The New York herald., 1877-03-23
SITTING bull REDIVIVUS.
The Sioux Warriors Again
on the Warpath.
THE TROOPS BEGIN TO MOVE.
Prospect Of Lively Times on
the Plains.
THE CROWS BADLY SCARED
The Hostiles Gathered on the
Big Horn River.
THE TROOPS BEGIN TO MOVE.
THE CROWS BADLY SCARED
BozEMAx. N. T.. March 9, 1877.

After General Miles, fight on the 7th Of January, SO
fully described In the HERALD the hostiles commenced
moving up IRON Tongue River through the Little Wolf
Mountains to tho Little Big Horn River. Here they
established monster camp and to 1t gathered all the
h0stiles within radius of several hundred miles.
camp Of Arrapahoes and Chcyennes ut the mouth OF
Sinking Water, on the Big Horn, first brought
down. ana then the Chcyennes and Arrapahocs fought
by General Mckenzie were induced to join the Little
Horn camp The sioux, after their drubbing by Miles,
seemed feel unsafe and their object by
tration OF all the hosties to mako themselves SO
strong to bc ablc to resist any future attack that
might be made by tho soldiers upon them.
The Little Horn camp located on the Little Horn
River the place whero the Custer massacre took
place. 1t was several miles long, and supposed TO
contain 1000 lodges, with perhaps $500 warriors.
The large number OF animals soon eat tho grass up,
and the camp moved up to Rotten Grass Creek,
tributary Of tho Big Horn Hero It stretched itself
along Ter twenty miles, reaching all the way from
Ro,ten Grass 10 the site Of old Fort c. +. Smith,
This move brought tho hostiles very the Grow
Nation, and tho Crows began to feel uneasy. The
Grow chiefs held council and sent their agent to Fort
Ellis to the commander there. They represented
that they had been the friends allies Of the whites
and now we're in danger. They said their young men
had como to the with General Crook and General
Terry, and thus incensed tho Sioux against them.
alone, who outnumbered them three to one, and i'm
plored the assistance and protection oil the soldiers
Tho commandant at Ellis replied that it winter and
the SHOWS deep tho mountains aud that he could
get his wagons with forage for the animals and
II he them without any they would be unfit for
spring service Besides, he did not believe the Sioux
would venture TO attack tho Crows at their agency.
He told Crows keep close home and watch tho
hostiles night and day, reporting to him every movo
they made, however slight
Thu Crows are the most daring and willy scouts on
Plains. and In obedience to their instructions they
hung about tho Sioux day and night. Every hilltop
had pair OF sharp eyes which peercd down into the
valley and every copse contained lurking Crow
rior, with his swift pony near by, ready to fly If
Sioux approached. Two OF tho Crows were frozen to
death while performing this terrible scouting duty
during The bitter cold nights in February. Every
three days dusky courier breasted the deep
the mountains and went to Ellis with the
All renamed quiet until about days ago. when
courier Ellis with hot haste to say the Sioux
were moving and toward tho Grow Agency. General
GDbon came from Fort Shaw, and. after consultation
with General Brisbin 1t was determined TO push tho
cavalry over the mountains ana protect the Crows
from their savage enemies. The work was no small
at this season OF the year and the troops
and nahe only fourteen miles three
days. Tho SHOWS were deep and the guIlies
away day and night, the thermometer Standing at IA
degrees below zero. Many men were frozen aud both
animals aud sodicrs suffered severely. AT last, alter
days of toll and nights seepessness the SHOWS Of
the mountains we're passed and the cavalry column
deboucncd on the Yellowstone RIVER Tho valley of
Yellowstone is almost always Tree from ard
oilers good wheeling Tor trains oven in winter.
