The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-03-26
THE HOsTILES.

SIOUX WARRIORS TAKE SOME NOTED scALPs-
MONTANA TROOPS ON THE MARCH PROSPECT
OF STIRRING SPRING CAMPAIGN IN THE
BIG HORN COUNTRY
The following items OF news relative to the Indian
war in Montana are gathered from late dies OF tho
Montana papers,
On tho night OF February u the Sioux stole 100
ponies from the Crows capcd at the mouth OF Canyon
Creek. six miles below tho mouth OF Ciark's Fork.
The Grows followed the Sioux 200 miles and
captured portion OF their horses and brought them
camp within twenty miles below saltwater Thn
morning February 25l news reached here that band
OF 800 Sioux followed tho Crows hack to WITHIN twenty
miles this place trying regain their lost booty
but dd not succeed AZ COON as tho news reached
here Crow buck out OF about sixty lodges was,
within hnIi an hour on his horse dashing down to
relieve their comrades. The Crows, being too con-
dent that the Sioux were beyond their reach split up
in small parties nut Tins VIII again unite them.
CROW AGENCY LETTER.
The troops, Company +, Captain Tyler, and Com.
pany &, Captain Whecan second cavalry. moved out
from Ellis with forty days rations, Tor the agency
The roads were almost impossible, and hut six miles
made the first day rhe very deep, q
road having to be shovcllcd great part OF tho way.
The nrst night out was terrible one; tho cold Was
very severe aud many Of tho mon had ears, hanas
aud feet frost bitten.
MugpiDs Taylor (Sho rendered such cool service Ia
the last campsgn) and seven men were Killed on Still
water; Cox bubbles parincr) kiilcc-ni by Sioux
The Mugg MS Taylor party consisted OF Cox Hubble,
Blunt, MIlgan, Brown aud two others, ami the IRWIN
party OF seven from Deer Lodge, who were hunting on
.Cark's Fork.
this latter party which is supposed to have been
all killed.
About the same time two d smounted men wcrc seen
running down the river upon the ice evidently cscap
ing from the Sioux. These werc it Is feared, W.
II. Randall and Zed Daniels, who were bound for
Bakers Battle Ground
Major stanton (paymastcr) returned Fort Ellis on
Sunday and departed East the day. lie remained
at the agency until FRIDAY, when, Immediate danger
appearing TO be past h" returned making an elaborate
report 10 Generals Giboon aud Brishn He stated TINT
the Crow reports regarding the strength oil The Sioux
camp correct, ana that circumstances appear Ia
prove the correctness OF their predictions IN thu
premises.
On Rotten Grass Sioux map found. correctly
tracing tho features OF the country IN the vicinity oil
the agency. tho latter being aid down upon tho mar
and encrcled by Siocx war trail making tor the weak
est part OF tue stockade Whom Major Stanton left tho
Crows had entirely abandoned the agency aud wcre
massng at and below Countrymans, refusing to return
until troops might arrive.
SITTING BULf.
The Major concluded from The data he gathered that
Sitting Bull, Crazy Horse aud Dun Knife with tho
camp, and that spotted Tail, who mud been sent TO
treat with them on behalf oil the government had ro.
turned 10 Crook without success.
KILLING cox.
Mr., A. s Hubble has come in aud relates the follow.
ing lilo (HnUbie) Charley Cox had wolf bats out
on East FORK OF Pryor's Creek two ana u halt miles
below tho old Bozeman wagon road crossing, when,
on Monday February 20, ut two O'Clock T.. NJ.
party : OF Sioux attacked them, they being about
half mile apart ana hail mile from
their camp. When thcy heard tho nrsi shot
they both started towards tho camp but Mr Hub.
bio seeing he would be cut of turned back into thu
brush where no had TO run two hundred yards To
get there, with the Sioux close TO his heels
~
and immediately shot one Sioux aud his horse, who
only 6ity yards behind him. Mr.. Hubble
Charley Cox running toward hls camp, aud In about
hvc minutes no heard voicy OF about 100 guns hired.
and from that ne suppos cs that Cox Is killed II he
fails TO make his appearance IN twenty.iour hours he
will he gwen up as killed
The Sioux had captured Mr. Huobc's horse before
they made the attack Beng set on loot Mr. Hubble
travelled Two days without food and sustains loss Of
5000 1t sixty-tve miles southeast from Saltwater
to whero tho above took place The Crows are SO
scared that they are all moving into camp aud
Cmigr's LETTER.
General BrisbIn recently received the following let.
ter from BIackoot, tho leading chief Of tho Grow
nation.
Crow AGENCY NJ. T.. teb o. 1871
To General BnlsnIS. Fort Ellis
Last winter MAJOR Randall and Major Cnrpcutcr cana
TO my camp and what they said was very good. Major
Carpenter saw the Crow horses--thc best ones went
with those that joined MAJOR Randall When Major
Carpenter came to me and wanted mo to with MAJOR
Randall ] wished To go TO the Stinkingwater
out | let my young go with Major
Randall from the Mission. The house we arc
tho crows house and II Is the place General
Crook promised 10 pay my men at When they bay
my men want 10 see them, and after tho money ~
paid to them am gong to talk to my young men and
ay;-My young men, your horses getting tat; wo
arc going along with General Brisbin. AS tho
snow NETS tho sioux Will camp along tho Big Horn
Mountains General Brisbin sent word to Major Car
pcncr to send scouts to where the Sioux were l
sent them. am too heavy and my horses too poor
to go 10 BozemaD | will be ready any time 10 20
with General Brisbin Crazy cad said he would no.
think II rs good Tor him 10 go. want General Brls.
go with him when he comes, but my horses wond not
he it to 20 with him II use them GO to SEQ HIM
now. they would DO too lazy and to ready
when ne comes. rho reason why I go with General
Brisbin to make war against the Sioux "a because
want this reservation little larger than 49, TINS ia
NIL have TO say now; Whom they pay of tho
Crows, then Will say more CHIEF BLACKFOOl.
GETTING READY.
General Sheridan has ordered an Immediate junction
OF Mics and Brisbin The Second cavalry will march
for Tongue River by the Nth INST The order pro-
vdcs for transportation for every available pound of
forage and supplies, and tho cavalry column must
JON Miles by April !. General GDbon. who has been
at Ella for some days. left for Fort Shaw Tuesday,
March 9, expecting to meet at Helena important de-
spatchcs Upon thcir receipt final orders for tho
campaign will be issued. The cavalry now ON thcway
TO tho agency will also Join the command, and gen.
erai movement follow
General Crook will not require the aid OF the Crows,
having decided use the spotted Tail Sioux IN his
operations Thus the Crows will be left entirely TO tho
Montana column which can naturally effect moro with
them than can any other command Tho news lcttcr
from the influential chief BIackloot. which assures tho
co operation of his TRIBE published elsewhere. and
could sufficiently large force be sent out now II Is the
op,n,on of Generals Brisbin and Gbbon and Major
stanton that very effective blow could DO struck
sitting rullis camp But, unfortunately, such force
| ia not nj command OF our local military aushortics
| and the opportunity must DO lost