The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-06-08
THE GREAT INDIAN HUNT.
ory. CROOKS BIG HORN AND YELL
youSTONE EXPEDITION.

voar FErrERMAN, w. T., May H.-"The
...rsnsss OF desolationi' exclaimed an Officer at
p'-, .,1e- AZ the dreary prospect which surrounds
49,. most was presented to our View, approach
'"'' ,ions the north bank OF the Platte. Truly
~ NIGHT relnquish TO the Sioux large portion
', chi. section, without a sigh. one ceases TO
saor indeed. at the Instances Of dissipation
w. sysn suicide occasionally encountered In
-. .,,,v when the utter Isolation Of its officers
.ioak and inhos pitable frontier stations is
considered
...n.r Il will be mUered that 1t was
..msd after Capt. Fetterman, who was killed In
.ha Fort Kearney massacre. 1t IL supposed that
"a Gas shot by brother officer and comrade,
I,out Brown, who stimuli aneously was killed by
Aim that both might escape the more horrible
,I,crnatiye Of capture and subsequent torture BY
,no sioux browns fall IA also COMMUNICATED
hsa canp named after MIN In the northwestern
mart Of the Terrltory-a vainRlory and shadowy
honor. but alas, the only one that awaits the
victim OF Indian hatred and revenge. l trust
there are none among the Y ,llant men who sur.
ro.nd me tonight whose late shd DE 10 euu
10 their countrNs s'tonghnlds' only u hame'
80 entire expedition - now assrulbIed. Col.
Rovall'a command arrived THIS morning from
Fort Laramie. FROM which point wrote you;
We found mure ex itemoht mere thah we hau
an route Yesterday the cable broke, ana the
analogy for a ferry boat noatcd down the river
NTH the current. until It's live freight OF horses
and men gas delivered from dangerous pre-
dhe4ment by a tet d IA the river and protrudinR
hank / WIS doubtless welcome release. Tie
csyA.ry then attempted to d I've their horses
acruss aud lost nineteen. among which was an
snimd belonging to Gen. Crook. teamstcr
VIII tried to swim tcrOss was also drowned.
The command Is too large for such an occur;
renee 90 cast much OF dumper upon II, and
ms evening there ~ no trace left Of yesterdays
DANGEROUS FERRY.
new cable from Fort Laramie Ia expected
during tho night. Meanwhile. communication
! kevt w WITH the opposite SIDE 10y means Of \
small * n, aud even by the cumbersome ferry
boat itsef This Is tOwcd up eitner side. as tho
sase mas he, 10y from fifty to one hundred men,
safe being taken to attain such point that
ven descending with the current 1t will strike
tie opposite bank-a rather tedious and danger
Gus navigation.
Two cOmpsnies OF the Third Cavalry. VIZ,
C,mnauy c. Capt. Van Fleet. and Company G..
Lieut. Crawford marched this afternoon to Sage
Creek, en- route to Powder river, to meet 800
Crow scouts employed by Gen. Crook for this
eImpailn The guide. Frank Drouard, with
sersc ut arr and nine men, we're first sent tor
thit purpose. but were forced to return on ac-
count Il overwhelming numbers VI Sioux. Gen.
crook II somewhat uneasy. as he fears that the
Cow. not finding the expected detachment,
uN return. or else be attacked aud defeated by
our common enemy.
Ain Il four days were occupied In marching
nun Fort Laramie. The Platte river was crossed
upon me IRON bridge recently constructed ut
Vat post by the Engineer Corps. 1t IL three
tans IN length, ana though no attempt at beauty
o. architecture was contemplated. IL is regarded
~ very Imposing structure at this frontier etA-
ton. The Platte river, everywhere nOtnriouslv
ueacnerous on account OF Its quicksand and
tod. has proved especially so to the garrison
a Fort l. irainie. Recently two men were
crowned IN the rapid current. and the head
tOnes in the Post cemetery record many similar
seaths.
adjacent to the hospital are two Indian graves.
sscu consisting simply Of four cottonwood up
NIGHTS supporting "A wicker work OF willows,
upon which rests the body enve oped in bl Al cts
rd buffalo robes. One OF these Is Spotted
fA's daughter, buried here some years ago at
Der request, and about whom a very romantic
1--we story has been circulated aud printed.
nsrct to destroy this pleas mt little fiction. for
IS nothing else. l have had her true history
rom her old fathers lips. She was a mere child,
nd the Anectlon she is SAID to have manifested
for handsome and gallant young officer OF the
iort was coined out OF her evident and out
poAen fondness for the whites generally.