Tho Crows put bold front and tried to bluff the
Sioux. bur they did not blum worth snap. On the
9th OF February, while small Grow camp the
Fastening to the agency for greater safety tho
Sioux swo0pcd down upon II and captured seventy
pones a tho poor Crows had but about teu head The
Crows took to tho bush and escaped, while the Sioux
made OIL with their booty This affair happened
within twenty miles OF Crow Agency on the north
bank OF the Yellowstone RIVER and just below the
When the news reached tho Crow camps a. the
agency 100 at set out and followed tho
Sioux trail down the Ya,owstone. AT Bakers Battle
field the trail crossed from the north to tho south bank
Cf Yellowstone and led u Pryor River. Tho
followed eagerly and nt dusk reached the Pryor ana
run suddenly u large Sioux camp There fully
500 Sioux in the camp, but the Crows charged them
boldly and kent up the hight for over two bours In
the co n uson ana darkness some Crow warriors GOT
among the sioux herd and ran of twenty American
horses, nearly every one ot them branded ~ U. s.
Cavalry" The Crows, after running ish got safely
back TO the Crow Agency with tneir stolen stock.
Next day II was reported that the whole Sioux force
coming down on the agency, and the Crows be-
coming alarmed abandoned their agency and retreated
to the mouth OF Saltwater, hfteen mics distant. Only
n few Old men. women and children and employees
NAMED about the agency. Agent Carpenter was away
Bozeman where he had gone to make purchases and
To accompany some River Crow chiefs VINO wanted TO
the commandant OF Fort Ellis. Colonel Stanton,
OF General Crooks san. who happened to be ut the
agency ut the time the stampede occurred at
sumed direction OF affairs and restored order there but
could not induce the panic stricken Crows to roturn
Colonel stanton had 10 the agency to pay of
Crow who had been General Crooks service
under Major Randall
AS we write the troops approaching the agency
rapidly as possible from the wes,, while the sioux
arc believed to be approaching from the south.
Courlcrs been sent To the Crows telling them the
soldiers coming and directing them to 10
their agency and defend II al ali hazards Little anxiety
felt lor The agency, as Is not believed by tho mill
tury The Sioux will attack II, but If tho Sioux
knew OF the situation they could easily take ana de-
fhA w hnln n an ha thpl
soldiers coming they will no doubt return TO the
agency and defend to the last There abou. forty
evil employ es at the agency and the families oil several
OF thom are living there.
AS / close II is stated on good authority that the
Sioux camps all moving down TO the Yellowstone.
1t Is said sitting Bull, Dui KNIFE and Crazy Horse all
have their CAMPS together and are prepared to fight
out If II takes all summer Colonel stanton who has
returned from the agency, confirms the above state
mcnt and adds that seven white men arc reported
killed at Bakers battlefield. A man named Hubbel
has come IN and says that while trapping his partner,
Cox, suddenly surrounded by Sioux ard killed.
HupbcI made his escape with great difficulty. and
states that the country Is full OF Sioux between Gen.
cral Miles ana the settlements.
nosTILEs
Tho following letter received this morning at
Fort Ellis from MAJOR T. Ii. stanton who has gone to
pay of tie Randall scouts:-
CRow Agency Feb. 81 1877.
Of stampede account OF the approach Of the sioux
cos Of wes al o s h ss' ss sSs
further west great have kept moving west.
few nSs0 with all %
others had Information
| tue subject gather about US !oows:
There large Sioux party on Prycrs Creek, forty
miles here the agency. The Crows
say the party 1000 warriors. small party
Crows camped the Yellowstone short distance below
mouth OF saltwater macaed Sioux yesterday
and lost all their horses. about 100 head
Thc the sioux moving this way, and the
situation here looks all decidedly threatening
give you the information is gwen here by the Grows
Crow warriors Pryor Greek
watch the OF the Sioux but the rest OF the
people are skipping off lively. and getting toward
place OF safety fast possible vhere are number OF
ladies' here who. OF anxious, and US tho
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who could resist the sioux and whether all these would
stay question: they should stay do not know how
much they would be- do intend leaving here
until Thursday. March l, and If anything occurs t9
mike going out dangerous l will stay longer
also will take charge OF things here temporarily
and make good fight possible IL becomes ncces
sary There doubt about the TACT that the Crows be-
whole Sioux outfit Ia approaching and very
badly la consequence think II would be wc
to send soue troops possible They may
have hght but they and their presence would re-
store con and might the OF saving much