, 1876-09-22

going 70 huut any. 1fo said he had pointed ont =
tit and ,hey 1 Sesn Roop9Sne .
ny, no troo7s could ie got ready. until iii hopo
OF successful pursuit. ha, faded away. This,
and mich more to the same effect. fell from tha
lip: OF tho noted scout, WHO seemed untiF!ng
business. Were Ills stortcs .uncorrobosated,
there would be some excuse for passing them
by, OF attributing them TO excess Or vndfetive- :
sss see tSRan sss tf tssy
hrmcd by the Indian scouts employed, ,--Crors,
Recs and Mandans. These al tell tho eau'a
tale: that. they found "much eioux" often.
and that there was no fighting.
Many arc outspoken i, tho opinion that dps
OF tho Causes Of the failure has been.
tNTEAPEHANcg;,
ana thsre arc st1sIsanecs tLsh iI 60 to gva
direct evidence. should like 10 run over tho
freight-bs Of tho Nortsern Pacific Railroad,
and find jutt how much whisky, alc,, and vino
has neen tshppsa to hniof n4a the Ye4IoE
Trader At 1uford; Whiting e. Co., Post Traders
Departments. I do not believe half-n-dozen
Brought stores Of this description among thei:
tader 9nS saiu st tsat IT, W no ep2 n qeys
1n.rcf could be followed BY tho tfail
. Traders employ, told mo that, In one evening,
be Ind opened, IN The otllccss' department u
the Traders tent, 1877 bottles Of alc, besides
wffsky and WING. So that. unfortunately, tho
stantial only, 'but thai of direct character Is
| not wanting.
has occurred So recently that i may he neweto
army Lad dispersed. ho commenced hts march
crossed tlle Missouri at point three miles
Ms % T. tint xSFf o o se1s feek Nexs
this was brought tn l'ufor'l on the evening Of
the 11tl by i"iianst whose story was, that 5000
warriors crossed, the column being three
miles lung; that Sitting Bull .atl ao hostile IN
tc,ttsons,-had not plundersl thu Wolf Point
Agency,-had tolls an employc Of the Trader
there tint he was OH Ills why 70 British Arney.
leu, aud that, II he sas uun,olcstetl, lc w9ild
The steamer John II: Chamberlain extra i'oat
s sni, ON On Tie M morning Of tho lStr, tden.' leu.
the river to hunt Mr. Bull. Supporting the lat
ter crossed on tho l1th, It. would take tho
'Clambers which Is mt fast boat,at least
Gcn. Tcrryat crossing three days after the 1n-
la,ls lad passed: ant. t1ien wllnt coul1 he lopo
to do, II lie found the party, With ono company
Of soldfere, when kc had L LascoMplisned nGasling a
the General will rccu'lno!trc the ctusslng'plh
visit Fort Peck, and return.
Something Of tic .......
Il RESULTS, IMMEDIATE AND PROSPECTIVE,
Of this campaign, Will venture to indicate. In
doing 80, 10 nut mean to discuss the Indian
!, question: Or to attempt to solve the Indian
problem. Nor viii 1Tcfcr to the falso position
, us, as a nation, before tho eyes Of Europcar Or
the probable results here, and the effects II viii
have upon ThVo residents, good indians, md
5 PRIMARILY, and most Immediately, the effect &
In the Territories, and mora particularly at thosc
J Of them, at thu present mou,ent nearly dcsti
tutc of supplies, on ACCOUNT OF the tardlncss oil
: Congress III making tho necessary appsoprsar
ton, The contraet for carrying these supple.
D hut such Is tho demand for tonnage TN tht
river, owing to the Yellowstone business, thai
t It is doubtful Il tlley ea1i supply tho yaIlou
. Agencies before jack Frost lays his embargo q
/. " liscontcutel crowd Mt every Agency: Tht
h victory of tho Sioux will mike every Indian, O.
whatever tribe, tnso'cnt- Troops VII he neees
At eye,X o4 2c,1Ia es moo 70 fee eeq
+ LONG. Who i. to suflera of eousc, th
q white man. liz hos hls little settlement
It may be 'ttl9 stock,fat'n s.. ,i;a ,r,st.-, Sr
Il supply, hls COW or his uls; aud these the huI
gry JRd!an 4sgocs for and gets, too often wit
II the scalp Of the owner. Hence this campa!g
r will, In all probability, drive QUIZ Lhts co1hla
"a winter, the few white scttlcrs who are now
tho river.
d the grass grows aext spring, many brave ma
ty will tread On that which vii! cover him ere Y
= snow files. The victory Of tho Sioux will be tA
,c winter theme OF the Indian, aud by next aprs1
er those ears which were deat to the appeals Of y
ting Bulls enissartcs at thu different Agencit
aud in Canala will be as quick to respond to
similar appeal as lef0rc they Wete elugEtst.
ready llt;w thcy regret being absent from tt
:, great light oil the Big Horn; and low mur!l glo
u docs e,teh q y-l1npunlshel, untcdcetnt
H. as 1t wus-promse Ny opinion Is, tllat+ 4 tl
I'll campaign llas cost niilloAs. the next Will co.
n tens Ut millions, and will show TINT the Wofs
= OF distinguished ltt0ian.fEllser, now r.
!. dent of st, Paul, are true: alt will take I'll
lib millions to bring Sitting Bull In said he Al
=: - aruln II hundreds VI lives have beeu sacEihc
10 =. tE(s summer. thousands will he next. Tho Il
-, uiliutton Of 1876 must and vii be wtPcu oMt
~ 1877, Uut the cost IN blood aud treasure VIII
en proporttouatcly heavier.
81 I Uu thu mkt campaign Will ucpcntl the quf
III tion wlclIlv this Is to be wite mans counsf
OF lrloN, exclusively tu. the lndtans lot
term. Tint It B!4uul belong to tue lat
- permanently, IL an absurd prnpasittosl. !ut o.
thing Is ecrtan The punishment l!i!'lcted IN
wv red INN next Season must he u euch ch
Gu actcr as to secure the white man hls home
81. property III pcnug, or onI u two humiIlatlo
q" win ensue: thu rcst mnn viii be monarch, OF t
Site settlers, ignoring aud settling tle!1arcc
tl,e nr1ny III tile United States, will wtps cut !
- | Intlan tn their owM wnv; at|t! VIZ, ~ Q natlt
ian will have to lock on md submit, will VI
ed. enuanlMtty W. NAV, to sucA au cytIcnre Of
et1 | fut1,nt trtt4 Cf ArIuy. - ~ l.