Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-09-23

of Al large lodges and Dand OF several hum
,red monies and a few American horses
Mills concluded to attempt the attack with a
,,,dred and fifty men without wishing to
so,3 word to Crook for reinforceEients. He
fcrh,ck a few miles. hid his command in a
vine and at o'clock this morning march.
"A far tbc village. He ordered Lieutenint
schwatka with Co. NJ, to charge through the
vill,re. while the rest of the force dismount-
81 and were to form skirmish line on the
other side and pick off the Indians as they
came out The latter were completely SUR
ny.cl. and scattered out pell nell, half
NAKED Their ponies were effeCtually STAN
,,r.Icd hut owing to Mills small force he
nuly succeeded in destroying the lodges and
property therein and capturing about 40 pO-
nj,. There was an immense quantity of
dry meat, berries, ETC., all that Crooks
whole pack train could carry, and sufficient
ia postpone the proposed purchase of sup
,lies There were wagon loads of robes and
savage spells of all all kinds. The guidon
of the Seventh Cavalry, which Custer
u-ed in the Little Horn massacre and
worn on that occasion were also cap
ured \ quantity of corn, stored at the
mouth of Powder river as late as Aug. 9Th,
where Terry was fred on, was among the
spoi,s. Lieutenant Won Lutwitz, was Sc
rjou,ly wounded in the knee Privates Med
and Sergeant Glass, were wounded; and pri
vate Wensel, was killed in the action of the
morning. About 7 o'clock word reached
Crook fifteen miles back with the main col
unn. He came forward with selections from
the cavalry, reaching Mills at II o'clock The
latter had kept up good picket fight during
the whole forenoon. Crook was very much
disappointed because Mills did not report the
discovery last night, as there was plenty of
time to have got up the entire command and
50 ctlectually surrounded the village that
nothing could have escaped; but the General
is also pleased, too, all things considered.
About 100 yards from the village is a little
rayine in which band of seven warriors
and fifteen women and children were safely
lodged in cavernous rocks, and it was in try
ing to drive them out that Mills lost his killed
and most of the wounded. Gen. Crook de-
by of means Gruards Interpretation a parley
cnsued and three warriors came out, one chief
named American Horse being MORALLY
wounded. Before this parley was effected,
however, Frank White, citizen was shot
through the heart, and privates Kennedy and
IoI hon
ues past 4 o'clock this afternoon there was a
sudden picket firing sprung up, beginning
on Col. Mason's front, resulting in the wound
ing of Sergeant Schniber, company X, and
private Dorm, 9Th cavalry. 1t proved to BE-
the result of reinfOrcements received from
Crazy Horses band. There was running
attack all round the circle, bat troops were
quickly thrown out aud the enemy driven off
in every direction. The latter got about a
dozen horses too poor to get back into camp.
On the line of march returning, the village
was thoroughly ransacked and the spoils
divided round. Colonel Mills and men got
ponies. There were found passes to good
Indians from Indian Agent Howard, of
Spotted Tail agency, and an illicit trader there
named Boucher, dated respectively June 14th
and Feb. 18th, 1876. Much ammunition and
many guns were found in the lodges, and all
evidence is to the effect that these Indians
were prepared for winter. There were prob
ably 1000 warriors connected with it, and
their chief is Roman Nose, formerly of Chey-
enne agency. 1t is regretted that other of
the large villages near by were not surprised
and destroyed, but the affair demonstrates
the good policy of stern chase after the In
dams, even with foot soldiers, who came in
here to the relief of the cavalry, as their part
in the play gives them renewed vigor and
split.
Gen. Sheridan is at Fort Laramie awaiting
the arrival of. Gen. Crook, or advices from
him, as to what point he may meet him fol
council.
CHICAGO, Sept 16-Gen. Sheridan tele.
graphs from Fort Laramie to the military
headquarters here, dispatch which he re-
ceived from Gen. Crook detailing his move
ments and engagements as already reported
in a Cheyenne dispatch to the press. Gen.
Crook imparts the following additional in
formation: In the captured village were
found, besides great quantities of dried meat
: and ammunition an army guide and portions
of officers and non commissioned officers
uniforms, and other indications that the In
dians of this villige had participated in thu
Custer massacre. Our main column got VI
about noon on that day and was shortly after
attacked by a considerable body of In
dams, who the prisoners say belonged to thu
village of Crazy Horse, who was campo.
somewhere between their own village and
the Little Missouri river This attack wa.
undoubtedly made under the supposi
ton that Capt. Mills command had not re
ceived achievements. The prisoner further
stated that most of the hostile Indians were
now going into the agencies with the excep
ton of Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull, with
their immediate followers. Crazy Horse in
tended to remain at the head waters of thu
Little Missouri, and about half of Sitting
Bulls command, numbering sixty to one hur
dred lodges, had gone north of the Yellow
stone, while the remainder, with some San
sares, and other tribes, had gone in the vi
cinity of Antelope Buttes, there to fatten
their ponies and trade with the Rees and
Others l place great reliance on these
statements from other corroborating evi
dence which I have. These Indians, will