The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1876-11-15

days. There were plenty Of prOvis
ions here which were brought up
that night, and on the move next
morning for the main camp, which
was twenty-five miles distant on the
Bell Fouche. at the mouth of White
wood Creek. At first the officers
were going to seize -four, but were
informed that they could secure all
necessary supplies here, and more
than they wanted, without seizing
them. The command then consisted
of aboat 1000 men,. half cavalry.
with a train of pack mules"
Crook City spectators loaded
their Wagones and went to the COM
mand, and as soon as the soldiers
discovered them, they ran out to
meet the civilians who had bread for
sale; the officers had to place guards
over the wagons to keep the sol
diers back. and even then the task
was difficult. Bread sold for 81 a
loaf, tobacco 81 a plug. or for any
amount from solitary "ehew'' up
ward, and q mere handful of crack
ers brought 81. The soldiers would
force the speculative Killers to take
their greenbacks-fr from 81 80 500
before they could be waited on, fear
ing their ''turn' would come TO late;
81 for a drink Of liquor, $3.50 for a
quarter-pound can ofballing powder,
81 pound for butter; in short, any
price asked provided they could ob-
tain a change of diet from horse
flesh straight" The soldiers were
fully supplied in three days; they
were then moved up the Whitewood
to point within six sr eight miles
of Crook City, where they camped
on a beautiful fat, Everybody
rushed for the new camp with
wagonloads of bread, pies, milk,
potatoes, dry goods, tobacco lager
beer, etc. ; and before they left Mr..
W. says, business was more oyerdone
at the command than ever before in
the Black Hills--and it has been
pretty badly overdons at times.
HOW THE SOLDIERS LIVED.
The writer continues: "There
we're no wagons. and neither officers
nor men had tents. They were al
most destitute Of clothing, and had
thrown away their cooking utensils,
etc., in the forced marches made to
reach the Black Hills in search of
provisions. Officers and soldiers
Jared alike = all enduring the same
hardships, and General Crook en-
couraged his mem to up heart, al
though he had heard that Crook
City had been captured by Indians,
and did not know how far he might
be compelled to travel before reach
ing the badly needed supplies.
sHad it not been for an Indian
village captured by the command on
the 9th of September, many would
undoubtedly have perished for want
of food. This village was on Owl
Creek, containing about thirty-fou
lodges, and the officers described it
as the richest village they had ever
seen. The village was attacked
baout daybreal1. The Indians fought
desperately for awhile, but were
soon routed. leaving two dead chiefs
on the feld-American Horse apd
Roman Nose. The soldiers captur-
ed $50 horses, 5000 pounds of dried
meat, buffalo robes, etc.
"The General and staff passed
through here on the 18th, and were
received with salutes of artillery,
followed by dinner provided by
the Crook City people. After a short
stay, they left to spend the night az
Deadwood On the goth the COM
mand passed through the Crook City,
camping at point known as Cen
tennial, located one and one-half
miles above Crook City. During the
night the Indians called, wounded
two men at Centennial, and ran off
nineteen head of horses, but no ef-
forts was made to follow them. On
the 21st of August the entire COM
mand moved of in the direction of
Fort Laramie.
THE INDIAN CAMPAIGN AND ITS RE-
SUITS.
"Nhile the army deserves great
credit and public sympathy for the
hardships endured in this campaign,
it has not accom- plished mach in the
way of subduing the Indians. There
have been far more white men killed
than Indians, and if Sitting Bull and
i his warriors ever felt themselves
able to whip the United States troops
/ think it just about now. | consider
it more unsafe to live in the Hills
now than before, and the troops have
been Withdrawn from the field.
ga good many of the mines are
paying well; Zoo pounds Of gold
dust was shipped east by the last
train which left here. all take out oi
one claim on the Deadwood owned
by Wheeler & Co. Greenbaclzs arc
scarce when a person bnys any
thing a buckskin sack is pulled out
and the amount due is weighed il
gold dust, which can be done from
one cent upward, at the rate of $2(
per ounce. We have three claim:
here at present, but do not wori
them. owing to the scarcity of water
but if that can be obtained gooc
deal Of money can be taken out o
them"
A young man passing through til,
woods in Missouri one dark night las
week saw, sitting on, bush, what h
took TO be turkey-buzzard, land, taking
stick, he thought he would knock hin
of. But it wasn't turkey-buzzard a