The New York herald., 1876-11-09
INDIANS TO FIGHT INDIANS.

COMPANY or sHosHoNEs FOR GENERAL
CROOKS WINTER CAMpAIGN-REPoRTED CON-
BIxATIoN OF HOSTILE TRIBES FOE 0xN-
ERAL WAR ON THE WHITES.
CAMP Brown. wy. T.. Oct 2s. 1870.
Last week witnessed tho departure Of the company
OF Shoshones ninety-one in number, from this post.
They regularly enlisted regular soldiers with
the same pay and allowances, besides pay OF twenty
cents per day the OF their ponies. which they
rode After bcing duly enlisted they uniformed
N army clothing 10 keep them warm and comfortable
during the winter campaign. They were thon
fully armed and equipped for the field
and sent, under the charge OF Thomas
Cosgrovc, chief OF scouts, to join General Crooks
command. They are fine body OF hehtsg men and
will give the Sioux good hint of their prowsss should
they meet them, TO which they looking forward
with great anicipatons Of savage pleasure in "iiing'
the reeking scalp and capture of ponies. They were
organized into company with their complement OF
non ncommissloned officers, six scrgcants and four
corporals the a company Of cavalry. wachaki
Chief Of the shoshones, being old to endure the
hardsnips OF severe winter campaign, he
was lett ut homo IN charge VI tho lew
Indians of his tribe who remain behind and TO look
ter the interests Of the families of those who have
gone but his two sons went forth 10 battle with all the
ardor of their youth and with the blessing OF their
noUo isthcr Tho eldest OF the two made the
sergeant oi his company, which dignity he bore
with the common selipossession and sloIdlty peculiar
to the Indian He Is considered the bravcsl oi his
tribe and will make good leader. All those who had
shown vaur and worth in Iormer engagements were
made pon-commssioned officers. They marched out
OF the post in way tnat was quite imposing,
with no irrcguarity and shouting, so common to the
savage but columns CT twos and with perfect order
and quite worthy OF company OF regular cavalry.
1lgee The brave who fought with such vsior aud
desperation over the body OF Colonel Henry alter he
severely wounded 1t the battle OF the Rosebud
last summer to prevent his capture by the was
rewarded bv being made OF the sergeants Of his
company. All seemed extremely well pleased with
the Efforts OF the military authorities here 10 make
them comfortable. .Moon- in harvest one of the
CHEFS promised much In his iorcble though not very
elegant language, SAYING that he would stake heap
Sioux scalp "
INDIAN COALITION.
Runners coming III from the Shoshone camp, on the
mouth OF PAINTED Rock Greek. thus morning. say
that about 200 lodges oil Crows and twenty nve lodges
Of Bannocks are cncamped near the Shoshonc hunt
ing party, under Washakic, and that the Crow Chie
had had interview with washakie aud that he SAID
Crows the Black Crows Blackiset the Pgans. the
Bannocks the Nzpcrces and the Gros Venties were
preparing Tor breaking out into general war
the whites in the spring, that they had
been preparing for all tho year, and had enough am
munilion concealed TO last them several years lie
said that all the Indians in that section were going to
form coalition against tho whites. and asked WASH
axle what tho shoshones would do IN that event,
whether they would join them. &c Washakie Is rc-
ported replied that the whites his trends
and he would, " they asked hun, tight with them
against the Indians. The chiefs parted in anger,
anu IL is not known what may come Of this interview