, 1876-11-15


&latA i9f1ntry-companses 4, Z. D: :, aud X.
x srsa 4hra sa 4 Il and O.
The strength Of tho column is shout rs fol-
lows:
Cavalry. ............."+1,oo 900
Infantry. EUD
Artls!ery... .'..''...,'.'.. @uo
In addition arc tho irregular forces, consisting
Of tho 'Pawnccs, numbering on, and led by
Fran1t North, who In himself IL q host; the
Sioux, 150 commanded by Lieut.. Clarke, Of the
Second Cavalry, assisscd by Ltcuts. uowo aud
Jones, Of tho Fourth Artillery; and 100 Sho-
shoncs, now at Reno. in charge Of Cosgrovo,
tho scout,-thus making grand total Of
OYER Two THOUSAND MEN,
OF d force as lnrgo MS Gen. Crook had with him
at any time Inst summer, und onc-thirl larger
than tho command with which he fought Sitting
Bull at Rosebud Hills.
Kandnll, ut last nccounts, was at tho Crow
Agencies In Montana, cndcavoring to induce
those wild Warriors to ngaln engage against their
nncicnt foc,nen, wlttgood prospects Of succeed
Ing. II Randall gots 800 Crows, Gen. Crook
will have In tho field about 2,500 men; this H.
cludes tho four companies Of infantry now at
old Fort Reno, on tle Powder River, md with
this force no disaster need bc apprehended.
Especially IL this tho case during tho Tlntcr for,
during that scaaon, this Indians aru unable to
concentrate IN any considerable numbers, owing
Crook Is very much eatcd at tho success Of Ills
effort In procuring of Q number OF Sioux to
light their own people. 11a looks upon this as
the cutc1lnE wedge which will result In tho DIS
membcrmcnt OF the Sioux Nation, and, aa
riiala UTTER p1scoxrI1pnE.
Threc-Dcars, WHO LIS tho head man OF the
Sioux, contingent, h!s always been friendly to
know pronounce him entirely Trustworthy.
allarp-Nose, ai, Arapahoe, and swlft-Thuuder, q
Cheyenne Chief, arc not 10 we'll known; but, II
PROMISES 70 for anything, they wn ccFtainly do
we'll. How the Pawnees and Sioux will work
together remains to ba seen: An aneicnt 1eud
Of tho bittorcst kind cxists between tho tribes,
and ia rendered moro Intense by tho
massacre at Deadwood Creek, In Ne6raska,
son,s LILO Sioux attachel Pawnce hunting.
camp,-thc young men being away after buffalo
ut tho ttmo,-anl slaughtered every living. soul
In It.. II tho rawnces forget this, even 80 far as
hib!t moro OF tue divine spirit Of forgiveness
| than Indians arc usually credited with, Then
| thu Crows and Sioux. have been fighting each
othcr for 80 nany ycara that tho memory Of man
bo said Of tie Sioux and shoshoncs Our trregi-
lar forcea with this tliscordnnt element, tho
| Sioux contingent prove 4 greater source
OF trouble u.ul anxiety TO the General thnu old
An INCIDENT T..
occurred Oil the tnusch up from Laramie, whlci,
shows TINT tho innlcal spirit llas not died nut
between tic Sioux md rawuces,-at least as fur
In a,lvaucc, when two Of tho Sioux slipped away
from their purty; md, riding up to Tho Pawnrcs,
"countcd ct,up" on twu OF THUR warriors. This
is considered very great insult. md consists In
eaici iiii 'eoap-stivk'' tprono.lnccd koo), and and
means tint tic striker Will take tho stricken
0nc's hair on 1tioro convenient OCCASION. For
tunatcly, Maj. Nortfl-who llas great control
| over his c0rnnsanA-preyentcd any retaliation,
altl, as tic atuux llayc not yet received their
arms, nothing serious Inns Us yet occurred.
THE rAwNEss ..
arc BY all odds the most rciul'le Of tho i!rcg,
| lars. They arc lltiy enlisted, organized, mud
uniformed as tro"I Of cavalry; md: II It were
not for their long Eafr, which they will nut colt
sent to part Witht would present very sodtcrly
toy 1s s1ast1hse and
fait. IN North, their leader. Tlyy will l,e found
practically moro ctllc!ent than the remainder VI
our allies put togttcr; an.l, When tho time
COMES to use thou in battle, thclr value will 10
Ut course, the question rs to what
THH ugNERALfa INTENTIONS
In regard To the coming campaign nrc, vii! re-
over, but'I should not be surprised II he swapt
dnwu the Powder, tllsn aeross to the Ltttle
Altssoltrl, returning by way NJ the Yellowstone
and Tongtto Rivers. II The enemy ara not found
Nbly pext receive hts attention. Eyon II NJ very
great s,lccces In thu war Of capturing and de-
stroyfng Villages should bo accomplished. 1t vii!
KEEP tle ensMy % tne n9se 9 l'arass ana
Of tho Yellowstone at a'l. they are going 10
fave llar.l time of 1t this winter, for by
the titne tha column now goli,g out Is worn out
pcltIon Just ,llshar,letl viii b. sufficiently 70
ta!ncrotcl tu talks tic let. Hut tho question