The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-21
GEN. OROOKB ON TRB wan PAIN.
Another BiE Horn Expeditions Sitting Ball
TO bs stirred Up.

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DENVER, Col, May 14.-The Platte dlvis-
ion OF Gen. Crooke's troops, gathered for a sum
NOR campaign against the hostile Sioux tribes
of the Northwest. will leave Fort Laramie IN
few DAYS, and will be commanded by Con.
Crooke In person. Horses for tho expedition
have already been shipped from this city and
Pueblo, and over n M llion pounds Of hard tack.
bacon. powder, lead, &c, are going forward to
supply the military during the campaign. Gen.
CrOOkc will not let the grass grow under his feet.
he says, this time, In bringing the raiding
redskins to his own and the peoples terms.
The greater portion OF the command will assem-
bic at Medicine Bow. on the Union Pacific the
other two columns OF this army Of inv sion will
assemble Mt Fort Elii7, Montana, and at Fort
Lincoln, Dakota. The Fort Ellis division will
move down the Yellowstone. the Fort Lincoln
up the same stream. and all three divisions will
operate under the immediate direction OF
Crooke. so as to insure a thorough securing OF
the Yell wrtOne and Powder river countries.
About 800 troops will DO we'd in all
three columns Of the cxpeditton The Platte
| division under Crooke, will lumber some i've
companies aud will proceed to Fort Fctterm ~,
| west Tho Mont ma troops number ABOUT 45O
| men. of which 20 are cavalry, under command
| OF Gen. Gibbons, and are already marching east
| ward toward the Powder nyer region. Ihe "a
kota division Is to consist Of about 80 NJ en-, WIN
| $50 cavdlrv and "A artery Of Gdtlin guns. under
tue immediate conmand OF Gen. Terry, mo
u
| OF supplies established on the Yellowstone, In
the vicinity OF the neld operations. Supplies
| guarded by detachment Of Infantry have al
| ready been forwarded 10 That point 10y Gen
| Terry. owing 10 the Importance attached To
tins campaien Gen. Terry ha', within the past
| few DAYS, deciue to take command himself Of
| the main column Of the expedition.
Gen. Crook Is now visiting the WYOMING
agencies, endeavoring to enlist about three hun
| dred of the loyal braves OF Red Cloud o.
| Spotted Tail In this expedition. IL IA anything
but prob able that he will succeed IN this direo
| tiDl. ~ boz h the chic named unwilling to
| cooperate with tue Government IN this move
| ment against Siitlng hui. The addition Of a
few hundred Indians acquainted with the
sioux method Of warfare would tend to ma
terially shorten the time allotted for this second
BIC Horn expedition, which, " Is thought, Will
occupy the whole summer. In the event Of Il
refusal from Red Cloud and Spotted Tail. Gen.
Crr uke Will organize band OF crows ana
Snakes, ana IL IL thought three companies OF
Ute- as the chi,fs of these latter tribes have
rendered their services.
Sitting Dull Is reported In position, near the
mouth Of the Powder river on the Yellowstone.
lie has with him a number " young braves
from the Standing Rock Agency, togetne with
those whO escaped from the attack on Crazy
Horses or Little Diz Mans village las the case
tnay have BEEN | st ST Patrick Day. LARGE
quantities II ammunition and provisions afe
being furnished him by nd of mali breeds,
c.mped near Bear Butte, s0uo iitile distdnre
| norib est of the Black HIS. sitting Bulls
soul Ia in arms, and his careful and studied
preparations Detoken al active and determined
resistance to the military.
A party OF gold seekers, among whom were
several Jhlnaunen and one woman, LETT the
!
OF the Tongue river. They are Montana miners
ana number 1877 person., with z, wagons and 81
pack anim Is. and viii locate at the mead OF
Goose creek and the Little and Big Piney rivers
| tributaries Of the Tongue. Ii IS h''Iovod that
tins country Is very rich IN gold, M 'rosp' cts
have been found paving 81 DER day. the lowest
average. per man. he new gold fields are abou,
30 mile. tom Medicine Bow on the Union IA
cinc Railroad.
Apart from the many credible reports which
reacn tina city aud CHEYENNE every day from
the Black Hills, there are a number entirely
| FICTITIOUS. A party OF i've "tenderfeet" arrived
| In Cheyenne last week and gave cut that the,
had been attacked by n nd OF Havages When
some Jays out from Custer. They painted the
d, spcrate encounter In bloody colors, and ex.
hibited one Of their number with wounded
arm, which he carried in sling, and a wager
Perforated with bullets, 20 give the semhlanct
Of truth to their story. which was believed al
the time, and found It's way into the press re
ports throughout the country.
met one Of these gentlemen the other day IL
this city. and he thought II very good Jok'
beng killed or arrested. lie said that they had
not seen an Indian or signs OF Indians along th'
road. and that they had trumped up the storel
the bed Of the wagon with bullets themselves
and one OF the number was fortunately wound
Many OF the merchants here refuse to receive
silver coin at Its face value. ana frequently
discount OF from ten to twenty per cent. IL de
THE --LATEST FROM THE FRONT.
wAsHINoToS. MAY eo.-Ihe following Telegram
was received here to-day:
Commi'soner or indian hri,, IasaaSiys 1,' b. % g
lnst etp 6 S hgg Siosd aud spotted a
of their Indians have joined the hosules went in NJ
drove Crooke Lack are radine the country. They Sc
s sS G the scS nc ana GOHa s erd I5 mo-
from tue miitary Red S.ond ana SPOTTED Tau wan
listen to tue Great Fatner when he tells US what h
h the SoPS The be-
WILLIAM VAsDEvKR, Inspector.
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