New-York tribune., 1876-06-02
GEN. CROJA'S CAVrAIGN.

Outline OF FUTURE MOVEMENTs-ENfLotlNG
OPERATIONS 10 BIZ MADE-MUBDEhs CiM-
,iIriED BY INDIANS FROM THE AGENciEs-
OFFICERS or THE EXPEDITION.
Tgrou AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OP THE TRiBrNEl
Fo8T FFTrrRMAN, w. T., May 24.-Thc
North Platte River is the hostile Indian tribes foIomar
and Sitting Bull Is the rebel clcitain There u sort 90
anaconda combination planning Tor The purpose oi crush
ING him Gen Geo. CrOo's troops forming This pait oi
t,e circle Tho troops OF Gems Terry aud Gibbons are
air sdy under way from Minnesota and Montana. 1Ais
arrangement is actDTy to Gen. Crook, who has Decn
afd II ne attacked the Indians too soon thai Ac sioux
wonld repeat the vancouver OF some hostile Apaches q"
Arzona--escape beyond tine boundaries OF the Unite"
states uutl the storm blew The movement Of tae
,roo,s Of GEN Terry and Gen Gibbons, it s expected
viii drive the Indians n;O tho grasp Of Con- Crook"
troops. ~
Gro Crook left CHEYENNE on May for the Rcd Cona
Ace.cy arriving here May 20 Iie VIII remain h'i'
until the rnain body Of his troops arrives IN" Ioica VIII
oust, of fifteen companies OF cavalry, five companies Of
infantry and a large transportation u2in Jh' troops
vii probably get togotho- and set out for old Fort
PM, V,alney Che place Of rendezvousl on May %7 IL
ili REQUIRE eight days march 10 that point by when
fr,r II is expected thai body Of Crow ndins VIII nave
arrived there from the North Tor the purpose OF beng
trained 10 aet a. scouts. Toe scout force VIII probably
e ulaced in charge Of Major Randall, WHO di most e.-
r.olyc service in that capacity in Arizona whcre Gen
other.
report was recently telegraphel from Fort Laramie
that aftor Gen. Crooks return from Red Cloud he stated
that he was afraid trust the reservation sioux ns sol
1i.r. In opgositiop 10 their friends on the war
path This statement was contrary TO me real
acts Cen Crook says he would have been only
foo clad to tr.st them, and that tho Government
,acnts there prevented his obtaining their aid.
ped CIoud was al first willing 20 let his warriors go but
was finally persuaded by the agency rotaino not to do
o Gen Crook is Of the opinion that many of The mur-
ders OH the plans are committed by INC indians
r,oo the agencies and that his Journey here they
atte,nued to waylsy and murder him and his escort
mail driver travelling only two miles III tie rear was
murdered In addition 20 hunting and furnishing hostle
Indians this Summers campaign promises other results
Of much importance 1t win serve as an exploring ex-
ncdon for The benefit Of future military operations. "a
we'll A for the settlement Of the country There Is a
widespread belief among miners that rich placer gold de-
osits in tie Big Horn and adjacent mountains. The
following Is The roster of Gen. Crooks command;
Gen Geo Crook, beyct MaorGenerll, U. g. 4,
commanding e expediiiou; Major a. IL. NIcAcIson, 23d
Intaniry A. D. g.; Lieut.. John g. Bourke. 3d Cavalry.
A. d. C.; w. II. Stanton, Captain Engineer CoriS, Chief
n " Babh. First Lieutenant and A. &. .. Geo. NJ.
Randall Captain I'D Infantry Chei OF scousj Lent
Goi ~ b. Royal. 81 Cavalry, Major a. W. Evans,
3d Cavalry ard Major Alex. Chambers, 4th Infantry,
Tbird Caralyg-Co A, Capt. Hawley and lents. Law
soa and Moron; CO. Is, Can't. Molnb0id and Lieut. oUp
on: 90 C. Capt Van Yliet ana l1eGt Leuierniz; Co.
I:pis H. GpSG 20. p eal Reynolds Co. g. Cart Monanan
and flcnls Crawford ana sreegcr; Co l. Cant Andrews
Caat Wili. ana Louis. Paul and swaika 10. /. Capt.
Noycs and Lieut.. Kngsbury; Co ID lAeuts swgert aud
Smiley 90 b. Capt. Pcale aud Lieut. RODinsoE Co. a,
Cant Dewees and Ijcnt Pearson.
fourth fntantrg-Co. +, Capt Lnhn; Co. ID, Capt.
hinn yatrntry--co G. Capt Munson;. Co. IT, Capt.
Burt and Lieut. Robertson 20. @. Capt Burroughs