The New York herald., 1878-09-15
CUSTER AGAIN INDICATED.

VISIT TO THE CUSTER BATTLE FIELD-sITTINo
BULLS vILLAGE-RENo's COW ,RpICE.
The correspondent OF the Cleveland (Oho) Leader,
who Is travelling with the Yellowstone party. escorted
by General Milos, and reported to be massacred writes
Of his visit to the Custer battle field He rays that
Custers plan OF aghting Is and sustained by
military experts and others who have visited the
nsighborhsod Of that terrible disaster The letter.
which Is dated Li.to Big Horn, NJ T.. August 2o con-
oludes as ioiows:-
About the middle OF the second days march small
parry, headed bv Mrs General Miles. several other
ladies 10 tho party and proper escort lett the main
party aud went up the Big Muddy Creek To the place
where ner husband had surprised the village OF Lame
Deer, the last OF the force Of hostIe Indians winch
TOOK part Ia the Custer fgnt Wo here found the
rifle pits, empty cartridge shells, bones, clothing,
ornameDts and clothing OF several Indians. IN the
place where tue fatal bullets OF tho whites had over.
taken them. Mr.. Hoyt was particularly fortunate In
hnding tho oreastplate worn by Lame Deer himsolf,
and IN having Il Identified by some OF tho sioux
Indians In the party who know that To the
ladies OF the party this little excurssn exceed
ingly Interesting, asst was where nearly all
bands had risxcd their lives and the first battle
ground they had visited. Returning to tho train
everybody hurried forward rs Colonel Baker, nov IN
charge oi tho command Ia place OF General Miles,
VINO had gone on an exploring trip Tor u telegraph
limo TO Fort Custer, was dssirous OF making
rs long march as possible. That night he
campea In tho centre OF an extensive prairs on tho
headwaiers oil ToIock Crock. Ton miles iron Rose-
trip. II was somc which Mr. Colgate Hoyt aud m
o orusrly b"d cut from bull they had run down and
shot mile IRON camp. Early tho following day tue
two newspaper men accompanied Lieutenants Clark
and Pope, o the second cavalry ana Fifth iDfantry
Jackson, scout. and Two OF siItlna BUNS iormer
braves, over tue divide aud down Custer's trail be-
sue little stream Ia mo baltic around. This part
OF the trail hal never bsen traced since the battle
10 gong down the creek valley We passed the spot
where Custer nrst heard The lnaiaos were located,
aud saw tue lodgs poles OF the large village whsch
had moved Two days before to came down To the
other side OF the Little Horn River. Here 1 picked
up the skull OF Little Wing, nn Uncapxpa Sioux In
dian, who had been Killed Ia light WIN General
fD.k fha
hgnt. lie was known TO the lnaians who
guided us, aud his death was described by them.
little furtber on We came 10 tue place Custer
Lett Reno aud nads The long. wid charge tnat
IN glorious but disastrous death TO MN aud all
mhes 10 keogn's, Calhouo's snd Custer's hs, whore
we found the b.cacbing bones Of tue ana norscs
oi the troop. Here we Joined General Miles aud tho
party who had gone Win him on nis teicyrapn TRIP
Two days before, aud snorty after the aud
1ollock'S By Two O'Clock the tents were pitched on
the spot across the Lttie Horn where largest
uoo OF tho sioux were cncampcd The day Of the ngh,
abd the rest OF the day was spent Ia discussing tue
massacre. bathing IN the river aud taxing a rest.
cusrER's BATrLg FTKLD.
Next morning tue tram was tartsd down the river
10 Fort Custer and the party mounted and rode up
the place where Reno hAitca his CHARGE thence
tho ood whers he Iereated thence 10 tb. bign hiI
east OF the RIVER where he aug rife PITS VAS
Joined by Beutccn and rescued by 1errv tho
asy alter ,he hght From 'hers all rode
camp down to CusteT's hnl aud thus completed
All exact study OF the heid. aided ny scouts aud In.
and the skliiul disquist Of veteran soldiers ana
Indian ngntsrs. Alter having done this We all rodo
twelve miles down 10 Fort Custer, large post which
has been located recently al the Juncton VI the Big
Horn aud Little Horn rvcrs.
In conclusion. there are several points about the
trip to spd ,he ncld which wish TO BRING out
ciesry and prominently.
From Ksogh to Custer Ia 140 milcs About ono
hail OF that distance " through country utterly val
ueicss obcq quarter is splendid grazDg country aud
the vther quarter s an extremely good agricultural
region. Along our trai We saw but very Itlle game.
although tnsre IL eobside rsbic nd yo or ten
miles bsck IN the country The whole region Is on
trcIy freed from hostilc indiana IL rs broken anu
pcture,que country although there is not an ythIbg
.xtrsord,nary sbOut IL exosps IN tho valley of tho
Rosebud
cusrkR's PLAN
OF his battle is now Regarded Uy all of those In this
country as most excellent one, ana not the rash aud
stupid scheme that many people In the East believe
" 10 nave been Kcno's disopcdience OF orders IN
not continuing his charge through the Sioux camp,
and his cowsrdee In rotreatibg iron hts
position 10 the woods before he hsd lost a mao, be-
cause me Sioux snoox TIER bianxets nj him and
threatened ohsrge, is po~ Though, TO be the chief
cause of Tue Custer disaster, ana ~ impartsl IN
vestgation was made Of Rsno's condu uct no wo1d be
found rssponsbie Tor the late Custer and men.