Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1877-07-21

who accompanied Colonel Sheridan and his
party to the field where Custer and his men
fell upon that fatal day In the Little Big Horn,
says that at noon. on the first Of July, Colonel
N. Sheridan with certain military and other
friends; Troop j, of the eth Cavalry. Captain
Nowlan commanding; C. J. Baronette and G.
Herndon White and Curiey. who were with
Custer; Half Yellow Face, who was with Reno,
and several Crow Indian scouts, with train of
OK wagons, LEFT the mouth of the Little Big
Horn for the Custer field. They Travelled twelve
miles up the west side OF the river and camped
Early the next morning Baronette, with most
of the scouts, pressed rapidly on to Custer's
valley and his elevated and silent resting place.
Meanwhile the main party had marched to near
the centre Of the village site, some six miles
long, and camped at ten q. IN. Thence in
squads they passed over Custer's valley on the
west side Of the stream, and the now deep,
rapid ford aud line of retreat, and all united at
Custer's grave, at the extreme end and highest
point Of a broken, treeless ridge.
UNEARTHING THE REMAINS.
Here We found, partially unearthed. all that
remains Of the gallant Custer. Beside and be-
low him lay his brother, Captain Thomas Gus
ter, and other officers and friends, surrounded
BY the partially exposed and bleaching bones
Of the soldiers and their horses, fragments Of
clothing and shoes and shod hoofs OF horses.
The true duty OF correspondent being to Turn
ish only necessary, or at least proper informa-
ton, and not a needless recital of horrors,
much is omitted that might truthfully be writ
ten. Although the remains Of General Custer
and most Of his friends there as elsewhere had
evidently been disfgured by the coyotes or saw
ages, and probably both, and many, If not the
most OF the skulls there and throughout all the
missing, still what was decided to be and prob
ably were the main portion of the bones Of
General Custer and his two brothers were Sc
cured. Neither Reed nor the officers who fell
with him and Reno were found.
The remains were carefully and sorrowfnlly
gathered, wrapped and then packed with grass
cut from Custcr's Valley, placed in ten rough
boxes not unlike roHgh collins and brought
away The remains of Lieutenant Porter and
some of his men have been found. Though the
bodies Of Lieutenant Mcintosh and DR.. De
Wolf were discovered and buried last year,
little If any portions OF their remains or Of
Lieutenant Hodgson's could be found.
MARKING THE GRAVES.
By request of his esteemed father the gallant
Lieutenant Crittenden sleeps where he fell, with
his boys about him, awaiting GabrIel's reveille.
but for the guidance of his friends his name,
rank, &C., are rudely carved upon n head poet.
Another board shows where Captain keogh
fell, and where his men sleep. There is also q
rude inscription at the head OF each Of the
others, but most Of the soldiers, either singiy
or in groups, have stake driven where they
rest. They are not in graves. but lie with
sprinkling Of earth upon each or in groups rs
they tell last year. More earth WAS heaped
upon them. Some were found this year that
were not last, but no trace of some then covered
can be found. especially where Custer first
fought, a. he certainly did. on the west Of the
ford, in the village.
THE DEAD HERALD CORRESPONDENT.
The Herald's lamented correspondent, kel-
loee, was found and decently covered.
THE SCOUT CHARLEY REYNOLDS.
Rarronette and the writer went in search Of
the remains Of the gallant scout. Charley Reyn-
olds, after the main body Of the expedition mao
left the neid Of death. We were aided by . rough
but accurate map made BY Major Reno's scout,
0ruard, whs saw Charley fall. All thas We
could ind were . few small bones, which were
but partly covered with earth. the ZONES OF his
horse, fragments Of his hat and clothing, . rev
tufts Of his auburn hair, which chung to the
earth after wolf or ghoul had removed the
skull. The hair, small bones and pieces OF
clothing were gathered up into q Handkerchief
for burial elsewhere. Charley was once the
most accomplished scout and the finest shot on
he plains.
rxvIxWING The SAD SCENE.