OMNIBUS SILENCE.
The trip from Laramie here was devoid Of
Uecl / Interest. Contrary to our expectations
We were not "serenaded by the Indians upon
,N nsnt during the march. They are either
osp1ning such work until we shall have left
letterpan some Distance In our rear. or else
| have reiinqGished the annoying night opera
non' That Characterized last winters cam paign.
number OF fresh pony trails were encoun-
krei. and II was evident that We were watched
Inc road was exceedingly rugged and rough in
places, and generally either up hill or down.
The Plate flowed rapidly upon our left, aud be-
IOu I'd II, sDow-cdpped and cloud ridden, doomed
~ grandlv Laramie Peak,
Wn,le en- route, the packers and their mules
sngrDssed my unsophisticated attention.
toIre, VINO Is In charge Of the nve trains Of
with Gen. Crook for number Of years. An
epru du corps and pride in their vocation that
h surprising, exists among these packers. Wish
Dg 10 know more OF this man So intimately as
.oc,Ated with Crooks Indian can pdigns. sought
bun our third night out, 10 camp at Bridger's
ierri, and easily succeeded 10 ellciting the fol-
bwlg information:
When Did YOU 60 West, and when did you
trst meet Gen. CrookP
went West IN 1850, and consequently am
uuOst forty-niner. l was but fifteen years Of
axe met Gen Crook Ia 81 when he came out
= fort scott 10 California fresh from West
Pvlat, TO Join his regiment. He was a breyet
Second Lieutenant Of the Fourth Infantry. |
i've been packing ever since | went West
| ~ n cot tired OF mining l went to packing
lhsysr get very tired Of packing; the life suits
| re 1t WIS as recently as 81 that | began run
| nnl pack trains for Gen. Crook. Ii was in Ore
sou when ne was after the FLUTES. we suffered
| nuch more dunng those campaigns than we did
h winter on Powder river. IL W as not the flrst
VINE the ueneral had seen the mercury CONCEAL
ShAscOut; nut he did not seem 10 mind IT, He
Us wonderful constitution and can stand any
nn. lie is Injured TO hardships. and roughs
hNth tue poorest VI w. Upon he last expsdi-
" y he mad no more baggage than his junior
ea,er' or perhaps lowest private. He messed
W. u lie PAGERS. During the day he was
u"tYs ahead with the scouts. He Is a crack
w. aud very fond OF hunting. In Arizona, /
ss a2a'n win him He sent for me then, a. he
W id,l winter.
g. You have been after Piutes. Apaches, and
kl.f" N'
Willy ENEMY.
The Sioux, by all ODDS. The Plutes were too
nN ahl scattered We had to hunt for Them
~ II Was tue same way with the Aptches
selnef OF these tribes is mounted ike the
y w. however, the Alaches can make sixty
n 70 yer Gay uu loot. and very ften eluded u.s.
= 80 lurf use very small quantity of water
II .'"eB dtlnN and never wash-and conse-
t-gr"' 'aup GA Tue hi!h ridges, packing on
II s'N ud' as what water they require, thus rem
ss'ih- a.lrpri-e almost Impossible. Inc sioux
. l's WINTER especially, remain In large villages
- g. VI 'uel heei their families with them can be
i - "N"out Great dinitully, as, for Instance.
L "'".ei' hut they nght better than either
i nes ~ Ap tches' II | were a soldier | might
L - 70 ught any other tribe rather than the
low rh,s ueins . acker' am best pleased to fol-
A hhn'se most easily caught"
sumner wa 0'''" 'ne'n 'n's
Il msN. no; not II they can leave their families
80 ' y" hclrs. 90 be supported bv the Govern
n Itao " ."e thtl hEht. In that event, they VIII
II "u' ~ our way during the day, and bush
u 49,, - aAa Fai-e the devil generally AT night,
| nal. D,"e cannot sleep. II tneir families fe-
II In 100 'h'll' ana tuey are pushed, they Will
h., rA'r'! ana tn-t, next to attacking the
-, ,o, ." l"eIr Village surprising hen, mean
/, % .e'l I'll vs. 1t my 10 that We shall
Va '"V" h between Terry, Crook. and Glib
yer, 9ers seems to be a very strong bond
p.'-r. VI might say-between your many
o., Most u them were with me elsewhere.
sIrsSh" 'e long hnOwn each other. IL re-
lr..,''S"t VA Tee and skill to produce good
n born AK, '''' III 9I- talent. a man . got 10 ba