The New York herald., 1876-07-16
CLIMBING FOR LIFE.
Reaching Camp After Days Of
Horror and Suffering.
TUE CAMP ATTACKED And CROOK AWAY.
The Sioux Burning the Grass
Serenading with Bullets.
THE PLANS FOR FUTURE MOVEMENTS.
GENERAL CROOKS MILITARY COLUMN, J
CLOUD PEAK CAMP, Wy, r., July II.

GENERAL CROOKS MILITARY CoLuMN,)
CLOUD PEAK CAMP, Wy, IT, July II,
Via FORT FETTERMAN, July Is, 1876
Three couriers, James Bell William Evans and
Benjamin Steward, prvates, Of the Seventh In
fantry, arrived In this camp this morning from Gen.
eral Terry's camp, on the Yellowstone, near the
mouth OF the Big Horn River. They started on the
9th and made the most daring ride on record,
through the stronghold Of the Sioux, in three
nights and two days. They brought
despatch from General Terry TO General Crook
recounting the details of the massacre OF General
Custer and his command on the 25th ana Colonel
Reno's fight, and rescue The whole number OF
casualties was 30s soldiers and IA ocers killed and
60 wounded.
AN IMNRNSE INDIAN TRAIL
Terry caused a reconnaissance made southwark
on June os, and very large Sioux trail found
diverging from the one followed by Custer In his ad-
vance. Captain Ball, Of the Second cavalry, is of
opinion that the enemy, after leaving the valley
where the village was, divided into two bands,
one going toward the mountains and the other
going southwest
TERRY CANNOT MOVE WITHOUT REINFoRCExENTs.
General Terry says that the shattered condition Of
the Seventh cavalry regiment and the damage done
his small pack train such that he has retired to
his present position reht. He has sent for horses
and mules TO remount the cavalrymen, and for
has twice tried to communicate with this column,
but each time
HIS SCOUTS HAVE BEEN DRIVEN BACK.
The great and expected strength Of the Sioux
makes it important and necessary to unite for CO.
operation. From the ignorance Of the whereabouts
Of General Crook he is unable to propose plan,
but requests him to communicate one which he
offers to adopt.
EXPECTS TO MOVE SOON.
General Terry expects the return Of his supply
steamer from Fort Lincoln on the 18th of July and
hopes to move soon afterward with fifteen twenty
days, provisions Should he move to Rosebud he
will take his wagons with him.
CROOKS REINFoRcExENTs.
General Crooks column has received reinforce
ment of 2l3 Shoshone scouts who arrived yeste ray
under their Old chief, washakie. The supply train
will arrive to-day with Ave fresh companies OF in
fantry General Sheridan has pronered a whole
regiment but IL will not be available for
THE NEXT MOVEMENT
The column will be provIsoned for an absence OF
fteen or twenty days from the base of supplies and
will Join cooperate with General Terry If
practicable. General Crook seems Father to favor
separate operations but IL Is certain that the united
forces, including Colonel Merritts regiment, would
not be TOO strong to cope with the formidable
enemy now aroused. All other Indian wars sink
into irsignidcance compared with this. This column
will not move before week.
ANOTHER NARROW EscArE-
A accommodating party Of thirty persons under
the command Of Second Lieutenant Frederick ".
slbley. OF the Second Cavalry, was sent from this
camp on July q. They were to observe the move
ments and position OF the Sioux and II possible the
whereabouts OF Terry. on the 9th they returned
on foot after q terrible retreat Of two nights
and one day. They were surrounded by
the enemy In prodgious numbers. and
only escaped miraculously by the sacrifice
OF all their equipment excepting arms and ammuni-
ton including thirty-one picked saddles horses and
two mules. But for the sagacity and caution of
guides Gruard and Baptste. and the Judgment and
galantry Of sibley no one would have survived
AN UsEoEruSArE MISTAKE.
The handful OF men len camp In broad day
hight with strange absence OF precaution, for
which somebody superior to sibcy in rank s
responsible. 1t being usual to disguise such move
ments under the shelter Of darkness.
THEY MARCHED ALL MIGHT
OF the 9Th, toward the sources OF the Little Big
Horn on the 7th, after a slight meal. which after
ward saved them from pcnshing. they pursued
their course through some foot hins ycrging toward
the mountains. The conformation Of the cavalry
was extremely favorable to an ambuscade.
THE SIOUX COVERED WIDE rLAiS.
At about halfpast four large body Of Sioux was
esplcd from the top OF the bun. marching east
ward They seemed to spread ali over the