The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-09-16
THE INDIAN WAR.
Winter Campaign COnttrmandcd ana
Subsection OF the sioux Iadlans
indefinitely Postponed.
Terry Leaves the Field With One Quarter
OF His Troops Killed by Bullets or Ex.
pOSure All Troops Now En-
Route Home.


4 Competed Railroad 10 the BInck
hiIiS Promised la 1877
SIOUX CRY, September 10 "A party
Of foreign capitalists, with the officers
of the CovIngtun, Columbus and
Black Hills RAILROAD, passed over the
first thirty miles of completed track to
POncahontas to-day, The road Is three
and half foot gauge, and was project
ed, built and equipped to the present
terminus since the first of March Of
this year. and is the first link OF u pro-
jected route to the Black Hills and
National Park to Portland, Oregon.
Arrangements have been made t.
complete one hu ndred and nifty miles
this year, and reach the Black Hills
in 1877.
CHICAGO, September To- The Times
special correspondent with General
Terry telegraphs, under date OF Fort
Buford, mouth of Yellowstone, Sep.
TENDER $, via Bismarck, September II:
lhe final breaking up OF General
rerry's command occurred yesterday
morning, aud all the troops are now
en- route home, with the exception of
two regiments Of infantry, which will
winter at the mouth Of the Tongue
river. rAe Montana troops, number
ing two hundred and nifty infantry
and one hundred and twenty horse,
and including seventy infantry and
the Second cavalry, under General
Gibbon, left Fort ELLIS with II wagon
train and supplies for eighty days.
They will follow the old Stanly trail.
The route ID teeming with hostile ln-
dams, and is two hundred and fifty
miles long. They may encounter II
large war party in the Big Horn coun-
try. They have been in the field since
March, and are poorly clad for the
cold weather and fierce storms which
sweep over the prairieS of this section.
The Twenty. infantry have
been left at the mouth of Glandine
creek, and commenced the cOnstruc
ton of stockade, where they will re.
main till November |, or later The
Seventh cavalry have left for Fort
Buford, and will move along the north
tank Of the Yellowstone. Afttr
arriving here they will go TO Fort
Lincoln TO winter. The Sixteenth in
fantry will remain here. General Ter
nv and staff arrived here this morning,
and will remain few days, then go to
st. Paul, via Bismarck. by the 18TH
all troops will have been withdrawn
from the northern country, except the
Fifth and Twenty-second cavalry,
containing four Hundred men. Dis
patch just received from General
sheridan Countcrmands the order to
winter regiment of cavalry on the
Yellow Stone, which renders the win
ter campaign impossible, aud indeii
nitely postpOnes the subsection Of the
Sioux here. Terry leaves the field,
having accomplished no purpose OF
the expedition, and with one quarter
OF his troops killed 10y bullets or eX-
posture.
RED CLOUD AGENCY, Neb, Septem-
Der 10, via Sydues, Neb., September
l5.-Acommittee consisting Of Bish.
op WhIpple and DR.. Daniels, appoint
ed by the Indian commissioners to 20
to Spotted Tail and submit PROPOSE
tons to the Indians, left for that agen.
cy Major Howard aud Mr.. Hermann
being requested to accompany them.
The remainder OF the conn ission IL
here. Spotted Tail, Two Strike and
Whirlwind, of the Brute tribe, came up
from the Spotted Tail agency yester-
day and are now here. This evening
they councled with the Red Cloud In
dams regarding the propositions and
return to their agency TO morrow. II
is reported here that Spotted Tail him.
self will make proposition to go tt
Indian territory. Indications now
are talk will be had here Monday
the Is h, at which something definite
will be arrived ut, as the Indians o
both agencies will by that time have
fully discussed matters, though thu
visit of the coInmi ice to Spotted Tail
at this time, will not do away with tn
visit of the commission to that agenc!
In II body after the conclusion Of
treaty here. There has been no tall
it'll the In lians by the commission
since the first one held on the 7th, 'da.
after the commissioners arrived.