Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-11-01
MILES EXCURSION PARTY.
Safe Arrivals at the Scttlements-Whcr re
They Were and What They Saw
Miles Late Battles,

They Were and What They Saw
Miles Late Battles.
Yellowstone, NJ. T., Oct. 8, lS75.-General
Miles has arrived here on his return from
the national park. His party consists of Mrs.
Miles, Mrs. Captain Lwers, Mrs. Major
Baldwin, Miss Sanford, Miss Rice, Miss
Baldwin, Colonel Baker, Major Baldwin.
Captain Ewers, Lieutenants Clarke, Long,
Bailey, Mr.. Wardam, correspondent
Inter Ocean, Mr.. Cowles correspon.
dent Chicago Tribune and CT sveland Leader.
All the tourists express themselves as high
~ pleased with the park, and the ladies lock
hearty Notwithstanding their long ride.
Some of the ladies have ridden over three
hundred miles on horseback, and are still
able to take the saddle and make their thirty
miles per day. The children, of whom there
are several, seemed to stand the journey best
Of all, and were never tired. Mrs Miles aaid,
after riding all day the little folks would
play for an hour or two after coming into
camp, and never seemed weary, but were al
ways hungry.
General Miles describes bis fight on
Clark fork with the Bannock as having
been desperate in the extreme, and he never
could have won the battle but for the brave.
ry of all these engaged. The Grow Indian
scouts discovered the camp the day before,
and the soldiers we're all night creeping up
and getting into position around the uncon-
scious Indians. Just at daylight the camp
was stormed with the utmost gallantry and
the Indians cut TO pieces. There. were cnly
two officers in the fight, General Miles and
Captain Bennett, and the latter fell shot
through the heart. The soldiers numbered
only twenty seven men and their savage
enemies had ffy-nine warriors in camp at
the time the assault was made. Crock"
and one other scout with Miles were killed
and a soldier desperately wounded. When
the battle was over thirteen dead warriors
were counted in the camp and thir.y-seyen
were made prisoners. Some of the horses
taken from the Indians are worth $1,000,
being the finest in Montana, which they had
stolen during their raid. Over two hundred
head of stock was taken by General Miles
On his return from the Park. General
Miles visited the territorial fair of Montana.
at Helena and was the hero of the hour,
General Miles expresses himself az yery
much pleased with Montana and saws it is
one of the finest producing regions in the
United States. The display at the terrific
rial fair was indeed fine, and lie doubts if
any state could do better.
From here General Miles goes to his post
at Tongue river and will remain there du-
ring the winter. He has received notice of
Sitting Bulls runners and has sent word
for them to wait at Fort Keogh until he
returns. Sitting Bull is exceedingly anx
ious to return to the United States and will
submit to almost any conditions If he is
only allowed to come back. Gen. Sberi-
dan and most of the army officers are op-
posed to Sitting Bulls return, aud think il
. good riddance as long as they can keep
him In the British possessions. Sitting
Bull Is represented as being sick and great.
~ discouraged.