, 1876-07-05
THE SIOUX WAR.
,SCen. Crooks Movement
from Fort Fetterman.
Old Fort Phil Kearuey and
:. the Fetterman Mas
saore.
Gold in the C1car Fork Of Pow.
der Rfver--Tho March to
Tongue River.
The Battle Of Rosebud FILLS, On
the 9th Of June.
Sioux Attack g Crooks Camp
from the Bluffs Op-
!" positc.
q. -
: A. Battalion Of the Third
=. Cavalry Clears the
i. Bluffs.
:, The Hottest Encounter Ever
Known Between Indians
and Soldiers.
u Daring Of the Redskins and Gal.
The Hottest Encounter Ever
Known Between Indians
and Soldiers.
Daring Of the Redskins and Gal.
!antry Of the Troops.
Sitting Bull Finally Abnntlons tho
Field to Our Forces.
White Loss, II Killed, 90 Severely
Wounded, and 80 Slightly.
Indian Loss Unknown, but I'M
doubtedly Very Heavy.

Ao1otoaAJ SoEy 41SNNys
Crook Palls Back for geinfaNamenls, but EXPECTS
Eventually 10 Crush The Sioux Ration.
Journal Of Our Correspondent trih the Expedition.
Nay 29-Maryhcd from our camp OH tho
Fcttcnneu, ut o'clock to-day,-tho column be-
ing composed OF tho following troops, CON-
maudcd by Brig Gen. George Crook, who has
with him
rHH FOLLOWING sTAFP:
Capt. a. +. Niekorson, Twenty third Infantry,
caEt. aeesxe \: Randall, rwenty.shira 1nt.n.
f!cut. John q. Doutke,- Third Cavalry, A. y. C.
:, Cart; Furcy, A..Q. M, Qunstermasicr Of tho
sS ss 1ss 3 sss sssss {9pss'Ey G. Essss' ss: Engineer.
Assiatant. Surgeon uarssur, Chief Medica, ON.
ccr.
1icut. Col. William u. Royal, Third Cavalry,
Lieut.. Charles Morton. Third Cavalry, Acting
Detrimental AdjuAns and QuartcrmasteF Of the
LisHs nsn,y ,my Thsa Gsn'E' Aa,staa!
Maj. a. ", Evana, Commanding.
LpGuA aGUFrE +. NuHEcs huJulQut~
.Troop. A-First-1Leut Joseph Lawson. Lien.
T.oop b-capt Charlie. Aunhold, Lieut. James
T{esp S1Gspt; S,t;p Frederick Van E1tst Lt0ut A.
F'sep sespl x. X sulesoas Isa 1l.ot II. R.
Troop P-Lcut. Rainb,tdgs Reynolds.
Troop (s-Licut. Emlnct Crawford.
Troop 1-Caps. William IL Andrews, Lieut. J.
Troop Icupt. I. D. vsoom, Lieut. George F.
Treop M-capt An,on Mills, I1euts. A. G. Paul
SECOND CAVALRY.
eai seai. sn Banlo Ps1ssoa ssss &aIntans. &SaSIRtaao'as
II Troop A-capt Thomas u. Devices, Lieut.
Troop g-Licnt ,Rawolle:
a,roopp aT,roop H-Gapt 9It, ws's, tent; sh1sy:
Troopl-capt Noyss, Lieut.: KinssSury:
Nal. Alexander ChAsnbprs, Fourth Infantry,
Lieut.: Section, Fourth Infantry, Adjusant.
c.,. -" ,.Cs Company, Fourth In'sntry A. 3.
i Company, Fourth Intantry-capt. Luhn
&c Company Ninth lufAntry-capt. .. Mupson,
II Company, Ninth rnfansry-capt. a. s. burt,
dpt: crn'esny ss':; Ninth 1ntantry-c.pt burrows,
Lieut. Robertson.
ONE nuxnnED WAGONS
accompany us, together with 293 pack-mulos,
tho latter under charge OF Chief Packer Moore,
WHO has served with Gen. Crook III Oregon aud
Arizona
The march was for about twelve miles ovor
miserable country,--the only vegetation being
composed of sagc-brush and cactus. Tho sand
Was deep In places, making 1t severe work on
the mules TO drag tho wagons through. We
rrached our camp on sagp Creek In due time,
and found that tho u Creek" VIVA s1,cecsston OF
mud.holcs, not very we'll supplied With surfaec-
water The weather hos been hot and s,iltry.
and the dunso clouds OF fino dust thrown up BY
, the hoois Of the 600 and odd anisnuls did not
add materially to the delights Of the tiny's
journey.
hay 3o.-Mazcl,et from Sage Crook to South
Fork Of the Cheyenne, where the last expedition
issued all thclr fresh beef to Sitting Dali, tho
herd being captured and hnrt1or killed on the
night OF their arrival hero. In vicw Of the foet
that VIC have some tltty bccvca with US, our
poet'laurcate has propuuudcd tho following
eununlrum:
y Sitting nutl doth steal par meat,
What shaEl we do for grub 10 eat.
Echo enswcrs,-that Is to say, Lieut.. Bun, our
Cotnmiseary,-halfratton Ut bacou.
TIC country passed over to-day is barren
waste Of sand, sage, aud cactus, aud 1t for moth
Ing hut foE placs Of punishment for those very
wicked men for whom tho orthodox Hell would
be too good. Weather uncou,fortably chilly all
day, anil decidedly cold After SHUTDOWN,
dfav M.-Masched to the Dry Fork of tho
Cheyenne River. Alice aamc Mallcan mar
country
An ABSOLUTE DESERT,
Its desolaton Is complete beyond all fescs,o.
tion. and faF "purs cllsacdncsa " It will discount
the Desert Of sahara, with {, 900 or 5000 cubic
miles OF Rand thrown In 40 make-wetgat.
Weather In Keeping with tho country,
Juas 1.-afurchel on this glorious summers.
day, with binding drifts Of anow IN our faces to
tho Dry Fork Of Powder river. Pumpkin puttcs
in sght all day, which waa b cousoatiop, rs IL
give Us something to talk about.
JUNG A-Ieachcd Powder River at Old Fort
Keno, coming On thu north side OF the river
qultn mar to tho site Of tho old pnst; few
chmueys md broken-down aalobu walls arc ali
thas Is left of this station, whlri,
Was abandoned early in 1860, by request
of the great, untcrnGed Sioux nation, who said
that they would not 1--we the peacc Coam!s-
s!oneSs uhless all thu suld!era Worc taken south
Of tho North t1atte River,
A squadron VI the Third Cavalry consisting pt
and troops, had left Fetierman IN the 18th,
under command Ut Cupt+ Van. Vllet, with o.
GERS 70 cotne tu this point and Mcet
THE CHOW INDIANS,
Vho were expected TO be here by the latter part
q May. Ife troops caina through by rapid
ftnalches, but found 10 Crows. Frank tlruafJ,
AanaRa, aud noted guilds, wax started out
tto-4lght With Luuts Alchand tpfonouuce.l
lteshaH} and one other, u push through to tho
't t7oR ascney u alonsaus, Hud tEy aud procure