Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-09-24
Indian Affairs.

Indian Affairs.
CHICAGO, September 23.-The following has
been received -
FORT ELLIS. MONTANA, September %.
"P II. Sheridan, Chicago, Illinois -
"Sturgis writes under date of Musseps Hill,
September Is, that in the fight of the 18th and
pursuit of the l4th and 18th twenty dead war.
riors were found. He believes more were killed
and estimates the loss in wounded at sixty. His
own loss was, French, Nicholson and Gresham
wounded slightly; four soldiers killed and twelve
wounded. Several scouts were killed aud
wounded. Nine hundred horses We're dropped
by the hosties up to the 10th. He had dropped
many of bis owe horses, and the command had
been living four days on mule meat. The
Crows are returning to the agency ard say
Sturgs sent them in, telling them not to fight
the NeZ Perces because the soldiers were not
to fight them any longer. The Grows say Stur-
gis' and the Nez Perces' camps were only eight
miles apart, and it may be that they have sur
rendered. The report needs confirming. Moth
ing from Howard since my last.
''BENHAM. Commanding"
General Gibbon telegraphs that Major Walsh
was at Fort Benton few days ago and reported
Sitting Bull was still north of the line 10 Brit.
ish Columbia.
CAMP HILTON ON TIE YELLOWSTONE,
NEAR THE MOUTH CLARK S Fork. Sept. ID,
VIA HELENA, MONTANA, Sept. %. 1877. }
General Howard's forces arc about to start
for the Mussel Shell to head off the hostles
now being driven in by Sturgis columo.
A courier has reached here from Sturgis with {:
dispatch 10 which he says that his column has
been three days without regular ratlons, aud
that his men have lived on mule meat or what.
ever else could be obtained in their line OF
march. SturgS says, moreover, that ne will
continue to pursue the Indians until they or he
fall With exhaustion.
A skrmish has taken place between the
troops and Indians. The Crow Indians made
dash for the ponies Of the Ncz Pelces and ran
off about three hundred. A fight cusued and
the Indians were soon driver OFT. The bodies
of six Nez Perces were left on the field. The
names of our killed in the skirmish were Ma
than T. Brown, private; Edgar Archer, private,
Frank 7. Goslin, private.
The wounded are as follows Sergeant Ed
ward Deverep, Prvates George A. Campfeld,
William Young. James Cawler, Jacob Matson,
Albert Fowler, Levi Weigel.
The Indians subsequently attacked settle
ment and destroyed two ranches. They next
stopped stage at the mouth Of Clark's Fork,
but the passengers and driver escaped.
New YORK, September PA Helena,
Mont, dispatch Of the 23d say:-Gcn. Terry
and the Indian Commission are expected to
day. 1t IS generally believed the Commission
will be failure and adevastating Indian war be
the result. Sitting Bull with 1000 warriors is
10 the heart of the Canadian Buffalo country
near the Wood Mountains. Joseph's band is
heading straight north and an addition of $50
lodges of Yanton's, $50 lodges of Uncapapas.
l20 lodges cf Santees and l20 lodges of As.
sinabones are making their way to Canada.
Nearly all the northern tribes are believed 10
be ready for revolt, and all can cross the Cana
dian border 10 three days, and would number
over 900 warriors, exclusive of Sitting Bulls
thousand, and all will join the latter if thought
polite. Sitting Bull is amply supplied with
and the other tribes are rapidly
procuring it from Canadians. and all the To-
dams profess utter contempt for the United
States troops and Government. Sitting Bull
odd Catholic priest he would never confer or
rave anything to do with American ofioerss as
hey were all liars.
CULpEPER ITEMs-The manufacture of the
Moffett register is progressing at the rate OF
bout eighty per day. Alexandria's quots will
70 furnished this or early next week.
The contest for the House of Delegates be-
weeu Nh. Jas. Barbour, conservative, and MIR.
'trother, Independent, is animated, and both
,artIes are sanguine. The result will depend
cry much upon the vote of the radicals, though
he conservatives proper anticipate the success
f Mr.. Barbour.
The Times newspaper is to be enlarged. and