, 1876-07-05
THE SIOUX WAR.
I! Cen. Crooks Movement
from Fort Fetterman.
Old Fort Phil Kearney and
i, the Fetterman Mas
saoro.
l.. Gold in tho Clcar Fork Of Pow.
der River---The March to
Tongue River.
The Battle Of Rosebud Hills, On
the 9th Of June.
Sioux Attack Crooks Camp
from the Bluffs OPP
!" positc.
: A Battalion Of the Third
j, Cavalry Clears the
: Bluffs.
The Hottest Encounter Ever
Known Between Indians
and Soldiers.
y Daring Of the Redskins and Gal.
iantry of the Troops.
y Sitting Bull Finally Abandons tho
Field to Our Forces.
White Loss, II Killed, % Severely
UT s-I
Daring Of the Redskins and Gal.
iantry Of the Troops.
Sitting Bull Finally Abandons tho
Field to Our Forces.
White Loss, II Killed, % Severely
Wounded. and SO Slightly.
Indian Loss Unknown, but I'm
doubtedly Very Heavy.
Crook Falls Buck far lsintor.ments, but Expects
Eventually 10 Crush Tho Sioux kation.

Eventually 10 Crush Inc SioUI Ration.
Journal Of Our Correspondent uitA The Expedition.
Ndy 29.-Mnrchcd from our camp OH the
north bank Of tho Platte River, opposite Fort
Tctter1ncn, nt o'clock to-dny, ,-tho column be-
Ing composed Of tho following troops, COM
mandcd by BRIT. .-Qcn. George Crook, who has
with him .
TnH FOLLOWING erAFF:
Capt. A. II. Nlckcraon, Twenty third Infantry,
CAPT. GsoTse :, n Randall, Twent,.shrd 1nt.n.
Lieut.. Joha d. Bontke. Third Cavalry, a. D. C.
:, CAPT; Fu'ey. 40, M, Quastermastcr Of tho
CAPT. ". s. Stanton, q. s. Engineer. Engineer
Asalstant.surgeon uartsuH, Chief Medical OH.
Ger.
Lieut.. Col. William u. Royal, Third Cavalry,
Lieut.. Charles Morton. Third Cavalry, Acting
Detrimental Ad3utans aud Quattc1masteF Of the
sG tm, THU G:,aE
Maj. 4. ". EyAnh, Commanding.
Troop A.Ftrst-Meut. Joeeph LAWSON Lieut.,
Tseop S1cap. Charles AunAo'u, Lieut. James
,T;ooH Capt; Frederick Van s'1'et Lieut. A.
IL: a Won tuessw9x; & ~, Inv u u.,,v
= TsnoP p E--capt A. sutorons. Lieut.. II, R.
Troop F-Licu.. Rainhr!dgc Reynolds.
Troop Q-Lfcut Emmct Crawford,
Troop 1-Capt- William L. Andrews, Lieut J,
Troop L-caps. P D. vroou, Lieut. George F.
Chase.
TrSop M-cspt. An'on Mills, 1'euta. A. G. Paul
SECOND CAVALRY.
Capt. Henry T. Noycs, Commanding.
Troop A-capk Thomas .. Dowees, Lieut..
Troop n-L,cnt Rawol1c.
Troop p-Liout. swlgort. Lieut., Huntington
Troop Capt Noyss. Lfont. KiugBbury.
. Ma,. Alexander uada Cnainbors, Fourth Infantry,
Iisn! sesfon, Fourth Infantry. Adjusant
o.,, 3D. Company: Fourth 1nfantry-capt. A. D.
e Go%i'any. Ninth iniantr;-csps. i. Man,on,
i COMPANY. Ninth 1n,au.ry-capt. A. s, Durt
q company, Ninth lntan.ry-capt burrows.
Lieut. Robertson.
ONE HUNDRED WAGONS
accompany us, together with 205 pack-n,ulos,
tho latter under charge Of Chtef-Puckc Moore,
who has served with Gan. Crook iu Oregon and
Arizona
Tho march was for about twelve mles oyor
miserable counsry,-tho only vegetation being
composed of ange-hrlsli Rnd cactus Tue snnd
was deep In places, making 1t scycrc work on
the mules to drag tho wagons through. We
reached our camp on Sage Creek In due timr
md found that the "CrGek" was succession Of
mua-holcs, not very well supplied with suriarc-
water. The weather has been hot and aultry,
and tho dense clouds Of ana dust thrown up ,,y
E. the hoofa Of tho 3, 600 md odd anlmals did not
add materially TO tho delights OF the day's
journey.
May 80-Marchcd from Sago Crock to South
Fork OF the Cheyenne, where the last expedition
ISSUED ull their fresh beef to Sitting ljull, the
herd being captured aud lordcr kIllad on tho
night Of their arrival hero. In Wow Of the fart
That VIC lnvo some fifty bceves With us, Our
poet-laurcats Inns propouuded tho following
cohundrum:
Il Sitting Dall doth stcnl onr meat,
What shall W. do for grub to eats
Echo a.shwcrs,-that Is to eay, Lieut. Buff. our
Cosunissary ,-halfrat!ons Ut bacon.
. Tho country passed over to1iay ia 4 barren
waste Of sand, sagc, and cacts md ct for notll-
Ing but tor plaoe Of punishment tor those very
wicked men for whom tic orthodox Hell woulll
bc too good. Weather uncou,tortably chilly all
day, and decidedly cold after sundown,
May a1.-Marched to the Dry Fork Of tho
Cheyenne IayGFs Alice xa1uo Mallcan mat-
country
AN ABSOLUTE nssaRr.
Its dcsolatIon Is complete beyond all s,cscrlp.
tion and fur squire clssctlnesa !" It will discount
the DuseFt Of eailara, with 600 or 1900 cubic
miles OF sand thrown In as mako.wcigAL
Weather In lccplng with tic country.
Jnaa 1.-aiarcheA OH tlIts Eloriuus aummer's-
day, with hlhadlng drifts Ut show In our faces to
the Dry Furk VI Powder River. Pumpkin Duttcs
In &lKNt Nil dHY. which n 1Intl ~