The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-08-21
WHERE CUSTER MET DEATH.
1uE BONES or ms GiLLfNT THhfE
UTNDRED SfILL NBt RIED.
cd The Neglected Remains of the Gallant
pcnd Skeletons uienching In the sun Ihir-
.u.n Mnnihs nIIcr The ImhlMn MMssMoIc.


Ui,.r. VI. r.. july lj.-Thc ignorance Of army
officers. scouts. and guides is demonstrated in
tb r pretended knowledge Of this historical
ht,ie ground. which knowledge. from ms own
..nrrirn.c and investigation. | find to be- gr'nl-
ia ni variance with the facts. In nothing were
hoy further at SEA than concerning H. lotaIlty
some held that the Il stance from Tongue RIVER
u.ar thc mountains. did not exceed twenty-five
mil s.. others estimated II at thirty. ard mono
.,..irlthiry -Hvc;lut we. after two long days
rid. itDm the head of the Little Horn in the
r.mmH- Gao point much nearer than the
T.n.It river at the prescott cantonmcnt If the
Tnh taNalryI carefully compute the distance
lob.ut least forty-lvc miles.
From nu cmincnrc which W. reached ON the
second day. "a scene of raro-t beauty wis bchcll.
Beginning with the noble table upon which W.
stood. the ground fell gently away toward the
river. strengthening uut into bottom a. leN'lH-
a floor. and with sides clearly defined hN tho
shaded stronm and the hhis. Beyond the
water appeared the rugged cmnankm'nt. 'N-
lenlin! from leno's position on tn" s"uth I"
N.nmitof vision ON the north. standing per-
tondlular save an occasional gap through
which some tri- King rill contributed its mite t'
lH. general volume of the Little Horn. or
through which entrance to ford- ARE made
sull further back. toward thu Rosebud the
silent tmb.rle-s. sandy Wolf mountains
lumod high casting mild and pleasing
.haIuw over the landscape while at either cN-
.rcmity of the valley the gradual divides. rich
with vorduro ami bright hued with iull-hlown
g.r.r-. completed the scenic display.
Afa-t wc entered the old village. I'm attacking
which Custer and his mon fell This temporary
Indian camp was about four miles long. u half
mill wiln and located 10y the river -ir. upon
d,lro--,al tahlo-land. considerably lower than
u.,,,li,v rropcr It, borders are fringed with
~ ti', ..r ,,,ih ~ timber which M one time .X-
i.nlii ALI over tho bottom. hut the Telling II
,r,r- iv Iuiians Ia secure bark food for their
tnI.- lrr the central portion of the strip
,Ira.i Nutran At the southern side We passed
Wr.l,i n ,,.rso rni 80 covering thrcc or four
an Wherein the -,iuitw- and pnpoosc- were,
nn.,,,nI ,vIan custer apprunciri and until
Nm" ,at,airv were securely cntrnppcd in the
rsd,t' ~ ,l.uth Btvnni this tn. ground pre-
s.nfl,i "a curious ep...tii.lr tcprc and medicine
tu.,. wcr, az Thick as thcy could stand. whilr
,q"in dn- y, 4aiic featurc comsi-tni 81
tho srrni ,iuputltv Of l"Eginge living ahnut. and
Observation-Disclosures Uy tht. uro~unlrtir tnmOunt-
I'M. IL almost positive knnwlrdgcJ tnnt tho In
du,t- ii-..a lnd ffrm for clothing taken frum
H. -ulrry Further down W. Jaw six burial
s.aNlil- uuI beneath them tWh.rc they nnI
fnllrnl .pr bones Of ~ many IniiHn--tl,s
.klI If one, nun incurred by and containing a
bullet
l. WIS ueurlv dark when W. reached the lower
ford niUut l..lf way rough the village whore,
w. Unfllad inr tuu night. w.t. cold. hungry.
amt greatly mtgurd. hn-ty supper was
sn...Il., ,l.vourDd our soaking blankets were.
snr.lI ont mon the ground ana all hands
inrn,ai iu far GOOD ui.fIf- -i.t. blt nh hands
vrrn .ri..you-Iv ll.uprDiuted for scarcely nnd
Ia Hanl. ,lr.rpol Ms head upan hi- saddle
INI,w when a something cold. shiny aud
wr.-'v t1s-rd over his face With bound
MAI 0arritl him at loust tn feet. and y,ll of
"Sn4s.-,-' ntr.ar Than nvrr sioux uttered he
prIt-t.l The. ,umn i'm "A my Tho lOv- grabbed
m. lcnr lire ANA ~ Ife li.,lt instituted a rnrr-
I'M sour 4 wi stirk f,rtI,. ionti sIfi. rrtilos
H. .nit,'- wore f,f,nd i,it 'r- l,y tn. loon
-rf.lf prn.n slinIv thiur-- re- ulturu.l
evs,v,,h'-rn rho ,,r,unI fnirlv .,,.rui.d ~. th
unn'. ana IA slnusht"r resulted that ala not
W tri,I 'r ia a.,air I'M v, III Iurk ing Ion =
Of "A second nttn"S Ani II soon ram", Bob
sn 'lgrn-s benz The 6i-t victim. your cor
r.-pnndont tho second. Cnmu was again astir:
m mar h,ttln flln,vni nn' th.r einil.iif,.r ana
Tor the third timewc sought rest. mi with an
e,r,ri.n"a n. h,.f,r. sn,1 thnt If ciiininat~d In
ihs ntrht
| INV. INST finished n ride ovar tho bnttlo0old
nrl INV. inhniI 81, lltnu Of things that mist
ulkrthrl ulioio u- Ericve. Thirteen months ago
;D-iiv 4, n Gnn 4 t'u-inr nm ny,, r. limo. nun.
draI brave followers. wllir u the mat, NJ scr
wee wor. mer.il s-ly ma--aer.d ly -avdl:.s.
rt ,u,, nf whom, hns ,vor lr.n iils,i 4, uc,Dluf
ior th. crime. W"rso tan ihi-. the,.ry CHIEF.
-,ht hnt'i Ana rom, of IN" ftt.hrry ara TODAY
',s' ',, i'' n"r''t,. 81, ,,.. ,,nirnI
Va ~. nor. ll.d and tn.ir in.ii- n,irr .hIy uu-
dated: are. led. cIUtird. nnd IN the PAID employ
AZ fL, u,nuin ana fhe forced u--otlat s. ~ TIA,
remnant OF The gallant seventh
H. f'f This "A. tlIfltHl. u. IL v,n could O., ? "
f.rWnlln these mnrdrrer-. arrly.d IN arms
lur. are ENJOYING th' protection and generous
lYsufallty ot tn. country or n- scouts and
1t.i.. ar. con luHfiur Sherman sheridan,
5'rnak and others tn The massacre ground mn I
rllntInp mi The various points of interest. the
Zones nf th. ,rrd tnr,,t hundred lir brach-
luLs ia the sun ur s0uklng ln the ran that here
falls 20 often IN torrcnt-l
ton months ha,t pa-s,d, yet the little band.