, 1876-12-26

p} eteaHooat mas ceased, As the river 10 frozen,
anu our only means of communication
with the world cast mud south
Of us Is tS wagon 70 Bismarck. still
there are signs Of much Actisisy Oil this
sneck Of AnRlo-saxon civilization. far beyond
tsle horizon Of the great wurid you in!,abIt, A.
The hammer and snw are In use by tho soldiers
Tor eight hours daily Sundays excepted trrct.
Ing quarters. The operation Of dlsarmng and
dtsmounttng tho fndtans u still in progress, and
Gen. Cartn's position Is far removed from that
of sinecure. Al he seems determined u eradi.
cate tho breed OF indian ponies from this see.
ton, and has mounted detachment OF infantry
on captured ponies, and keeps them moving III
tue search, which, Il ~ successful In tne future
as In past movements. will result IN capturing
more than can he we'll cared .or. There have
been l,850 Indian ponies obtained already
American horses and mules, notwtth
standing tho efforts the indian. have
made tn CONCEAL them nt distant points, apd
evaae the demand OF the Government 10 sur
Fe1dcr both aurses and arms.
Iwo days ago. alctachn,ent OF mounted men.
WHOM, ten: Carl1n had dispatched, under com.
ulhnd ot Lieut.. knslIng6ury, returned With
esahty.seven hvrtes and rnuiee, which he had
found sxty-ttse mtlcs from this point, onCran1
Rlser. They had been sent thrre to be hcruetl
until spring, when they would havc been avail
aoss 40 Tor var. The energetic Lieutenant, after
Tas unable TO secure til, and eontensed him.
selt with securing the former. a. being the most
desirable; and It is safe 10 predict, with tho
energy Displayed at this point. that before
dasn,antlcd, nnd, II the small amount Of aru,s
which are still secreted should be obtained the
disasHsng will be as complete a. the dtsnaut-
ling.
compapIcd by his son, nrrivcd herc a6s,ut Two
relieving Capt. johnson, q. s. A., VINO has been
ihe Acting Agent tor four months. Mr..
Hughes has made most favorable impression
strange 10 see the CIy{l Agent and tie Military
Comnandant ut this post on such aGable
terms, both soefally aud officially; and, to one
other which formerly prevailed here. it seems
like a preufytion Of the Millennium. Mr.
Hughes ls capable Of being a useful and et,l-
crnt Agent, equal to all emergencies, and Is too
ws!i knoTn In Chicago 70 require extended
The last boats ot the season brought tho
wives and families Of some Of tho officers at
tits post, whose presence tends greatly TO make
'ite moro cheerful at the Garrison md Agency.
Soldier" soas ee on a' mtss!on sshs 10 a0as ne
hosttles, the ob1cCt Of which wns to indueu
then, to conc In aud surrender Internationally,
Nothing has BEEN heard from him since, aud
fehss arc entertained that tho Sioux hare killed
him., or detained him as u prisoner until they
decide on peace Or war. Though n great
hummer Land " coffce-coo1er," Enng-Soider
is one OF the true friends Of the whites, go long
as he gets his ra,lons with regularity; and or
this nccount II ts hopc1 that he viii return,
whether successful ur not III hB mission.
Tic prospects Of future prace look iscol&r-
aging this winter. II the hostiles had intended
70 come lntn THO Agencies, they would lave
done 80 ere this. 1t Is probubie that tho lnror-
rictblcs are with Crazy-Horse on tie Rosebud,
and that Sitting Bull Will JOIN them al soon as
he can dispose Of his rotes tes ammunition ut
Fort Peck and vicinity. unicss Crook shall
strife fatal blow ut Cfazy.itorse's cnmp this
w!nter, It is certain that nnothcr expensive and
arduous wnr will be necessary next summer.
Gen. Car!in is very tlenuartatofy in speaking OF
the dts0raccful truffc existing bctwccn tue hos
ti!es and her Majesty's subjects across tho line,
whilli affords them tho means OF obtaining the
coveted ammunition; although It Is suspected
that sOMc OF our own traders arc not abovc ilu-
Ing ltkewtsc,-a subject which should not be-
deemed unworthy Of notice by Congress, and
ono which will afford them At opportuntty to
"invcstigate into serious ABUSE, which will
meet With the approval of all but those directly
interested. CLIFTON,