The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-10-27
THE INDIANS.

Close of the Big Horn and Vel
stone Campaign-.OrganiZation
Of the Powder River Expedi.
ton 90 Spotted Tail Formally
Installed az Chief of the Sioux
NatiOn--Peace Prospects.
CHEYENNE, WY, October 2G.-The ar;
rival Of Gen. Merritt's command at Red
Cloud yesterday signalized the closing up
Of tho Big Horn and Yellowstone cam
paign, which will be succeeded by the
Powder River expedition, consisting Of
fifteen companies Of infantry and eleven
companies Of cavalry, the latter princi.
pally Of the Fourth regiment, with few
Companies OF the Second and Third regi.
ments which have not been in the sum;
mer campaign. All are fresh troops, and
will 10 commanded by Gen. Crook in
person. The Fifth cavalry will have It's
winter headquarters at Fort Russell,
Gen. Merritt in command. The Third
cavalry goes to Fort Laramie. Ten COM
panies will remain at Red Cloud.
Spotted Tail was formally installed
Chief Of the Sioux Nation by virtue oil
the authority of the President, and was
as such accepted by all the Indians at
that agency.
Tho captures made by Gen. Merritt
consisted Of 500 Indians, 700 ponies and
large number OF arms. The last two
named are to be disposed OF at auction on
the I'd of November at Fort Laramie.
The moral effect OF this decisive policy is
wholesome, and peace promises TO pre-
vail in the agencies. -
Dism0unted and Disarmed.
CHICAGO, October 2G.-The following
telegram was received at the military
headquarters to-day:
STANDING Rock, October %.
To Lteul. Gen. p II, Sheridan, GreagO:
Col. Sturgis left Lincoln on the Goth
and Major Reno on the Dist. Each ar
rived here on the afternoon OF the I'D.
Sturges Immediately commenced dis
mounting and disarming the Indians at
Two Bears camp, and Lieut.. Col. Carlin
with his own and Reno's force dismount-
ed and disarmed at both the camps. Ow-
ing partially to the fact that before
l arrived at Lincoln news was sent
to the Indians here, it is said by
Mrs. McGilpin, that We were com.
ing and our purposes, as stated, but
principally, l believe, that some time
since, owing to the failure Of grass here,
the animals we're taken to distant grazing
places many miles away, compara-
lively few horses were found. | there
fore the next morning called the chiefs TO.
gether and demanded the. surrender Of
their horses and arms, telling them that If
they did not comply their rations would
be stopped, and also telling them that
whatever might be realized from the sale
Of the property taken would be invested
| in stock for them. They have quietly
submitted, and have sent out to bring
lin their animals. Some have already
arrived, and We now have in our posses
sion about 700. More are arriving rap.
idly, and l expect double this number. !
have kept the whole force here till now
for the effect its presence produces. l
shalt start Sturgis tomorrow morning
for Cheyenne, leaving Reno until Carlin
completes the work here. Only few
arms have as yet been found or surren-
dered, but I think our results here are
satisfactory. Not shot was fired on
either side Of the river. OF course no
surprise can now be expected. AtChey-
enne the desired effect was produced by
the same means as those employed here.
TSigned1 ALFRED Fl. TERRY,
- s''r-H Brigadicr General.