The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-09-17

tated the right leg of Lieu
tenant Won Lutwitz last even
ing, and Private Kennedy died of
his wounds. No other amputations or
deaths are likely TO occur. The
wounded chief American Horse, died
last night, Most Of the captives are
brought along, n few squaws being left
back, with the Generals advice to the
hostile bands, to go on to the agencies,
behave themselves, and all will be
we'll with them. Colonel Mills and
Lieutenants Hub and Gward go
through to the hills tomorrow with a
view to secure future supplies,
The Wheeler brothers, who have
been working their famous claim, No,
>, below Gayville, on Deadwood creek,
arrived at Fort Laramie last night
with II paid escort of twenty men.
They bring as proceeds of their work
for seven months over three hundred
thousand dOllars--ninetee hundred
pounds of dust. They will bring their
escort to the railroad ut this city, and
probably arrive here tomorrow.
General Sheridan is now at Fort
Laramie, awaiting the arrival OF General
Crook, or advlces from him AZ to what
point he may meet him for council.
CHICAGO, September lG--The fol
lowing was received at military head
quarters here to-day, dated Fort Lara.
mic, from General Crook, of the Big
Horn and Yellowstone expedition,
dated camp near Owl creek, Dakota
Territory, Sept, mber 10, and addressed
to General Sheridan, Chicago;
Marched from Heart creek, passing u
great many trails OF Indians going
down all the different streams, appar-
emily working their way In toward the
different agencies. Our animals were
not in condition to pursue them.
From the north fork OF Grand river
sent Captain Mills, of the Third Cav
airy, with one hundred and fifty men,
mounted on our strongest horses, TO go
in advance to Deadwood to procure
supplies Of provisions. On the even
ing of the Sth, he discovered a hostile
village OF thirty odd lodges, He lay
by there that night and attacked them
by surprise yesterday morning, cap
turing the village, some prisoners, a
number of ponies, and killing some of
the Indians. Among the Indians was
Chief American Horse, who died from
his wounds after the surrender. Our
own less comparatively was light, but
among them was First Lieutenant
Won Lutwitz, of the Third
Cavalry, wounded seriously in
the knee and leg, since amputated
In the village were found, besides II
great quantity Of bread, meats and
ammunition, AN army guide and por-
tons Of officers and non-c0mmissioned
officers, uniforms and other indications
that the Indians of this village had
participated in the Custer massacre.
Our main column got up about noon
that day, and was shortly afterward
attacked by a co nsiderable body OF In
dams, who, the prisoners said, belonged
to the village of Crazy Horse. who was
camped somewhere between their own
VILLAGE and the Little Missouri river.
This attack was undoubtedly made
under the superstition that Captain
NJ ills' command had not received re.
enforcement The prisoners stated
further, that most of the hostile
Indians were now going into their
agencies, with the exception of Crazy
Horse and Sitting Bull, with their inn
mediate.followers. Crazy Horse in
tended to remain near the headwaters
of the Little Missouri, and about half
Of Sitting Bulls band, numbering
from sixty to one hundred lodges, had
gone north Of the Yellowstone, while
the remainder of the band, with some
Sonores, Minneconyons and Urepapas,
had gone in the vicinity of Antelope
Buttes, there to faJteD their ponies and
trade with the Res and others. place
great reliance in these statements
from other corroborating evidence
which l have. These Indians with
Sitting Bull will amount probably to
three or four hundred lodges, and, In
my judgment, can very easily
he struck by General Terry's column,
provided 1t go in light marching
order and keep under The pr isoners
also, in their conversation, fully con-
firmed, in every particular, my opin-
ions as already telegraphed you. We
had a very hard march here from
Heart river. For eighty consecutive
miles we did not have a particle OF
wood, nothing but little dry grass,
which was insufficient even to make
coffee for the men. During the greater
portion of the time we were dfenched
by cold rains, which made travelling
very heavy. A great many Of the ami.
mails gave out and had to be abandoned;
others are now In such o weak condi.
ton lthat great number of them
will not be able to resume the cam
paign until after reasonable rest. /
should like to have about five hundred
horses, preferably the half-breed horses
raised on the Labadie plains, or In the
vicinity OF Denver, and acclimated
to this country. intend to carry out
the programme mentioned in my last
dispatch, via Fort Lincoln, and shall
remain in the vicinity of Deadwood
until the arrival Of my wagon team.
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Movem ents OF Boss Tweed.
MADRID. September l8.-Wiiliam