, 1877-08-03

hills and tbe river on gentle slipping ground.
The hills hack af tn,up, rtsng 10 height "
perhaps iWi icrt, from their sun'ln'ts ,w's is
to he lad hs t!c rfrkcts o.n1yIng thcta Ut 4
large scope 0f the surrounding tlaln.
ixbIAN SCOTIA AMI Cuun1gH..
tic men, on thclr leit the Inflla'.s These
arc as,out three, seorc In num'es. e1I nre Of the
Sioux aud the Arrapahcc tslles. They are reg
u'arty enlisted men, AMI arc used chiefly NJ
scouts and couricrs, for whirl, aervsre, arntn
Il cir extreme familiarity with tho country, they
orc inrnlnahIc. Although these men arc en-
yct they retain. all their savage pecr,I!arIt!cs.
They arc ngly-looking fellows, raTcly smiling,
md arc frequently seen In council" These
councils are the same everywhere.
Recently, on the arrlval uf Sioux courier
from t!cns. Sheridan aud Crook with orders for
Nal. Hart, council was held. Seated on their
launches In circle, general smoke was had.
bas two pipes were used, and those were re cire,s-
nb,ut a half hour a solemn stIcncc
ns~ ~"s air1a Who w.. u seated Il the s se
gan y ~, ,1w yoics te1llng P7esana1 @ ,a tho
After he had finished bis tale, questions wcrc
nHkcd br tho various tnenllers IN tbs circle.
Everything connected with ths affair was done
IN tho most soic1rn manner, 20 notice belng
taken of your correspondent, who WAS an In
icrcstcd or,-1ooker.
When this general conversation began, mn In
dian girl approached the guest, 9taring On
tray weint looked to. me like Whole elde Of
renison and = pot q coffee, which he nt oncc
! fcil 10 dcvourIuE. Tltls sidc OF meat hai bern
roasting before the fire, being held cosc to tho
fire by htakes stuck tn the ground. Thesc In
| dians make m0st nights hidcous by their
oAN-cAN iACANTATloas,
or medicine pow-wuTs, there being among the
uumSer Two ti.at arc vcry s'ck. The music &
Of the snp!cst character, being akin strets1:n
snarcs. This Ii beaten like drum with sttcks,
but without the altgfstoat HUT at time o. tune.
! To this dismal nustr ench one sesecelseh M
il q circle With arms locked, at first swayinR
| from side to side, and lnov1ng arpund stoW!f.
aud increasing the speed Of this whlrlina inoton
until legs, arms, and bottles seem incxtrisably
their votccs bero,nes louder, and this continues
| far into the night.
| One, Rood-lnturcd looking fellow, EaTe me
age Of several trIhcs, as iollows: "Arrapahoe
| AMI Hboshonc, brave. Grow, much brave; ten
Crows tight hemp Sioux. sioux heap i1g hraTe;
| tight everything. nE.''-accouipan'el with whiri-
aIl on tho earth about and tho afr nl'oTc. Thla
buasting brnve VIVA Sioux. As eoNyieFa they
have nj equal. Recently two were llspatclled
by.Ma}. Hurt 70 tho cntnp OF II Company. on
] tuVe9 AlGEhs AfSAfAAH - t'.HJ s'sAG VI
\ dcred to return BY noon of the fo!anwlnK tlay:
| They rode nwaY straight up tho bill back u
eamp, and at q swift long cnnter OF their amall
cut d. tS soun's{ xefn ste t w4i
Up tn l,eadquartcrs, having accom-
plishcd thcir. Journey sercn hours soouer than
WIS expected: AmoiS the number t! t. -. one Who M
Custer massacre. alao brp:hcr Of Red ctond
and nephew of Crnzy l1arse. The question
mpy we'll bo asked, Are they reliahlcf And In
tcpay Il must he sal! that 70 lastance OF thcIr
nlcnt. The Arapahoc and Crows are thought
10 be trustworthy. 80 far as killing whites arc
concerned, hut Ereat thieves. The Sioux are
great thieycs and not otherwise very trust.
but miners they desp!sc. Fhese, they say, usive
away tho game and remain 10 Tic country.
