The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-11-01
FIGHTING THE SAVAGES.
OUR TROOPS MARCHING BETWEEN
WALLS 1000 FEfsT. HIGH
eurrouEdinR Remote Indian village. Avoid
Ing n massacre MANY indians and Ponies
CRptarcd-Red Cloud uumbIcd aud spotted
Tnil Hnppy-A sIcer with n Ii-tory.

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hED CLOUD Agency Nebraska, Oct 70
When last wrote YOU Gen. Crooks column
was eDcampod in the Black HIS rear Point OF
Rocks. upon Ann hibious Creek. and Col. Mer-
ritz. Fifth Cavalry. with bis regiment aud bat
TALON Of the Second and THIRD Cavalry, was
about starting uoon a scout In the DIR, elton Of
'"s 49, = - - ,...,,..,,
theforks OF the Cheyenne river. l accou p"hIeu
the opcr ting detachment. and regret to record
s""' no ihu'ahs wire '"''u"'''" ,V' W
nrst gay tOct. '0 We m"rcheu 10 hNh"'V ""'
through wi ich pass the gre ter part Of the
r,,,.r- u, ,,tlh,ar. ,,o,ot Tbec.n IN ,v.lia
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are nearly one thousand Feet III heiRht' ana are
rocky End precititous beautifully clear
-. - -. 49,. ID, ,..., ,t,,.,,..
stream debouches upon The PLAIN from TINS ave-
nuc u escape, but It's water 10 outer sronIlY
alkaline. and emlts a decided aud almost pun
con, odor 81 ,ulphur. During the second day "A
tep' ouo' VI '"'"".' D"''"t w. 7'N'"" way
northeastcrly course was pursued, camp being
pitched upon the banks of the Cheyenne, hero
- - -, -, -. -, -,
shaio" az" ""ou' '"e"'s Leu "'uc'
few Indian signs were discovered. but none
vere Of recent date On tho moruing of I'm.
,,,,, da,a roaa ,,a To-, 49,. 500. -, -,
thfd gay ,road ana large ira was found lead
Ing toward the agencies, up which We marched.
crossing the road ma,le tx p. r Jennv and Col
nos'a = 80 '"u n.y. , :, ''',nS r,.u W.
pouVe 10 ther ext nom the liilIs Ia N'oi ana
nnally, fter four dnys OF elightful weather and
eo,onnrativclv sa.y r,,cl.,ns 700 ar,,, a ,y,tttn
light OF he desired Forks. Neither INDIANS nor
freGh signs had been seen. and II was our pur-
70, rt.,It
pose 20 MAKE uel"u' 10 tne 'iRn. ana 90 w
tnc "hhe river; but upon TINS night courier
arrived with a despatch from Gen. Crook at
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a., -, =, ~" '"N ~" w. u,
Vol royal IN command OF the mttn body. and
next morning in apuarent obedience 10 it,
summons. sIthouph our ostcnsible misston was
sennmri,s,n vs TO- r,,e ,r ''sio" was
~, ,hn soih ,nst ,nl Ran III ,ho ,,,
bcdy which n a nrnreedc, ,in,,n A ~, h,l,,',''
CO. ~ H. mont u n, - 49,, ,'',os ,,u ',
enJ ON ,he 1Ist th w ,,, ~ ~, " 49, ~,
intcr,untsd u,nrch 10 Rsd CO. 49,, ~
the 22d inst camp was pitct ed nenr some ir.iric
holes called "Ihe Ponos," viii fuTIshed AN
inanicisnt sunniv af vSr, h Il a. trr ~, m 90,
acommsnd' Here, howeyer. Inc "biect Of ,hs
march ana our destin' ,tiot were co1nient,',iiy
announced Wbaa becu s,,si sr,ad n, t'i,,
iy we should fetch ~ at tie agencies. aud
surround nnd dtsarm the sioux In Tho Vicinity
depriving them at the me ia, Of their ronies
The different BATTLE on conf, ndcis were now
made acauainted with ms dcsir, Con CrroI
was at RED Cloud. ana At dsyrrrsk az, the morn
pear In three coi,,nns sim,,linncou~iv and v az
rcsi,na,on Ioo sHu,"s aHtousif, ana az
ready at hand, erfectu lis surf risl d!'sr,i,. nd
,,n ~ a suS ~ ~, W. 80 IN
be- accoisbe6 ~ w h,'S y, w,rh was 10
snot out tnat II tue indlAn- pre- ipiiatea II en-;
hard. Every IIelardtion bad been made. and
on the S3d the dine.eht columns were mig ing
nation was brought to eten nj. ~ order TO
eaten any indi ans, zen. CROOK had found u
ing tue preceding nigat. We Were therefore, Or
nereu TO march ditcci to the gene and 20
Keen sllatp LOOKOUT lpr Struggling 81 uN nj
ponies. The Second. Third ana Fftn Reginents
Oh cavalry zach Captured number 81 tue l.tter,
Anew ups and some Iudiaus but their horses
were TOO exhausted TO successfully chase the
numerous small herus that were driven "a idly
Ihe sioux must nave thought thnt the dark and
towering CLOUDS had ralneu troul .r else that
sne Keen anu Whlsthhg Mlnd hhd ol1wn tier
one.,,es w, tnSu, EVey one se, nee sur.
