Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1877-03-22
The Coming Campaign.


] Headquarters, which reads thus:
FORT ELLIS. March 16, 1877,
Capt. Tylr, in command at Grow
Agency. reports that the camp consisting
of 800 to 1000 lodges Of Sioux, Chey'
,ennes, and Arrapahoes is on Gruss Lodg
Creek. A party of Grows captured A
ponies, but shot 20 which were too poo
to march with them. The Crows repvr
all the Sioux ponies poor and sore.backet
that the camp has plenty of buffalo
meat, aud is 10 good grass region.
THE HosTILEs SHOW NO SIGNS OF NOV.
ING BRlSBIN,
Commanding.
THE CROWS.
Another official letter. states that Agent
Carpenter l. # the Agency, On the 18th, &c
hold council with the Crow chiefs--his
design being to encourage their desire to
join the command.
This letter asst rts the poor condition oil
the Sioux ponies. ,-@a~-s
THE PROSPECT.
The Yankton Press is of opinion that
1.-THE indications point to CESSATION OF
Indian host,lities. The voluntary sur.
render of go hostiles at Cheyenne Agen-
|cy the other day, with their ponies.
denotes disposition on the part of the
red men to give up conflict which they
must realize can only terminate in 1her
early destruction, if continued
The Cheyenne Leader, OF the 7!h inst. i,
speaking OF the arrival there of General
Sheridan, states, .!st after consultation
with Crock. the latter imm-dia' ely started
with Col. Mckenzie for Fort Laramie,
upon business connected with the cam
paign. Also, that orders were issued to
tn various departments looking to instant
for the field-but that 1.-The
nature and extent of the campaign will!
most likely, depend somewhat on the re-,
sui. of the conference now taking place
between Spotted Tail and the hostiles
under
CRAZY HORSE.
Spotted Tail was accompanied by $50
picked Indians, and had departed upon
his self imposed mission with consent Of
Crook. who had sent Maj. Randall with
IN escort to Reno to await word from that
chief. Should he fail, ''then the work of
two or three expeditions will
be pushed ahead vigorously, and the
blue coats will be instructed to show tie
noble red men no quarter whenever and
wherever fcund.''
Col. Gordon had been ordered 10 Sid
ney Neb., where the Pawnee scouts will be
recognized to assist in coming opera
tons.
LATER.
The Leader of Sth inst. re-asserts the
SUCCESS of Spotted Tail, stating that h.
had accom- plishcd his object-that Crazy
Horse, with 800 hostiles, was on the way
10 conclud. peace, and that 400 additions!
losties wor Id follow suit.
GEN. MILES
has secured the Yellowstone services of
Grant Marsh, ''orders to that effect hav-
ne been Issued"
SIOUX LOSSES.
So much has been said and written re-
yarding India.i losses in the campaign Of
asst year that, says the Cheyenne Leader,
lit has been considered worth while to
undertake investigation. The story usu
a!ly has gone that there were heavy In
dian losses, but the hostiles had CARR, d
Of their dead Frank Gruard, thel
SEQ t, is now moving among the Indians
At Spotted Tail and trying to ascertain
from them. who have herd the exact
truth from the hostiles, what the real
of their losses was. At Re-:
Cloud, Lieutenant Clark has also set
some men to inquire into the matter, and
in a little while something like an &C
curate idea of the Indian losses may be
formed"
LATEST.
AS We 30 to press, no marching orders
issued, we conclude the column will no,
move before Friday or Saturday. or unit!
the trans portasion may be over The Divide.
GEN'L CROOK,
says the Cheyenne Leader Of the h inst
will have tall control of every detail of
the coming Campaign. Sheridan having
promised him all he may require for its
vigorous prosecution. 1t also states re
gsrding
SPOTTED TAILS MISSION.
The knowing ores about the Agencies
think possibly few more may come IN
and give up their ponies ana arms. but
that Crazy Horse never will. and that
majority of all the northern Indians will
be his comrades. Taking to Spotted Tail
may be aruse to g in time and recuptrate
their stock. The weather has been splen
did for the latter purpose for about fcr:y
days aud the ''grass is coming" This
latter fact renders it a bad time to talk
peace to those who have already stood tho
har;Iships and privations of the greater
part of the winter, and As for ammunition.
the Indians are getting and will continue
to get it just where they have always got
it for the last fifteen years, If not longer;
from the Sha-ga-la. the Red Goats
and the half breeds of the Red River of