Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-09-27
Another Fight With the Indians-Gen.
Crooks Report.
Fort LARAMIE. Wy, Sept. 16.

Fort LARAMIE, Wy, Sept 49,
Gen X. c. Drum, Chicago, H.:
The following dispatch has just been
received from Gen Crook:
HEAD Bro HORN Avn YELLOWSTONE
EXPEDITION. CANr NEAR OWL CREEK,
DAKOTA TERRITORY, Sept l5
Gen. Sheridan, Chicago:
Marched from Heart River, passing n
great many trails of Indians going down all
the different streams we crossed between
Heart River and this point, apparently
working their way I'M toward the different
agencies, although some of the trails seemed
| fresh. Our animals were not in condition
to pursue them. From the north fork
Of Grand River | sent Capt Mills, Of
the Third Cavalry, with 80 men,
mounted on our strongest horses, to
so in advance to Deadwood to procure
supplies Of provisions On the evening of
the Sth, near the Shin Buttes, he discovered
hostile village OF thirty odd lodges, and
lay by there that night, and attacked them
by surprise yesterday morning, capturing
the village, some prisoners, and a number Of
ponies, and killing some of the Indians.
Among the Indians was the chief, American
Horse, who died from his wounds after sur
rendering TO us. Our own casualties were
slight, but among them was First Lieut..
Won Lattewitz, of the Seventh Cavalry,
wounded seriously IN the knee and leg,
since amputated
In the village were found, beside great
quantities of dried meat and ammunition,
an army guidon, portions of officers and
non-commissioned officers uniforms, and
other indications that the Indians of this
village had participated in the Custer mas
sacre. Our main column got up about noon
that day, and was shortly after attacked by
a considerable body Of Indians, who, the
prisoners said, belonged to the village of
! Crazy Horse, who was camped some
where between their own village and
the Little Missouri River. This at
tack was undoubtedly made under the
supposlion that Capt Mills command had
received no renforcements. The prisoners
! further stated that most OF the hostile In
dians were now going into the Agencies
with the exception of Crazy Horse and Sit
ting Bull with their immediate followers.
Crazy Horse intended to remain near the
head waters of the Little Missouri, aud
about one-half Of Sitting Bulls band, mum
bering from sixty TO 100 lodges had
gone north of the Yellowstone, while
the remainder of that band, with
some Sans Ares, Minneconjous and
uucapapas, had gone TO the vicinity of An
telope Buttes, there 10 fatten their ponies
and 20 trade with the Rces and others.
place great reliance on these statements,
from other cOrroboratory evidence which
have. These Indians With Sitting Bull will
amount probably to 800 or 400 lodges. and
in my opinion can very easily be struck by
Gen. rcrry'S column, provided it 90 in
light marching order aud keep under cover
our prisoners also in their conversation
fully confirmed in every particular my opin-
ions as already tclcgraphed YOU. We had A
very hard march here from Heart River. for
eighty consecutive miles. We did not have
q particle Of wood, nothing bat little dry
grass, which was insufficient even To cook
coffee for the men, During the greater por-
ton OF the time We we're drenched by cold
rains, which made travelling very heavy
great many Of the animals gave out and
had 10 be abandoned; the Others are
now in such weak condition that
the greater number Of them will not be able
To resume the campaign until after res-
sonaGle rest should like TO have about
500 horses, preferably she half-breed horses
raised on The Laramie plains, or in the
vicinity OF Denver, and acclimated 10 this
country. | intend to carry out the pro-
grammc mentioned in my last dispatch, pid
Fort Lincoln, and shall remain in the vicinity
OF peadNood until the arrival of my wagon
train. GEORGE CROOK. Brig, Gen.
y >CALY yarn. The Washington
Ca. trCSette remarks: For the past
week 1t has been So hot down on Little
River that the catfish have been OBJ
served To crawl up out Of the water.
lie down beneath n, sbaf,= trees and