The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1876-08-02
THE STEALTHY SIOUX.
THEY ARE SURROUNDING CROOKS
COLUMN.

COLUMN.
HIS COMMAND AND THAT OF TERRY NOT TO
UNITE UNTIL AFTER A DECISIVE BATTLE
HAS BEEN FOUGHT-DIsCOvERY OF THE
MUrILArED REMAINS OF A. d. RICHARD
SON, A CORRESPONDENT.
The following is from the Chicago Times
ofyesterday morning.:
CROOKS EXPEDITION, CAMP ON MOUTH
TONGUE RIVER, Wyoming, July %, via
FORT FErTERMAN, Wyoming, July &c -
We have moved IA miles north from Camp
Cloud Peak since July Is, and are await
ing Gen. Merritt and the Fifth cavalry be-
fore renewing active operations. That
force is now en- route here by rapid
marches and will arrive within this week.
Four Crow scouts arrived from Gen.
Cerry's command on the 10th inst. with
dispatches dated the 10Th. All are well
with the general and his party. On that
date they were sDxiously awaiting dis
patches from Gen. Crook. The latter sent
special courier to Terry on the lob, and
if he has had good luck he must have
reached the confluence of the Big Horn
aud Yellowstone rivers by this time
Crook wants Terry to march toward his
cou mand at least half way, as the Indians
are in this vicinity,
MOSTLY UP IN THE MOUNTAINS,
and there the big battles OF this war must
be fought. Our Snake allies positively as
sure us that the Sioux are occupying the
mountains above us, just where Sibley's
party struck them in full force, and they
will compel US to fight them inch by incn
This will be deadly warfare. They
know every foot of those ranges, OF
which we are decidedly ignorant;
can guard every pass and smbusc ade Us a.
every step. Having plenty OF dried mesl,
they can, with what game they kill, make
a prolonged resistance, and Being adopts
| in all the arts of devlltry, they can burn
the forest about our Ears while keeping
free from fire themselves. Their hunting
parties keep out on the buffalo ranges, sd-
ding fresh meet to their stores every day.
| Truly this is
A NICE LITTLE WAR
for our newest brigadier general to have
on hand. Let us hope Tor the best. 1t is
the only thing we can do. Meanwhile, the
veteran officers here say that it would be
wise to accept volunteer regiments il only
to relieve the LIST, Alb, 9th and 9Th cavalry,
all lying on their oars around the other
territories, when they ought to be marched
4
at one blow. The government ought TO
finish this campaign with a clap of tbun-
der. We ought to burn Sitting Bull in his
mountain isssness, or get chawed up our
selves. A regular tiosl wave of troops
ought to oe on the march now to support
our approaching movement. 1t is 10 be
hoped tina our Impetuous lieutenant gen.
eral will avoid the error committed by the
government during the fret few days of
/ the rebelliOn-the error OF not sending
enough men into the field TO finish the war
thoroughly and at once. In Indian as all
other wsrfares homeopathic treatment Is
both blunder aud crime.
| GEN. SHERMAN Is RIGHT NOW,
l. Just as he was right when he said that 200, :
600 men would be necessary to keep Ken
lucky In the Union. 81 am sstounded,"
says Terry to Crook, cat the numbers and
skill OF the enemy" So say we all of us.
We are all astounded. May fortune k ep
us from bsipg more so. The voice Of our
camp says to Sheridan, "Send out here all
your military who are loshng
around where there Is moth
ing more formidable than pretty
girls to fight" they will cost the
| government Is little here as where they
are aud will be infinitely more useful.
Let this not be construed into q "scarey"
dispatch. This commapj will fight to
the lest man, but the officers and soldiers
recognize She formidable character OF the
task before them aud are radically dow n
on all halfway military experiments. IL
the lessons of the past mo- tn are, not
thrown away in high places, Custer will
not have died In vain. Any one spelling
| Tor q fight had better emigrate to these
parts without delsy.