prlsed TO see US al the agency. which w regCued
without special incident. Upon our rrlv We
hs'eftalned that 'oi. Mackci zle FOURTH val
~, who mad surrounded TWO Indian village on
Bordeaux Creek, ne spotted AL Agency, had
been entirely successful He haf lett thr ost
tbe evening before with six complnes Of his
tesiment aud two Of the fiith Cavalry, and had
oeeh i.l,Wei IN tue ino rnlng by three compl-
MES OF infantry. Gen. Crook aud stan were ais o
sbout to start with the intention If goine on TO
Spotted Tails Agency, when that venerable
chief put In an appearance aoout the same time
that Cot. Mackenzic's desp. ten WAS received
Two villages. Red Clouds own and SNif b 'ar's.
we're CAPTURED. In the llttera few snu T. were
nfed. pilncipslly - az prise ~, -iaoning sioux
OF the presence OF 'helr enemies "nd 10 "a.
monish them thnt suonisslun was thelr best
couIse. No route oi any nature occurre q, ont
thty were quletly uls.rmel ana W u y ties r.,
Manen. athoueh rev uhNs neiute tney h"u
snsd req aoout tne stehcS ara openly threat
CIT ~ 80 re 1880 49, n..uthtN agent ,.
.r6' III HE Rr,,as ,sars s~n n sp9'teo lhh
main uodisturher and he rn',no W re-
Hpnnscnn;ong a'ns, 49, ara
day and numbered ali told nbnmt IL
~ ~ nI'pt ~ 81 ~ "",.. 100 49,.
nmo"x RaS ,iuvn t, ~erf su S pt"hiihent
Nc Isnce FiSe Jignin,,,, e,c Ihe"c ~ n ~
S,,i cHna @ W.T." n
les non
wnIls ~. sansys ere"t.r tn.ir inn op,',, o.,
post and remain under e'isrd' more f., tneir
own pTntertion' mon. ,ly In n Tor AM ntn.r rea
I'm EuIlv On name. wrta ra',t,r.d ana
many of th.u, re n,,v.rti.en Ia hs =. If t,r Ia
hanant Of trc q evrrr,,,rf 49, NO., =. mn,
Enrt i.ran,i. + NOV yv,li h, dttven t'~ers : .
n,gh, nv p.,yn.a s,,,,'- - 4, t,.,, 49,.
reyuiarIy nrysntIed =. mn, nv Non ,,i',t.tt, -
ioa c',,ui,,,,,,i.n x a, Frs,.. KIM, at ,l,,.i,
war moi RET Isy w,nl1 fI,' a. AIR, t,ui I'M
and are en- .inn,d IKE ON tr,,''ts New md n q
Sioux have been + r yshf, the NOS In, crate
ma unrelentlng OF eueu.c., Id tocN r.td,fcd
Col Mackenxs ma rri.l ,sist. nee iu dlyif,, llp
and ca cnlng the csuitIel ts.!,l,-. one i lem
came yefy near ut tng Allied tu-d., uv WIN .tr-
Ing TOO far from It's conf aides and ul.ioa ,lus
some agency Sioux vhn raoeutlv summit, A
and reIinu iisbed their nr..s nd u.,.i.- ia.
Arrapaboes who frruucut the yttii'it, OF { mn
Roninsou seem over loved al The nunliIl ,tl,iI n
their cnmpatriots Inc, are "A cuwafdl, ma
Nurfh HESS class
Too much credit connot be awarded Gen
Crook aud Coz. Mackouze for their nuuinre
ana prudent care in az Otoigl collision while ur-
rounding these couinr.. iyely Il -taut ami hos
tile villages \ single net of inQI cict.otl ON ti
part Of the trooIs u Indians must necessarily
have precipitat, Il a massacre tnlt would Il We
unintention ily inclutcd TO h Mutnln and can.
drtn. ana thus have d4s.fa.e cd our arms Heir
success should not Toe No .slIeI hy the urt sent
actual results. out bY the good tnat mus. eus e
by the exercise OF such policy. Tue soldiny