, 1877-10-29
BlG-l}ORN POST.
Investigating Mysterious Party
OF Indians.
Scriens Accldcnts---A Slonx Sergcnnt...
Tough Deer and Buffalo Meat.
Living in Tents-BuildiDg Fort-Pralrie-
Dogs-TrcutF Fishing.


oi'4ns Ill ten'S--oul'ulpg tol'@lt t"''''~
D0gs-Ircut-ElBh1ng.
n f,ror nrs'a. no,,.'p'"ae"ee w' ~ ,"e ..oa' ~
b'd hoHH fosTt montana 1eff1tosg' oct' IL.
-lhc ln'lians arc Inclined TO l'ngcF nooat
among the mountains of t1[s region, notwith-
staining ali .hat lin. tcnn anil nhout itctr
hn,i,,, -, .',,a -, a. ..s...ta.. aJ ~ a,,n.
''u'"'s "l so''e ~ ts Aee"ets' anu, w eun'
uay la't, eoasacsanic paftS-sar'ous'y esIl'
mated at from twenty-five to forty-Mqs seen
| in The uejghbor,ood Of old Fort q, r.ss,nith,
where tone Wits mcn oro hurnino lime for
,''.s ,,as. ~ sa 49, .a..a.., ',.n ,
st7 poos e"i' n'e"e.s F." ~ "'lsets. w se"o
| out a party Of soldiers to ascertain the nature
Of the Indians seen, ntrl find out whether they
were Sioux. Nez.rerces, or friendly Crows from
tho crow Age,cr IN ,l,n ro,,..r1 mi. r,.t i.
~ -" @Ie"c! ~ ~. "e's" s,'. M @ ~. :.
'oea'eu on Tue tlo" Analah heaeisatloni "tu "
nay be some time beforc 1t will be settled up
by The whites, as they aro not al yct allowed to
take IN tnnJ for farming nnrnosrs.
,, beI'cse there Till 30 some good farms II tho
valley Of tic Big Horn before many years; and
the SAME may 1,c said OF the Little Big Horn,
o. tho soil Ia excellent. anil crons ran be rasei
'.'' VIII 's'' "'s's a.oauie'
TUE SCOUT
which has been sent out from hero consists OF
twenty-five men OF the Second Cavalry, under
In A1tff n
srar,a,.as ~ "...a.. ~. ~; s.,.. "..u' ~
o'o4."Aen ."' sa'a+ss' no WIZ ene eooa w.
count OF h'snfcll' Inc party Is FULLY supplied
with ammunition, and has f're days. rattons,
which arc cnrrfct on uack. .tn,tc, II "a tnnossj-
hfn In fo1to.v 1nftnns ov.- ,I,a r,,r,-v ..Isio,t
,s.,, ,,,,,S. s .ha.s,,. s' tao @ouu..y "'t"o.'
pae@.maies' as inc WHY fea-nen 60 oScr aoiint-
ans aha across plains with the utmost facility,
taking wagons m t,,a tr,II. 4 ,locrc nath
acroas roct. aonv TIN eIoc ~ nrctI,,,c,,s mi
s,,..,' nu, .11s,, soe s.'o ese - ptIspeIs' ana
'tlouEH tan2tcu uuhcnes oI odshesf Ii hot
easily followed; but that is what our soldiers
have to do willie serving on the frontier.
We have hal two Incident. of n scrIous noturc
to.a1r ,,,,n.s, hosse. f.,,,.,e. t.. .s,s. rr,'a.
'"ie''' 'n.ousn no'scs ia4l1''s ~ "o'eo. 4"ese
are some large holes tn tho soil, caused BY the
stuMps Of trees having been burnt low down
In tho ground, while others are n,ads br tho
1,a,aoss' %,u,. VI @ pasai"s a"'.,c's, Le"s aua
|lafh pfopes's canca tue1n' VI, lug 'th OF ta's
month, while Private Harry u. Hawes. OF the
Second Cavalry, was riding at a gallon, Ills
m ,re,p Ill.,. . s" u9 .,., ~ .sr ss,i ~. & aDu,
in0' tnsc" h!'a oi' h'''. lug" 'eAi '" Aln' f1o"a
ihc ELECTS Of these injuries
HH DIED ON THE FoLIowIS0 DAT.
aocond r;,roir,. ,.o. ,i,ro~,, fso,, 1Is t~r: ~,
sss ,, ~. ~s'"9, 'l., w.. n" nv @ to ",o a',
!'a41 "'s arm "fo"et'' Anc noFse aaa s'eppeo
Into prafric-tioE hole. From this It will bo
hccu how dangerous gulloptu1 Qcsves Lie coun-
try in this scctiou ts
Tile scouting uarky which wcut out Ind for
guides and SPIES three Sioux Indians OF the
Uncrapa bantf, who are said to be reliable and
Carury, arA 1t Is casy to sec that lp feels his
p0s}tipl, M thoroughly as need be, lie IL u
yv,g fellow. by no mrans yery durk-yompjcx-
ione.l, and was born near tue site u Fort i!an-
DALI where, I'll former years, he attended sctioul,
nut know wllat to make of tile party which I,as