Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-07-11
PACIFIC COAST.

SALT LAKE, July 9.-On June 3Oth in
expectation of genaral Indian outbreak
Gen. P. E. Conner telegraphed from
this place to President Grant that be
could muster in q large number of VOL
unteers if their services would be deemed
necessary, and as soon as the news of
Custer's humiliation was received Col
Maxwell sent similar telegram to Wash.
ington guaranteeing in his and General
Connor's names that goodly army OF
volunteers could be raised at short no.
tice. No answer has been r. ceived as
yet to either OF these dispatches. Gen.
Conner was in com mand OF the Depart
ment of the Plains in 1865, and during
that year gave the Sioux severe drub-
bling within few miles of the spot where
the late iasco occurred. Orders were
received from Washington to muster the
Volunteers out OF service. and in conse-
quence the campaign had to be aban.
doned. otherwise we might have been
spared this horrible disaster. At the
close Of the rebellion Conner was off red
the command OF the 9Th California Cav
ally, but resigned from the army as his
eutire capital was invested in mining in
terests in this region.
On Friday night last a meeting was
held in this town to take measures to-
ward raising regiment Of volunteers,
and an enthusiastic mass meeting was
held last night for the same purpose
Speeches were made by numbers OF
prominent gentlemen. aud over SOC
names were offered, provided General
Connor took command. No immehiats
| fob ~.
from Washington were lacking. This
afternoon your correspondent inter
viewed Conner and Major Bryant. q,
present in command of Fort Douglas
the post adjoining this town. The vet.
eran Indian fighter Connor said: II Car
raise 5000 volunteers in this and neigh
boring Territories within 20 days; To,
boys fairly itch for chance to aveng,
poor Custer, and If the Government oniy
says the word will march on very shor
notice. You see the Sioux are differ
from Southern Indians, and r-pula
army Office re- are too apt to underrat
til. m; they are magnificent men physic
ally, are we'll armed with Henry rife
and abundant ammunition which they
have been storing up for years past; ar,
unequalled in horsemanship and really
equal man to man with whites
Our regulars are thoroughly brave anC
fight to the last gasp, but they are over.
weighted and inexperienced, for many
are but raw recruits. Then again. thell
horses are OF no use for that sort of work
The Indian ponies are accustomed t.
thrive on grass or cottonwood bark
and can travel untiringly on such cheap
fodder while our cavalry breakdown un.
less amply provided with grain. II
} that country our men should be mounted
| on native California horses only, ther
, they would have chance in the field
: Our government has played fast an,
D loose too long and now il pays thi
| friRhtful penalty for it's forbearance
, Custer was sadly in fault in his anxiet
for personal glory, but his death silence
) criticism; now no option Is left but im
9 mediate and salutstory retribution, 70
otherwise the Sioux emboldened by th
Q late success will ravsge our border line
and make many frontier home isolate
Sitting Bull has sent bis runners IA
Q and wide already and will undoubtedl
{ double his number Of warriors. With
, few weeks. all the young braves froi
i the reservations will hasten to fss
d their knives in his service and the on
. lying tribes will be only too glad to joi
!, the command of one who has def-ate
- the white usurper. The Sioux alou
can put 10000 we'll armed warriors