The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-09-05
The sioux Country.

| Commission left Fl. Laramie this morning
for the Red Cloud and Spotted Tail agen.
cles, Capt. Eagans' company efthe Third
cavalry escorting them.
The Black Hills telegraph is finished
to a point fifteen miles this side Of Hot
Springs, communicating with Custer
City, and will be opened the last of this
month.
The coach last night brough in 1000
ounces of gold dust. Several
gulches are not being worked
on account of the scarcity of water. Dead.
wood and Whitewood creeks still have
sufficient water for mining purposes. As
vet no quartz mill has arrived at Dead
wood, although two are now en- route,
one of which left here week ago. A
man named Nicholson was killed in the
mines to day at Rock Springs by rock
caving in on him.
Sitting Bull and HIS Band.
ST. PAUL, September "A special to
the Pioneer Press dated north bank Of
Yellowstone, August 9th, via Bismarck.
says: The latest intelligence received
concerning the movements of the lndi-
ans lead to the belief that Sitting Bulls
band of Unkpapas are trying to cross the
Yellowstone and reach their proper
hunting grounds on the Dry
Fork of the Missouri river.
Acting on this belief, General Terry has
directed the command Of General Crook,
with his column, more eastward to the
Little Missouri, following the trail lead
ing from the Rosebud. while General
Terry, with the Dakota column, has
a. ossed the Yellowstone,
and marches north and east to cut
of any parties moving towards
Fort Peck. You will hear no
end to the extravagant stories about
the attack on the steamer Yellowstone
on her late trip up the river. She was
fired on by few Indians, probably a
dozen, and one man was killed. Beyond
this no harm was done and the affair is
quite destitute of significance. The
Fifth Infantry and battalion
of the Twenty. second are designated as
the infantry garrison OF the post 10 be
built at the mouth OF the Tongue river.
The Lieutenant. General has directed that
these troops be relieved from the march
ing column and set at work put
ting themselves into the winter quarters.
avid Goose Chase.
CHICAGO, September 4.-The Inter-
Occdn's Bismark, Dakota, special says:
The latest, by courier arriving to-day,
from the expedition is as follows:
The general feeling among both Off
GERS and men is that the campaign has
been aud is likely to prove an immense
wild goose chase. No Indians have been
seen OF late with the exception of oc-
casionaI small bands, making an appear
ance for the purpose of stealing or har
RAISING small parties engaged in the
movement of supplies on the Yellow
stone The main column has not sue
ceeded in overtaking the
slippery Sitting Bull.
and is not likely TO this season. Orders
have been received by General Terry for
the establishment of post at the
mouth of the Tongue river for winter
quarters. The 22d and 9th infantry and
the 9Th cavalry will occupy these quar-
ters. On August 9th the 7th cavalry
were on Fallow's creek. Gen. Crook had
started the day before with his command
for Glendire creek. Gen. Gibbon with
the greater part of Terry's command WAS
moving toward the Yellowstone near
Afallan's creek. Terry returned to
Powder river with the train and sixty
infantry to
Prepare for Crossing HIS Command
to the south bank OF the river. Terry
will try to strike the Indian trail near
Round Butte, then turns east along the
hank. Crook strikes down the south
branch, and by this continued movement,
he expects TO bring abouta collision with
Indians who are along the banks Of the
river. The steamers Josephine and
Yellowstone were fred into near Powder
river some days ago and one private on
the Yellowstone was killed. On the
29th, deserter namad Pickens was
picked up by tho Josephine near Glen
deal creek,
BADLY Wounded.
He and another named PiqHel, Of TIA"
Sixth intsntry, when tour days out from
the.command were attacked by Indians,
Piquel being killed and his body fear
fully mutiated rickrus escaped 10 the
bushes, where he stood the lndisDs off
for forty-eight hours.