The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-02-18

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risoned. In anticipation of trouble,
Gen. Caster has received instructions
TO proceed Immediately to Fort Lin
coin, and place the troops in readiness
for an expedition intothe heart of the
Indian country. In accordance with
his Instructions, Gen. Custer Is now
on his way to the West. He arrived
in Chicago yesterday morning, and
remained here only q few hours, talk
ing the afternoon train for st. Paul.
A Tribune reporter Gated Gpon him
at the Palmer House, during his brief
sojourn there, and held a few min
utes' conversation with him.
Il don't really know,n said tho
General, in answer to a question by
the reporter, "what the plan of my
operations is to be, and l cannot ts!E
until l arrive on the ground and learn
how affairs stand.p
."Have you heard much about the
INDIAN TROUBLES RECENTLY
"Only us they have been reported
IN the newspapers. / have been
spending the winter in New York,
having gone East in September. and
l was fully expecting to remain there
until May. had dotted the military
gul5e Tor the sober civilian suit, and
had begun to feel asifI were actually
settled down to solid comfort. But
my reani were suddenly d~issipated
by The receipt Of kilograms instruct
ing me TO get thence forthwith TO the
West. IL was TOO bad. wasn't it Pr
and the General heaved a melancholy
sigh, as his mind reverted TO the So
cial gayeiies Of the beloved metrop-
oils which he had left so unprelnedi-
tatediy.
what do you understand to be The
cause oi The present diilicuities in the
Indian country?"
"Ihere are several. Nou under
stand that there.are large numbers of
rowing Indians
WHO HAVE ALWAYS REFUSED
to go into any of the Agencies. and
who have always held the pale face
III utter adherence. These are dlvi-
ded into numerous little tribes or
bands, and, by reason of their own
sectional jealousies, have never been
formidable enemies of tho Govern
ment. They have lately been stirred
up considerably by the migration of
the whites into the Black Hills coun-
try, and have been a good deal
strengthened by accessions from the
Agencies of Indians who have beeu
angered by the same cause.n
VINO are tke leading spirits in the
movement? 2"
Sitting Bull and Red Cloud. You
know, there are TWO Sitting Bulls
This onehas never been in an Agency.
and IS dangerous character"
what would you estimate the en-
tire force of hostile Indians to be ?n
ut Is very difficult to make any
thing like an accurate estimate, as
the rowing tribes have never been
numbered; bat | should say that they
can bring forward
FROM 5000 TO 10000 WARRIORS.
This number, you see, is enough to
do a vast amount of damage to the
country up there. Already, as / hear,
there Is a general apprehension and
alarm among the settlers, and they
are tlocking 10 the forts.n :.
headquarters will be at Fort
Lincoln"
Eyes; that is the best central point.
being so accessible by rail. When |
arrive | shall probably begin to draw
as many troops as cnn he spared from
all the forts, and concentrate them at
Fort Lincoln
do you think, in case there is a
general Indian war, that it will in
terfere with the settlement of the
Black Hills ?"
Il can't tell where the field o foper-
atoms will be. Probably they will
cover Il large extent of territory.
However, / don't think that any In
dian war, no matter how serious,
WILL PREVENT People
from rushing to the Black Hills. Ac-
cording to reports, there is II continual
stream of people at present moving
into the mining regions, and the
prospects seem to indicate an increase
as the weather grows milder."
You are an advocate of the theory
that gold exists in the Black Hills in
large quantities, / ~believe?n
Il really do think that there is
plenty of gold there, hut l think also
that still greater quantities will vet
be found west of the Hills"
With this the conversation closed.
Chicago Tribune.