The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-09-19
THE INDIAN WAR.
Reported Engagement between Crook
ana the liOStllcS Ia which the Red
Devils Lose Three Hundred.
Gruard, Crooks Chief Scout, says Nc Is
Convinced TwO'ThrdS of the Warriors
Belong to the Agencies
Commissioners Work.

SIouN CRY, H., September 49,
The following has just been received
from Fort Sui: Heavy firing wa,
heard on the river ten miles below
here last Tuesday, apparently in tn,
direction OF the Black Hills.
Colonel Buell., commanding at tn,
Cheyenne river agency sent some
scouts out to General Terry, who failed
to reach him, but were attacked 10y
the Indians, and one wounded in the
shoulder. Returning they came across
u large military trail, which proved to
be General Crooks. On the way the
scouts saw n camp of thirty lodges,
near Slim Butes, north of nar-
ney's Peak, and when Crook was over
taken the scouts informed him, and
turning back his cavalry, 10y II rapid
march, Crook surprised and killed
every one, estimated to number be-
tween two and three hundred Indians.
Not one escaped.
To-day General Buell. takes cen.
sus of all the Indians near here, and
will tomorrow disarm and dismount
them. 1t is expected the Indians will
try to oppose it, but General Buell.. is
firm, and will carry out his order to
the letter
Chicago, September lS.-The follow
ing was received at military headquar-
ters, dated Fort Laramie, l7th, from
General Sheridan 80 General r. G..
Drum. "Hhe following dispatch has
Just been received from the depart
part OF Dakota Colonel Carlin repor Is
that he killed Eagle, and Little
Coaund with one hundred and forty
of his people, all their arms and am.
munition and about one hundred
ponies, surrendered TO him at Stand
ing Rock. On the 18th, twenty men
surrendered, all of whom were in the
fight on the Little Big Horn"
General Drum sent the following Il
General Sheridan: "COlonel Buell.
commanding the Cheyenne Agency, I'M
date of the 9th instant, says: Hav,
had messengers yesterday and to-day
| direct from the hostile camp, neul
Slim Butes, one hundred and eighty
miles distant. They report General
Terry's column on Beaver creak, NOV
ing towards the Missouri. The ln-
dams are very DESTROYS of surrender
ing. | have stat d to messengers
ing that it could only be an uncondi-
tional surrender of arms, remain as
prisoners, and submit to whatever
punishment and treatment the proper
authority might dictate. Have sent n
courier to General Terry, who will
reach him in abo0t five days"
RED CLOUD AGENCY, September II,
via Fort Laramie, September Is. Cru
ard, General Crooks chief scout, ar
rived here last night with dispatches
for General Mckenzie from General
Crook. lie left the command on the
afternoon of the 18th insta and re-
ports that last Sunday Crooks advance
of one hundred and fifty men, struck
an Indian camp, about fifty miles north
of Crook City, that night, and when
the remainder of the command ar
rived. an attack was made by General
Crook, the fight lasting until noon on
Monday, when the Indians were
routed. with II loss to the whites oil
only three killed and nine wounded.
fourteen dead Indians were found on
/ the battle field and four Indians are
known to have been carried oil.
Thirty-live Indian lodges were burned
by the whites, with all their contents
During the fight the Indians received
endorsements. Twenty-one Indians
were captured, but of these two bucks
and nine squaws were released anC
the remainder are heing brought
in. IL IN known that in the vicinity
where the fight occurred there has
been camp of hostile Indians fol
several months, from which raids
were made on Black Hills miners
Gruard thinks the Indians attacked
were of Sitting Bulls command Tor TIM
raason that articles of Custer's com
mand were found, among which wa
nine hundred dollars in money.
1t is reported here that Sheridan i
at Fort Laramie and that Crooks ia ex
nected to meet him there to-day
Gruard says he can't get there by tn
time designated. Among those kille'
vas White, n scout, the others bein
privates. Second lieutenant a. II
Won l.utivitz, OF the Third cavalry
was wounded in the knee and had hi
leg amputated. The fighting wa
mostly done by the Second and Thir
cavalry.
Whippie, Daniels, Howard and Hell
man, of the seven commissioners, r,
turned to Red Cloud from Spotte
Tail agency yesterday evening, al
report that the council held by the
W ,'th Spotted Tails Indians the pr
Gee, Wing day was well attended, b
nothing WIS done beyond presentii
the propositions OF the GovernmeI
!. Tomorrow is the day set for cou
ell here, at which the commissions
hope to receive an answer from IL
Clouds people to the propositio
which were presented here on the II