The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-08-24

the horseman advanced toward the skirnlishers
making signs OF friendship and was allowed to ap-
proach 1t proved to be Cody, the scout, better
known as Buffalo Bill, dressed in the magnihcence
OF border fashion. He announced that we were In
front OF General Crooks command and might put
OFF all bloodthirsty thoughts for that day. The COL
umn then resumed its march.
MORE DANGEROUS THAN HE INDIANS.
1t is worthy Of note that, though not shot was
fred, Colonel wer's battalion of the Seventh cavalry
had twelve men dismounted in the gallop TO form
the skrmish line, and two men Of one company had
their legs broken. This result is in part to the
system OF sending raw recruits who have,
perhaps, never ridden twenty miles In their
lives, into active service to fight the
best horsemen In the world, and also TO the furnish
ing the cavalry young unbroken horses. which be-
come unmanageable as soon as shot Is fred
Sending raw recruits and unframed horses to fight
mounted Indians Is simply sending soldiers to be
slaughtered without the power Of defending them
selves. Some four miles from the point where we
formed the line of battle General Crook was found
encamped.
WHAT IL THE NATTER WITH CROOK
He did not leave his camp to meet General Terry,
q circumstance that caused no little comment
The conduct Of this officer through the campaign
has been, to say the least peculiar. On consulta-
uon General Terry learned that Crook had been
following for several days heavy trail. supposed
to be leading in the direction Of Powder River.
Had this Information been sent to General
Terry by courier as could easily have been done
the forces Of that general, which were encamped
on the Yellowstone, could have easily moved down
on the Indians retreat nOrthward, advance
up the river until they Crooks column when the
trail could have been followed In whatever direction
it led. This is what the public interest required,
| but for reasons difficult to understand General
| Crook allowed General Terry to march into
his camp without making an effort to
furnish him with information as TO his movements.
The fact that General Terry Ii volunteer general,
! and not West Pointer. may, perhaps, have some
thing to do with It, Inquisitive people also ask
! ing how 1t came to pass that SO distinguished
Indian fighter as General Crook allowed large
body OF Indians encountered with their families and
their wounded, to escape from him. 1t Is admitted
now that the trail which the column Is following
must be eight days old In the first days march of
| twenty-five miles made by the united column three
Indian camping places were passed, indicating that
when the Sioux column passed over the same ground
1t was marching at o very slow rate, not hurrying
| in the least.
| THE INDIAN FORCE
is divided into three columns, which during the day
march on parallel lines and at night camp together.
| From the indications the outward column ON the
left contains the wounded, as there are traces OF
some 200 traverses on which wounded warriors are
usually carried and the rocks In the road Of the col
umn have been moved away where they would in
terfere with the passage Of the Is pre-
sumed the wounded from Clusters fight are with
this column.
AovEMENT OF GENERAL MILES.
In order to prevent the Sioux from crossing the
Yellowstone and escaping into the British posses
| sions General Niles was ordered to take the Fifth
infantry and two guns return by forced marches
to the supply camp on the Yellowstone, where he
| was to embark his troops on the steamer Far West,
and, placing some companies at the point
of crossing, patrol the Yellowstone between
Tongue and Powder rivers, using the steamer a
kind of gunboat. At five p NJ. the Fifth infantry
began its return march road cut up by the
passage OF heavy train during the day and though
the men were fatigued and worn out by the long
\ roh . haJ ri ylaa
had been gone oveR Here short halt was made
! for q few hours, when the march was resumed. At
ten O'Clock In the morning the head Of the column
reached Rosebud Greek just as the Far West
appeared coming up the river in answer to q
despatch sent by Captain Sanger, commandment OF
Camp Supply, to Captain Grant Marsh, to whose en-
ergy and courage the army is deeply indebted In
this campaign. Grant Marsh is
MODEL STEAMBOAT CAPTAIN
and has the honor to have been the pioneer in TAX
| ing steamboat up the Yellowstone and Big Horn
rivers The result Of the opening up OF these rivers
viii be invaluable Montana, which is sadly In need
OF some easy highway by which to reach the great
markets OF the East. The navigabllity OF the river
| has been settled beyond question. At this late
period OF the year, on the present trip, the Far
West carries supplies, forage, artillery, ammuni-
tion &C.. to the amount OF l2ol tons, and the Cap
tain says that he believes river can be navigatcd
as far as the Crow River, near Port
Ellis. If this should prove correct an
easy road would be opened to the Yellowstone
National Park and the splendid game country that
lies the north. The work OF patrolling the yell
/ lowstone between Powder and Tongue rivers, is
done very thoroughly by General Miles, who has his
! headquarters on board the Far West, ana unless