Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-07-08

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We Killed Nine Chiefs Anyway.

We Killed Nine Chisfs Anyway.
CHICAGO. July 7.-An Inter Ocean"
special. under date Of bismarck. July ist,
says that the information from the Sioux
expedition. dated Mouth Of the Dig Horn.
July LIST. says that General Custer left the
mouth 81 the Rosebud. with twelve COM
panies. 10 follow the trail Of q large band
% hostile Sioux. They followed II up In
the direction Of the Big Horn. The In
dians were making for the eastern branch
Of the Little Big Horn. General Terry,
with Gibbons command OF five companies
u infantry and four Of cavalry. started To
the Big Horn 10 attack the enemy In the
rear. On the morning Of the 25th two
Crow scouts brought intelligence Of the
battle Of the previous day. On receipt OF
the news the command commenced Its
march in a southerly direction, where
smoke could be seen. which showed that
Custer had fired the Indian camp. Next
morning the head Of the column entered
the plain bordering ON the hank OF the
Little Big Horn. where had recently stood
an immense Indian village. three miles In
length. The ground was strewn with
slaughtered horses. cavalry equipments
and the dead bodies Of nine Indian Chiefs.
The clothes Of L.ieuiensnts Porter n
Sturgis were also found. pierced with bul.
lets. Further ON was found the body OF
Lieutenant Mcintosh. Just then = scout
returned with the news that Reno was
intrenched with the remnant of seventy
cavalry on q bluff near by, waiting for re-
lief. The command pushed ON and found
Reno with the remainder ~ seven compa-
mics. Reno's command had been lighting
since Sunday noon, the 2otil, nnui reireveu
by Terry on the night OF the z"th' ler-
rvs arrival caused the INDIANS 70 reure.
I.eno Knew nothing OF the ,a.e " 'ne o'ne,
i've companies when hau pFen sepaIa'eu
from Them on the so'h, " niaA' an a.'s.s
under Cusiei comhianu aPo'a. NV
miles down the fight pahA y, '"c s''.an,.
Custer, hal. apparently, maze an s''aeA
on III Indians and been eonpelieu ~ rs,
treat. His command Was then cur on
from the main body. Ihey we're Ior,eu
into q harrow recess, where tue hofses ana
men lay slaughtered Herr were ivunu
the b"dies OF custer aha hls Nv" p'".neis
anal nephew MT. iseaies ,o,oheis ,a"s
AMI Cook anu captain Shii,n =, ~ '.ins
III a circie OF lev !aruS' anu hete one a',
ter another al custer pra,e vohin,a"u
Tell. Not 4 man escaped To TELL the tair.
Z YORK, July '.-sreciai uisPstehss
to nearly all the papers confirm the dread
ini defeat and massacre oi custer ioress'
IL appears that his command, anu hehos'
attacked the camp at different moments,
losing the moral effect oil a simnitaneoa,
attack Reno lost hinety-h'e kiiieu shu
Nouhueu. 'ustar c"hinhanu was Ah''u
hiiaieu: "Details SNOW ,ha' ,n' I..
,,acn'u ,ne ,nuiaa ''"P, y" DIV Iii,
Horn ON June 20. MAJOR reno, Win
thres companies, a'',eheu mem ~ m
south AMI WAS repulsed. his los. ihciuuihs
i.'.nienants Mcintosh anu odsso p,'
DeWoi MY men A,iieu ahu NV "ou".u.u
bshtohs COMMAND hhnue TOT nc o,un
scio.s ."s rl,sr' anu ys'a' " n.,,.,tnn
Custer. with live companies, attacked the
lower part Of the camp.
Clusters expression was serene when
found.
About 5000 warriors were engaged, u
the Indians suffered heavy losses shd abah-
doned an immense stock of supplies
Reno u uibons command in,reneneu
themselves until the venihg OF the 2oih'
custer nnder-esiina'ed ms enemies sepa-
fa'ed MS ior'e anu was ur'eaieu III ue'aiI.
-. proo ~ nyuas,u IL ".n 81
ma. Ta.s.so." - ,La $50
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n'an' III n, n.r., tor ,Is
pu,,s,ns ~" mL - 81, I..i, 40
w. ,"nu,L - A.. pi.i uorn 10 h,Inc awsy
the wounded and to rriit for future opera
tions.
The senate Discussing the Indian