Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1876-07-27
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Monlana's Accounts.
New Northwest, July 18th.

hhLENA, July Id, p.
1 The Independent has the following
dispatches received last night from
Gibbons command, near Fort Pease,
on the Yellowstone TT report the
military situation unchanged. Glib.
bon and Terry are both awaiting or
ders aud reinforcements. Richards,
fthe half-breed scout, reports Crook
-tstill in the Wind river ranges waiting
for infantry. The Indians have com-
gPlete possession OF the country east of
4 the Big Horn river. The united for.
ces OF iibbon and Terry amount to
l,64S men. In Clusters recent bat.
lie the loss foots up to 3sB killed and
62 wounded. This includes Reno's
losses rs we'll AS Custer'l. Ii is i'm.
possible for Gibbon aud Terry to ad
vance in the present condition ofaheif
forces. The steamers Far West and
Josephine are s,iIl on the Yellowstone
and will be used for purposes of trans
portation. Sioux scouts hsve been
seen on Pillar creek, above the mouth
of the Big Horn. The Crows are
camped on Pryor's Fork, eighty miles
this side Of Pease.
MONTANA VOLUNTEERS.
Accompanying the official dispatch.
':s of General Gtbbon relatinR TO the
disaster to Cusler's command, which
dispatches reached Wash ngion OH
the night of July 5ih, Goverlor Potts
sent the following lelegram:
| i4rt-ssA, NJ. L, July 5, &c.
General W. Z. .Shern,aa, ltluslting.
ton, ID. c.
Reliable adviccs from the Little
Horn make the defeat of Custer com.
plete. Two hundred aud Fifty men
and fifteen officers were killed; Custer
himself was among the slain. Gen,
Gibbon reached the battle field thir-
ty-six hours after the battle. Great
excitement prevails among our peo-
pie. ! tender the government one
thousand volunteers
F b. f. Po1-rs,
Governor.
That was prompt nnd proper. To
this writing there have been no re-
turn dispatches, but we think at least
u portion Of the tender will be accept
ed. II accepted, Governor Potts will
probably organize the force and take
the field in person, aud we predict
that the command will be organized
economically and well Quilted, that
the best Indian fighters in the terri.
tory will be called to the front, and
that the Montana volunteers of '76
will do efficient service. The tender
may be rejected. The territorial vol
unteer commands heretofore have
been extravagantly organized and
maintained, and did liltlc service.
The government bears this in mind,
and that alone, II anything, will nAu.
ence Sherman TO deny this protection.
We trust, however, the exigencies OF
the situation will induce ine authori-
W TO enroll at least three or four com
panies for: service nj exposed points
until the danger is pissed or regulars
CAN relieve them. 1t is not grand
review thar is wanted, bu, fighting
force to protect the settlements in
case OF raids, or to hunt Indlans ane
whip them. Front,ersmen, adv-n-
.urous, courageous, self reliant, ac-
custo,ned TO roughing il, aud fighting
at the country, are the very rnen the
Indians don't want affeI them. And
the knowledge that volunteers are or.
ganized in. Montana will go far To-
wards repressing .hostili,ies by tribes
now considering alliance with the
nioux. Prevention is better than
cure.
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