect of their being opened this
season, held a meeting and resolved as
above.
The first night after the capture, Cor
don and three others made their escape.
At the time of the arrest, he had just re-
turned from 9 scout to Spotted Tails
agency he learned while there that there
are now great many miners in the hills,
and they have found rich diggings, and
were making $50 to the man per day
The commander of the troops on discov-
sring Gordon's escape, offered $50 reward
Tor his return, but found no takers. It is
that Gordon and his comrades
COX Greeley's advice, and went West /
They managed to get away with their
lorses and good supply Of provisions.
The man who brought the news Of the
capture is named J. L. Galland, and says
lis escape on the second night after the
rrest; that on the way here he met sew
raj trains moving west, among them
Vltcher's. He gave them warning, and
most Of them stopped and went into camp
await further developments. AmorgI
theirs was train of seven wagons from
Yankton, following the Gordon trail
ihen met by Galland. |.
The following telegram was this evening !,
INT to the Secretary Of War.
Sioux City, Iowa, May 81. |b
o the Hon. William Belknap, Secretary y
OF War, Washington, D. c.:
A tram, in charge of Fred T, Evans. a
arted from here toward the Black Hills, la
ltending to remain outside until they II
ere opened, bnt expecting they would be !
1encd before they reached them. As this
oening was delayed longer than was an
clpa'ed, Evans and the men with the
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solution to 60 to the Big Horn country.
hich was understood to be open aud out
lie of the Sioux Reservation. Afterwari %
bile en- route on the coded land in Ne u
aska, they were arrested by troops from
)rt Randall and are now on the way to -
at post They were at no time on the .,
oux reservation. Is the arrest proper -
e ask their unconditional discharge and r.
e return to the point of arrest. az
A. w. HUBBARD. Us
JOHN II. CHARLES.
II. D. BOOZE, "a
J. 8. SAWYER, III
N L. WITCHER. -
There is probability Of suits being in. :" :
tuted against the Government for dam 70
ne Big Horn Country Closed e'
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