The New York herald., 1876-10-25
THE HOSTILE INDIANS.

RED CLOUDS AND RED LEAFS BANDS BROUGHT
MER DEPosED FROM THE CHIEFTAINcY-rHR
COMING CAMPAIGN.
CHEYENNE, Wy. T., Oct "a, 1876.
General Crook being satisfied that Red Clouds and
Red Leafs bands OF Sioux about TO depart with
view OF joining the hostlles in the North they having
refused to comply with the orders come into tho
agency receive ratons. and stubbornly remaining In
camp shadron Creek from whence It Is positively
known they were In communication with the Northern
Indians and receiving into their camp such as came
in. he, without awaiting the arrival OF General Mer-
ritt's troops, determined upon disarming them
rHg BANDS sURRoUSDED.
At daylight on the morning of the 23d inst Colonel
Mackenzie, with eight companies Of the Fourth cav
airy, one battalion OF which was commanded by Major
Gordon and another by Captain Maulk successfully
surrounded bands, consisting OF 300 lodges,
and captured bucks, squaws and ponies. without firing
q shot, and marched thcm into the agency.
CLOUD DEPosED.
After having been disarmcd and dismounted, Spotted
Tail who has evinced unswerving loyalty TO the
whites made head cnief and Red Cloud deposed,
and Spotted Tail. with Little Wound, have promised to
need to cooperate with him in the coming campaign,
which will be inaugurated at once General Crook
feels that great object has occn attained In TINS iast
movement. ana tnat We shall now know our enemies
from our friends
TBLEGRApH LINE CUT By THE sAvAGEs.
RED CANYON, Oct "a, 1875.
Tho telegraph line was cut At Alum Springs, sixteen
miles south Of here, by Indians last night There
were sxy-one pony tracks in the trail, which took
westerly course coming from the direction Of tho Red
Cloud Agency.
GENERAL CROOKS REPORT OF THE DIsARMIN0
OF RED CLOUDS AND RED LEAFS BANDS
ONCE.
The following telegram from General Sheridan
received this afternoon BY General Sherman
CHICAGO, Oct "a, 1875.
Tho following despatch is just from General
GENERAL CROOKS REPORT.
CAMP ROBINSON, Oct. %, 1876 I
Via Fonr J LARAMIE, =. su,,. wy, t. OCT. - 1875
surrounded last night dsarmed and their ponies taken
from them this morning. have had difficulty in this
commenced scattering these Indians have also
scattered, locating their camps further from
ss Mh aSSne' ana receiving s the hos.es who sams
in. am glad report complete success and that it
was accomplished without firing a shot. Thanks are
due TO Colonel Mackenzie, under whose personal
supervision this movement was conducted, and TO
MAJOR Gordon, Fifth cavalry, and Captain Maulk.
satisfactory council with spotted Tail, and salts
fed that he is the only important leader who has had
TO be our riend and navo therefore, put MIN
In charge the head chief OF all
The line OF the hostile and the peaccaby disposed is
now plainly drawn, and we shall have our enemies
only in the front IN future.
Colonel Merritt made his scout, developing several
trails running into the agency, aud is now here
could not wait or his command to get into position
tho Indians about 10 leave. Colonel Merritt 8
command will be hero tomorrow, when shall organ
Ize tho new expedition and leave with 1t at once I
feel this is tho rst gleam Of daylight have oad
In this business. CROOK.
p. Il. SHERIDAN, Lieutenant General