Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-07-26
BY TEL EGG r A n!
SPECIAL TO THE PIooHs DAILY RECORD
BY WESTERN UNION LINE.
EASTERN DISPATCHES.

BISMARCK, Dakota, July 25.-The six
of infantry under Gen. Miles,
arrived yesterday and left for the Yellow
Stone this morning, taking on board
here one hundred and sixty recruits,
two three inch Rodman guns, horses and
supplies. The Josephine follows this
evening; Col Hughes returning on her
to his post. Army officers generally
blame Crook for failure to cooperate
with Terry, believing he was anxious to
win laurels without assistance or inter
ference. One gentleman, but little in
ferior in rank, insists that Crook knows
little of the plans of the Indians any way
and lacks the experience desirable in
one commanding an army operating
against WHY and savage foe. All agree
that one of the greatest mistakes in the
campaign is the under estimate of the
number of Sioux and of their disposition
to fight. Gen. Miles says ne is satisfied
that nearly all the fighting men from
Standing Rock are out and he stopped
there long enough to look the ground
over and the agent at lower Brule adds
that his Indians are all out and those
from Cheyenne agency, not to speak of
Spotted Tail and Red Clouds who are
certainly with them. The hostiles have
been largely reinforced since the battle.
General Miles gives the key to the re-
moval of women and children and friend
ly disposed Indians of Standing Rock
Agency, to the east side of the river.
The hostiles had notified them that they
intended to raid the agency unless all
joined them and believing that they
would do it they have removed to the
other side of the river for protection. A
Sioux scout in the employ of the govern
ment at Fort Rice, after the recent battle
said, he always knew the Sioux out
numbered the whites and that he be-
lieved they would conquer in the end.
The idea prevails to great extent among
the young warriors who go into the
campaign better armed than the whites,
with knowledge of every ravine in the
country and almost every tree, from be-
hind which an Indian can shoot ca
valryman and are confident that they
will win. Well informed rivermen and
frontiersmen insist that the Indians have
an effective fighting force of at least 10,
900 men, well armed and abundant
supplied.
CHICAGO, July 25.-The following dis.
patch was received at General Sheri.
| dams headquarters this morning
Camp on Goose Creek, Wyoming, July
l6, via Fort Fetterman, July 22.-To
| General Sheridan: l sent out Lieuten.
ant Sibley on the sixth with q small de.
tachment of the Second Cavalry to es.
cort my guide, Frank Gruard, in making
a reconnaissance. When the rarty came
on the seventh to the point neal
where near the Little Big Horn
debouches from the mountains they
encountered the Sioux in strong force
and saw enough to convince them that
the main village of the hostiles is
not far from that point. They succeeded
in making their escape only after aban
donin9 their animals and marching
across the rugged foothills of the Big
Horn Mountains. Lieutenant Sibley
and Frank Gruard are entitled to greal
credit for their GOODNESS and judgement
displayed when surrounded by largely
superior force of the enemy. Signed
Geo. Crook, Brig. Gen."
CINCINNATI. July 25.-W. A. Wheeler
the Republican candidate for Vice Presi
dent, in reply to letter from William
Ampt, of this city, in regard to his &C
ton against the Ohio river interest Will,
in Congress, writes as follows: 9Th,
whole extent and nature Of the opposi
ton on my part to the Ohio river in
terests has been grossly misrepresented
General Garfield is now preparing al
opening campaign speech wherein tn
matter will be fully explained"
Two young daughters of NJ. Pritchard
near Logansport, Indiana, were burnt t,
death Sunday night by the explosion o
a coal oil lamp. from which they wer
pouring oil on the kitchen fire.