Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1875-1878, 1878-04-26
YELLOWsT0sE :EUs.

The''Oran.e efseit''-Disposition ofthe
Crow+Don't want to Fight-!Am I'm
aiam en i;esaSspartIient fsesa
i..i...: 1 zontaSln stock Growing
s-..l:s. 2. S::Ird's story or Sitting: BuiIs
Strens en- and DispOsition-Person
Correspondents Bismarck TRIBUNE.
suER,1xN, cusrEf Co, NJ. T., April 9th, 1885,
"All quiet along the Yellowstone" Mt this writ
ing. but we had . visit from spy and horse steal
ing party ofhostilcs on thcs aud to-day Lieut.
Huntington twttha strong. scouting party has
gone in the direction ofthc Musclcshell.
BY the way, Gen. Buell. was quick to redeem
his promise in aatording protection to the settlers
in Pcase bottom, by sending down from Ft. Custer
Co. D, End ena4iry,. commanded by Lieutenant
Huntington. who has fixed his camp at sherman
and, ,..as noted above. immediately sent out party
to the Muscleshell river, Which is distant about
40 miles, by the wagon road, as surveyed by Capt.
Ecan. Mackinnwi navigation on the Yellow
stone has opened In earnest and If ,yeu Of Bis
marck claim to be the s.Banpna Belt" we Of the
to-day the hills are ..robed In living green, and
there will be waters Of delight when steamboats,
visit US from below. - =
and will camp somewhere on the Big Horn Maj
Gibbon, who was sent by Gen. Miles to interview
M hsF " a% ths
and funny stories about large dry goods boxes are
told, which iftrue, knock into cooked hat the
the them men n about the Agency are vcritable lam
prcys. However believe the Crows Will remain
loyal to the government for they find it to their
de- nof eE Ghss
that the first hostile gun fired by them would
mean the loss Of their immense reserve and
and what 1t viii be in the future. They also see
that by living in peace with the white men their
worldly possessions in the shape, OF horses in
creases fast, and finally peace IL altogether more
profitable, than war, for them. l....
1t is the opinion of all our fronticrsmca that
this summer the Sioux will make their desperate
struggle. hoping to get better terms while they
have arms in their hands, and are capable of do
ing mischief They may be right, but give Pad,
dy'' Miles the men, and don't bind him hand and
foot with red tape, keep the red tape far from
him as the scene Of warfare will be from st. Paul,
and before snow flies, Sitting Bull and what is
| mutabilty of human affairs behind prison bars.
The necessity of new department, or at least
the removal of the headquarters Of the present
! one nearer the scene ofaction, is becoming more
apparent every day. True, the creation or remov-
al might benefit some individuals and some local
ity and be disadvantage to interested parties at
but to say the movement is gotten UP solely for
| speculative purposes is absurd, and exposes the
hant! of its olponents-proycs that their opPosi,
greed for gan-and contracts. 1t is true that st.
Paul is nice little town. but the time has come
to- the
of war, and il any benefit, in pecuniary way. is
to be derived thcrefrOm let those who are bearing
the heat and burden Of the day have litlo of il.
The stock raisers ofU pper Montana are push.
ing their way down the Musclcshell river and
soon that beautiful valley will be under the CON
troll of the white and its Thousand hills be
spottcd over with herds of CATTLE sheep and hors-
ea. The outlet for this immense region will be
via. the Yellowstone, and the most pract icable
wagon road. as well AZ the best watcrcd and near
est will he from the Big Bend to Sherman.
Sitting Bird, with II Gros Ecntres is on visit
to the Crows. He says Sitting Bull is cncanped
on the northern Porcupinc with 1850 lodges. and
will there await the attack of his white foes thar
he has plenty of ammunition but will kill the
soldiers with war clubs. Sitting Bird appeared
to be in doubt Us to which were the more numcr-
o"s in the world white men or Sitting Bull $ fol
lowers. After being feasted by the Soldier Chief
ut Sherman. he went on his way to the camp OF
his red brothers.
Lieut.. Rhllcn, of the 1lth infantry. has been re-
lievcd ut his own request. as QuartermaStcr at
Fort Custer, and is succeeded by Lieut.. James y:
Allison. End Cavalry. Lieut.. Rhulcn has filled
this difficult position well, and retircs with the
best wishes of all. Lieut. Allison brings with
him to his new duties fine reputation and will
undoubtedly add to it during his administration
Of affairs as IA. A. G. NJ.
Lieut.. VIC. Rowclls of Co. X il now Rc"i-
mental iAdjutant Of tn" end Cavalry. vice Chas. r.
Roe. AIES.