Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1877-04-26

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e or taking the consequences OF fur'hel
J. hostilities>
|, A delegation care in to leaTn the terms
!. of surrender, and on theN return Int
y tribes broke camp, moving across to
J Tongue River and down it to near Otter
Creek. my Interpreter travelling two days
;. with them. En- route, runner came ou'
e saying that Spotted Till was coming out
Infringing presents and powder and wanted
them to 60 in with them, whereupon the
Indians camped aud larger delegation
came in TO learn for themselves ana obtain,
3 if possible, better terms. Nine proml-
: nent men of the Chcyennes and Sioux
remain here as an assurance of their good
faith, while the remainder return to take
part in the council with Spotted Tail OIL
Little Powder River.
believe some will come in here; others
!, go to their Agencies in the Department of
the Platte; others will doubtless remain
;, hostile, and against this body, be it grea:
or small, we will contend. A large part
lof the Uncapapas. Sitting Rnli's follow I
ers, have been for some time in me British
Possessions, while he has been hunted
about between the Missouri and Little
Missouri Rivers. A short time ago he
was near the latter stream; and there were
some three or four hundred lodges on the
Little Powder River about month ago
These numbers, l think, make in the az
|grcgate all the hostiies out-they have
very little ammunition. AS you move
down send the hunting parties out to still
hun. til buffalo north Of the Yellowstone
and to frighten them Is much as possible
and turn toem north, rs the Indians can
not live south of the Yellowstone without
the buffalo, and the country is more open
and passable north of that stream. THIS
can be done without injuring your horses,
but under no consideration should your
public horses be allowed to run buffalo.
Some time ago sent La Forge for some q
Crow scouts and allies Qndians) Iwish J
Ill that can be brought Down to move in
concert with your command. You had ,
better send an officer-L'eut. Doaue--let n
lin enlist seventy (1o), with La Forge,
md take as many others as will go as al. t
les. Lieut.. Doane should strike across
'p the Big Horn and Little Big Horn. Let lp
hem hunt for caches of meat and stock
i'd away in the capons of the Big Horn
fountains, but under no circumstances to
lovs further east than tho Prairie Il
log Greek on the head waters of Tongue OF
liver; then across aud down the Rosebud. tc
hose not enlisted can be supplied with lo1
and food. have no doubt
nat some Of the Cheyenues and Sioux n
ill come down the Tongue River, and &!
~ movement of Crows on that river
ould be injurious, if it did not prolopg
10 war, and mus:'not be allowed. AZ
expect my Interpreter to return from p
title Powder river inside of ten DAYS.
I'd will want your battalion here if the ha
adams come in, or on the arrival of W
'aln. - So
Please send reports as you move down arr
e river, and state the amount and kind CT
transportation with you. 70,
Lieut.. Doane need not take any of the
'elve Crows who were engaged in the
ling Of the Sioux Indians coming 10 gu
re under a flag Of truce, and will. if raj
ssible. recover the rifle ,.k,r fro,, flu
sitting Bull tue Good" and carried to 1t
Crow Agency. 1t was prese tied to i'm
N by the President of the United States col
Very Respectfully, SUI
Your obet'ient servant. as
NELSON A. MILES. lea
-, Commanding. u
these dispatches give you all data of ste
crest. and We here await word from viii
Montana column. Shall not ncalect
when news can be sent. /
E.. &c. W.