The New York herald., 1876-08-03
CROOKS COMMAND.
Inactivity Of the Troops in the Presence
of the Hostile Sioux.
THE SIOUX-CHEYENNE ALLIANCE.
An Interesting History Of the
Dog Soldiers"
FEEDING AND ARMING THE ENEMY.
A Grave Charge Against the Com
manding General
PROSPECTS OF THE CAMPAIGN.
The Chief Of the Northern
Shoshones.
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FEEDING AND ARNING THE ENEMY.
A Grave Charge Against the Com
manding General
PROSPECTS OF THE CAMPAIGN.
The Chief Of the Northern
ShOs
AN EVENING CONCERT.
CAKP ov GENERAL Crooks COMMAND,
SourH FORK OF TONGUE RIVER, Wy. T.,
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CAxP ov GENERAL CRooE's COMMAND, J
SourH FORK TONGUE RIVER, Wy. T,f
July 20, 1876
Since June 10 General Crooks force has been Idle.
But little scouting has been donc except In the most
dcsutory manner It has been supplemented by no
active movement OF the body looking to the ter
mina,ng OF the campaign. All the plans Of the CON-
mauaer have apparently hung upon the prospective
accession OF renforcemen,s Opportunities for dehn
itively ascertaining the position aud movements OF
the enemy have not been improved.
BIAMABIx INACTIVITY
The guides and scouts to have been permitted
to exercise thor presumabe function OF observation
just little has suited them, and II any nctemen
has been applied to inspire them with the energy which
would essential thor usefulness it has borne
fruits believe the truth is that General Crook, since
the disaster 10 Lieutenant Sibley's recommending
party as he was before that, has been content TO
ignore of the Sioux until he should be
in entire readiness to once more move against tnem
PRAIRIE FIRES.
The country for the last three weeks has been for
miles around overhung by murky pail, which
proves that the prairie has been fired many places
several evenings the glare Of the flames has lit up
the sky with lurd glow. which seemed an angry
omen. Probably the Sioux have been causing the do
OF the grass in order to embarrass the cav
airy by creating wide belt Of piaire which their
horses can Gnd subsistence. This action NAV be
part the execution of grand scheme by which they
hope foil the white troops until the time
when they will be compelled for the purpose
OF rehtting.
THE INDIAN PLANS
The few observations taken by the guides and the
reports recently brought here by four Crows, with
duplicate despatch from Brigadier General Terry,
courage suspicion that the willy foe intend to nrcnch
their families and property among tho mountains whilc
recuperation, they continue to contest the do
m,non plain II is not to be doubted that there
are spirits among them who io,esee the inevitable ond
OF open rugge aud that through their counsel,
place Of final refuge has been or will DO selected
should thcy retire to this, the Sioux Warriors with
their strong numbers and excellon. arms would dety
siege much greater duration and difficulty than that
by which a handful OF Modocs in the lava beds of
Northern California were conquered
wHrK RKxEGADEa
1t is known that there white renegades among
them whose superior intelligence and education they
rightly valuo enabling them TO anticipate the mill
tary methods of campaigning. They have advised the
occupation Of the mountains.
INDIAN COURAGE AND FERocIry.
From their long warfare with tho Crows, the Sioux
have learned the strength of those natural fortresses
Since their arst Of tho country of the
Missouri their contested foot by foot and
they owed their to the OF disease
among their enemies than to themselves Their fero-
city has unsurpassed but their vaor could
compare with that OF the surrounding tribes, whom
they overwhelmed with numbers.
TIL. sIoux-cnEyxNNE ALLIANCE
They have enjoyed the continued alliance of but one
OF them the Cheyenne. Its origin, by the way would
be of interest tho anthropoogst Its true story Is
involved in the msts Of tradition, but they afford
sufficient substance for the hasis OF fruitful invests
CATION which when the present Indian has
as far in the memory Of the living generation
that OF Tecumssh, would be perhaps Of historical
Importance
TnE cHYyxxxss
1t is believed by old ntcrpr that the Cheyennes
arc a monsrel broed, derived from renegadss OF
OF the tribes Of the Plains Ever the white mans
knowledge of them began, young braves ambitious of
distinction have annually made outlaws Of thems elves
TO prey after the manner OF bandits upon conner
and gocr OF whatevor race. They called themselves
..dog soldiers" and their exploits gave to the
the prestige always derived from dashing courage and
audacity. But many Of them did such atroc,ous
deeds-atrocous to the savage code-thst every
mans hand was turned against them, and they could
never safely return which they were
born.
ruR CHEYENNE "LocnIxvAR."
Every year they gained nccessons. Many of
,hen however dreamed of tho black haired maidens
they had left behind them, and the desperate
thor outawry the more earnss their craving for the
presence Of woman, which has gentle spoil the
most bruaizod breast So they cndcavored capture
and to squaws from the lodges of their VII
lagos and probably OF the dusky Maranas therein
dwelling were nothing oath to be whisked away
neet ponies the OF coercivo lovers, who
famed Tor the cruc! and cunning courage which is
tho red mans glory.
sxPARArE TRIBE.
With the growth Of their families the "dog soldiers
began be regarded separate band. The French
missionaries, ,rappers hunters and traders mixed
among dusky population Of the wilderness insens
bly injected Gsc words nearly every aboriginal
dialect One of these was chien, AZ IT is nodernly
spelled, which bears striking pathological resemblance
10 the Dakota word of the same meaning, ss1nfd
Owing perhaps its form to the influence OF both of
these Cheyenne shycnne became the desig.
nation for .'dog soldier"
cBxYSSSR COURAGE.
Perhaps the derivation of the tribe from the most
daring and desperate outlaws o! the Sioux, Pawnecs
Crows, kiowas, Shoshones, Comanches, Mandans,
&C. explains the peculiar intrepid character which tho
Cheyennes undoubtedly possess but therc doubt
shat they the bravcst and most skful warriors
among the Indians Since General Niles campaign
against them IN Kansas the southern Chcyenncs have
Ionged Identify their fortunes with those OF the
northern band, ard have frequently Joined them In
rading under their own leader, the famous aud
terrible White Antelope Weak numerically, the
Cheyenne always inspire in the larger tribes with
which they form alliances their own warke temper
For many they have been the oonedera,cs Of the
Sioux have led them TO battle and have them The
example OF icrocity. They tho most dangerous
element in the Red Cloud Council Of last fall
SITTING BULLS BAND.
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