Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1875-1878, 1876-12-06
Notes From Buford..' >
tCorrespoudence Bismarck TRIBUNE.

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"There's music in the air, SO runs the
song, and SO thought we as a few even-
ings since, when the moon, zvas not she'd
ding her refuigent beams, merry sleigh
ing party, with four in hand turnout,
passed us in the vicinity of the post, and
the clear air gave back the echo of ''ihere
lis rest for the weary We, have always
believed that s.On the other side Of Jor-
dan" there was an,infinite amount OF rest,
and from many sojOurners, who are rn-
ldoubtly getting 5vea,:y Of this river Miss
,osuti. YOU could easily sgatherf eyideneS
that *the sweet fields of Eden where
weary ones may find rest, rcfaf beyond
this side d our Jordan-the t.Big Mud
Idy. % sS'A@ 9''l <s'SS' Q a''''''44'" = ;,
| While the 9Th Infantry is prosecuting
the, winter gcamR39ign it(rpeyfn met abe amlssGl q
10 mention, a few points, IN + connection H fl
with Indsar, affairs in and around the
vicinity ef their present movementsr3 1
In a fermeE. letter f. meqtionedc that
General Hazen, after leaving abundant
supplies for Miles at Peck, With; an officer
MT. Day. and a .detachnfnt{ ofFhis regf@
rnnenrt, had returned to the post: 't'ssiH'S1
4 Before returning, however, steps were
taken 70 prevent sas far as pcssib,e, the
trading of ammunition, by parties along
the Upper Missouri, TO hostile Indians; la
Letters and orders used BY the: General
at Peck haze elected the following infor-
nation. That at Carroll Messrs: Glen
denainY& Bros; the principal MERCHANTS
anticipating d move on the 10 msti''nitson'
question countermanded a large order tor
cartridges, and yet have some t33oooo
rounds Of small ammunition on hand
|ut is also reliably reported that at Car
roll or in the immediate vicinity there are
dozen or more men who are constantly
coming and going between that point
and Benton or Helena, whoare thoroug1l:s. L.
ly unscrupulous, are cbnversant with the
Sioux language and are furnishing orswill
furnish ammunition to Indians this WIN .
ter. 1t is very probable that Gen. Miles
may peep. into this matter, though an,ot-
kfcer and detachment stationed at prese mt
at Carroll with power to control sales
Land transfers of ammunition would be Of
].great benefit. Matters around Fort Peck
remain much the same; There areProb-
ably 600 or 100 lodges Of Yanktonnais in
I'that vicinity, their FIRST lodges commence
| ing about two miles from the agency and
extending along down nearly to,s sMilk
river. After providing his com1t,andl
with supplies at Peek, Gen. Miles divldff
ed the regiment, taking six " companies
under his own command and lea Wing four
under command Of Captain Snyder-
where theygo and what they will do, will
be easier told at asubsequent|period than an
now: Afa'f = - " II x. i d"S~ ~ A.- .N'
Official reports received here from It.
EDaa,y1, OF the 9th ,Infantry, comm anding
at Fort Peck state tllat1a young Indian,
a fSans Arc)ia reputed runner from Cra:-s
w Horses camp, is reported as having
arrived in the ;Yanktonnias' camp about
the night of the 2,d inst! This runner, it
is said, reports Crazy Horse with about
900 lodges on Powder River, that, Sit
ting Bull and his people are in camp on
the Red water near the forks, about say
35 miles from Peck or sixty miles from
Buford. >.@!g4 80. 49,. .l.av.4 ((<FS,sl.
1t is reported that this runner was sent
from Crazy Horses camp to bring word
to Sitting Bull and his people, that they
might join the former chief at hlseanp.-
This runner also says that after miles
pasted Dry Fork that Sitting Bull moves
east towards the anain fork Of theBlgs Dry
and is now encanped at the springs
between the two eastern forks9qof the
'.Big Dry and the old gentleman still
thinks that when the soldiers leave and
matters settle down into the old quiet,
routene, he will drop into Peck some
pleasant day, "swap little" then mean
der across country to the Rosebud, from
thence organize a pleasure excursion up
thai str cam and across until he finally
drops down into the tnain camp on Pow
der River. ~, ,,,,., a., - '.''<-
Which wish to remark and my
.-. Language isp!ain7---,lsH HTHaT 7 tsch
That for ways that are dark. and atrail
~, - sought in vain = gEaR +
Old S. B's certainly 'ealiar. '..,r....,.-.,.,
Long Dog has sent word into the
Yanktonnias camp, to come out to the
head of Porcupine Greek where he is to
trade with the half breeds Tor a,nnuni-
ton. 1t is reported that this specimen
of sscanine hardware has quarrelled with.
cd Sitting Bull and 4 with his people,
some 12o lodges, has no intention of re-
joining him. sas s.et% .ts i2.sra-FEs-a*f
.If,you don't dream of Sitting Ball after
reading this long article you are really
quite fortunate. #.stta -.
Scarcity of Provisions i'm the
-...,. Co.,. Black Hills. .-,