The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-09-26
An account OF Thair Northward
F!ight-A Bsokan-Down sguaw
Carries The News TO
Headquarters.
An Engagement on the fifteenth in
Which Three Soldiers
Were Killed,
And Another on Sunday Last, the
Fighting Continuing all Day.
The Renegades Cross the Arkansas
River Near Pierceville.
The Cattle Men Disguised With the
Officers in Command of
the Troops.

Special dispatch to The TIMEsI
Fort RENO, l. T., September lS.-Pr.-
vate intelligence reaches this point to-day
from the camp of the refractory CheyenL e
Indians, who left their reservation on Sep
TENDER 9TH, by an old squaw, too old and
hungry to travel, hence too loyal to still
further rebel; she returns to the agency to
recuperate and grow strong for the next
afiray.
SHE REPORTS
the Indians as in the vicinity of Mount
Jesus" about one hundred and eighty
miles northwest Of here, Just beyond tie
Salt plains, in the territory.
Three companies Of the Fourth Cavalry,
&C." III" and 3D." were, and had been,
travelling for two days from fifteen to twen-
ty miles in their rear The Indians are
well mounted, and drive with them a
change Of ponies which they will employ
in chase by a superior force
ON THE 18th INST,
~hen some distance In advance OF the
troops, discussion arose between the two
leaders Knife" and "Red Clay"-as
to the practicability of return and surren-
der, produced by the pangs of hunger and
the utter, and to them more apparent, i'm
possibility OF ever reaching their destina-
ton.
THIS Pow-wow
would have virtually ended the campaign
in the event Of following out their text,
which implied surrender of their arms
and ponies, but at the instigation of "Dull
Knife" a majority expressed determine
ton to carry out their war-tike intentions,
and fight, If any attempt should be made
to impede their progress or effect their cap
ture. A small minority declared their in
tention Of returning, whereupon the remain
ing ones commenced an indiscriminate
slaughter OF their ponies, thereby forcing
them to continue the march or
sTARvE ON THE PRAIRIE,
before the long suffering, forgiving spirit of
Uncle Sam, could be able to reach, and
provide them with means of subsistence,
and once more homes for the winter
1t is supposed that they will be over
taken in few days, and should they show
fight, such will be promptly furnished by
the troops, Notwithstanding the men and
animals are much fatigued by heavy and
continuous marching.
1t is presumed that it will be
UTTERLY IMPOSSIBLE
for the Indians to ever reach the line of
the L. Z. K. r., the opinion being preva-
lent that they will either be overtaken or
intercepted within four or five days, in the
vicinity of Forts Dodge or Wallace. No
raid by this band has as vet been reported,
this being the first information which has
been received regarding their movements
since their impromptu departure from a
supposed well-guarded camp, a few miles
up the Canadian riven.
TROOPS AT THE SEVERAL POSTS
in or near the supposed line of fight are
under marching orders, and should any
create the necessity, an over
force would soon he in the field |
against them.
A scurrulous and wholly uncalled for
loudly demanding denial and a
retraction on the part Of the editor, appear /
ed in recent issue Of the Dodge City |
Times to the effect that "The agent at |
Oit iscHp vas tIunh anu uItW ON MS HI |
agination in stating that any Indians had
left this reservation"
AN INTERCOURSE OF FIFTEEN MONTHS
with, and personal knowledge of, Col.Miz,
ner, commandant at Fort Reno. L. T., and |
Of Agent Miles, of the Cheyenne and Arap-
ihoe agency, prompts the writer to refute
he assaulted character OF these men. "a
hey are both gentlemen OF high standing
IN the public administration, and the quot
ID statements could have originated in no
other than the Prejudiced mind of an inc
Driate.