The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1876-06-07

dale, Mckeag, Lenlef, and two drivers, all
killed. Eleven OF Stones expedition went
with another train and were not attacked.
TIE attack was surprise. The day being
warm, and the roads very sandy, the men
had put their arms in the wagons and
were struggling, when they were cut IF
aDd murdered, with little II sistsnce. The
train consisted of tue Work expedition,
from Nebraska City, aud had forty
men. II was the best equip. party that
ever left for the Hills, ali killed. News
brought into the agency by half breeds
and Sioux, and can be relied on.
W. s. LYNoHARD,
City Editor, Daily Journal.
THIS EXPEDITION
numbered twenty-thrse men in all. the
names of those not mentioned in the above
telegram being Wheelock, White and An
trews. The drivers accompanying were
original frontiersmen, known as cred"
and "Black joe" 1t started by special
car from Cincinnati on the 18th of April.
and reached Fort Kearney, Neb., on the
10Th. From the Daily State Journal, Of
lincoln, Neh., OF April Is, we learn that
trey laid over there on the preceding day
Tor supplies, and attracted attention by the
complete ness and perfection OF their outfit.
The same paper dt scribed the party at con-
siderable length, stating that they Travelled
accompanied BY two good mule teams and
two wagons, full mining outfit, with
an ample supply of arms of the
most improved pattern (Spercsr
riaes) and every covenieDt and
Necessary article that could be transported.
"rhey were all dressed alike In velveteen
suits, buttOned tightly up to the knee, and
wore short round sbOuts of the same
material, complemented with close fitting
caps and high top boots. III there Is any
fun to be sQuee zsd out of the Black Hills,
they will find 1t, and If we ever heard of
any of the Sioux Indians wearing jaunty
velvet suits we shall feel very sorry Indeed.
Mr.. NJ. Bauer, DIR. Armstrong, Mr.. West,
of Newport, and Mrs. Turner, of Dayton,
KY, mother of Col. Stone, afterward re-
ceived letters from their respective friends
in the party, under date Of April %. The
expedition had then reached Loup City, 80
miles from Fort Kearney, en- route to The
Black Hills, and
EXPECTED TO RESUME THE MARCH
on the following Monday. Col. Stones
wife, who accompanied the expedition to
St. Louis, and remained there, received
later intelligence in letter from q. p.
Kelley, her husbands cousin, under date
of May 7, in which be said that they had
travelled $50 miles beyond Loup City, In a
porthwesterIy direction, and that they
were then so miles rom Custer City-their
destination, which is In the heart OF the
Black Hills. The letter reported that they
were deeply in the sand, and had been OBJ
liged to purchase yoke OF oxen to carry
them through; that Col. Stone was very
busy and wouldwrite after reaching Custer.
Nothi ng was said OF Indians, nor Of di
vision of the party. Yet, II the massacre
occurred as reported, It must have been on
the day following the date OF the letter
By this account the expedition would be
about 100 miles northeast OF the Red
Cloud agency, and travelling still further
away from it, which would locate the oc-
currenca at q great distance from that
designated in the telegram. The account
could, of course, be substantially true In
othsr respects, though In error as to the
locality. Surprise is expressed by Col.
stones friends over the report that the
party separated at all, and especially that
Stone should separate from bis cousin
Kelly and all of his most intimate
friends. There Is room here for the
Theory, however, that the two psrties may