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as the proper base of operations against
these Northern Sioux. There Is not the
least doubt that such is the proper basc OF
military operations. Conycrgng columns, like
those Of Crook, 1tbbon, and Tcrry, m oylug from
such distant points and through suc|, difficult
country, cannot make prompt connections, nor
even be properly advised Of cacl, others moyc-
rncnts. So that the ind .royinE stronger
than was anticipated, on account Of tho rein
forccmcnts Of young warriors from the Agencies,
att,ck these several columns In detail. They
recently cripnled Crook, who was advancing.
from the south, md now have defeated Tcrry's
cavalry bcfore they could eaiu the co-opcratioD
and assistance Of Glhbon::
Custer, II Is supposed was
scourrSa ron rrKnr,s co,u,,,.
and whtc1, ,yua ,nor,nr nm thc Ycl1ous.o,o IN
inin Gilman. 1Io ramc ,non III, onc,,,, ,,,5
probably greatly unicr.totcd their forrrs Wc
| know Ills colIantry, and most llkcfy tc wns
sEuarttnc under regent cr,ticsms and rnorc t1,on
| cycr determined tn make a t,,orinus rcrord
What IL thc ca,,ac of th,e wnrl rim c,,,ao of
this war, or rather Of these e1ncdttions fnr t,ia
| war with the.c Indian, has been uofn1 an IN
ffccn or rnoro vcars Joov he s,,not,e1 ,,r II, ~.
| words, lighting Bull and tho o1tlnw Stu1,x..f
| We hare never Ind peacc or cycn treaty rcla-
| tfona with these bands. After the Shirt Lake
/ massacre III Iowa aal tic great Sioux massacre
| fl Minnesota, al the moro turbulent .p}rits
banded together. After Gen. Sihley's cxpo-
dilion in 1863, they crossed tho Missouri, nnd
cndcayorcd to concentrate for another tnyaison
| Of Minnesota, but the next Yeu
nrnt,af.er several running nights they .c,rcatcd
| ACROSS the Bad Lands into the Biz Hom coun.
try, and hc followed to the Ycllowston. and r.
| tablshefl Fort Bufura. Upon this most, and on
the steamboats,, and Immigrants to Moutann.
they kent III unccas!nc war, often keepiur The
garrison Of n1lortl ia state of siege for we.ks
At a time, anl numbering every 6tragrler who
went outside tic most, An attc,upt vas mai]c
to treat with them in 1875. hut, after acccp,,nr
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