The 1nIians cisafe under tue restraints Of
! camp, hnh recently thought to hare
| LITTLE DIVERSION or TtlR. OLD BORT,
| out tl.ls time In sportiye tnood. 6eeing ono Of
| make him "heap scare" "hean run." Accnni-
iuely they gave chasc, keeping, as they thought,
saIt the "fastcst time on record" but, thinking
they werc gaining on him, he wheeled, dropped
Du mis- kncc and fired, and ~ his bullet, pru'
peilcsl by the foreo Of TO EEains Of powder,
laid open the akin ACROSS tho leaders, sidc tlty
pursuct! serious business. They now saY his
between The Sioux and Crovs5thcro is undy.
Ing hatred, aud when they meet In q catnp or
| court there follows IN encounter, Hence, al-
though both arc enlisted as sconts, they arc
| kept With dinereut commands.
| rllR INDIAN QUESTION.
There nro now between Sioux Iass and Ton
| que 1nvcr perhaps 100 men In tho nIunutatus on
the Eastern slopc, and not ono has been mo-
lestcd by hostics. Htuuc leaving our camp four
I t,,{n flIfa SdR nj Dn1r ri ttsS tyn hnr.,
seen no Indian stgn at all recent. Far up In thu
mountain near tho snow i!no were n.imrr-
Gus old stgns. and almost every camp
oued our lusaga Tsg vi y.ss be-" ana + a oa. Hs
havo not been slow TO tako advantage Of their
improvements Ill the way OF brush "wlck-.-
ups" Indian scouts and scouting parties Of
tioa. Rcccntiy Capt. Kellogg Of I Company W ot
this command, left camp on Goose Orrck With
his COMPANY, e%3nefstlug vi tiity.1vc enlisted
men, and " ursscsdsa @ M to tue scene ot Gen. Miles
winter encountered In passing around tho heads
Ut the NUMEROUS streams, lie returned via tho
mouth oi The Lilsla Biz Horn mud the scene oi
the Custer massacre. lie reports seeing no
tiost.les. and no recent slgu OF any havlug been
Thu reason for .hls may probably be found
| tu tho capture &tl1 destruction nf their camp
cquipage during tbs lust fnl and winter cum
paRns, causing many to come Into the Agencies
thcprcsence Of whites, prospeciors, an sol,liers
alao' aud prominently, | think, tho fact that
many Of their Gid comrades aud tho entirc Crow
Nation arc fighting tEe.n.. THESE 1ndluns arc
enlisted for threo.uonst, tevm and receive
! soldiers pAy,-sub.lstcnva for atock and cloth
tng belug contnutcd In cash, making their pay
about 62o per month.
] 0oLu.
This question. 20 far as ttc eastern slope Of
The BIZ Horn atountalns are couccruc1, th}s CT.
petition Is rapidly settling. And all afs scts
tiinx down to tho belief that It aoea not exist
thefp IN payIng quantities. Colors were found
At various places, but .tri1lng In amollat. Our
! prospecting. uartfes, who have lecu trayersjnR
the mountains In every direction, aro now ali III
save one Ut six men. They nave bccll abeent
several dnys, al.d thls ralses the hopes OF sofne
lhas discoveries hays been made. A. !!
pe.nta tho tndleatio,s we're good, hut
like 50 much met With every day that 10 full
upon IT. face, tho rok Of her k|lls and tic san.l
of her Erlrhes wrre tuund barren. The eo1,tl,s-
sion thut gold is uot un thu eastern slope ia
based, not upon our own pfospeeting solely, Int
the samu report coaea IL ua from several uthcr
purtirs, who ure having ihia SUCTION and passing