The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-07
THE SIOUX.
NEGOTIATIONS FOR THE sURaENDER OF THE |
HosTLEs SILL GOING oS-TAE TROOPS |
CONCENTRATING FOR NEW CAMPAIGN.

NEGOTIATIONS FOR THE SURRENDER OF THE
HosTLEs SILL GOING oN-TAE TROOPS
CONCENTRATING FOR NEW CAMPAIGN.
FoRr ELLIS. NJ. T., April 20. 1871
Dispatches just In indicate xicty the part OF Gen.
eral Miles IN the OF tho OF hosles at
Tongue River. The occurrence OF last causes
with him evident distrust OF tho Crows. hts just re-
cevcd letter to General Brsbn asking the excepting
well IN hand OF any Crows With you. there being del
egation OF Sioux rem aiming here ia proof OF good In
tentions during the absence Of others now returning
10 council Al which the question OF surrender will DO
detcrmi med"
Ny last letters predictions regarding the campaign
are Endorsed BY General Miles, despatch 5th
to General Brisbin He writes-" there Is forage
here, and probably viii be before the arrival Of
the first boat up the Yellowstone, you may make short
marches. and thus save your animals The Ogallaas,
Minneconjous, Sans Arcs Arrapahoes and Brues
under Crazy Horse, were on Tongue River, above Otter
Creek, early In January and driven up the tor
.mer stream About 200 went TO their agencies, and
the remainder about 500 lodges took refuge the
Little Horn After our engagement OF January sent
TO them, giving them opportunity 10 come IN or take
the consequences delegation arriving TO learn
terms OF peace was returned with instructions. when
runner from Spotted TAN met IT, wheroupon the
hosiles campcd, and a larger one came IN TO
Obtain IT possible, better terms Their prominent
remain with me u evidence OF good iaitn the remain.
der having gone 10 take pari IN the council on Ltlo
Powder River some Will come in, some return 10
their agencies, anu against the remainder must
contend. large part OF tho Uncpapas, Suing Bulls
following, have been for some time in the British Pos
sessions, while he personally has been hunted about
between the Missouri aud Little Missouri rivers Not
long since he was the latter stream, and thcre
were some 800 or 400 lodges the Little Powder about
amonth ago These, think. make IN the aggregate
all the hostiles out they have very tte anmuniio
Al you move down still hunt tho buffalo north OF the
fellowstone turn them north, MS the Indians cannot
live south vi II without The buffalo Under
cumsances, however, should your horses bc allowed
to run buffalo. wish all the Crows possible TO be
brought with YOU Send Lieutenant Doanc TO tho
Crow agency to enlist seventy, and lot him bring us
many others who will JOIN HIM Tor ratons and ummu-
nltion. Doanc should reoin you by striking across
the Big Horn and Little Big Horn, and should hunt Tor
caches oil meat and stock IN the canyons OF the Big
Horn. He must not go farther east than Prairie Dog
Creek, and then cross down the Rosebud"
Miles thinks bocy OF hostile Cheyenncs will move
down the Tongue. aud that any Crow squirt upon
river would upset his plane HIS Interpreter aud the
Sioux delegation mentioned expected 10 rc-
turn within ton days, by which
wanted Brisbn to reach the cantonmeni.
Doane Is now 1T the agency, being additionally
ordered not to enlist any oil tho twelve Crows who
killed tho Sioux chiefs and to the rife now
there presented by General Grant TO .Sting Bull the
Good" Brisbin is, as we'll. ordered to send any
and u liquor now moving down tho Yellowstone, as,
says Miles, II wish no more rum brought INTO this
Inaian country" Brsbin lett tho column (bcing
quite III and anxious to confer with Mles) by GU
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