The New York herald., 1876-11-27

lowstone bottom and partly back the high prai-
stone On the return trip from Tongue River very
few Indians were seen. and they long way or;
SO the journey was quiet one
HEADQUARTERS PowpxR RIVER ExPrprrios,l
FoRT FErTERxAS, Wy. T., Nov IA, 1874
To-day start for old Fort Peno on our way In
search OF Crazy Horses band. Since our arrival here
have been busy procuring our supplies, furnishing
and Quitting for the trip. ana beyond the routine
necessary for such preparation but tlo has ;ranspred
OF any interest. Like the OF the world, have
been watching the result o. the Presidential election
with much moro attention than our present move
mcnts could be watched in the East, and latest
advices tell us Tilden Is the man. During stay
here there have been some specuations on the pros
poets expedition bet these have not been based
on any information received from the hostile camp the
Powder River Expedition expects to discover
rEAcn
News OF the reported surrender o. 400 lodges OF ste
ting Bulls Indians having to Us from tho East
some hopeful spirits among predict In consequence
a surrender OF Crazy Horses people and probable
early termination of our trip. fancy that in most
instances OF this sort tho wish is father to shs
thought, however, and from what | can learn
Indian auxilares arc very hopeful OF so peaceful
q settlement OF differences with tho remaining
Northern hostlcs under Crazy Horse and Sitting Bul
COMPOSITION coruMN.
have been counting up tho strength OF our forcca
and find shall have about 200 men, all told In the
column. Tho six companies or the Fourth cavalry
rumbcr II officers and ASS men; two companies OF the
Fifth have officers and $50 men; two companies oi
the Third have officers and 1sd mon; Company X. Of
the Second cavalry, detailed with Headquarters has
officers and SIS men; the four companies OF artillery
oniccred by officers and have 147 men; tie six
companies OF the Ninth Infantry have IL officers and
2a4 men three companies Of the Twenty third Infantry
number Ill men. under officers and the two com.
panics of the Fourteenth infantry contain IS men,
under onicerr Our Indian auxilinries In all VIII
number about $50. There with pack train OF 400
mules 65 packers. We have wagon train Of 16S
wagons and Z ambuances, with 2l9 drivers and train
men and few additional civilian employees. running
up the whole number OF people with the expedition to
the figure already mentioned.
uNlFoRMING REDS.
After few days rest here Lieutenant Clarke issued
their arms. uniforms and ammunition TO the Indians
and some non- commissioned officers were created
Three Bears Is FIRST sergeant OF Of the panies
tho entire number Red Cloud and Spotted Tail In.
dams being divided into two companes-and Standing
Bear tho Indian captured In tho American Horse
nght has been made Corporal Standing Bear No
upprchcnsions are now felt Of disturbances between
our Sioux and Pawnec soldiers. Thoy have had talx
ana smoke among themselves. and have stopped
calling each other tauntng names, was their habit
for little after departure from Fort Laramie
The pawnees are very orderly. vel, drlcd and dis
cipned lot Of soldiers manv OF whom can speak and
some write English Thus far tho Sioux and Arrapa-
hoes have been difficult to HANDLE but they grad
ually being instructed and wiH present tolerably
good appearance. IL amusing to see their awk-
wardncss when they first put their soldier clotheA
They looked like those peculiar angular pictures OF
mailed knights OF few centuries ago, with their
upper limbs very much in tho way, and thcir boots SO
upmanag cable that each stop they cast their feet
high the air and grinned at the novelty experienced
We have had early sample Of the sort Of weather
.nec ne 20 showing and continued until
Sunday afternoon. Then it cleared up cold, and
continued TO grow colder until midnight. wnen me me
cold snap suddenly that we were unprcpared
for severe attack and consequently thcro was
Nttle socp OF tents that night Since th en-
It has grown mdcr again, and, though tho ground Is
well covered with snow, We arc getting very fair cam
paigning weather The smoke Of our camp fires mounts
up from white waste for three four miles along the
river side
Yesterday the Indians had another talk with Gem
eral crook so as to understand definitely what
pected Of them and ascertain what plunder they will
be entitled capture village Most OF the
.taks wore short and OF no great account but Fast
Thunder asked have his talk taken down In writing
and sent on TO tho ircat Father. Ho said -
Last spring year ago was in Washington. When
was there the Great Father told me II there were
them and return them When the Great Father told
that knew u right. because that is what the
some back tha. were stolen Those Indians that Stay
At the agency now have done any harm to tho
white people and think very wrong 70 take away
to take away any moro OF tho horses from these
indiana The reason ! am gong out to light tue
Northern hosties is that tho country up thcrc was
given 20 by tho Great Father and want to get Il
back. The Great Father and tho lndans at the agency
together but tho young men are going TO help you
| You who pick on have good sense ana
good eycs, and you have selected who will help
you when you &c. out there ! want you 20 tell the
Grea. Fathor to give back the country where
arc living at the agencies. The young men want this
We are your friends now, and we don't want you 10
take our horses away any We going to
stick by you. We edont know how 10 work yet wo
to have our horses SO that wo Can sell hcm and
buy cows, &c Now, you say you Do not want us TO
fight but TO find the northern village and Indian. but
they do know this, and they Will mako hard work
for We wnnt to know II we capture tho horses ut
the village IL we keep all we capture We going
to capture tho Northern Indians We want to take
US. They won't have any horses and they
won't have any guns and they. Will learn
Everything you say good, and whatever you have
told has been right, and you have all along done
wha, ysu said you would DO
married the northern Indians, and when VIC capture
these Indians will ind good many Of our relations
there that IS the reason we want 10 take them TO our
agency. This all for me. =
General Crook I'll have heard what he said
Toll him that some time ago Red Cloud and Red Loaf
head men at the agency and people were
feeding them at the time. They mado a treaty and
promised :hcy would not steal stock from the white
men. These men have been well treated and have
boon taken on to Washington, and though thcy
pretended to be the friends OF the white men
they all the time acting In bad faith,
stealing stock and killing white mon. Tell
him that under governments evcrv man CON
tributes the support OF the Indians tho rcserva
tons, and that the vcry men they Killed were giving
their share them Tell them the trails OF tho
dcprcdatng Indians led 10 the Red Cloud Agency and
that had only their word that they did not do
the mischief At last the government got angry and
would not stand II any longer. During the past sum-
mer great many Indians won't north and Joined tho
hosies soldiers rho agency Indians
also supply ing them with food and ammunition aud
the reason those Indians recently captured ut Red
Clocd captured was because tho government
wanted keep them where II could sec who good
and who wcro not II the Indians behave