New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-09-14
THE WAR PATH.
From standing Rsck Agency-Tho Dispo-
eliion Of the SavaGes.


siiion Of the eavaEes.
NEW YORK, September ia Bismarck,
Dakota Territory, dispatch of the seventh,
says: A Standing Rock letter, dated the
twelfth, says an Indian arrived last night
from the hostile camp with Q message from
seven hostile chiefs. He is known to have
left this agency about three weeks ago for
the hostile camp. While he does not claim
to have been with Sitting Bull, he says he
was with another much larger camp, where
lodges and Indians covered all the prairie.
He reports the Indians as abundantly sup
piled with fresh meat, buffalo and antelope
being in great abundance. They are also
reported to have more arms and ammunition
than they know what to do with. They daily
watch the men who are engaged in build
ing the new post on Tongue river, and say
1T one time they could have destroyed an
other body of troops. as they did Custer and
his band, but they thought they were going
home and for that reason did not care to
disturb them. This is supposed to have
been General Miles and his regiment,
when they started back from the Yellow
stone.
They are anxious to treat for peace,
and do not care to fight the soldiers it they
are let alone; but if they are not they will
lght for years if necessary. The writer
eays that several of the bands refused
10 be counted, and ratiOns were accordingly
Withheld from them. One chief, who had
submitted to the count, refused to receive
his rati0DP, and scattered them on the
ground. 1t is claimed that the count,
though not completed, will not show more
than half the number of Indians which the
agent claimed to have been issuing to.
Though new supplies have not arrived, full
rati0ns of -four and half rstions of sugar,
coffee, tobacco and bacon were issued. The
correspondent claims the Indians received
fRpv1 Aopf hoA
formerly received for double the number of
lodges. Captain Collins has been detailed
to assist Lieutenant Roach in the count of
refractory lodges.
Moro Miners N1Assacred.
Intelligence from Fort Thomson, Dakota
Territory, of September B. says advicos
received from Fort Pierce, and subsequent
~ confirmed, report that party OF five
men were killed by the Indians, near Wa
kapa Sica, on their way to the Black Hills:
The massacre took place near the head of
Sics, and it is thought that some of the |
party must have got away and penetrated |
the 70 OF hills as far as Crook City, from
which place q force of fifty miners came
out to open the road to Missouri.
It's reported these we're attacked and
surrO unded and held corralled on the hills
for 0 whole day, when messenger escaped |
and went to the hills for reinforcements. |
Tween ty others came out to the assistance |
of the beseiged men, sbut before being able |
to co. operate with them they wee attacked |
and verpowered by the Indians, and all |
massa cred. This is the last report, not |
confir med, but it seems probable, as the In |
dams have recently appeared in large num- |
beers from hostile camps in the neighbor- |
hood of the Black Hills and even at !
Chey enne River Agency.
Recovery Of Clusters Horse and Rife.
General Clusters Remington rifle and the |
black horse he used to ride at Fort Lincoln |
have been captured by some Black Killers |
from . young warrior killed on scout to /
tho Black Hills.
Pawnee Scouts Going to the Front.
OMAHA, September 13-Major Frank
North, with 100 Pawnee Indians enlisted az
scouts for General Crooks command,
passed through here bound for the Powder
river country to dav.