Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-09-14

Cheyenne Leader
General George Crook, who went up to
Red Cloud agency last Saturday, left Mon
day, reached Fort Laramie Tuesday, and
taking the stage that night, arrived here
yesterday noon.
He boarded the westbound express for
Green river, where he will take the stage
to-day for Camp Brown to inaugura&e the
movement of Gen. Merritfs command
against the Nez Percea.
When the train pulled out Leader re-
porter was speedily granted and interesting
facts obtained.
With regard to the attempted escape of
Crazy Horse, ON Monday last, the general
said that ever since coming into the agency,
Crazy Horse has been endeavoring to brew
trouble there. The majority of his band,
however, have had enongh Of war, and hts
increasing efforts to induce them to 20 out
with him only resulted in alternating the
larger portion Of the band, who, under Big
Little Man and two or three other Leading
chiefs, withdrew from Crazy Hore, leaving
him with about one hundred lodges OF
young bucks. The latter secretly desire to
leave, but are held back by fear of punish.
ment, so that on Monday, when their chief
desired to move away, they refused to fol-
low, and he therefore started along toward
Spotted Tail agency, where he hoped to
enlist band Of cut-throats and take the war
path. He was promptly overhauled, brought
back and placed in confinement. General
Sheridan had been advised that he must
provide for Crazy Horse a, once, though
General Crook did not know what would be
done with the unruly devil
With regard to the situation in the north
General Crook feels absolutely certain tha,
at the present writing the vast region o,
country bounded by the Union Pacific
railroad, the Big Horn range, the yellow.
stone and the Missouri does not contain a
single hostile. The surrender of the rem.
nant of Lame Deer's band, under Shedding
Bear, which took place at Spotted Tail
agency on Tuesday las. cleans out the last
hostile. This band is the one which com
mitted the recent depredations. around
the Black Hills, attacking the boundary
surveying party among others. With thi.
band in, and clote surveillance over the
Indians At both agencies, General Crool
apprehends no trouble whatcver until the
time for removal comes. With regard te
the proposed removal Of the: Indians to III.
new agencies ON the Missouri, Crook ex-
pressed the opinion that it would not b,
accomplished this fall, although an eflor
will he made.
Ithas been decided that it is unnecessary L
send an army Of Indian soldiers up north
As the troops now moving thither will b,
sufficient for all purposes. Lieutenant ClarI
will prepare at once for his coming trip Il
Washington with delegation Of prominen
red men, among whom will be Red Cloud
Spotted Tail, Big Little Man and others
lie will start on or about the 25th instant
and return as soon as possible.
Gene raj Crook franklyn admitted that h,
had little hope Of accomplishing anything
Of moment in the present move against tn,
Nez Perces At last advices these Indian
were encamped on Clark's fork Of the Vel
lowstone, at a point about one hundret
miles north of Camp Brown. From ther,
he thinks they will move before It is pos
sible for Merit to strike them, and eludinl
Howard, will take the back track and re
turn to their own country by rapid m arches
This they can easily do. The rumorct
coalition Of the Nez Perces with Sittin,
Bull and the reports that the movement o
the former through Montana and Idah,
and toward the Yellowstone, was for tn
purpose Of joining forces with the arch
devil, are entirely discredited BY Crook
He feels certain that Sitting Bull is still il
the British POSSESSIONS and that he has no
been in communication with the Nel Perces
Also TO his own personal movements, tn
general said that he could decide upo
nothing until he reached Camp Brown.