The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-03-12
LIFE On THE BLACK HILLS.
40 CESSATION As YET or THE HOSTIL-
Try or THE SEOIN INDIANS,

Of saNnges Indian Village Destroyed.
SrrARFIsH CITY, Black Hills Feb. 90
Lieut.. Cummings expedition. consisting OF
Company G. Third Cavalry. reached here this
evening. whittier 1t had como for rations. and
where il will remain day or two, or until the
r,tarn Of scouts when another aggressive
movement will hc made.
The country in this vicinity and for many
miles in every direction il most favorable for
Indian dcprcdations. and has suffered TO an cx-
tent surprising description. Centennial val
l,y or False Bottom. rs IL is moro generally
known and Spcarlsh and wildwood valleys
form a continued plateau that skirts the hills
from the northeast to the Rcdwater On the west
j is broken by generously wooded divides aud
thoroughly watcrcd by numerous streams. the
principal ones being known az Wildwood.
Ncdwater, Hay Spcarilsh Crow and Big Muddy
creeks, and the Belle Fourche or north fork of
the Cheyenne river. Its virtues as an agricul-
iural district have boon fully established. while
Tor stock raising purposes II cannot hc sur
passed. With such inducements to Spectators
md sturdy sons of toll. it il no wonder that inn
migration has been. all things considered, very
heavy and that now although a year has
scarcely elapsed since the first arrival. find
The entire region filling up at n rapid rate The
one great drawback has been and continues to
l. the presence Of hostile Indians. Emhod-
tncd by repeated success they appear in broad
daylight and with unbounded audacity round
NJ whatever stock il at large and deliberately
drive ii Of, maintaining posses sion II need be
with loaded rifles
There has been no cessation TO their hostility;
H. winters cold AMI snow making them it
anything more daring and determined. En-
tue herds. numbering hundreds Of cattle
sh.op. or horses have bsen driven on. VIII .ic the
lassarrc of whites has been most fearful.
Yoans and George Scan. siartsd ' from Sers
ai'gr Tnme ,; They nat Ir"eeGded out9 mile
companion escaped. Tho same band Of Indians
eaOpcd down 10 Crook City. where on the fol
loving morning. ihey hid thems tlNes IA
wigginton and " Tom the butcher. The latter
was killed and Wiggington badly wounded.
Nor recently the sqvages charged into Spar
fsh u broad daylight. but We're met by citizens,
and after "A sharp skruish were forced 10 re-
tin. Their .dcpredations became OF daily o.
graf jeopardy and there was no security for
tocI. no matter how carefully il Ins6t be
herdrd. Unable To protect themselves. the
o%y to bqadwS5a ky for H. p purposa S " ren
Eseinst reported attack by Tudans, ana t.
Pax, a ih99roHtIh Investigation 81 matters at
troos and the discrty and energy fsr manirsstdd
b. lieut Cummings IN executing his orders
LNN drawn from the ctiZcls TIE WhIInp 1t praise.
The. cavalry REACHED Deadwcod Wednesday
llsi. Fol-. n. and On Thursday started for the
field. The road for the first eieh, miles led
upon tie beautiful " false bottom scarcely
tat ihe troops emerged from TIC woods wien
Indians wer. sighted in the far distance in hot
pursuit 81 herd Of cattle, clos ~ followed 10y
party ~ citizens The latter were mounted
upon worn out ponies and the marauder- ~,
for The night at ". c. Boughton's ranch ami
q Aade. N Red Water creek. Tn, night was
l. NlIlr4H Ia = 81 4H.r
four Indians dashed by within hundred Yards
q ann. and ran IN hoIsc belonging TO Mr.
IYi-itYn. The command WIS augmented the
,',yT,ns morning oy sX iropileismen, lea by
j h. Bradley captain Of the ~pearilsh minute
mon. who throughout the entire expedition rem
d"red valuable aid es scouts and riflenen tn"
IN" ~ march ran northwest and over IA" belle
fourche river NJ Buffalo Luis mot Cody'sl
ranch where another ACCESSION OF citizens was
9'taincd. The day was delightfully."- warm md
bright. and the groun free Of snow. At noon
bradley, who was galloping along the eastern
DIVIDE dis jy.red an Indian village. located IN
Crow creek. five miles north. Word was car
T"i iu Cummings. who ~ oU 20 |i-ifNu'd th'
saddles oi uli''n horses, ana charged down ne
Tile Indians. apprlsod of danger In in
ha-te. tax ~ seven horses with them nut 80
81 ~ were they pressed TINT they concealed
iA"r ponies and made their os 'nIe noticed,
cummings, with his handful Ol men. plunged
In. and through the creek and obtained pos
session ~ the village Of ton lodges their entre
contents, consisting ~ roh's, skins. cooking
Ti' .ui rcsi-taneo. IN The m',e'anrine. Bradley
J. 'lhs i"hs until tne cn'he Wis uis "Nel"d'
Hh'n, not knowing but tn cn any hgd 81 ny
gune, and d,cninC discreet I0u rho hoftrr part Of
yer, the scribe remained GA Hmti VIM,
Brwl returned ifor ihe '.mpni'. Which
ponies urAtsd and badly 'ntauglrl. I'll.
It ~ VAS naturally q STR M Jne, p.in., titi-
rd hy dep gulchNs and ravne@. INTO
~ - argim' nj had they 50 desired. and Oh,
" b. Ter 20 all was that 80 ea4S capture had
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