Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1877-04-12

ltOWar1S night 6nOWed-SlncAeS Oy mOrl
ling. April 81: Bulls stampcded Ii
horses-after some little delay got team
|up and ready to start. Are now about G
miles from Ellis, AID IS yet above Still
water. CAVALRY.
! FROM THE AGENCY COLUMN.
/ CAMP BELOW SALTWATER, !
! March ~ to April l, 1877.
I On Sunday the longcd for Crow sup
|plies arrived, bringing also forage an
rations for us. On Monday the Cro'
Village, having BEN drowned out q
saltwater, moved near US on fork O
the Rosebud. These children of Natur
proved intolerable-0ur tents were file
with them of al ages, sexes and cond
tons, roosting around upon trunks, beds
water buckets. the ground and every
thing. except the Sibley stoves, which ar
NOT convenient as seats. Their constau
cry was for "muckawa," especially hard
tack and l regret to say our liberalit
has left US nothing but bacon and bread
On the 10Th the couriers, Parker, G.
more and Ward, left with dispatche
for Miles.
Spring has set in; the grass is CROWN!
mpdly, but is still better at the Siou!
camp, whose ponies must soon, in conse
Iquence, b. IN good condition for activ
service.
We are now IL miles below Country.
mans. The Crows are anxious to g
with us, but not below the Big Horn
thinking the Sioux camp near Fort Smitl
should be attacked by as. They objec
to Tongue river on account of
THE MURDER OF TIE SIOUX CHIEFS
during the winter. They say with appsr
ent truth Though ore can't tell how truly.
that they were told to kill any Sioux they
could find, and had NO Instructions shout
white flags.
We hear from below that
MILES
will meet us at the Big Horn. It is
imagined he will build the Big Horn
post. If so. and we reach the selected
point unmolested, the country is such
that we can hold 1t against any force. As
The supposed site is
But 30 OR 40 MILES
from the Sioux camp we shall doubtless
be continually annoyed while building,
out artillery can sweep that entire section.
Bear Wolf came in lately, and says the
amp las moved south OF the Fort Smith
Dad toward foot of the mountains.
ALPHA.
SITTING BULL.
he Manitoba Free. Press re-itera.es, is
yer the line--"at Wood Mountain, but
'nly just arrived there. He las with his
warriors over 1000 horses and mules.
Which have been taken from the Ameri
ans, and the ANIMALS are being offered
or sale at low prices. Major Sheriff. d
# the mounted police, had started with al
mall escort to interview Sitting Bull"
GEN. CROOK
grees with Sheridan in the idea that the
var, as such, IS virtually ended. He
ays, even should Spotted Tail fail with
ray Horse that the campaign will
prove one OF short raids until
rass, when, if necessary, more extend
d operations and lard blows will re-
ult."
CRAZY HORSE,
owcver, says, a Deadwood dispatch of
he 18th inst, has submitted-a courier
ON Spotted Tail having reached Capt
room near that place, reporting "Spot-
ID Tail with Crazy Horse and 900 of his
'arricrs camped on the Belle Fourche.
bout so miles to the north, en- route to
le agency to accept terms of peace
itting Bull still holds out, and has left
ut few warriors"
The report was fully credited at Dead
God, causing great rejoicing.
Sheridan declares it not his purpose to
arley with the hostiles, or to delay
oerations even during the Spotted Tail
which the Government
'nsents, but in which it takes no part.
GEN. MILES s
ould appear to bold to the opinion of
heridan and Crook, as the Tongue river 6
Of the st. Paul Pioneer $
ress says: Ii
1.-THE Sioux war, in my opinion, IS draw
6 fast to close, and l have no doubt, Is
8 others haye) that all on the war. path
i'll surrender before the last of April. 'lc
GEN. TERRY
,presses the opinion that ''thc hostiles d
i'll not be found in large bodies, but tina. e
e troops will so operate as to keep the
veral bands moving until they surren. Is
r."
CAM-' ON YELLOWSTONE, April 9th.
SPECIALS TO COURIER
Entire command camped miles below S
Gen'l Brisbin and remain a
r of the column joining Tyler and a
'beclan here yesterday. Were 10 days u
ting here. Gen'l Brisbin just returned e.
om Crow council at Agency. La Forge n
s secured 20 scouts for GEN. Miles, andI
poets TO get more of the Is needed. \
icy will preccde US 10 Tongue River. y
&c Crow goes with US on epe cial return 1