The New York herald., 1876-10-02
NEW YORK HERALD MONDAY OCTOBER 2 ls76-TRPLE SHEET

ieved however to have been killed by Cheysnnes AZ
the Sioux oath horsefesh as food and eat II only IN
slrriso nuLL's MEDICINE
The scenery OF the Rosebud IS peculiar The buttcs
from red 10 olive. with vivid oil tints, show
with great distnctness the outlines Of the strata
There portion o e xasy .bous oe.
miles long whore The most curious natural
forms forms Loom on either % side, RESEMBLING n.s almost
md Little grottos. hung with fantastic stalactite
nations gapc IN 'he sides OF precpices, while molten
OF iava have congeaed as they flowed
tho outor surface.
A. point where there is narrow pass gigantic
column Of sicious limestone stands detached from .
huge hill OF the substance Its vertical
faces are smooth, except that they per-
by The gas escaping from baking bread According to
the traditions Of the Sioux Crows this rock
Tower. They ascrbc 10 IL sacred and supernatural
quality OF presenting picture writing on its sur
face which has prophetic meaning and which
men, are the necromanccrs, and draw The
pictures while the believers asleep
base srewn with tho rude offerings oil the savages.
The pores OF the rock filled with bundles OF to-
bacco richly beaded strips Of buckskn and bits OF red
flannel, while scented bags OF medicine wsre tied to
pendant staacttcs. Pony and moccasin tracks were
thick around and medicine wands were leaning against
the tower The Sioux had very recently been there
trying 10 conjurc their propitious destiny There
were ind'stinc prohles Of men on horseback, armed
with guns, on the face OF the rock but we could nos
construe them into any signhcaucc.
sEPULcHRED sIorx.
The valley OF the Rosebud favorie cemetery OF
the wild Sioux. Many sepulchrss loom along the
banks Of the stream They platforms. built OF cot
tonwood poles crotcncs, which the bodies OF
dead are placed, well wrapped their cos,liest
mcnt During our march many freshly occupied were
found The shosnonss desce1Sasd all, all Of them them
pulled down tho bodies OF dead papooses
and scattered haf-decomposed fragments on tho
earth. At eome or the oldest sepuichres found
evidence that they had before been dcsecratcd
and that the bones had aterward collected tied
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platform, pcrfuu,ed with fragrant herbs Usually the
skulls lay grinnmg GU the grass, npely polished by
exposure to tho weather Some corpscs were found
which were apparently those o. ludians who
killed In tho Rosebud and Little Horn nghtF On one
o. .nese ., a Anson @ 9r ro au
soldier discoveyedin the sepuchrc fine revolver
plated with E.ckel and having butt Of ivory, with
belt containing 400 cartridges OLD washaxe, or the
Snakes said that these tributes TO tho dead Indicated
that his rank among the living was high. He believed
him TO havo bcen an Important chsI
AGE THE TRAIL
As we advanced down the Valley Of the Rosebud the
scouts constantly changed thor opinions regard
the age tho trail ltwas hrsttwo weeks old then
ten day then "A week and then iour days. Shortly
alter the column the valley the theory that the
Indians had in 4 body gone noriheastward was con-
rmcd by tho great proportions OF the main trail after
c0nverging paths from tributary valleys and
holows had united with It,
MEETING WITH TERRY.
On tho 10th, about noon, General Crooks column
Rosebud Tho scouts reported that the trail,
short distance ahead. diverged from the valley
Sioux were dispensing Thirty fresh pony tracks
lay above the myriad old ones, and wero supposed
ns noea *
III July that he should move from the mouth OF
the Rosebud toward its head. II was surmsed
that his troops lew miles below the valley
that he enemy lad turned 10 the right TO avoid
encountering them. In short time thus conjecturo
confirmed. Dust was seen toward the north and
Cody, who Tho foremost scout returning from tho
advance reported TINT from the top Of hill he had
seen body OF troops We were sure they were
not Sioux however, until they drew nearer, when it
was discovered that General 1orrys command was ap
preaching.
