Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1877-09-19
GENERAL SAM STURGIS SMITES THE
NEZ PERCES.

In the graduating class of 1916 at the mill
tary academy at West Point were Geo. B. Nc
Clellan, Jesse Reno, Samuel D. Sturgis and
other distinguished officers of the Union
Army. Mcclellan no longer holds any com
mission Reno was killed at South Mountain
Maryland, on the 14th of September 1862,
and Sturgis, after many vicissitudes, is now
in command of his regiment in Montana
fighting the red skins. Sturgis is an old and
successful Indian fighter. For more than
ten years after the close of the Mexican war,
he was on the plains engaged in warfare with
the Arrapahoes, Cheyennes and Apaches
When Custer went to his death Jack Sturgis,
the Generals son, went with him. Now the
old veteran is himself on the war-path. He
seems to be making the fur fly. We find the
following gratifying account of his exploits in
| the dispatches Under date of Bozeman,
| Sept Is we have the following GA courier
has just arrived from Crow agency with an
official dispatch from General Sturgis. He
says in substance that the Nez Perces hanked
him and proceeded down Clarks fork He
followed them two days and came upon them
on the Yellowstone, about seven miles below
the mouth of Clarks fork, and fought them
nearly all day. He reports that he captured
several horses and killed great many Indi
ans. He lost some soldiers. The Grows
fought and captured $50 horses The Nez
Perces had burned Meadows mill and sew
eral ranches, among others Stones and
Rouse's" And under date of Helena Sept. II
we have the subjoined: General Sturgis, as
sisted by Towards cavalry under Sanford,
had a fight on Canyon creek on the morning
of the 14th Numbers of Indians were killed
and many horses taken. The Grows got away
with all the Nez Perces pack animals. They
report that the river Grows from Muscle Shell
have headed off the Nez Perces and are driv-
ing them toward General Sturgis. In two
fights the Crows and soldiers have captured
nearly 900 horses The Grows have about
400 Nez Perces horses at the agency. Over
300 Grows were to join General Sturgis on
the evening of the 14th, when he would again
pursue the Indians. Howard was twenty five
miles behind him. ="
General Grant dates back to Scotland.
His ancestors came from there. So the Saw
neys add the zest of clanishness to the hearth
ness of welcome. The last accounts of the
General are as follows, under date of London
Sept. II On Friday ex-President Grant was
presented with the freedom of the Burgh of
Ayr. He expressed the pleasure it gave him
to form so close connection with the land |
and home of Burns. General Grant and
party will now make round of the English |
provincial towns of Newcastle Tyne, York, |
Sheffield, birmingham and bennington,
whence they will go to London. They expect |
to proceed to Paris on the Goth of October
and stay six weeks. They will next visit
Marseilles and Nice and then Genoa, and
can man war to visit various ports of Spain,
Malta, Sicily, Egypt and Turkey In Febru-
airy the party will go to Naples, where they
will spend fortnight and afterwards spend
month in Rome, and then return to Paris,
visiting the principal towns of Italy. Paris
will be reached about the end of April Here
they will remain month and afterwards
visit Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Russia and
Austria, and finally visit Switzerland, which
hey hope to reach in September. Prepare
ions are making at Newcastle on Tyne to re-
,eive General Grant this week
SNowsHEDs.- the Eureka Sentinel
The railroad people are seriously discussing
he advisability of constructing sheds on
portion of the Ruby Hill road that will be
exposed to the drifting of snow, The de-
hands on the road during the season promise
o be so great that temporary obstruction