The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-07-21
THE WAR THE WEST.
Gen. Crook Heard From at Last
His Official Report Of the Situation
Waiting for ReinfOrcements.

CHEYENNE, July 17-Thc following |
was received here Saturday night ria |
Fort Feiterman from General Crooks !
camp at Clond Peak, dated July l2:-
Three soldiers. couriers from General /
Terry at the mouth If the Big Horn,
have jus, arrived. General Terry's dis
patch to General Crook confirms the
news of Clusters fate. and implies very
plainly that had General Custe. waited
one day longer General Gibbon would
have joined him. General Terry is anxi-
Gus for General Crook TO join forces and
make plans and execute them regardless
of rank.
INDIANS ANXIOUS FOR TIGHT
The Indians are still hoverinR about
the Little Big Horn. one days. hard
march from here. They have fred in 10
camp every night of late. and tried TO
burn us out by setting the grass on fire
all around. On the 9th inst, Lieutenant
Sibley, Second Cavalry, with twenty-five
men, and Frank Gruard and Bapti.te
PoBerier rs scouts, went on a reconnois-
sance, were discovered, surrounded and
followed into the timber of the Big
Horn Mountains, where, ~ hitching
the horses to trees and abandoning them,
the men were enabled to escape on foot
by way Of a ravine in the rear. They
all got back alive, and probably this
diversion saved the camp from grand
attempt at stampede or capture.
TWO HUNDRED SNAKE INDIANS JOIN
CROOK.
The Snake Indians, two hundred
strong. Joined us here yesterday, but I'M
less the Utes also come soon, no often
sive operations will be likely to take
place until the arrival of the Fifth Cav
airy from Cheyenne Crossing. The wag
on train and additional infantry are dne
from Fort Fetterman. The health Of
the Command il good. General Gibbons
reserve forces were me. by victorious
Sioux dressed in Cnater's mems clothes
and mounted on their horses, who fred
into the soldiers The Indian village
possesses evidence of white mems pres
ence, kegs of whisky, etc, being found.
Signal fires, supposed to be in reference
to the incoming wagon train, are visible
to the east of Crooks camp, on the ex-
treme sonth waters Of the Tongue river.
MERRITT LYING IN WAIT FOR THE
cHEYENNEs FROM RED CLOUD.
CHEYENNE, Wy, July 17.-In con-
sequence Of report from Captain Jor-
don, commanding Camp Robinson. tina,
eight hundred Cheyennes were about to
leave Red Cloud Agency for the north,
General Merritt has delayed the pro-
posed movement Of the Fifth Cavalry
north ward from Fort Laramie TO join
Crook. and has moved it TO position
where he expects to iDtercept these In.
dians, and, if possible, give them a warm
reception.
The two couriers started on their re-
turn from Fetterman for Crooks camp
| Saturday evening, and will reach him in
three days.
James Maloney and two others, with
twenty head Of horses, en- route for Law
rence's rancho from that Of W. c. Irwin
thirty miles northwest Of Ogallala, Neb.
were attacked by seven Indians, whe
surrounded and opened FIRE on them
Disr ounting, they returned the fire
wounding one Indian, when the stocl
stampeded, the Indians finally gaining
possession Of it and left for the bluffs.
A PARTY OF MINERS MAssACRED.
BURLINGTON. Iowa. July 17,-C. W
Hanscome. reliable man, who cam'
here Saturday from Custer City. nea,
which place he has been at work on
dry gnlch claim, says the claim was pay
ing twenty dollars per day per man. o.
the Goth of June the Indians raidet
their camp. captured nine horses ant
killed the following Of the company: 4
Mr.. Carter of England. William Brown
Henry Brown, Lowell Valentine, Johl
Huff and William Page. Two men
Hanscome and Cook, cut their wa,
through and escaped. and. returning
next day, found their companions terri
bly, mutilated and scalped and thei
provisions gone. Hanscome has forward
ed the remains of Carter TO Liverpool
Cook remained to guard the propert
until the return Of Hanscome; who i
here TO secure provisions and machinery
Hanscome reports the Black Hills YER
rich. There was a rumor in Custer Cit
that Crook q command was beng held a
bay to the east of Custer.
THE NEWS FROM CROOK CONFIRMED.
CHICAGO, July IA Fort Larimi
special to the Times confirms reports q
the safety of Crooks command, and sa
Crook is still camped on Goose creek
and is in fair condition for fighting
General Merritt il making active pre-
parations to intercept the eight hundre'
Indians who are said to have left Re,
Clond Agency. He arrived at Rawhid
on the 14th, and 1t was expected h
would strike the savsges the next day.
ARTILLERY GOING TO THE BATTLE
GROUND.
New York, July 17.-Three com
panies of the Third Artillery from fort
in the harbor will leave here to-day 70
the Indian country. under command @
Colonel Wildrick.
cUsrER's LIFE ISsURANcE
WASHINGTON, D. c.. July 17.-Gen
eral Custer and five Of his officers wer
I insured in the New York Life Jnsnr
ance Company as follows: General Gus
ter, $4,000; Captain Yates, $1,000; Cap
, tain Keogh, $4,000; Lieutenant Csl
houn, $1,000; Lieutenant Crittender
$4,000. and Lieutenant Porter, 81, 900
in all $4,000. As these insurances wer
effected under special provision mad