, 1876-07-16
INDIAN AFFAIRS.
Crooks Command Safe and
Sound Three Days Ago.
Terry Proposes a Joint Move
Against the Raiding
Red-Men.
A Scouting Party's Encoun-
ter with Some of Sit
ting Bulbs Braves.
They Are Driven Into the
Hills and Abandon
Their Horses.
Returning One Hundred Miles to
Camp in a Famishing Con-
dition.
Gibbons Command Meet the Mur-
der0us Sioux Dressed in
Clusters Mems Clothes.
A Miners Camp Attacked
by Indians and Six Per- .
sons Killed.
Another Account Of the Reno
Fight and the Custer
Massacre.
A Miners Camp Attacked
by Indians and Six Per-
sons Killed.
Another Account Of the Reno
Fight and the Custer
Massacre.

CRooK's EXPEDITION, CAMP ON GOOSE
CREEK, July -, via Fort Fetterman, July Is
Since Crooks Rosebud fight our command has
been waiting for supplies They will arrive to-
day, and an advance will be made probably to
combine with Gen. Terry, now in camp at Fort
Pease, on the Yellowstone.
To-day prlyates Evans, Stewart, and
Bell, fof Capt. Cliford's company,
Seventh Infantry, came in, bringing
dispatches from Terry, which confirm the hor-
1iblc massacre Of Custcr's command. Gen.
Terry has proposed cooperation, waiving his
rights as senior officer, and 1t is supposed that
our line Of march will be to old Fort c. F.
Smith, or across the headwaters Of the Rose,
bud, thence to the Little Big Horn, thus placing
the two commands in easy cooperative distance.
The daring feat performed BY Bell, Evans, aud
Stewart, WAS made after repeated trials by citi-
zcns, half-breeds, sud Indians
Washakic, with over 200 shoshones, joined us
yesterday, crossing the Big Horn Mountains
from Wind River Valley.
Dissatisfaction has been expressed with
Gen. Crooks retiring from Rosebud
after his fight. It must now be
acknowledged that the Judgment was correct.
he said we are strong enough to whip these fcl-
lows, but not on their own terms. Lieut. Sib-
ley, Mr.. Finerty, OF the Chicago Times, and
Frank Gruard, with twenty men Of the
Second cavalry, left last week on d
scout to find Z" the e: Indian village
They returned On Sunday afoot, starving, md
some Of the party dclirious from privations.
The Sioux discovered and ran them into the
mountains. They escaped BY abandoning their
horses in the timber for the Sioux to fire at,
aud slipped out, travelling 100 miles to this
camp, without food or rest, over the roughest
road to be found. BURT.
ANOTHER DESPATCH.
CnooK's CANT, CLOUD PEAK, July 12.-The
following is received via Fette1man, tonight:
Three soldiers, cou1iers from Gen. Terry, at the
mouth Of the Big HON, have just arrived. Gen.
Terrv's dispatch to Crook confirms CuEter's
fate, and implies very plainly that, had Custer
waited one day longer, Gibbon. would have
Joined him. Terry is anxious for Crook to join
forces, make plans aud execute them, regard
less Of rank. The Indians are still lowering
about the Little Big Horn, one days hard march
from here They have fired into camp every
night Of late, and tried to burn us out by set
ting the grass on fire all around. i.
On the 9Th, Lieut.. sibley, Company Z, Sec
ond Cavalry, with twenty-five men. Frank
Gruard, and Baptiste Powericr, as scouts, went
on Reconnaissance, were discovered, surround
ed, and followed into the timber Of the Big
HON Mountains, where, By hitching the horses
to trees and abandoning them, the men were
enabled to escape on foot by way Of ravine in
the rear. They all got back alive, and probably
this diversion saved the camp from grand at
tempt at stampede or capture.
The Snake Indians, 200 strong, Joined US here
Yesterday, but unless the utes also come soon,
no offensive operations will be likely to take
place until the arrival of the Fifth Cavalry from
Cheyenne crossing.
The wagon-train and additional infantry arc
due from Fetterman to-day.
The health Of the command IS good Gen.
Gibbons reserve force were met By the victoEi-
Gus Sioux, dressed in CusteF's mems clothes, and
mounted on their horses
The Indian village. possessed evidence OF
white mems presence, keys of whisky, etc-, be-
ing found.
incoming wagon-train, are visible TO the east OF
Crooks camp, on the extreme south waters Of
Tongue River.