Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1876-08-16
The Indian Campaign.
Further Reports of \ Battle.
Statement Of Forces Under
Crook.
THE INDIAN WAR.

AnE 1NUlAN w Az
CalcAGo, Aug. l5-A Times cor.
respondent, writing f,om Ft Buford
August II, says Terry's force, which
/ left Rosebud on the Sth, numbered a
lighting force Of / 600 men, aud was
accompanied by train numbering
225. Terry, witis view Of forming
y junction with Crook, will move
down the west. bank Of tue Rosesut
Tor distance Of seventy miles, wheu
! il,e eeHal,ined fiArcc will. enaeayor te
engage the lneians in the rcgio, o
The Big Horn u,oultaips Grow scout,
report the main budysfof Sitting Bull'.
baud encamPed on Sinking rive,, i
tributary Of the Big Horn. and to en-.
gage them i, will be necessary 10
cross the Big Horn mountains, which
will be an almost impossible under
taking this time Of the year. There
appears 70 be no prospect Tor ano,h-
=er engagement with the Sioux. Tn
less the laslians desire to make fight,
the troops will be unable 10 sovertske
them before the approach of cold
weather. is reported that large
bands Of northern Indians have been
seen crossing the Missouri f,rl,w II,
Benton, north into the British pos.
sessions, and it fsSnot believed that
they viii make stand against the
troops again this year.
Major Sanger, of the 18th Infantry,
has been left in charge OF the supply
lamp at the mouth Of Rosebud, which
has been garrisoncd bv company Of
Infantry and hundred and twenty
dismountcd cavalry. The garrison
has been supplied with three Calling
gnns. Considerable illness prevails
IN The supply camp. Terry has de-
cided to return his entire command to
the mouth Of the Rosebud about Sep
tember 10Th. All troops will be with
d,awa after that date The command
will march overland from the supply
camp, along the north bank of the
! ellowstone, to point opposite Ft.
Ruford, when Terry will move the
command to the east bank of the Mis-
souri,. The troops from that point
will march overland to garrison the
posts in Dakota, and along the Mis-
souri, river.
The steamer Far West will remain
at the mouth of Rosebud until the re.
turn of the troops, and will convey
the sick and wounded and such of the
supplies and camp equippage as will
be possible, to the mouth -of the Vel
lowstonc, and down to the Missouri.
All of the steamers, with this excep.
ton. have been takenrout of, the riv-
er.
a. REPORTED RArTLM,
ST. PAUL, Aug. l5.-The Pioneer Press
B,smarc special says
We have no news Of Terry's last fight
with the Indians except by the steamer
Western, Which arrived this morning from
Benton. When at FL Peek the Indians
told the captain Of The Western that Terry
had had fight with the Sioux the day be-
fore; that Terry's killed numbered 800 !.
Sitting Bulls loss heing TOO men
The steamer Josephine, loaded with gov.
ernment freight and troops, leaves Baferd
tomorrow.
The rnmor Of an Indian battle is con-
trmed by Indian rumors from FIT. Peck
brought ny steamer Western, which left
here Sunday, and reported three hundred
whites aud seven. hundred Indians killed.
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cHIcAao. Aug. i3-Thc Inter. Oceans
special coYresD0nilent with GenaraI ryrooL