The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-07-17
THE INDIANS.
RumOred Massacres Unsrue-Reinforce.
ment for Terry-The Indians Underesti.
mated

huCMt lVf Aeffy-Emc lu0IanS On0efestls
mated.
New YORK, July ia special from Bis
marck last night says there is no truth in the
report OF the massacre of two families by the
Indians on the Northern Pacific road.
-Four companies OF the Second Infantry pro-
ceeded up the Yellowstone Monday. The i'm
preston prevails at Bismarck that the military
authorities do not yet realize the work they
have to do. as the Indians in the hostile camps
are believed to number 10000, and while there
are many women and children, nearly all Of
them are effective in a campaign. There are
certainly from five to seven thousand Indians
who can and will fight until subdued.
There is but little uneasiness among the citi-
zens east of the Missouri River, though they,as
well as most military posts, are without suffi-
Gent protection should the Indians determine
upon raid. Two companies of regulars from
the forts about New York City leave Chicago
for Bismarck via st. Paul on Saturday, to rein
force Terry. Seventy-one recruits from Car
Isle barracks also leave to garrison Fort
Abraham Lincoln and relieve portion of the
Seventh Cavalry.
Gen. Sheridan says that the troops will prob
ably reach Terry by the 20th and a forward
movement will then be made.
zen. Merritt Gone 10 Intercept Baud of
Notwithstanding Cattle.
CHEYENNE, July 16.-There is report from
Capt. Jordan, commanding Camp Robinson,
that 800 Cheyennes were about to leave the
Red Cloud agency for the north. Gen. Merritt
delayed the proposed movement of the 9TH
Cavalry northward from Fort Laramie to Join
Ten. Crook, and has moved it to position
where he expects to intercept these Indians,
and If possible, give them a warm reception.
Two couriers started on their return trip from
Fetterman for Gen. Crooks camp this evening
and will reach him in three days.
jas. Maloney and two others, with 20 head of
horses. en- route for Lawrence rancho from that
OF w. u Irvine, 30 miles northwest of Ota-
lalla, were attacked by seven Indians, who
surrounded and opened fire on them. Dis
mounting, they returned the fire, wounding
one Indians, when the stock stampeded, the
indians finally gaining possession and left for
the Bluffs.
News from Crook-A Reconnaissance
Party Has a Narrow Escape-Waitiug
for Reinfercemeuts.
CHEYENNE, w. T., July 16.-The following
was received via Fort Fetterman from General
Crooks camp at Cloud Peak, dated July 70:
Three soldiers, couriers from Gen. Terry at
the mouth of the Big Horn, have just arrived.
Ierry's dispatch to Crook confirms the news of
clusters fate and implies very plainly that had
Custer waited one day longer Gibbon would
have. Joined him. Terry is anxious for Gen.
Crook to join forces and make plans and eye
cute them regardless of ranks. The Indians
are still lowering about the Little Big Horn,
one days hard march from here They have
fired into the camp every night of late and
tried to burn us out by setting the grass on fire
= On the 9th inst. Lieut.. Sibley of the Second
Cavalry, with rs men and Frank Coward and
Baptlste Pouerieu as scouts, went on a recon
nolsance, and were surrounded and followed
into the timber of the Big Horn mountains,
where hitching. their horses to trees and aban-
doning them, the men were enabled to escape
on loot by way OF ravine IN the rear. They
all got back alive, and probably this division
saved the camp from a grand attempt at a
stampede or capture The Snake Indians 2C0
strong Joined us here yesterday, but unless the
otes also come soon no offensive operations
VIII De likely to take place until the arrival of
the Fifty Cavalry from Cheyenne The wagon
train and additional infantry are due from Fort
Fetterman. The health of the command is
good.
Gibbons reserve forces were met by the vic
torious Sioux dressed in Clusters mems clothes
and mounted on their horses, who fired into
the soldiers. The Indian .illage possesses evil
dence of white mems presence, kegs of whis-
key, &C., being found Signal fires supposed
to be in reference to an incoming wagon train
are visible to the east of Crooks camp on the
extreme south waters of the Tongue River.