The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-07-21

SPECIAL 10 lac Chsrax0 Iatrr Ocean.
Sioux CRY EXPEDITION, Mourn on
INV BIC HOKS, July /, via BISMARCK,
u. 4. July Long before the arrival
II this dispatch you will have heard II
he tragedy which mas been enacted
herr. The ghasily details would seem
- court oblivion II il were IN the nature
II things possible to forget or cloak
.hcm up
At noon, on the ed day u june,
Gen. Custer, al the head II his fine neg
irnrnt q twelve veteran companies. left
camp az the mouth OF the Rosebud, 70
follow the trail Of veH large band Of
hostile Sioux leading up the river and
westward IN the direction II the Big
Horn. The signs indicated that the In
dams werc making for the eastern
branch If the last IA med river, marked
o. the map a. the q. Little Big Horn
AZ the same time Gen Terry, with Glib
E,on's command Of i've companies u
irfzniry, four II cavalry, and the Cat
ling battery, started 10
ASCEND TIRE BIG HORN,
aiming t. ass1l the enemy in the rear.
The march 0f the two columns wa 80
planned Is 70 bring Gibbons forces
within cooperating distance II the
anticipated scene Of action by the
evening ~ the 10Th In this way only
could the infantry he made available,
- il wuuli not 40 To incumber Clusters
march with fDOt soldiers. On the eve
-irE ~ the 18th Gibbons command
Tas landed ON the south bank Of the
Yellowstone. near the mouth u the Big
Horn, and On the z5th WAS pushed -
miles over country - rugged that tue
enLuraree 81 tle men WAS Lt,Sed tD the
urrerusu-r j be infantry then halted
FIR the night, but the Department Com
llander. with the cavalry, advanced II
miles further, o. the mouth of the Lit
lie BIZ Horn. marching until midnight,
IL TIE hote Cf opening com municariou
a1-h Custer b. morning II the 10Th
hro1gn- the irteiiire Ece, communicated
ty tire tst.y frightened Crow scouts,
THE EATTIE oF TuE Previous DAT
z-d It's re.IlLs. ii he story was no,
credited. because lt was not expected
that an stack would be made earlier
than the -7th, and chiefly because no
one could believe that force such a.
Custer mmandel could have met with
disaster Stall the rrp-ri was IN no way
tsn E1rtst. All day long thu toilsOme
narvh was piled, and ever eye bent
Ep0a : cloud " smoke resting over the
southern horizon. which was hailed Is
q si-n rhzf custer was successful and
rad fired the village Il was only when
nigbt was falling that the weary troops
lzy tpwn upon their arms The in-
fE-;rv had marched % miles. The
march - fhe next moruizr revealed a.
every step some evidence II the CON
5ict which hAd taken place two d4ys
before At an early hour the head Of the
column entered 4 plain half 4 mile
Eite, bordering the left bank Of the
Little Big Horn, where rad recently
been An immense Indian village. extend
f-- three miles along the stream, and
where Were still standing funeral lodges
nth horses slaughtered around them
and containin- the bodies Of nine chiefs.
The ground was =rrewn eyeryw here
Wifh csarcs.-sa- Of horses, cavalry equip
zsrfs. besidc- buffalo robes, packages
q tried meat. and weapons and uten-
sis belonging % Indians On this part
II the field was found the clothing "
Li4u,s- >turgi- and Porter. peirced with
bullets. and 1.ood--tained gauntlet be-
lgn-in- q Col YATES. Further on were
Found THE BODIES ~ MEN.
sr0-g ~n0fn p.-c recognized Lieut..
Mcintosh. tn. interpreter from For
kics, AM Res npid-. the guide Just
then a rreathl.ss -c0ut arrived with the
ir1elii-ence this, Col. Reno, with
remnant II the 1tn Cavalry, Wa In
treuehei On bluff near ~, waiting
Tor relief i The command pushed rap
idly on and nn came in sight II a
CT0uP surrounding a cavalry guard up
On a lUfry rsnineuce on the right bank
II the river Gen Terry forded the
s-rr1m. accompanied by small party,
and rn.ts % the spor- All the way the
slopes vSere dotted with the bodies q
men and hprses The General ap-
Pruachen. and the men swarTned out Of
The WORKS and greeted him with hearty
A1d repeated chear-. Within wa.
found Reno with the remains 81 seven
Companies "a the regiment with the
following nanled officers. AT Of whom
were unhurt. Coils Beu,een and Nier !;
-s4r- ANitA NtAf AaAA Att'A AANh@4-AAs
Lieuts. Godfrey, lIathey, Gibson De-
kIdid. Edger.y, Wallace. Narnum and
Hare. Iii the center Of the inclosure
was \ depression m the surface IN
which abe wounded were sheltered,
covered with canvas Keno's command
nad b-een hgNfirg from Sunday noon
ttle 25thl ullil the night Of the ZTth,
-hen Terry-s arrival caused the indians
- retire Up % this time Reno and
those with hilm were Ia complete igno-
Falee ~ the fate ~ the other five com
pAnies. when had heen separated from
tEem early ga the --lEh "a make an at
tack under Custer. 90 the village at
another point. While preparations