Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-10-07
THE RED DEVILS.
a HAND OF ARAPAHOEs JOIN
the CHEYENNEA.
Major Thornburgh tn Rapid Pur.
suit or the iiostiies-A GENERAL
Indian wSr Anticipated.

Major Thornburgh Ga Rapid i'ur.
suit OF ths Hostiies-A General
Indian War Anticipated.
OaALLALA. Neb.. Oct G.--Four stock
men who went from here as guides with
Col. Thornburgh returned this evening.
They report Thornbursh still after the
Indians when they left his command. at
4 p. ~. yesterday. He had travelled
twenty miles without any water, and no
signs OF reaching any for sevsniy.fve
miles further. The Indians made di.
rec,ly west. then turned and travelled
south towards the Platte river. abandon.
ing horses every few miles, leaving them
with pack saddles on their backs. being
too closely pursued to take time to I'm.
saddle them. Another courier arrived
at Big Spring this evening with . dis
patch from rhornburgh saying that tho
Indians had scattered all over the u
try, aud were abandoning ponies every
few miles. Thornburgh also reports his
own stock very tired. and Is abandoning
some on the way.
CAMp RoBrSsoS. Neb.. Oct. 6.-About
$50 o'clock this evening q soldier cour.
Ter arrived from Camp Sheridan with
telegraphic dispatches. He stated that
when nearing Dead Horse creek. about
twenty-five miles from this post. Q little
after noon. he met some cattls.msn who
excitedly informed him that the Indians
hal crossed Sheridan road q mile dis.
tant an hour previous. Having come
to tho point where the Indians. were
said to have crossed. he distinct.
ly saw their trail. This point
has been repeatedly mentioned
by several well known old frontiersmsn
residing in this vicinity a. the most
likely point which the hostiles would
pass. The courier also states that the
cattle men informed him that tho In.
dams had q large herd Of ponies with
them. and were travelling rapidly In the
direction OF Red Clouds new location
ON the White Clay. This may not be
the main body Of Cheyonnes. but We
have very little doubt that IL Ia their nd.
vance guard.
OMAHA. Oct. G.-Ths report that
Thornburgh had made a capture Of the
| Cheyennes lacks confirmation. He was,
however, close 10 them this morning,
but they gave him the slip. as II was
very foggy. and they probably saw his
command without themselves being dis
covered. This wal not mort than 81
miles north OF the Union Pacific rail
road. Tho Indians abandoned ssveral
played out horses, and places where they
had thrown up small breast works were
found. Thornburg Is pushing ahead
rapidly on q fresh trail aud is gaining
ON them.
OMAHA, Oct. CDR. Graf OF thi,
city, who just returned from Camp
Brown. Wyoming. says that at least l5(
Arapahoes have left their reservation Ia
that vicinity In twos, threes and four
within the last two or three weeks, and
have gone In the direction Of the Blacl
Hills. Fifty Cheyennes have also dis
appeared in the same way from the sams
locality. 1t is thought that these Arapa,
hoes and Cheyennes have gone to joir
the band now on Its way north. Th,
Arapahoes are fierce and determined
warriors. II Is generally believed b,
well.posted men that we are OF
the eve OF general Indian war,
Notwithstanding that II is lat'
In tho season. At last accounts
Thornburgh's command was still follow.
ing the Cheyennes who passed 0sallala,
T~hornbura IL not an experienced Indian
fighter. having very recently been trans
ferred 10 active service at bis own TO
quest from the Paymaster's department,
and fears are entertained that II he over
takes tho Indians he will he badly
whipped. aud u he IL not careful will be
drawn into an ambuscads. Captain
Mauck's command was ten or twelve
hours behind him. aud is expected Il
Join him soon.
A dispatch received here this evening
from Sidney states that II Is reported
there that Thornburg had captured 25O
Indians. and was returning. II 10 said
that u courier brought In the news.