New-York tribune., 1877-08-25
THE INDIAN VAR.
PURSUIT OF THE HosTILEs.

DISASTER.
rnoM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT or THE TRIBUNE'l
FoRT ELLIS. W. r., Aug. II, 1S77-We are
vet without news from the Brsbn and Lazele coiuhh
now after the hostile camp upon the Little Missouri but
have the following additional details affecting the move
ment This order was issued 10 Gen BrisDln'
HEADQUARTERS Y. S. COMMAND, July 22 1877.
yu M Won mt once ali the force you ask aud in add
ton the best steel red in my opinion III TINS coun
y Tor Indian service Major LAzele has orders to move
down 10 point near Sentinel Butes ana viii be availa-
bic 10 cooperate furnish supplies or II large Iorce OF
Indians found. TO join you for any service fese 90
ali in Your power to destroy drive in that band and
spare neither horeehesh pains TO accomplish the work
When the commands turn west or back, should the IN
dians retreat toward the headwaters of the Powder
River wish the grass burned behind you in that whole
LETT unsuitable FOR Indians or game. ,,-,..oo.
NELSON 4. MILES, Col 9th Infantry Breyet MuOrGeh-
eral, U. S. A. Commanding.
On the 4th inst. Lieut.. Doaue Of whose mission to
Tongue River l wrote in my last returned with the
Crows not taken with the column TO the main CROW
camp, and reinforced by De RudOs Company 7th Cavalry
They are ordered TO move toward the judith bash'
scouting the entire country between the Yellowstone ana
the Missouri from Fort Buford to the judith Supplies
are ordered 10 them by steamer Carroll and this
present campaign is regarded below perhaps the as'
Of season. everything will be done to render IL sue
cessul grass-burning order Is also extehoeu 10
Doane instructed TO destroy the grass over the
entire section covered by his scout and he may as wen
send burning parties north Of the Missouri The Doane
finally return to the Crow Agency.
The region sought is terribly rough one, and one oner
ing peculiar difficulties 10 troops, Int as peculiar auNa
tages to Indians With little game 1t is so cut up ana
rough that pursuit Of the enemy will be found very d
cult The late scout this region showed 1t to DE
section through which the trail led over series OF PIE
cpitous hills divided by gorges formed by water action,
often 800 to coo feet deep which rendered detOurs OF
miles constantly necessary TO any thing besides noun
tain sheep, or perhaps the Indian pony From the
high points OF the sunburned, barren hills, as far as
the glass can range, nothing presents Itself TO
view except a CHASTITY waste OF bare MIS- noun
tains, fats and gullies; drear and awful solitude,
without a sound, with here and there desolate
cump of dusty brush pool OF alkaline water, ana
deserted by all except the ratuesnake ana TIE
horned toad Through such droay parched, waerleSs
country the suffering column struggled its weary way
dismountng constantly TO make its way in single me-
leading its stumbling horses up down PERCEPTIONS gu
lies so steep are the hills that the Rodman gun had to
be- left sehind and, the trail sading through CON
staut worse country the prospects OF oyerhaung tie
rertatlug enemy decreased in proportion Said Iay or
Ae scout Of this region Had worn standing co arr
the hills are so steep it would have cut my throat I E
over ths trail that the column mus; move TO the scnuc
| Butes mentioned in Gen Miless order.
An incident connected with the previous scout has not
| vet been maize public. The trail Joined, here and
there by sde-ruls evidently made by small parties
reaching the main body, all Of wnon brought driven
horses and mules, doubtless rec Mt captures many or
them being shod Near the Middle ttc Singular ioIm1
ton south OF the Big Bend OF the stream, and which is
prominent landmark OF high altitude aud peculiarly
regular shape II proved Improbable TO continue wth
! WAGONS CAPTAIN McD1ugars company OF tie 7th Cav
ally then moved alone to within six miles Of the
Butte, when, meeting nothing, it rejonei the column
which soon crossed west side Oh he river Two or
Lazceie Cheyenne scouts then sent 30 the Butte
twenty miles north Of the camp Wien passing through
cor,e they were suddenly surrounded by dozen $ou&
Now ge have you, you Boes; you come 10 our camp
Refusing and dsnomtns, they began 20 ire, killing a
Sioux losing their horses and capturing one pony, scalp
and brand u0w sLari's rifle The Sioux rctreated; 10y
following ticir track the main Sioux camp was dis
covered situated immediately under the Great Eastern
Buttc but deserted 1t is this camp which the column
| now seeks.
Tie following was issued by The E5-ema Courier as
an extra Oh tAe 1ltA.;
BIG HoLE, Aug 9, 1877.
nae ahard tiuj with the Nez Pcrc6s, killing number
ana losing number OF officers ana men. We heeo doc
We h8d hard h-ht ana took TIE village, b't were .nal
! driven DacA with Geay loss. Capt. logan ana Lieut.
English and woodruff wounded Euslsh seriously! olhcis
sLguty. iae troops are eutteuchtG ana Au|9 cav in-
We are here near mouth OF Big Hole Pass WIN aIEe
number OF wounded in want OF eycryt1 hE-iOOa, c.oiA
ng. medicines aud medical atela"nc1 eeuo a. assist
/ auec at once. JOIN GIEroN, COminandnE
Wnn messenger left, Gen GlbJon SAID: g. want an es
tV rlyeis s01d tae a5ns ~ ,t as possible Tle
| indians have cut me OF from Ily supplies.
since this publication vigorous plying OF the wires has
elected no additional particulars Lieut. Bradley was an
unusually talented young officer, who 20 literary ability
O., no mean order added undauntod courage and pau-
ropic ideas regarding The indian question lis leisure
has for some years been devoted TO tie accumulation OF
library of WORKS upon indian and American history, aud
il had attained very respectable dimensions at the time
OF lis DEATH During the past year he mad been Occu-
pied IN tle preparation OF history Of the Sioux cam
paig last year to which is added an essay upon the
legends and history Of the Grow nation, the volume being
now DE ieye the printers hauts ior early puDlicd-
| ton II will stand his monument perhaps chiyalrous
| defence OF those who took his life!
| GEN HOWARD AZ VIRGINIA CITY.