Bismarck tri-weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1875-1881, 1878-03-19
STARVING HOsTILEs.

STARVING HOSTILES.
Reservation, Indians Joining Forces
from Fear OF Sitting Bulls Hunger
Our Poplar River and Buford
Budgets--The Great Snow Storm on
tho Upper Missouri.
The following lette: was written be-
fore the snow storm of the Upper Mis-
souri, came on. The Indian news, how
ever, is O. X. and in all probability
correct:
POPLAR R1vEK, NJ. T., Mar. 6, 1873.
Ed. TRIBUSE.-Unkapas trading here
report 200 lodges of hostiles at No
Wood, five miles from the line, and no
buffalo at all there. Also that there is
great deal of suffering from want Of
food. Black Noon is the head chief.
White Dog, 3 northern Assinaboine,
reports that the hostiles killed an officer
and
HORSE. WHIPPED TWO cTrIZESs.
He comes from Belknap and reports the
northern Assinaboines, Piegsns, Blood
and Prairie Gros Vsntrss had oil Joined
tho Grows. all being afraid Of the hos.
tiles. Sitting Bull is at White Earth
River, just one gun>shot from tho line.
The river here is impossible and We
expect the ice to move out daily. No
snow at all here this winter and all re-
ports from above report similar state
of affairs. ....-...-
Lieut.. Day and FIVE wagons are camp
ed here enroute from Fort Peck to Ft.
Buford. He reports all quiet at Peck.
The river is impossible there.
s "A BIG BLOW OF SNOW.
a> Fr. BUFoRD, Mar. IL, 1878.
Ed. TR1EusE.-Well, yes we cave had
little snow, and likewise q blow.
You couldn't pass this off on US for any
Japan Current" not much sir! all
the aojectives you could muster wouldn't
tell to the outside world how ssnard it
blowed' up in this section few days
since. 1t commenced showing on the
9Th and has been showing ever since,
with an occasional rest for few hours.
On the 9th inst. it was perfect biz
zard, the wind piling the snow in huge
drifts and rendering travel almost i'm
practicable. This would be = hard
storm for An expedition to encounter,
but it is presunable that there is no
expedition from Keogh in the, field.
Your Keogh adylces Of the 10th ultimo
In the TRIBUNE Of March 5th, stating
that the troops would lesve on the 22d,
was no doubt . correct ststsmsnt Of af-
fairs IS they then existed at that post,
but BY this time it is we'll known fact
that no movement 10 to be made north
of the Missouri for the present.
TIE RECRUITS.
The detachment of recruits command
ed by Col. Rice, 5th Infty., left this
post on the Esd Of February for Fort
neogh to join their regiment at that
station, there being no rendezvous,
seemingly, at any other point as was
previously contemplated.
The two companies Of the 9Th Infty.
that were at Fort Peck have returned
to Fort Ksogh. .,
Fort Peck is now gsrr;soned by Co.
D 9Th Infty., which has been increased
for the occasion to eighty men-nore
than the combined strength oftwo COM
panies 1t their present maximum
m.nded BY Cspt. D. H. Aurdock, 9th
Infty. Lieut.. Chas. Byrne, 9th 1nfty.,
is also on duty at Peck as A. A. Q. n.
and A. C.. s.
Lieuts. Day and Wagner, 9Th Infty.,
lett this point February 23d for Fort
Peck with large detachment from tho
garrison here, from which the increase
mentioned absvs was furnished. The
statement that Col. Sanders with one
company WAS enrouts to that point il
an error.
Returning from Peck Lieut.. Day en-
countered the "Japan current" and
was showed in ct the Big Muddy. A
scout succeeded in reaching the post
and early on the morning Of tho 18th
Lieut.. Munson and detachment Of the
9Th started with rstions and forage to
Lieut.. Days assistance.
The mail from the east due here yes
terdsy morning arrived late this even
ing, having had hard time Of it in