Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1875-1878, 1876-06-21

wealth Is here, and new camps OF tabu-
lous wealth being struck every day. Il.
! Yours, truly, VIZ, G. Hollars. j.
s :BIGi HORN EXPEDITION. s.
| Arrival at Mouth Of Powder River
! 81 Junction with Gen. Gibhon,s
Oomm4nd..L.ocalilies Of, India ians
..Pr0ha6flftIeSio OF tho War, Dis.
serEeant Etx..The had Lands--
1ncidents, Persoaa1s, &C., &C. :
Special Correspondence Bismsfck TRnuxs: Il
| CAMP OF TERRY's ExPEDir1oN, NEAR
Mourn ot PowDEk RIVER, june H. 1876.
t-Since Ialsst wrote you two weeks
hive p1ssed. How they have besnn spent
\ I VIII presently show. We reached s
%s - - - POWDER RIVER ,.,s,s,s,, 4
June Bth. Gen. Terry. took the Far
NV est md proceeding up the Yeilowstone
/ 81; miles met Gen. dibbori's 8 command.
|The cav1lry Of this command were or.
tdefed 'b4;k to the mouth Of the Rosebud
fdear AwRhfth ssvveerxt hundred lodges of
I fndisn1 were reported. The program
Tine for the futnfs is given below. II
! &5@2' .}ai GEN. uIBBoN -. =. y =
fhas had no general engagement with
fthe Indians But the Indixns were un-
comfortably near for some time and
tAfse man were killed ID sight Of camp
fFhey were short of supplies also Tor
some says but were relieved from Fort
Ellis. '@s.5@e:, s,.S: IL: .5. !.
a5@ 7HE rRoups ~.,.
- trad Ga
posed that If tho Indians can be found
they will be taught & lessen that will be
fa LASTING one to them. It is believed
Ethey - .'...@ =. s'
| INTEND TO FIGHT,
but they arc no match for the force sent
against them But i can best give the
record of our march in the: shape of
+ NOTES FROM NY DIARY, ..+..-r
which will be found below: -..
JUNE l0.-Gen. Terry, with two com.
panies of cavalry returned from trip
to the mouth Of Powder River at 10 D.
m. last night in pelting rain. The
trip was very unpleasant.
Gen. Terry, who went up on the Far
West, found Gen. Gibbon and his troops
IS miles up the Yellowstone river from
the mouth of Powder river in camp, not
being able to cross ON account of high
water. The Yellowstone is booming
high and has current of s miles per
hour. The steamer was 81 hours max.
ing the trip up and an hour and fifty
minutes coming down. The Powder
river is rising rapidly, and aroute down
its valley is impracticable for the wagon
train, and the cavalry are out seeking a
route on the table land.
The programme fixed upon to-day is
first: Taking the supposition that if the
Indians have moved southwark, that
Gen. Crook will meet and look after
them Gen Gibbons four companies oe
cavalry were ordered to, and will arrive
at the mouth Of the Rosebud tonight to
prevent the crossing Of Indians at that
point if any should attempt it. Major
Reno, with batttllion of cavalry, and
l2 days rations, and one Gatling gun is
ordered to march up the Powder river
to its forks, then to push across the
country to the head waters Of the Mis-
pah river, down that stream to its mouth,
thence across to fork of the Tongue
river, down its course to the main stream
Of that river, where he will meet Gen.
Terry and balance of the command, who
will move down the P'AAwder river to its
mouth and De conveyed from there by
steamer to and up the Tongue river un
til Msj. Reno is met when Gen. Custer
will outfit nine cavalry companies and
with pack mules for transportation, will
rampage all over the country, taking in
the Rosebud and Big Horn rivers, val
leys and ranges. Gen. Custer declined
to take command Of the scout Of which
Maj. Reno is now at the head of, not be-
lieving that any Indians would be met
with in that direction. His opinion is
that they are in bulk ia the vicinity OF
the Rosebud range.
By Odometer measurement the col.
umn has marched distance from Fort
A. Lincoln to where in struck the Pow.
der river, of 2993 miles.
JCNE Camp broke up ct an early
hour this morning and marched until 6 |
p. M. over rough route, portion of
the way, on the
YRLL0wsToKE
river banks short distance below the
mouth Of the Powder river, and opposite
the mouth Of Custer Greek. 70 day
Charley REYNOLDS and yoar eorraspoud.l