, 1876-11-06
INDIANS.


TNnTANc
1NDlANos
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THE ARMY OF THE PLATTE.
ARMr or rmg PLATrE, CAM on HAT
r..nw ~ o,rxo a.r. 49, ~, s,.x.,,.
shshh' oet' !"o ~, uaJs aiter oeo' MoF.,]
lc1t as, We, WIN the man column ana INC
Creek bv slow marches. Night before 1ast
courier rcachel us at I}uffalo Gan. .tntfnr Tint
Zen Zen. ~ s1rrritt would meat y. on tin Chcvcnnc @
River at tho point where the Red Cloud road
us Yesterday, having gone down tic river as far
80 lin ,no,,,,, nf n,n,d Crccb. 1n1,nv m
I.:,t" ,"". -. ta.nsa a,ro,,as =, ,r.,,. ~. ~.
4na'ohe, DUE MI !1nf"ense nuoloeF o1 tsals' from
three to seven days old, leading bouthward to-
ward the Agencies, II looks 10 Us very much q
thoucb thc Northcrn Indiana had rone in: or.
49, a.. 81 ..a.,,. f.,.,t.,>. ..h, 49,. 49,
tat"c., '''"t ~ ."o "ss"sJ ."u""a ""o nn's oes"
operating With tho hostlles all summer hau ron-
contractors beef. This seems to be most prob.
Ill. f,r ,hav INV ,tro IL nor,fo-+ n, ptnt.r and
..s, .'t,h txa.,, .,,n1,r ~ n,,,,,,,t,io, T.,
e.aft out Win 1fe8a supp'y oi a'n"u"'s'on IL
TIE FACT or THE MATTER IS,
TINT this war hns SO s, far been simply source Of
,'a'''..s',. w e.a t'9ua a'au spo...a
las young oaeks' snes .aS' 10 war ~ n nh'u !.
sniJ to tako TO water. They havo not
ham rt,,ta,,o,, e.vcrc,v enough IA 1cod
49, " w." .,s o.rox ~ 3ho,r .vnrs
tnt" " see 'A' s''o, u"S'' "u,e'
anu come IN anu i've all summer
on the public bounty. They will consent TO be
thorn,rb,y y,rtuona during the winter.months.
I,,, thav ,,,,.t novo +bclr hor,n,e.. amusement
'as .noy '"aaS ..s ,.,.N..s.'',..
-sncf as shooting at soldiers ana jumping min
}On ~ t..-t1rr1nr tfn FqantErr. Thnv f1n
not care ut all for any particular locality; being
ron,oa. tbo c,cmcnt NJ natr,ottan ;1ncs mt
antnr ,n,o t,,, sahnno - t,etr cxt.ts,cc md ~,
entca % .o oG ,xnn ~ .hn "a, ati, ,rv" ~
nu!eet - EhI.iev mnen tLy ~. ~. onn!,5 u''en
IRON ohe !aIt " u. e"a,.s,s NV aa.o'nef'
K!i.LiSo o. @ uoNsa.LEvss. @t,.,ats =. a..
9t. ,i,t,. ~ C.ca at1tr ~ horsa. ~ eee se
heau o. h.pnlo',us ~, Gceh, s,H'5 mo.oe1 msre s
stnnpcuEu lIom % w %ncaeLnet't.eht.Ian'p, al W:
thrse have heen resnsesca. % IN 1ae process @ u
Wnaem two n;' ores.aGaSs meae hI'S a.,u 2ns
~ H. ,"m s,as .,,rs, msT na .a' sS, 'a
on tlo party t'!at wire pursa, imsI.' ml.a .ne
y tis spsc!es Of pylaiy SIT sse T. .S e1qsse s.
INC i'eile.routSne nvcf, a'. ~ "urn .i masc ueeh
vGsg sn9u sK T." uosg =. ,HesT ssonm-
ttets hau oesn h4tfIcu lt,to nae'y !n'eIrtw
w!tn tmc M peSi1; ts salu .Iae & t man caftltng
hinseiI JACK snuaen ~ Inc o. st's
hofee-thioecs, anu t!.aI tsxu'atl stosiSAniAeu
eanu ashlsts, wnose nnsness IL Is 10 ste"l aofses
anu oaspose o. tnSm.. 1,,,. n.,,ru
'iH HIo',uaIo A. .-
tnat haSe latc!y lolnsa ns navc pocn lne source
q very ElGat aeoi ol !MuoeuhL Aitu,emeHt ,5 "
the OLD sola!cfs One very lunny lhths hatl-
pencd tllG other uay. lhe column was On tlte
inafctl, when one OF tAe .1resn nsn. eaHe aal-
lopinE np aiong the l'ne a. w speea, ~ morse
goycreH Will ioaia. ne rasncn !,ahtNal'y Pnst
Ten. Merritt, VINO ca!lGu olit AZ the top Of hls
voice, STOP running tiat nossc. sep running
sr trepla faG nt SaeH r5 tne ,hn mp orsn N ns tn
no.1"', .,,n,;, ~ M. III r,,ve * n eonIJ
stnn the u'" Mw-- ~ N... - - ~ =. IL " .
And ttcn to rec them cross m arroyo! Much
to their astonishmcnt, and evidently to their