Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1877-08-16
THE INDIAN SIrUxTION
The CrOws.-The Cheyennes.-
The NeZ Perces. Pie
gans, &c. Sitting Bull
The Sioux. The
Canada Question:
Danger Ahead.

n FROM oul correspondence We obtain dat
As follows regarding the Montana situa
ion:
Crow AGENCY, Aug. 9, 1877.
1t is reported here that the River Crows
are on Milk river, having either left 1t
Doane or gone there on scout duty under
his orders. About 60 lodges of Mount, ir
Grows are now here. 1t is the opinion OF
the Interpreter and others, whose opinion
's entitled to respect, that should the Me-
Perces enter the Yellowstone country. i,
is more than likely they will excite a par,
OF the Grows to hostility, or at leas,
aggravate the notorious discomfort of the
disaffected warriors 4. j. HUNTER
! MILES CRY, Aug. 2, 1877,
Lieut.. Doane returns with the Grows
not selected for the Little Missouri cam
paign. From the Muscleshell the camp
may send in for their annuities, and then
go upon an extended scout over the coun.
try. lSee our command news.-ED1roR
COURIER. The Crow and Cheyenne
scouts had q long pow.wow here, but
nothing occurred to give an idea of apv
love between them 1--WE reported this last
week.-ED. CouR1EK], and l have no
present fear of any combination.
H. J. HOPPY.
Fort BENTON. Aug. 10, 1877.
1t Is not improbable trouble may arise
this season with the Piegaus, Gros Ven
tres, etc. Failure in annuities, illegiti
mate cutting down of reservation, dis.
satisfaction over distasteful appointment
of interpreter, etc. cause much growing:
and in case of local Nez Perez or Grow
trouble, we fear a combinat ton of all the,
tribes. BENTONITE
The Manitoba Free l'ress and the U. 8.
Consul at Winnipeg say: "Near Sitting
Bulls encampment war party of Ell
Sioux robbed the traders of three kegs of
powder and one bag of bullets. Besides
Sitting BULBS band, there is an equal
number of Sioux refugees from the Min.
nesota massacre of 1928, over whom
Sitting Bull seems to exercise much in
fluence."
Eastern kilograms of the 9Th and 9th
have the following: 1.-THE correspond
snce between the State Department on
behalf of the War and Interior Depart
nents and the British authorities regard.
ny the return of Sitting Bull and his ,
followers. has not resulted in nything
satisfactory. The British authorities want
o get rid of him, but decline the PROPOSE.
ion made to transfer them to q point
urther east. The Minister of the In.
erior Department of the Dominion of|t
canada Is here, comforting with the Presi- L
lent and Cabinet concerning the return &
# Sitting Bull and his people from the :
British possessions to the United States !
This subject will be further considered I'M
he Cabinet meeting Tomorrow" IL
The N. 7. Herald of the 3lst, ulto. It
avs:
Great anxiety was felt at the Indian n
'ureau to-day, arising from further in e
ications of growing trouble with the +
indians In the Northwest. Commission :
Smith, in talking over the attitude of :
be Sioux. said he had great solicitude d
the developments which were o
curly multiplying, with q tendency to d
,uch more serious complications than
I'd ever before occurred In the manage. :.
ient Of the Indian question.
IF" said he, 1.-THE Sioux shall exhibit. +
l apprehend, reluctance to going I,
YER to the location selected for them by y
1e government on the Missouri river and 4,
their dissatisfaction some hundreds oflr.
aem will leave the reservation, ss is like. q
:, junction can be effected with Sitting d
'ull or Joseph, when we shall have to be ~
r0vided With 3, 600 troops st Hast. If notj