Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-05-18
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BLACK HILLS HORRORS.
Starvation or the Scalping Knife.
The Expedition Against the Sioux.
THE WINSLOW CASE.
Earl Derby's Reply to Secretary Fish.
FRIGhTFUL STEAMBOAT EXPLOSION.
MUSTANG RACE AGAINST TINE.
METHODIST GENERAL CONFERENCE.
The Expedition Against the Sioux.
THE WINSLOW CASE.
Earl Derby's Reply to Secretary Fish.
FRIGHTFUL STEAMBOAT EXPLOSION.
MUSTANG RACE AGAINST TIME
METHODIST GENERAL CONFERENCE,
The BLACK HILLS VICTIMS.
and the Scalping Knife.

The BLACK HILLS VICTIMS.
Starvation and the Scalping Knife.
NEW YORK, May ia dispatch from
Cheyenne of the II tn seys:-Parties OF fright
ened miners, who have hastily left the Black
nient speed, daily arrive here bringing mel.
ancholy stories. The mining settlements
will soon be deserted unless the terror of re-
turning across the open plains, which are
BANDS OF BLOOD THIRSTY SIOUX,
should counterbalance In the minds of the
unfortunates the hards ships and perils of re-
milton they report to be very scanty there
and held by the traders at fabulous prices
THOSE who have reached this point say the
Sioux are In the heart OF the Black Hills,
skulking among the rocks and in the can
yons opening treacherous fire on white
men whenever they can reach them. Tney
can neither hunt nor dig for fear OF the I'M
seen enemy. Some members of q party OF
ninety which escaped from the hills relate
their discovery OF three white men on their
outward way.
DEAD AND sCALPEp,
70 miles north OF Custer. One OF them had
been tomahawked and their wagon was rid
along the trail. In Cold Spring canyon they
found the corpse OF another invader killed
by wound given behind and scalped. The
returned miners say 1T is impossible for the
squatters to hold out against want and the
Indians long. There are only two alterna-
tives, TO risk massacre on the plains or to
submit to be
PICKED OFF AND STARVED TO DEATH
IN the hill country The settlements have
already lost by departure and demise two
thirds OF their inhabitants. Custer City
once claimed l 200 souls, and has now only
500. Hill City has 200 empty cabins; Noun
tain City six cabins and two Inhabitants.
The dead wood and white wood gulches,
where there were 900 people, contain now
but 200. Little Beaver and Potato Clutches
have about p men. In Bear gulch there are
2wonoen. The troops for the Big Horn ard
~ ~ a~a- o,Nf.N
trating al Fort Fetterman. Some of them
move TO morrow, others on Thursday; the
last companies leave Medicine for the porth
on Saturday. General Crook will try to in
cite
INDIANS AGAINST INDIANS,
II rot ranging the Brule Sioux, Spotted
TalPs band, on his side, at least enlisting the
Crows. Severe fighting or a long and ardu-
Gus chase will cnsue.
ANOTHER VICTIM OF THE RED SKINS.
A Fort Laramie dispatch says: The mail
carrier en- route to Camp RObinsoa aud Red
Cloud agency has been Killed, scaIped and
fearfully mutilated. Wsll-informed persons
as H. occurred only fifteen minutes after this
party ard his had passed each other on the
road. General Crook, accompanied by Col.
stanton and Lieutenant Bourke, had been 10
the agencies trying to obtain tue assistance
OF pea ceful Indians In subduing the hostile
bands OF Sioux. At first it seemed this OBJ
Bear, Sitting Bull, Or Twostrike, stating IN
council their Willingness to join In keeping
the peace on the frontier. and put down MUIR
gades, Cheyennes and bad faces. This co s
Gil was held In the absence OF Agent Hast.
ings and Indian Inspector Vandevere.
ON THEIR RETURN THERE WAS TOTAL
CHANGE OF SENTIMENT.
The chiefs tnsolently declined all offers by
government officers to help to police these
soient General Crook broke out Of the coun-
you."
The Expedition Against the ssvages.
nth says The e.psdition WSIcS has 81 be ese
organizing at this point for several weeks
and intended TO operate against the hostile
dndians under Sitting Bull LEFT this point at
erly course. The expedition numbers some.
what over one Thousand men, and is prob.
the
hostile Indians since the war. General Terry
goes in command.
GEN. CUSTER GOES WITH THE EXPEDITION
second in command and In immediate COM
mand OF his regiment, which Is really the
lighting force OF the expedition. In addition
to Clusters regiment Of cavalry, the expedi-
ton Is composed of a detachment of Indian
scouts, also under Clusters command, three
companies of infantry, and battery of Cat
lin guns. train OF about 80 wagons and
with thirty days supplies of rations and
forage. In addition to these, two steamers,
carrying supplies for two months, will pro-
to the mouth Of The Yeiiowstone river, and
then up the latter river 10 the depot TO be
established probably near the mouth of the
Big Horn river. Gen. Gibbon, with six COM
panies OF infantry and four of cavalry, has
moved from the foot OF Ellis, Montana,
ard the whole command is now making
their way down the left bank of the
Yellowstone towards the proposed depot.
The last Information as to Sitting Bulls
force places IL at 800 lodges. This estimate
would enable him TO put at least 5000 war
riOrs into the field. BY some this estimate
is considered large. Gen. Crook Is about to
lead a column from the direction of Fort
Laramie northward to CO. operate with the
Gen. GibbOn. Each column is acting inde-
pendently of the other. Gen. Crook COM
mands only the one from Fort Laramie. The
movements of the other columns are under
Gen. Terry.