Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-10-18
THE rHoRNBuRGH EXPEDITION.
It's Return to Camp Robinson-A ConspIet
and DISASTROUS Failure.

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It's Return to Camp Robinson-A Complete
and Disastrous Failure.
Camp Robinson Special loot. 15) to Chicago
Times
Thornburgh's column arrived here to-day.
The horses were SO much exhausted that it
required two days to make the last forty-five
miles of the march. On the way here we
crossed trail where large band of the
renegade Cheyennes had passed going north,
their line of march being almost midway be-
tween here and Sheridan. The Times cor
respondent has authentic reports that small
bands of the renegades passed through the
country east and west of here, northward
bound. No depredations, except horse-steal-
ing, were committed.
RENEGADEs CAPTURED.
courier following up the command has
brought information of the capture of three
of the renegadse, one buck and two squaws.
The arrest was made by cowboys near the
headwaters of the Snake river, at point
near where Thornburgh camped on Saturday
night. Another buck was killed, they think,
or escaped mortally wounded.
BAD MANS BOAST.
few moments ago the Times correspond
emit encountered a shock-headed, ferocious-
looking beast, two-thirds Indian, who said
that he left Red Clouds camp on the White
Clay river last night. He was seen talking
to one of the Reno Cheyennes there. He
boosted that Red Cloud would not surrender
the renegades when they came into his camp,
and said the Cheyennes we're nightly
pleased with hafHing the troops 80 splendid
~. He thought one Cheyenne warrior was
equal to company of cavalry. Every effort
was made to induce him to tell whether there
were more Cheyennes than one in Red
Clouds camp, but all failed. He suddenly
quit talking, subsidized like swapping turtle,
and was dumb as an oyster. The belief is
entertained by those here in position to kn w
that there are some
oHEYENNEs IN RED CLOUDS CAMP,
notwithstanding the Sioux chief promise
to surrender them.
-Four Indians out hunting when Thorn
burgh disarmed the band at Sidney, before
starting on this expedition, have Joined the
hostiles and gone north. One was seen and
recognized in this post last night. He was
supposed to be Sioux until he got into the
bluffs and escaped.
SOME OF SPOTTED TAILS INDIANS
now here say that.ten lodges of that tribe
have broken away and gone north, or toward
the Black Hills, with hopes of effecting
junction with the Cheyennes. This may be
true, but officers here will not credit the
story. Two companies of the Seventh cav
airy are fighting Indians in the Bad Lands.
The condition of affairs at the Spotted
Tail agency is believed here to
be very critical. Internal discussions
exist, which, aided by the natural inn
becility of the hysterical Indian agents
there, may cause serious trouble. 1t is said
here that there is no responsible agent at the
agency, and the Indians and half-breeds are
holding high carnival. A report has been
telegraphed since we reached this point that
they were
BURNING THEIR AGENCY BUILDINGS,
This can be authoritatiyely contradicted
The Indians at both agencies are disposed to
be peaceable unless driven into hostilities by
the Encouragement of the Indian agents.
DR.. Irwin, as the Red Cloud agency, is well
liked by everybody, but he is now absent,
and the business is managed by the agency
butcher, coarse fellow, whose constant use
of familiar names from the bible only equals
his ability to murder the queens English.
1t is understood that the newspapers are
disposed to
CR1T1CIsE COL. THoRNBURGH
for his failure to arrest the Cheyennes. That
the expedition has practically ended in blum
ders is apparent, but as q member of the ex-
petition the Times correspondent is able
to see none for. which Thorn
burgh can be held responsible. If the de-
partment had furnished him pack train, as
repeatedly asked for, instead of seven six
mule wagons, which had to be abandoned
the first ten miles, the Cheyennes would
have been closer pressed. If not captured,
everything possible to impede their progress
would have been left behind. The COM
mand started in pursuit with two days.
rations and no camp equipage except tin
cups and saddle blankets. This was the sum
of all its supplies for eight days. travel
through country unknown to white men
desOlate
WILDERNESS OF SAND.
With less nerve and judgment on the part
of the commander the troops might have