Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1875-1878, 1876-11-22
FORT PECK.

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Gen. Hazen Returns from Peck.
The Situation at that Agency.
sitting Bull 20 Miles away but
has Only 80 LOdges--LOng Dog
and His H0stiles Come into the
Agency but Scoot When They
Hear Of Hazen,s Approach.
Correspondence Bismarck TRlBgHB.
| FoRr BUFoED D. T. Nov. 1st 1876
General Hazen returned from Fort
Peck on the 9th inst. The troops
composing the command returned on
the 10th inst. with the exception Of
Lieut.. Day and a detachment Of thirty
men VINO were left at Fort Peck by Gen.
Hszen with supplies for Gen. Miles
who will doubtless find it necessary to
march in that direction. IN l. Ltss~%s@'
The Peninah of course was not de-
tanned, any longer than was necessary.
to discharge cargo, and the return trip
was made overland. r
| Up to the arrival ofGen. Hazen and
This cammand at Fort Peck, Major Mitch
ell, the agent, had received no instruc:
tions from anyone, and was without
any clearly defined idea as to the
policy the Government desired him to
pursue. 4&E1-&<} s > -a~> ~
In fact Fort Peck, the Agency of the
Uncapapas and Sitting Bnll, seemed to
have been forgotten, and not in military
possession. - L., - - @"'-''' - -
have before referred to this IN your
columns, and the rapidity and eager
ness with which Sitting Bull, when he
departed from the hostiles on the yell
lowstone-made Fort Peck his objective
point, is but an illustration of how well
informed the old gentleman is upon
this subject, aud how high his hopes
were Of being successful in obtaining
what he. much INSTRUMENTATION
While Gen. HAzen was on his way to
Fort Peck one hundred and eighteen
lodges of hostiles were encamped along
with the Agency Indians and had re-
ceived one issue of food from the agent.
Indian runners, however, were sent
up from W off Point, reaching Fort Peck
4 twelve hours before the troops, or at
] 10 o'clock at night and at eleven o'clock
one hour afterwards, every Indian At the
age ncy, comparatively speaking, had fed.
Major Mitchell, in the absence of de.
finite instructions had offered the hos.
tiles peace on their returning the U. S.
property in their possession-the 41old
terms for winter peace. r.. S,ty ~.
| Sitting Bull himself, with pruden-
tial foresight that seems instictive,
thought best not to cross the Missouri
river andenter the agency, but rem ain.
ed at Dry Fork, some twenty lies away,
keeping with him some thirty lodges.
The hostiles in leaving Peck teok, with
them no tepees, or ether property ex-
cept their arms and their ponies which
were very thin, ana so far as they are
concerned, enter upon the winter in a
very destitute condition. a&."f g.:
Major Mi:chetfs course nnder the
circumstances was all that could be ex-
pected-he had already refused them
ammunition and is anxious to fully car
~ out the requirements Of the Govern
ment, that is unconditional Surrender,
which is now fully understood by all.
General HAGEN, acting, we suppose,
upon the old maxim that "an ounce of
prevention" &c, seized ak ammunition
at Peck and Wolf Point, except about
SO rounds to each white man. All am.
munition at this post ia the hands Of
the trader has also been turned over to
the commanding officer. and to those
! who know hos, 10y rouuaabout methods,
cartridges, after passing through many
hands, finally reach Nc. Injun, while
the original seller may trade them in
the best Of faith to the buyer, this
movement is considered of great ,mpor-
tance G .#..s F.. .r -s-g IT, REY