Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-09-08
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THE CRAFTY SIOUX.
General Terry Can't Find Them.
The Campaign a Failure.
How Custer Was Trapped.
THE CHARLESTON MODS.
n NIGHT OF ALARM.
THE PORTE AND THE POWERS.
NEGOTIATING FOR AN ARMISTICs.
The Campaign a Failure.
How Custer Was Trapped.
THE CHARLESTON MODS,
n NIGHT OF ALARM.
THE PORTE AND THE POWERS.
NEGOTIATING FOR AN ARMIsrIcs.
HUNTING FOR THE SIOUX.
Terry Cant Find Than

Terry Cans Find Them,
Terry Casap o sep esr C1e dispatch dated ate,
via Bismarck, ID. T., September 9th, 1876,
says: General Terry's command after cross.
Ing the Yellowstone on the afternoon of the
2lth made short hold on the north bank
and then marched in q northerly direction
about six miles by the light OF the moon,
making dry camp. About six O'Clock the
next morning the march was resumed. The
general direction Of the days march was
norihwesterly. On the morning of the path
the column marched toward the north, then
turned east, and finally southeast, making
some seventeen and q half miles. So far
very little Indication OF the presence OF In
diaps had been found, but IL was hoped that
on account OF the presence of the bufTalo We
were about TO fall In with the Indians
NARY A RED.
The expedition To the north bank of the
the Yellowstone in so far as the hiding OF
hostile Indians Is concerned has proved q
failure. Trails have been found OF small
hunting parties. but apparently no large
and OF Indians have crossed the river unless
they have crossed at point further east
There is strong probability that no Indians
VIII pc met with during the present cam
Iaign. It will be imperatively necessary
remain in the cantonmeut during the win ter
70 set TO work preparing
WINTER QUARTERS,
as the severity Of the winter months renders
living under canvas absolutely impos sibIe.
An Old IrapPer's Account Of Chs.
ter's Lost Fight.
MINNEAPOLIS, MINI Sept 8.-The Pio-
neer Press and Tribune publishes an inter-
who has beed for q long time In the Yellow
stone country, and claims to have witnessed
the Custer massacre, being
PRISONER IN SITTING BULLS CAMP
and seeing every movement OF the troops
He was taken prisoner last March, and kept
In the camp OF the Indians ever since until
the Custer massacre. He was kindly treat
ed while there. He says Sitting Bull organ
lied not To fight the whites, but 70 drive
miners from the Hills. Previous 10 Custer,s
attack mounted couriers from Sitting Bulls
camp mad Tor eight days watched his forces.
Its division into small detachments being
noted with manifestations of extreme de-
light. Ambuscades were Immediately pre-
pared, and while the Indians stood ready for
hill WIZ
OVERLOOKING CUsTER's LINE OF MARCH.
The Indian camp was divided by u bIuff, a
point of which ran towards The Rosebud and
In The direction of one OF the avail able fords
OF the river 10 the Indian camp. By this
ford Custer followed their trail down 70 the
waters edge. There were but twenty a We
teepe5 visible to Custer. but there were sew
enty- i've double teepes behind the bluff not
visible. Custer attacked the smaller village
and was Immediately met by 500 or 2 600
Indians In regular order OF battle. Every
movement was made with military prscts
lon; Kidgely says he stood on the side OF the
A COMPLETE VIEW OF THE BATTLE,
which was not more than a mile and half
distant. Custer began the fight In the ra-
vine near the ford, and fully half OF his
command seemed TO lie unhorsed at the drst
hre. Then the soldiers retreated towards
him In the rear, and were shot down with
astonishing rapidity, the commanding OFF,
Ger falling from his horse in the middle of
the engagement, which commenced at IL a.
M, and did not last more than IS minutes.
dams returned TO camp with six soldiers as
prisoners, and delirious with JOY over their
success.
SIX SOLDIERS BURNED TO DEATH.
Those six were tied to stakes a. q wood
pile In the village and burned to death.
While the flames were torturing them to
death the Indian boys fired red-hot arrows
into their Quivertng flesh until they died.
Sitting Bull was met after the fight, and he
exultantly remarked that he had killed
many soldiers and one id general, but he
armed themselves with knives, visited the
battlefield and robbed and mutilated the
bodies OF the soldiers. While those soldiers
attention 70 force, evidently Reno's, at
lacking the lower end OF the village. Rtdgely
says Clusters command had been slaugh-
which attacked the lover end OF the camp
about o'clock p. m. The Indians returned
In the evening and said the
but Ridseiy says they did not make q state
ment OF their losses. They said the soldiers
had been driven back twice, and they piled
TR sI0aee ana Iee atsac , was un s
but Ridgely was not permitted to speak with
them, SO We are unable to state who they
were. One was noticeable from his small
size and gray hair and whiskers. Reno
killed more Indians than Custer. Two cap
tslns, believed TO be Yates and Keogh, were
the last to die.
THE SIGHT AFTER THE MASSACRE.
The Indians were wild with delight, and
many were drunk on whisky, stolen from
the whites. The squaws performed the duty
Of guards for the prisoners, and becoming
drowsy, Ridgely and two companions es-
journey homeward. The party ate game and
laid In the woods four days to avoid the In
dams. On the way bis horse stumbled,
breaking Ridgely's arm, but the party
finally reached Fort Abercombie, and thence
Ridgely came here. He describes Sitting
Bull as q half breed, OF large side, and very
intelligent, with q peculiar gait 70 bis walk.