, 1877-08-13
! very favorable In lml[nns III battle with whites
Cueirrs ros.,rla,1l was cttruye,i IN very short

space o' In I'M, .rx r,xrrr, ~ AT
!.N,, nc'', w' or,iyrI ~, liz hiI,. w,,crc In
,.a.;c ',' ''' ~. stsn<i vim nrn erma,,.t.f.
am'l % was kcpt very b,sy ,!cicuilnr lin.
snif nn, ,,,t w,ifinr a ,lcfaiir,t mr.
sc..: a"' so1 M,h's M',,.s ".l"..r nrit,tsro
1 ,mnm t,,c ',1an II nt,nrk az tts cxcruton. i,ut
th"rc % !. M lmtt,cc ,,nu lie ltyinu u, vii a. ihc
tsms. ",H a.HcI ~ hv ti1 nn. i,r,,n on nr,Irrn m
~ fnstrr.s r.sr,rf Why iii mt i,.ntccn
nI,cy Custrr's nntcr: "ij9 thtnr. f:un,c Ilt,.
W,nno t1'. unrLs fctr'1 J,tlurrsH Ani. II #
w.. ntms,t;n fnr ti,r,n IT, imrn iano NO, and
thry fnli,l. tho rurjl shouIt km,w It, hn,i.
st,H,,ti nny .nrh mnvc,ncmt i,ayr inyoirc,} IT'D
anuthIatii,n II thr rntirc acyrntb. instca,i uf
ttis. XII. viii, .,ninl,',,s vrry strongly nuainst
Msi nn,,m m III. XIII; fcS1 INV foIntl to
stato inv po.itiyc ronytcliof,, from enrctuI
stu,iy IL tlu re,tusIiys toftcs, unti of tho
% 1fls HsT,nn Somcz wt,t;Lu HAVE NET rIts FATS
'''' ~ uxn. ,,;,srEK's,
AMI that tl,e ta,nc wu,lIt have t,eeu tho resutt
iai i ,c ma.lo permanent etnnd at tle timber
tI,,nv ,iat saved lin wa the siifgtacrfitl RI.
trraI to ihc I,jils, III tho manner Hf ttis re-
trrat Ihtrc II tnuc1, to ts,ir1cmn; In tho nloye-
ncut ltrclf tay llts only safciy. The cause NJ
waa MAINLY the Immense hupcfturty In MIN.
lmra of tho cuc.nx. The attack
n1lt,,tld not have been isl;ts!c with
ms rjnr1r reotthctIt anil TINT dlvhle,i lIcysftli
snpp,rting distance; and hack reyond this !,
liz Iasc, wiIlful living Of tne Inllinn Agents.
wlIo, to tho last, far fnIscrnlc, selfish pIrpnsc*
persisted In tho stasrtnents that the Indians
on the war-path.
ff,t the battle was fought with tlIts nA1 re-
suit. 1t only remained fur the living tn draw
from It what io.Fons al,ey could, and IL care lor
relatives. The latter !,as M Doubt been faith.
fully t'uuc. for they hail voices asrl could com.
pIaia; but tho dead wcre s"i,clrs., mud
In times u war. When the tho cnsIrs energy
Of MI aiion Is employed, when the battlefield ID
strcwn with tllo,tsathls nf tteM1 md tcnA of
| thousands OF wounded, ttlcll trrnttnrnt Uf tho
remains NJ the slain would call forth ktorm uf
| lndignnti.n; but the tncs arc different. since
tic s'attlc, hundreds uf Eant soldiers l,avc
bccn within easy rcact nf the 'c'd, all wanting
only pcfnii*sloif. and theS would tcnlerly ping
III kin.lGr alutllcr Earth wltHt remains of tltir
GtKnl conracs; n.l'l It ID tho HaHt Ut military
s,Jliccrs tint tho country ls been uattc 80 frco
ut ost,lcs tl'it they hare Ind n"sl'ihE ~ do.-
i aud this is true. was not upon to field in'.
mcl!ately after tho hatttrf ntM aip,,cc do not
speak Of thu hlsposttion of thc dcnd ut TINT
tnu: but tldurtnE thn lung In',s,tlIs .lnc ctapac,
| mud tltlw, 80 heaEtl lnona Is II that | will MT
write tnc dctail', but only say that a
eapsi.o" ii aS to ,So It'll T. "r"4@ a
THIS WORK or HUMANITY,
which tho superior oil!ecss hare Jailed to do:
!
tlurt, and, with tIc,nuraltxcd, I1sptllcd. and
nppsc'lcnsivc sauk.anA-flc, bctter no army Mt
all.
Leaving The field Of battle, my solitary route
lay III s0Hthensscrfy direction, acruss tue catl
waters of the Ku6e!,t,l River, tnto the Clctish
or Wulf Mountains: ttiuIrc s'n,laerly to Tongue
ltver; tlle,irU III TINT s.rrMm tu tic camp Vi tho
battatiou VI the Filth Cavalry, nil of wbrfl, sayc
Cufnpa,lr II, under r.,tlInat,l VI Lieut..
| At.Irus wnrc With tiutl. HIicr!lNil. 4
| ftarta ktun x.u. bnrr muir with f{c,tf. An.
t!ri,s finIt ,rimn in mnX nrn,nIHfnnr t,tft,.r l..
| in tha ."r.,,r Ir,,strI hv hts .t,tu.r,r. invr'i
~ -. IL II. NM .n,,i ,,,y,,,,w III s.Enr ',,"si
-! LUZ LII mii"t H. n" ia .t'' oie'' 6oo''
! Spuit "Hi ~ neai" aso'.i li1ll,.
My 1AtiIl lhnsac being fcrTaitcs's felthaed thd
| expedition, which hut! lneIhE!laln 'h!vcE Ill,
| mil Wert In enlp IN Little Ulg.llOTn RlyeE, ut
tho ytussjiig III tho old tzcl11uu trulf. &uarII-
nr .n,nt tn,td n jpciIn,r nj tIts,,1rn
! rxf>ttn,r trh,t st,,ck wna tircJ Hnrr si,o1it ~
f.,r tnn Truwlt nniu,nIs. an,f sorn Lurks ft,r thu
| ritlers. were ihe r,tlc. a,I,l nuthtur I,,t
| Y,I.I1,.,n lu,un nrrs,nra runw runsrrfr,xn
n'"eo0"A"iS" ""t"'.sr y. ,.r, s"o" f"o''.e''""
wt,o ,,ad ocr,urntit n,,.i1 tabor In ,hc ,nou,,
tasn. 'sI ssnra ,s,ss;n', t.rnrv W",Ian,. EnrE' 4
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