The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-06-26
GENERAL

GENERAL CRooK.
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Perhaps no single officer Of the army
has had NOR experience in dealing
with the Indians Of the plains and
the mountains of the West than Gen.
Crook; and it y safei 10 ssyythat few
have more probably used their obser-
vations, which have extended from the
tribes I'M tbs arid wastes Of Afiz0na to
the lava-bed and sand-hi1 country Of
the North, and east to the Mississippi.
While In Chicago recently the GEN.
erAl was approached by a member Of the
press and the conversation which took
place between them was In subsistence
as follows: ~
Rsporter.-Are there any very grave
apprehensions as to the Bannock out
break?
Crook.I am inclined to think that
the indians who have left their agencies
in chat county will give trouble. You
know the general cause Of their trouble,
a subject which I had an opportunity
Of learning something about when 1
made a visit to Fort Hall last April.
They reluctantly took the course they
did, and now have a country from
which it will be difficult to .dislodge
them. They wanted b learn to become
self-supporting or partly 80. buk had no
chance to do 30. and left their agencies.
R.-What is the character Of their
retreat?3 3I2A wv
l. C-Well, it is rough, rugged and
not easy of access for troops. 1t is
called STEMS Mountain country, and
is about eighty miles long by from forty
to sixty miles in breadth. It is located
several hundred miles west of the wes-
tern line of my department, but when
was operating in that country in the
winter Of 1907 and in the year 1858
I had an opportunity of becoming ac-
quainted with Il 1t Is les thanltwo
hundred miles from the line OF the ram
road, and is surrounded by IN open
country. There r in that section
large herds Of cattle, for the grazing is
fino and in. labnndance,l and there IL
plenty Of water. The mountains are
lofty, overlooking the territory ada
cent, and are broken by canons and
deep ravines, and the Indians lurking
in these recesses can see plainly any
large force of troops approaching from
any side. You know that II the Indians
don't want to they will not generally
fight, and il they do they are usually
well prepared. If q large force of troops
is sent against them, they can keep out
of the way, and II a small number
goes against them, or IL a large COM
mand is divided, the Indians can make
it somewhat difficult for the troops to
approach and engage them.
j R-WMl il be a dificult matter to
"round them in" up in that country?
CT am inclined to think it will.
R.-What do you think of the cause
OF the Bannock trouble, General?
.C,-weI. l am satisfied that il the
Indians had been treated as / think
they should have been, theirs would
have been no such hostile demonstra-
tions on their part.
R.-Do you anticipate any serious
trouble from the so-called "Sitting
Bull confederated movement" soonP
C.-No, not this season. If the Sioux,
who are up in the North come down,
you know how the troops are disposed.
Gen. Merritt is in the West, up in the
Powder river country and Gen. Brad
ley is en- route to the Little Missouri,
to make . summer camp there.
R.-Do you think there will be rep
~etition Of the campaign of two years
agop Agfy ~ ri ~
Chat is hard to tell. r
R.-Do you think Crazy Horse was
the brains of the Sitting Bull movement
two years agop
C.-Undoubtedly. In regard to thu
Sioux Indians returning South, l thinl
they will make for that country from
which they can most readily raid on the
Black Hills settlements. To look after
that interest Gen. Bradley is on the
Little Missouri There 10 nothing SC
tempting for than In the Powder river
and adjacent country, Myadsa is tbzl
we are morn likely to have troubl6-fn
that country next year, atHough.w W
can't tell much about It yet @.
In reference to the coming serious
trouble with the Sioux, Gen. Crook aid
he did not fear muchin thS near future
from-these Indians, If tAs-spotted Tai
and Red Cloud agency people remained
peaceful. These Indians are now ver,
restless, as they think the Government,
has broken its promise with them about
the location Of their agencies.
A young OIL Citiseh calls his sweet
heart Revenge, because she is sweet
lOil City Derrick.
gAndthe young married man on Soutt
Hill calls his mother-in-law Delay. be-
Gauss she is dangerousa Burlington
Hawkeye.
And an Eddy street man calls his
wife Fact, because she is q stubborn
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