Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1877-02-15
IMPORTANT INDIAN NEWS.

IMPORTANT INDIAN NEWS.
= FORT ELLIS, NJ. T., Feb. IA, 1877
]. PUBLISHER AvANT COURIER:
have kindly been allowed this week
I examine the letter file at Fort Ellis an
obtain ,h-refrom the following interestin
0 IpGian news:
:, The Crow Indians are closely watchin
the movements of the hos:iles and rero
D every few days to their Agent, who fol
j wards the infor nation by courier to Ger
S Brisbin Mt Fort Ellis.
P The Crows cay that ever since Mile
/, fight on Tongue River, The Sioux, Chey
cnnes and Arap ahoes have been movin
' up through the Wolf Mountains an
concentrating on the Little Horn. 1t
believed their village is On the Little Hor
near where the Custer massacre occurred
and contains fully eight hundred lodge
with probably 500 to 1900 warriors.
] The village lately located on Stinkin
Water has moved over to the Little Horl
and joined the big camp there. TIL
Crows were watching this camp and
was hoped they would remain at moutl
of Sinking Water until the troops cam
down in the Spring. when it was the in
tention to attack the camp with com
bined force of Indians and soldiers, and i
possible destroy it. 1t has, however
upset all the plans for its capture by COINS
to join the hostiles. The Crows followed
it closely and watched it until they wer,
satisfied it was moving. TO the nostil,
camp on the Little Horn.
Bravo sends the following message tc
Fort Ellis from the Crow camp.
Pike Moore reports the Sioux camp or
Little Horn river. lie was out wolfinc
and had to leave the couHtry in q hurry
to avoid them, and is now at the mouth oil
saltwater Two other men from Pryor
River report seeing four Sioux. They
live he.e and tell straight tales. They
left all their SKINS near Prior:apd hurrie
away. believing large party Was close by.
Snow is very deep beyond the Little
Horn river. Bernardo Bravo"
Major Carpenter, the Crow Agent,
writes: 81 am informed, by what con
slider reliable information, the Cheyenne
and Arrapahoe camp on. Sinking Water
has M ,ved down to the Little Horn and
joined the hostile camp, concentrating
there. They moved three weeks ago, and
the Crow scouts followed their trail quite
closely into The country betweeL Little
and Big Horn rivers, and nv doubt ere
this have formed junction with the
hostiles.
Reports from Pryor say Indians are
lurking along the river. Warn the cour-
icrs to look out. l have plenty of yOlun.
teers tor scouting. but snow is so deep that
scouts can do lit:Ie yet. As soon a. the
snow goes SO they can travel will push
them out and obtain more definite infor-
nation. Will send messenger at once if
l hear anything.
BlackfO0t " isles TO assist you in the
spring campaign, ard says he will fur.
nish plenty of men.
LEWIS Fl. CARPENTER, Indian Agt.
A Massage from Blackfoot says: I'll
im ready and want 10 60 to war with the
whites against the Sioux All our young
men are nxi0us to fight the Sioux. We
want the Sioux driven away or killed
They are now on the Little Horn; .nty
If them. When you go with your white
oldiers to fight, then we will 20 too.'
General Brisbin has made an arrange
nent with Major Carpenter by which five
Crow scouts are kept III the saddle ali the
ime to watch the Sioux and report their
movements and strength. These scouts
re without pay, but are furnished with
ations and ammunition while they are
ut.
The accuracy of the Information they
ring Is something wonderful. For ex-
mp!e, long before Miles moved up
7 ngue river they had reported the exact
ositioG and strength OF the hostile camp
/ map made at Fort Ellis, showing the
amp wac actually in the hands of General
'erry before Miles struck the camp. l
aw this map and it located the hostiles on
'ongue river, 100 miles from its mouth.
files marcteJ it and reports the distance
. the camp Is miles up Tongue river.
he Crows aud the hostiles were in two
amps. one on the right bank and the
ther on the left bank of Tongue. Miles
ound the camp situated exactly in that
osition. The Crows reported the village
obtained eight hundred lodges and ], 900 ,
7arriors. Miles says he found 600 lodges
nd was fought by over 200 warriors.
he Crows said one camp was under
raZy Horse aud the other under Sitting :
ull. Miles mentions C,azy Horse, bu, 4
'ys nothing about Sitting Bull. The
rows are perhaps the best scouts on the q
ointment and the most vcnturesome. A !
Nv weeks ago some young Grow warriors
} get information about the Cheyenne
nd Arrapahoe camp on the Sinking
later, crept intO the village &C night
lille scalp dance was going on and
ent into some vacant lodges, took three
.rbincs and pistol out of them. and
len stole lot of fine ponies, got away
::h them. and returned In safety to the :
row village. - ~
The relations existing, between the
rows nd the Fort Ellis forces are of T
e most friendly nature. and Gen. BIis-