Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-12-06
SIOUX scALpERs.
A Fc,v Particulars of their Operations
About the Hills.

A Row Particuiars OF their Operations
About the Hills.
Chicago Times. Dec. 4th
An appeal for government protection
having been cent to military headquarters
by the miners, merchants. prospectors.
gamblers, adventures, and highwaymen Of
the Black Hills, Gen. Sheridan on YESTERDAY
ordered Generals Crook and Terry. COM
manding departments, to dispatch troops on
the trail of the marauding Indians who COM
mitted the recent depredatlons in the region
named. The order contains explicit direc.
tions 10 hunt down and punish any redskins
found "away from home." In this kind of
a case punishment means killing. The lieu.
tenant general has been advised that the
Indians who broke away from the bands
under Red Cloud and Spotted Tail number
about one hundred lodges. They started off
toward the Big Horn, and doubtless they
are the same Indians who have been straw
ing and plunderine on the outer edges Of
the mining districts. These renegades will
be reinforced by other malcontents from the
various agencies. and altogether the outlook
is regarded by army officers as ominous and
ugly.
The marauders may when they discover
that they are being pureued, scamper back
to their reservations. Or they may have
started out with the intention Of making an
all-vinter campaign of it, thinking they
may be able to escape across the line, and
join their old leader, Sitting Bull. Wheth-
er the campaign shall be long or short
one, the immediate future is stored with
hardships for the troops, for there is no
fun in campaigning at this season of the
year. Gen. Terry will most likely organize
his command out of the seven companies,
of the 9TH cavalry at Fort Lincoln, and the
six companies Of the 18th infantry now
stationed at Standing Rock agency. These
troops can be got into the field most readily
of any in his department. Gen Crook is
expected to dispatch portion of the Sd
and the whole of the 9th cavalry regiments
in pursuit of the redskins. Col. Thos. C.
Devin, recently promoted from lieutenant
colonel in the sth will take command of the
30 cavulry 1t ls not probable that either
of the department commanpers named will
accompany the troops ordered out, unless
the insurrection should become more gen.
eral than now threatened.
Deadwood, Dakota, Dec. 3.-Four hun
dred Indians attacked freight train of the
Northwest Express company, at Sulphur
creek on the bismarck road, on Friday,
drove OF the drivers and guard, plundered
ts the wagons, and DESTROYED and carried of
large quantities OF goods. Several shots
we're exchanged, but no one was hurt. The
1!olans ielt. taxing sixteen head at stock.
d.'s. Lieut.. EagerIy ana q company OF men are
SuEPosTG Tba R;sm.sel 70 ue ~ aaaah Una. v'cin
Inc bismarck coach Is just in. The pas
sensefs report seeing many savages at dis
'ance, ou5 lhey aid not interfere with the
coacA; oh frlday last Two hundred jumped
sPlee'e on nentlng party, q hot tight en-
SUING, !nE oogs stanoing them OFT long
time' Ki1llng three, out were finally driven
from tne camp ana forced to abandon their
d ho5ses ana ,%a; mules large Quantities Of game,