The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-09-05
FROM THE YELLOWSTONE.
ryE MOvEMESTs OFTHE C0hMAND'
nEoENs CROOK AND IEhRf.

Ia Y
-. am, Crook arrived at this point tue W"utn
=, ,hs Powder river. IL will be ramenoerou
nat the latter LETT mis- permanent o""'p y"
Goose creek ON the btn met. proceeding uo"n
,,,s stream until its confluence WIN me io"Vue
-, ,escbed the course OF the latter was ioi-
,,.sd and It's drtaded canon ten miles IN |
,oogtb trayerscd In safety until the TIN INST, |
chen the column crossed the dN'dins tluse
,n,o the valley uf the Rosebud. reaching the lat
,s,at q point about seven miles below the site
-four Engagement Of June II.
On every side we're plainly visible the indica-
Alan. Of a large village, undoubtedly the one
.bich opposed aud checked our further progress
AZ suddenly, although, a. there were very Few
.isps oftipts II was probably occupied tempo
ysrly by war party from the main village on
the Little Big Horn, afterward so trnsicsly
charged by Custer. Indeed, We have s'oce fire.
ouently encountered the path made by this gal
aut officer in his search for tue Sioux, and where
ever met, Clusters last tra has for us melan-
oholy and sad interest. sitting Bull, N not al
ready dead, lost most excellent opportunity
for an attack when we were permitted 10 narch
undisturbed down the narrow and confined val
lev OF tho Dege Agile CTouRu,) The Rosebud
was reached IN region comparativcy safe from
smbusoA des aud surprises, but the whole coun-
try appe red to be on FIRE on the morning Of
Aug s and the command found 1t impossible
to proceed further. the smoke from the burning
grass and ii mber filling the valley and limiting
distinct vision to something less than ffiy PAGES.
he march IVES resumed about /. 90. aud
continued until near,y midnight. Numerous
Sioux burial platforms were encountered and
dcapoiled bv the Shoshones, who ruthiessy
fclled the rude scaffolds TO the ground and scat-
tered the contente OF the SUSPENDED hnnao
robes over the prairie. Soalps which putIefac-
ton lad already separated IRON sgh.lcss and
grnninE skulls were ereedily seized and trsns-
fsrr,d to the belts 81 these vrndal warriors. VINO
VIII sport uuon their persons aud exhibit them
to the assembled village as trophies OF their
bravery and skill In battle. lyon the body OF
dead buck. Who had evidently been buried In
great state and was probably killed in the Rose
bud battle. since he had two bullet holes IN his
chest, were found handsome Dickel-plated,
ivory handled revolver an one hundred ROUNDS
q nIed ammunition for his journey to the
shappy hunting ground"
At daylight next morning we we're awakened
BY the rain, which has since nearly deluged US;
and being without 8 elter OF any DESCRIPTION,
officers ana men have alike been almost con-
stantly wet. We seem, indeed,. to have encoun-
tropics. Tue fresh trail Of a moving village ana
large party Of Indians WAS now struck, lsl diug
Sitting Bulls celebrated "medicine rock" IN
the crevices Of which were found propitiatory
offerings Of tobacco deposited not week be
fore. rhe mystery Of this huge boulder Ia prob
ably explcable as follows 1t Is an Isolated uiass
OF Mgill.ceou sand stone who's sides have
been worn smooth ty atmospheric agencies, and
at some remote period deeply impressed 10y
the point OF sharp instrument 10 rude etch.
iugs. These appear most distinctly during and
Immediately succeeding rain storm. and are
attributed hy the Sioux TO the interposito1 Of
supernatural power In another generation
they will have disappeared. As | ceased my
examin ,tiun Of this aboriginal artistic wonder,
saw Ute John approaching and endeaNored to
engage In conversation with this shTewd Indian,
whose stay among the whites has enabled MIN
TO acquire no inconsdefable knOwiedg Of their
tongue.
"John, does the Grea, Spirit draw these
beautiful pictures for the Sioux
NJ v be so, yes ; may be so. no.
