Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-07-26

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so
this afternoon. Colonel Hughes re-
turning on her TO his post.
Army officers generally blame Crook for
failure to cooperate with Terry. believing
he was anxious 10 win laurels without as-
sistAnee or interference. One gentleman.
but little inferior in rank, insists that
Crook knows little VI the plans Of the
Indians anyway. and lacks the experience
desirable In M commanding an army
operating against a willy and savage foe.
All agree that one Of the greatest mistakes
In the campaign Is the underestimate Of
the number Of Sioux and Of their DISPOSE.
ton To fight. General Miles says he Ia
satisfied that nearly all the lighting men
from Standing Rock are out, and he
stopped there long enough to look the
ground over: and the agent at Lower
Brule adds that his Indians are all out,
and tho~e from the Cheyenne A~gency-not
10 Speak IL the Spotted Tail and He'd
Cloud Agencics-are certainly with them.
The hostiles have been largely reinforced
since the battle. General Miles gives the
kew To the recent removal 81 women and
children and friendly-disposed Indians OF
the Standing Rock Agency 10 the east side
81 the river. The hostiles had notified
,hem Thai they intended 10 raid the agency
nni.s. ali joineJ them, and believing that
they wonld do n. they removed 10 the
other side % the river for protection. a
Sioux scout in the employ Of the Govern
ment NJ Fort Rico, after the recent battle,
aaid he always knew the Sioux outnum-
bered the whites, and that be- Believed they
would conquer In the end. This idea pre-
warriors, who 20 into the campaign better
armed than the whites, with . knowledge
- every rayine in The country and almost
s,s,y Tree from behipd which an Indian
can shoot a cavalryman. w%ell-informed
river and frontiersmen insist that tho In
,lians have an effective fighting force Of At
leas, lO,OOO. we'll armed and abundantly
~snpplieJ with provisions and ammunition.
r,uc,no. ,Jnly a5.-The following dis
,.,eh mas received NJ General sheridan's
l-.Ian.,,.rs ,his morniny.
S'rr Az Goosr Cnrrx, Wv, July 10th,
=. - r,,yrny,S' July aa.-To Gen.
81 sheridan. I semi out Lieutenant
sihisv nm nm. 9Th instant with n ANAL de-
,a,hm.nt az the Second Cavalry 10 escort
nv g,iJe. Frank Gruari, i'm making q
,.:onnois.nec When the marty came, on
H. IN a.. mint where the Little Big
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a=neonu,sr,J ,he SONY in strong force and
saw enough to convince them that the main
village OF the hostiles Is not lar from ,naI
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with six companies OF ohi'sd S,aus 'r"1Ps'
has been ordered from the indiah TER
ritory to Red Cloud Agency and vicinity,
via Cheyenne and Laramie; !" 'aAe w.
place Of Colonel Merritt wh1 goes Win
the Fifth Cavalry TO JON Crook
PROVIDENCE. July 2i.-0riers have been
received at Port Adams. headquarters OF
the First Artillery. tn dispatch four COM
panies west forthwith.
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