The New York herald., 1877-10-01

oruer 10 make short cut. leaving foov
H. This canyon one OF the grandest avenues In this
section. towering mountains, with ragged SUBMITS
thai III their heads above the clouds and form gigantic
walls on each side; q beautiful trout stream nows
through the pass, At tho banks OF which decI
and bear, and tho brstng pines climbing high up the
rocky incline on other side made II OF the
suoiimost spots have ever visited. General Howard
rightly thought the OF Soda Butte Canyon un.
pretcnious Tor such imposing place, aud named 10
Josiyn Canyon, aiier captain in the Twen,ynrst In
fantry, young man entirely deserving the
honor but doubt II tho irontsrsmen or
uoh- TWO oi the peaks OF this parallel
rango are Pilot Knob and Index Mountain. made Ia.
nous oy The bold brush OF the artistic Moran.
Branching on here al New Galena Smelling WORKS.
VIC began to cut our way through Clarx's Fork to-
supposed 10 be making with all possible speed say
'cut our way" because there lralis here aud
the timber almost as dense US tho grass Camas
Prairie.
WAITING cur OPT THE INDIANS
We were here met by three scouts from General
Sturgs conveying nows 20 the miners a, the sncting
furnace OF the proximity Of the Nez Pcrces who 10.
formed us that Custer's old regiment, the seventh
cavalry, was 10 the vicinity oi Heart Mountain. on
tho east side oil the great divide waiting Tor the exit
oi tho indians from the mountains 10 tho buffalo
plains Tins was very encouraging, and Two OF the
men were sent back that very night TO General Sturgs
10 INFORM him OF our position aud the probability of
our being able 10 drive the Indians upon him
tho next day or the day after. Unfortunately the
couriers did not reach sturgs, and he had but
competent guides they told him the Indians could not
cross The mountains except In ihe direction Of the
Sinking Water, he made detour toward that river
ON the very day the hostiies crossed the last
natural burrer down to the long sought buffalo plains
Notwithstanding tho death OF many OF our horses
rom sheer exhaustion andsibe tatgucd state OF our
overworkcd infantry. wo kept steadily pursuing the
murdcrers On striking the plains Heart
men, most Of whom wcred returned Black Hills miners
OF scandinavian birth, who hal been murdered and
robbed by the hostiics, but not scalped
MEETING WITH
We had travelled hardly ten miles over the plains
when Sturgis, with the Seventh cavalry, was seen
making all taste TO ovortaKe US. He was amazed to
ind US, thinking wc we're still In the mountains and
bitterly chagrined at tho escape OF the Indians from
ono Of the best ad traps OF nature and man. tha, he
exclaimed
'poor as am would give 81. 900 II l mad no, lei.
this place."
and as tho Seventh cavalry horses were com.
paratlvcly fresh II was arranged that General
ssurgis should take his own command, accom-
paned ny Colonel Sandford, with Captain Bcndireis
company FIRST Cavalry, Lieutenant OTIS with battery
and Lieutenant Fletcher charge white and ian
scouts and pursue the Indians with all possible speed
Arriving near the mouth OF Clurks Fork was found
ths Indians had burned the stage stations and hay
ranches on the YELLOWSTONE The employees fortunately
escaping.
Up WITH THE iSpiAys
About nine miles north Of here, Surgis on tho 18th
inst came upon the entire Indian camp in u waterlcss
valley surrounded by pointed hills ran out into the
opening like promontorles making many and prec,p.
iious cahons. When hrst attacked the hoslllcs
whcro scattered along the hills, with their stock In
tho bed OF dry creek the high tanks Of which afford
cd shelter from our rtemen and tho high winds,
The warriors were not long IN scaling such of tho
heights as commanded the cahons, and whilc tho
squaws were driving The stock between tho walls of
the dry. creek above referred 70, these brave and
excellent marksmcn held our men at bay. An
attompt was made to hem the hostiles IN by taking
possession Of the rear end Of tho Gallon with q how
izcr, but, as The heights were all steep, 1t was
found Impossible to drag tho gun up, and the plan had
TO be abandoned and tho Indians escaped.
rHR KILLED AND WOUNDED.
In this little light We lost but three men killed. and
seven or eight wounded. Tho Indians nro known 10
havo lost six killed, besides many horses run Oh BY
the Crows
At the presont writing sihrgs is stin chasing tho
Indians, they beng considerably In his advance. He
sends us word no has captured 600 horses but
raions have not yet arrived he has been forced to
live on mule moat for the past two days We now
going by The way OF tho Yellowstone to the Musssl-
she'll IN the hope OF heading of tho hostes who arc
known to be making for that stream Tho remnant OF
the Ncz perces Is cndeavoring to make Junction with
Sitting Bull, and should he succeed, General
Of course, will return TO his own department