Do YOU tnink sitting u al will give us eight,
or cross the Yellowstone p
so. 81 MAJ KIN
heap which was MS Their iinpoite invita-
tion to " move on Could my civilized diplo-
mats DC more non oommitall
On toe morning Of the 10th inst. when abou.
twenty-five miles from the Yellowstone, ant
met Gen. leirvs comm nd. buffalo Iiiil and
few OF our snosh ne scouts We're in advance.
ana geing ms aiken uy tue apirO ching column
for All out OF oi a large body II Sioux, II de-
ployed a line 81 skirmisnets, masking auattery
OF tufee-inch ordnance, and prepared for an at
tack. 10" "hlv chHrslhx donc. however,
WIS by us-upon tue re lenished aud
wel-stoCked Commissarv Of the Commanding
Gene al e the Department OF Dakota. without
shelter, ana nNing. as We had been, upon bacon
hard tack ana tOneo. We viewed with secret
envy me nNas tents comfortable oeds, aud
inviting IA Lee of our No them comrades. We
had only pack lrain they TWO hundred IS CONS
aud tour steamboats, at the mouth OF the Rose
bud. lneTe Is. mi Led. only one pase rom wnicn
TO hght aud supply all army against the sioux
the yell, wstone river. From II an advance up
any Of tue valleys Of It's numerous southern
tributaries, on whose hanks they congregAie,
can readily and swiftly be executed. The Union
Pacific Railroad s too distant. and wagon trans-
portation over such an extent Of country too
extensive to be frequently employed for this
purpose.
Gen. Terry hos about seventeen hundred
effective fighting men OF the Second and Seventh
Cavalry, and the Fifth, Sixth, seventh, and
Twenty-second Infantry. beside seventy Crow
scouts and the three pieces OF artillery before
mentioned. Upon consultation with Gen. Crook
itw determined that Col. Miles OF the Ffth
Infantr, should return with the troops from his
regiment, IN rencn opposite the mouths Of tho
Ton u- and Powder rivers, leaving one or a. ora
COMPANIES st each point, and wi the steamer
Vest. patrol the river II this with view
OF preventing the Sioux from crossing anu re-
treating into the British possessions. The
tillery was ordered TO accompany Col. Miie-. and
THIS plan was ut into immediate execution,
the wagon train being d. ected TO move down
On the morning OF the llth inst tho combined
columns resumed tue trail. which led across the
dislde TO Tongue river, on the banks of winch
and 10 a beautiful grove We encamped that
night. The bOuies OF four dead wniie men
DINNERS, .judRing from Their clothed, scalped,
aud exhibiting Ent-uy hpllet n le- On their
persons, wer- fDuni behinl \ ruug ~ ana ap-
parcnty quickly prepared iihc 81 near our
biyouac. ] r.ined hard II nignt. On the ljth
the trail left tue tongue. sud ltoree dea to
PuWphiu creek. WHITTIER we followed II. On
the IA b W. r'os-rd 10 PDwdCr river. u sing the
source Of dizuan creek. wniru, though rejoicing
H. ala oXrre uingiy ptetty Hebrew name, c0n-
thih- iiitcW YER ma that very muddy anu nlthy.
Indeed. A. OF m :" rtreaui- are Of the same
ehri 81 T. i,I lhe ufiy current II the hosehul
Il var u.tY disagree he. 10 The eve grown
hccus' onf'd 10 a tfairiv = gras., cactus, and
sage ush, iicre Is nucli tlfat Is invidng nd
pleasant ~ the lrospec, Of running wat'r ana
IL nothing pr"uO. sessing about ms wnOlc ex-
tent Of country. since leaving the Chug. in
wyoming, haye seen only ole region with any
prefer slons o. tehufy Or utihty--tnat about
Goose creek auI lhe head Of Tongue river or
GENERALLY, Tue hg Horn Mountiius. Almost
every Were the ede0ts Of devastating 1res are
spp rent The Sioux have literally burnt up the
tOuntrl -
YESTERDAY, Aug. II, We reached this point,
~ aug the steamer Far West Aw.iting us, the
other ~ ats haylng gone down the river, 10
Whith dlrtcti1 sue sioux ttai leads. II Is sup
posed thar they have not crossed the Yellow
stone, but are upon the Little Missouri rtver
toward which We euall probably start to-uor,
row. Others * in anirm that they nave DIS
banded aud returned To the agencies; II this
he true, It Is most Ink iy that we snail pursue
them 10 these points, and either severely pun
Ism them there, or insist upon their unconai-
uonM surrender Of arms, ammunition, and
PONIES. Vim the money oOtaiued from Gus
ter's men (whO had just been paid, aud, PERHAPS,
had eight OF zen II Iusand doll uf) they viii he
able 10 leplsnl-h Their exhausted stOres and
mdtfItti Of war, unless the rascally Indian
agents and Traders are prevented from having
any inter. curse win them.
Tue campaign Tor TINS season would appear,
however. 60 tv M cIttemfs, aud our next move
may ue considered "a ! - resort. o successfully
piNh d'e II nt0 tbs winter season, viii re-
q!re icOrg uzAlion. Men and animals are
h'"' XXI i-f"d, aud our summer clothing,
oNtll Wei 1. would unite d