Buffalo Bill galloped to meet them and found their
whole iorco Nelaboraeiy disposed TOR battle. skr-
m,sh line Of 500 men concealed their real strength
while strong columns scnt out on both hanks to
make circular movement 10 encompass the enemy.
Several hundred rides leveed at Bill when ho
dashed toward tho sered 'front.' but when recognized
he was hailed, welcomed with joyous acclamatlons
and the hero Of the moment
PURSUING TIN SIOUX.
An hour afterward General Crooks column having
encamped, General Terry, with his staff and field COM
united. Future movements were concerted by
the commanders In council
Tho whole torcc under the two generals. with the
exception OF battalion OF infantry under General
geshsr with the artillery tas pa.roD marched from
the Rosebud Tongue River on the llth distance OF
twelve miles. In the camp made that night The skee
Of two white men, who had been dead about six
months, were found. They were probably miners who
were killed by the Sioux.
After rc-enterng the valley oil Tongue River tho
scouts increased their the age The Sioux
trail Many OF the Snake Indians had from the first
obstinaely maintained the opinion that II two
three weeks old l believe that they were right ana
that the Sioux abandoned the Big Horn country
summer, when the 25th Of July they
by the friendly Snakes on the hiltops, hover
ing tho camp the South Fork OF Tongue
River. But August l3. despite tho very heavy
which had fallen, the signs lett by the Sioux along the
Tongue River appeared much fresher than any hat had
been BEFORE and II concluded that the Sioux
had fingered several days in the more recent eDcamp-
ments, not anticipating an uncomortably close pur-
suit The last one had evidently been left in haste
There were many abandoned tcpee poles on the
ground According 10 the SCOUTS the trail had grown
younger by nj least week. On August IA the COM
mands were IN sight OF the Tongue River buttes on
the Yellowstone, only five miles distant. when II was
found that the trail again turned eastward. Some OF
the guides had enierla ned theory that the sioux
would the Yellowstone at tho mouth OF Tongue
River. They positive that they must 20 north
ward in order to follow tho buffalo, which
are their man support We anticipated
campaign on tho Mussel Shell and MIX River, but
second dsappolntment shook our faith in frontier lore
more violently than over before. On the 10th we
halted on Pumpkin Creek, ten miles from Tongue
River. On the 10th marched twenty miles to the
Powder River, cncamDing near the mouth Of Azpah
Creek. The country through which progress lay
is horribly broken, som brc and barren but the valley
of the Powder River green and inviting. The broad
bottom shaded by noble groves Of cottonwood great
In extent, ana Is covered with tall The forms Of
the landscape singular the hills presenting prya
mids, cones and mounds in more or less perfection.
YELLOWSTONE
The grand trail again turned to the eastward, twenty
miles from the mouth OF the Powder River and Gen.
eral Terry on tho 18th marched the troops to tho
steamboat landing TO renew their supplies.
Encamped on the Yellowstone, General Crooks
soldiers enjoyed needed rcpose but meanwhile the
great Sioux trail grew younger. The Rec scouts
reported that II tended directly toward the Black Hs
but other guides believed that the Sioux. before
gong into the Belle Fourche and Lutte Missouri
region would mako persistent attempts 10 the
Yellowstone and Missouri rivers. General Terry
cordngiy caused the steamer Far West to up aud
down the channel, manned with infantry and artillery,
PATROL with the intention oil inerceptinR their
migration. Meanwhile the friendly Snakes and Utes
had grown impatient of the absence Of any achieve
men by the great VIII to CHIEF whom they had followed
all tho summer: aud on the 2lst and 22d
all Of them departed toward their home.
At the same time the Crows who had served General
Terry took leave Two hundred and y of their tribe,
who were then on their ay TO the armies, being
camped at the mouth OF the Rosebud became DIS
gusted and turned back The disrust o the aboriginal
allies OF the troops OF tho sin1 OF qeneralship which
has been displayed in the been reflected in the
minds OF every common soldier who marched from
Fort Fctternlan. Tue lack of respect ior their
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