The New York herald., 1878-10-27
MILES EXCURSION PARTY.

SAFE ARRIVAL AT THE sETTLEMENTs-wHERE
THEY WERE AND WHAT THEY sAw-MILEs'
LATE BATrLEs-How THE STORY OF THE
MASSACRE oRIGINATED-A WICKED STAGE
DEIvER-MiLEs' OPINION OF MONTANA.
YELLOWSTONE. NJ. T., oct. 3, ls7s
General Miles has arrived here his return from
the National Park. HIS party consists Of Mrs. Miles,
Mrs. Captain Ewers, Mrs Major Baldwin, Miss San
iord Miss Rice, Miss Baldwin, Colouei Baker, Major
Baldwin, Captain Ewers, Leutenants Carke, Long,
Bailey, Mr.. wardmau, correspondent Inter
Ocean; Mr.. Cowies correspondent Chicago
Tribune and Cleveland Leader. All the
tourists express themselves as highly pleased
with the Park, and the ladies look hearty Dotwih-
standing their long ride some OF the ladies have rid
over three hundred miles on horseback, and are
still able to take tho saddle and make their thirty
mics per day. The children, OF whom ,hsre sew.
era seemed stand the journey best OF all,
never tired. Mrs Miles said, alter riding all day the
little folks would play Tor hour two after
Ing camp, aud never seemed weary, but al
ways hungry.
General Miles describes his fight on Ciark's Fork
with the Bannocks ms having been desperate In the
extreme, and ne could have tue battle but
for the bravery OF all those engaged Tho Grow In
dian scouts discovered the camp the day before.
ana the soldiers werc all night creeping up and get
ting position around the UNCONSCIOUS Indians
Just ut day light the camp was stofmed ~itn the Ut
most galantry and the Indians cut 10 pieces There
were only two officers IN the hgh Gen,rai Miles and
Captain Bennett, anu the latter tel shot through the
heart Tue soldiers numUered only twenty-seven
their savage enemies mad hfty-nine warriors
Ia camp at the time the assault was made. "Rock"
and other scout with Niles Killed SOL
ier desperately wounded. Wneu the battle over
thirteen dead warriors we're counted IN the camp and
thifv-seveu "eIo inaue P,isonus. soms y, wv wy
horses taken IRON the Indians are worth $1,000.
beng the finest IN Montana which they had stolen
during their raid. Over two hundred head OF stock
taken by General Miles.
On mis- return IRON the Park, General Miles visitcd
the Territorial Far oil Montana, at Helena. and
the hero OF tue The General expresses himself
as very much pleased with Montans, ana says it Is
one OF the hnest producing regions In ths United
deed nne. and he doubts u any state could do better
From here General Miles goes TO mis- posi- at Tongue
River anu will remain there during the winter. lie
has received notice OF sitting Bars runners and has
sent word for them TO wait at Fort keougb until no
returns. SittinR Bun is exceedingly ANXIOUS to re-
TO the United States aud viii submit 10 almost
any conditions II he IS only allowed to come back
General sheridan aDd most Of the army officers are
opposed TO st,lng Buirs return ana tnink y good
rJdsnce as long they can Keep him IN the British
possessions. Sitting Buli Is represented as being
sick anu greatly discouraged.
On their return 10 Fort Keogh General Niles ex-
cursion party will break np aud 20 10 their homes
Rev. Dr. Hoyt OF Brooklyn, anu Mr Rouse, OF cievc
land have already gone eastward. Misses Rice and
SANFORD and Messrs. Cowcs, WardmaD, John Hoyt aud
othors VIII TO Bismarck ana thence over The North
ern Pacific Railroad TO 81 Paul ana the East Mrs Miles
viii probably accompany them and spond the winter
her home in Cleveland, ana with her uncles John
and William Sherman, and her ester, Mrs. Don Cam
cTou, IN Washington.
The Miles party greatly shocked at the reports
OF their massacre BY BaDnock lndians, published IN
the papers and spent a whole day IN telegraph ng
friends as soon as they reached the Telegraph nns
The iamlies OF the excursoniss iiviDg IN tho East
were greatly alarmed ana Kept teegrspning Generals
Sheridan, Go0on ana officers at frontier posts Tor
several dayc nquiring alter their ireods The report
was started by mail carrier at Bismarck, who was
two days behind ms time ana took this method oil
accounting Tor his delay. lie said he vac held Tor
two days by the commanding ollieer at keough Ior
more news about the Mnes party wno had all been
massacred General Miles viii keiy see that the fel-
low is not only discharged but properly punished Tor
his fslsebood Inc story cruel hoax ana caused
great distress In many homes throughout the land.