The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-08-24
THE INDIAN a
--latest from Crook and Terry.

Bismark, Aug. ga white scout
named Burke has just arrived from the
mouth of the Rosebud with dispatches.
Generals Crook and Terry, after making
a junction and following mp the main
Indian trail, left their wagons, tents,
etc, took 81 companies of cavalry and
s Of infantry apd were making forced
marches expecting to oyertake the In
dams before they reached the Yellow
stone river.
Night before last a large war party
of Sioux appeared pm the opposite bank
of the river from Berthold agency and
demanded supplies Upon being re-
fused they opened fire, which lasted
about fifteen minutes. They then
withdrew and struck south towards
Fort Lincoln.
A large party of Black Killers who
left here for the Hills a few days ago,
and who have been unable to break
their camp, four miles. from Lincoln,
owing to heavy rains, were attacked
Sunday night and lost seven horses.
The Nescs from Headquarters. 4
Z Washington, Aug. 23.-Gen. Sher-
man this morning says adyices of the
last few days indicate that the Sioux
can't escape without our forces striking
them. He feels entire confidence in
the ability of Crook. and Terry to in
fict severe punishment. No informal
ton of any recent encounter with the
Indians has reached the army head
quarters. Reinforcements are being
moved to the Departments of the Platte
and Dakota, part of which will be sent
to join Terry to head off the hostiles if
they try to cross the Yellowstone OF
Missouri rivers. Companies A, G, d,
and !, Fifth Infantry, comprising Gen.
Miles regiment have been ordered to
the new posts on the Yellowstone under
command of Lieut.. Col. Whistler.
Fort Buford, Dakota, has been made q
depot for supplies for the troops in the
field, under command of Gen. w. b.
Hazen,
The commanding officer at Standing
Rock agency having reported his force
insufficient to arrest and disarm Rain
in-the face and other hostile Sioux who
participated In the Custer massacre,
and have since come to that agency,
four additional companies have been
sent there and the force placed under
of w. H. Carlin, Seventh In
I~ecFuttNy OPtFUttOHS.
Officers have been designated at each
post in the Indian Territory, Kansas,
Colorado, Nevada, Wyoming, Utah,
and Dakota to recruit the
authorized to fill up the cavalry
regiments, with Fort d. A. Russell, in
the Department of the Platte, and Fort
Abraham Lincoln, in the Department
Of Dakota, as rendezvous and camps of
Recruits are allowed to
select the regiment in which they will
Those for the Second, Third,
Fourth and Fifth will be sent to Fort
Russell, and those for the Seventh to
Fort Lincoln.
Officers of the marine corps are urg-
ing that their corps be sent to the FROM
tier, and claim that 800 to 1000 a be
sent inside of q week, which would
make as strong a force as any two
in the army. Gen. Sherman
is willing that they shall be sent.
A battalion of the 18th Infantry,
E, F, G, H and X, has been
ordered from Texas to proceed by rail
TO Yankton and thence by steamer to
Join Terry. In addition to these troops
two companies of the Fourth Infantry
have been ordered from Fort Cameron.
In Southern Utah, to take post at Chey-
enne, and one company from Camp
Douglass, Salt Lake City, to Medicine
Bow, Wyoming, to strengthen those
it being feared that if Sitting
Bull finds himself pressed too closely
his forces will break into small bands
and make for the railroad to depredate
upon the settlements.
A command has been established UNI
der Crook TO be known as the District
Of the Black Hills, and Gen. Ronald s.
Mackenzie, Colonel Fourth Cavalry, is
assigned to its command, with head
quarters at Camp Robinson, Red Cloud