Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-08-06
NAMES OF THE VICTIMS,
Fears of an Attack in Canada.

have been looking around and seek
ing information Of peIs DIS who are more
or less familiar with the Sioux and the
section OF country in which the United
States troops are cOntending with the
indians. From the facts gathered and
my own past experience OF comparison
between newspaper accounts OF United
States military successes or losses, and
what l saw OF these sue cessss or losses,
/ am thoroughly convinced that the &C
counts as yet given to the public fall
very far short Of the truth in less OF men
and war material, both under Custer
and Crook. tits pretty well understood
here that after Crook had his fight with
the Sioux, he was thrown entirely on
the defensive, with lalg loss in men
acd material. Then the fight with Gus.
ter came of, resulting in the utter rout
OF his column, leaving the Indians to
turn almost their sole attention to
Crook, who, encountered with the sick,
wounded, and broken down animals,
was certainly in tight place.
DANGER OF CROOKS POSITION.
Men with large military experience,
aud familiar with the Indians and coun-
try, regard Crooks position SIS having
been at btst extremely critical, so that
any more false movements made on his
part would have been almost sure to
cause his destruction. l fear we have
yet to hear of much disaster, and it is
quite possible that the reinforcements
| sent may have sharp affairs before effect
ing junction. Sitting Bull has for
years been trying to effect general H.
dian league. He has succeeded SO far as
| to get many young Cheyennes, Apaches,
md onYoo Ia
said there are also sOms Blackfeet and
Creeks in the league. At any rate, with
the force at the command of Sitting
| Bull, their knowledge of the country
and their easy mode of subsistence, the
| United States troops have hard task
before them till winter sets in, teen the
| Indians are at disadvantage, and then
| l Look for large numbers TO cross our
borders and camp for the winter. Sit
| ting Bulls runners have, l believe, al
ready been here to try to arrange with
the Indian tribes in the British posses
sions for
A FRIENDLY RECEPTION
| in case Of need. So far as I can learn,
the tobacco was smoked, but no promise
| of aid against the United States WAS
| given. But it is said the receipt Of the
message was acknowledged, and the
matter of friendly reception was to be a
matter of further consideration. In
Minnesota and Dakota there sre consid
cradle numbers Of Indians on reserva-
tons. They appear to me to wander
| from the reservations as they choose, to
be proud and defiant in their manner,
and generally look sullen, with a hearty
hate for all they think are Yankees.
Several times have had them say to
me, "YOu Queen manw When l re-.
ply yes, their manner would change and
become far more pleasant.
NECESSITY FOR TROOPS.
| I have wandered about little on the
frontier in Minnesota and Dakota, as
we'll as in this province, and l am more
than ever convinced of the necessity OF
sending Colonel Osborne Smith some
infantry, cavalry and artillery as nu-
cleus, with leave to raise additional force
here. There ought also to be sufficient
arms and military stores sent in time to
get cheap transportation. Put it off till
late in the fall or winter, and it will
enormously increase the cOst Of doing it,
besides Involving great suffering for the
men. Some arrangement for feeding
refugee Indians should also be planned
| Attending to all this at oncs in q wise
manner would not involve fearful cost
of money, tut delaying it, 1 am afraid
will, in certain probable contingencies
Troops, 1 fancy, would come by way Of
Duluth, over the North Pacific railroad
thence to Fishers landing, and down to
Fort Garry by the Red Tlver steamers
In view of the security British troops
would give to the white population or
both sides of the boundary line, fancy
the United States authorities would
gladly allow Canadian forces to crosl
their territory by way of Duluth and tht
North Pacific railway, and thence doWu
Red river. Stores can certainly come
that way. 1 want to know that troop
are coming here, and coming in time
for l feel they may be needed. Tn,
J mounted police are too few in numbers