Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-07-24
More Rumols from the
Hostile Region
THE MINERS THREATEN To DiS-
TROY THE INDIANS.
MIrtt's Command Attack T. ley
cnne, and Def ats th.:r-si i.3
BIZ and his Scouts.

Bismarck, ID. T., July %. The steamer Jose
phne, with Col Hughes of Gen. Terry's staff, has
arrived.
Gen. Terry has moved his supply depot from
Powder river to Big Horn, where he still waits for
rclnforcements and supplies. The Far West
reached that point on Monday.
Col. Hughes does not credit hereport OF Sitting
Bulls death, and he thinks the Indians loss was
much lighter than is reported, and he doubts if the
troops, reinforced, will be able to engage them.
Gen. Terry has asked for artillery which Col.
Hughes hopes to take back with him.
On the Eleanor Carroll, which left this after
noon for the mouth of the Big Horn, were Gen.
Forsyth and Col. Otis and command. Horses re-
Saturday.
Thirty nine wagons have arrived from Crook
City, and report no Indians or traces of them
the route.
New York, July %. A Fort Thompson, (Da-
kota letter of the 18th, says that advices there
from the Black Hills are that proposition is gam
ing ground among the miners to raise a force to
march to Missouri, and kill every Indian-man,
woman and child-in the camps from Standing
Rock to 1ankton agency, and burn and destroy
Cheyenne, July %. courier who left Goose
Creek on the evening of the 10Th, has arrived at
Fort Fetterman tonight. His delay was caused
by having met at Powder river 200 Indians from
whom he escaped, hiding himself in the timber
"A hours, one Indian following his trail miles.
He says they evidently waiting for him, and
fears that the couriers who sent from Fetter-
man on the 10th inst. with dispatches for Crook,
have been intercepted, as he their trail this
side of the river, but not beyond. His delay run
him out of ratlons, compelling him to fast two
days. He left all quiet in camp.
The hostile Sioux are believed to be 40 miles
north of Goose Creek, and not far from the scene
of the late massacre on the Little Big Horn. They
have not fired into camp lately, nor attempted to
burn it out, although the parched condition of the
grass renders this somewhat easy; at least the
animals may be robbed of their sustenance The
wagon train gives them supply until October.
The command moved seven miles north on the
day of the couriers departure, to another branch
of the Tongue river, ne ar the foot of the Big Horn
mountains, where they will encamp until the
9Th cavalry, which leaves Fl. Laramie on Monday,
reaches it about Aug 18th. Gen. Crook will make
no aggressive movement until tn event, when,
if the courlers whom he has despatched to Perry,
advising him to JOIN him, succeed in reaching that
command, he will have made junction with
Terry, and the next action will prove decisive
one.
There is nothing not already reported relating
to Gen Merritt's late engagement with the Chey-
ennes. The Indian killed by Buffalo Bill
named Yellow Hand, young chief. The agent
at Red Cloud admits that up to this date 1000
Sioux and 1900 Cheyenues have left that agency
for the north, though all is quiet there and 1t
is believed no more will go.
A Fort Laramie special of the 22d inst, says
that Gen. Merritt having been advised that 800
Cheyennes were about leaving the agency to join
Sitting Bull, made a forced march on the nights
OF the 10Th and 10th inst, and encampcd on Hat
creek, under the bluffs, in front Of the line that
the Indians were obliged to travel On the 18th
the war parties came IN sight and Merritt with his
seven companies kept out OF sight. The Indians
saw the wagon train in the distance in which were
the companies of infantry. The Indians kept out
of sight OF the train in expectation of capturing it.
While Merritt was watching the Indians, unknown
to the latter, two counters drove ahead to go to
the creek. when half-dozen Indians went for
their scalps
Buffalo Bill and scouts, who were with Merritt,
quickly lnterc pied the small Indian party and
just they .prang for the men, Buffalo Bill and
his scouts fired into and killed two of them. The
Indians turned on the scouts and the latter sprang
from their horses and met the daring charge with
volley. yellow Hand young Cheyenne
chef, came foremost, singing Bill as foeman
worthy Of his steel. Cody cody knet, and tax
ing deliberate aim, sent a bullet through the
chief s leg and into his borse's head. Down went
the two and before his friends could reach him,
second shot from Bills rifle laid the redskin low.
The reserve Indians came on with rush from
the ridge in the rear, bent annihiating the
party. To their establishment, however, long
blue lire popped up in their 'front.' and company
H., with Col. Mason at its head, dashed at them.
Leaving their de ad the Cheyennes scattered back
heller sketer to the ridge, but their fire wide
and their stand a short time. Company after COM
pany appeared from behind the bluff and utterly
disheartened the Indians, who rushed for the res
erva,ion, leaving behind all their provisions. Gen.
Merritt pursued them until night when the whole
command went into camp at the agency. The In
dams left the dead and admits having more wound
ed. They also lost ponies.
Their fliepds at Red Cloud say that they never
dreamed the 9TH cavalry could get there in time
to head them off. The regiment sustained no loss.
1t arrived at Laramie Yesterday, and leaves for
Crookes camp to morrow, 23d inst.
A special dated Crooks camp the 10th inst via
Fort Fetterman the 22d inst, says that supplies
for 60 days reached there the 10Th, sufficient
for 1900 men, Five additional companies of in
fantry have also arrived. Col IVES ley Merritt,
who has taken the lea ership of the 9TH cavalry,
will be ranking chief of the cavalry on his arrival
mere, and there will probably be re organizat