The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-09-05
Little Better than Nothing.
BEING THE LATEST NEWS FROM
CROOK AND TERRY.
They Leave sitting Bulls TRAN in Dis,
gust and Starr for . Village
But the Village May Not be There and
the Prospects for a Big Battle are
Not Good.

But the Village May No be There and
the Prospects for a Big Battle are
Not Good.
TERRT's CAMP on YELLOWSTONE
RIVER, Aug. %, VIA BISMARCK, D. T.,
Sept. 4-Yesterday morning Gen. Ter
~ moved his command after an eight
days rest, marching twenty miles before
camping. Gen. Crook had changed his
camp the day before in search of better
grass, going nine miles up Powder
river, his last nights camp being about
ten miles in advance of ours Our road
lay oye that diabolical trail which had
enticed US SC far to so little purpose,
and which had been abandoned as a
hopeless job, the only reasons, apparent
ly, for taking it up again being that
both Generals were in absolute igno-
rance of where the Indians had gone
and what they were doing and that the
campaign had proven a failure; so that
something had to be done for appear
ance sake-that this trail was the only
Indian sign found and that the army
might reach the agencies by this route
as well as another. Everybody has
grown dissatisfied with what they claim
to be the continued mismanagement.
Officers criticize the conduct Of affairs
severely and frankly express their dis
gust at having anything to do with a
campaign which is evidently based upon
theories.
From the steamer-which was still
waiting near our last camp, having met
the Josephine and Yellowstone coming
up, forty miles below Glendine creek,
both of which vessels We're fired upon
by Indians, n private being killed
several small parties of Sioux were
seen at different points on the north
bank of the river. but only one of them
came within range and they quickly re-
treated befors sharp firing from the
boats, N chap falling as though badly
hit. Just abovs here the Josephine
picked up a white man who hailed her.
He with another had deserted from the
little garrison at Glendine creek and
been surrounded by Indians, his COM
panion killed, scalped and mutilated,
and he himself badly wounded in the
arm. Creeping between some rocks he
lay in the pelting rain two days and
nights, the Indians firing at him once
in a while, and evidently waiting till he
should be starved out.
Capt. Rice commanding a company
of infantry at Glendine, sent word that
he has been attacked twice by small
bands of Sioux, but nobody hurt. His
scouts claim to have discovered a large
Indian village some distance down the
river, numbering from 1000 to 1900
men. On receipt of this news General
Terry rode over to Gen. Crooks camp
and the following plan was agreed upon.
Terry to cross the Yellowstone at
this point, rs miles by water below the
Powder, march inland a few miles and
swing down toward Glendine so as to
tap the trail if the enemy are moving
north and corral them if they are still
below. Crook to skirt the headwaters
Of Alder and Cabin creeks and strike
the Yellowstone near Glendine, thus
preventing a counter march of the In
dams and hemming them in, if the vii
lage really exists, which is doubted by
many.
A row may be expected within a few
days at least. Should either column
strike a fresh trail it will be followed
without regard to the above mentioned
village, and as both commanders feel
hampered by the other the trail may be
found. !.
Terry and Crook are much exercised
over the newspaper Attacks which pour
in upon them with each mail and are
already bending their shoulders under
the weight of public condemnation
All they say in reply is: 81 have done
my best" They at length acknowl-
edge that there is no hope of striking
the Indians this year, an idea long en-
tertained by every clear-headed man in
their army.
Sheridan states in his general order
that their campaign must close by Oct.
18th at latest, up to which time we
may confidently look for slow marches
and no fighting other than with a hand
full of redskins here and there.
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