Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1878-02-21
Custer County Locals.


Mr.. Boup, Post Trader at Fort Custer,
has gone to st. Paul.
The first snow of the season for the low
er Yellowstone Valley, fell on the 18th.
A detachment of soldiers and party of
Cheyenne Indians are reported corr,lletl
by hostile Sioux near the head of Sunday
Greek.
Mr.. Campbell, formerly OF Nebraska, in
company with his son, has taken ranch
in Pease bottom, and will remove his fam
lily as soon as possible in the Spring.
The battalion of the End Cavalry, COM
manded by Col. Baker, left their camp
near Etchetah on Sunday. February 10th.
for the mouth of the Rosebud, there to
await further orders.
Efforts are being made to have a ferry
put in the Yellowstone river at Etchetah.
and also across the Big Horn. This will
shorten the road to Fort Custer about eight
miles and avoid several bad hills.
Private Hugh league, of NJ Company.
2nd Cavalry, committed suicide in camp
near Etchetah on Saturday. February 9th,
byblowing his brains ont. league had been
respondent for some time and. it is sup
posed. had been contemplating the act for
several days.
10 all intents and purposes the expedi-
ton against Sitting Bull is ended, but if
nothing has been accomplished by the
move, 1t has demonstrated that the mill
tary authorities are on the alert. and in
tend to do the very best they can with tile
force ut their disposal.
Twenty Carpenters, with their Supcrin-
tendent, left Fort Custer on the 18th for st.
Paul ria Fort Reno Lieut.. Fowler. of the
End Cavalry, with 10 men, were their es-
cort. Dame Rumor says that the gallant
Lieutenant proposes, while absent, to en-
list in another serv;ce-matrimony.
MIR. John G. Guy shipped to Niles City
on the 10th, per Diamond r teams. 200
bushels of potatoes and 300 bushels OF tur-
nips. By the way, this train has just made
the trip from Fort Bufortl to Fort Custer,
and are now Oh their way back. and the
cattle are beef fat with no feed save grass.
What country can show up better than this
for stock raising?
1t is to be hoped that the willy Sioux
,hieftain will not deceive Col. Mcleod and
Major Walsh much longer, for they must
surely be deceived, as it Il impossible that
gentlemen of their position would be in
collision with the savages to accomplish
my purpose. 1t is further to be hoped that
zen. Sheridan will not delay in acting on
zen. Miles recommendation, THAT we'll
equipped force be sent against him''-(Sit-
ing Bully. Give Gen. Miles the force and
he Indians will be whipped.
yellowstone" Kelly, Chief Scout for
len. Miles, arrived at Etclletall on the l4th
rom the Milk river country. Mr.. Kelly
'ays That the Sioux are camped on Woody
;reek, about thirty miles on this side of
he line; and if Sitting Bell is not there in
person, he has been; and that the greater
'art of his force is there now; that Sitting
Bull, as the representative chief, may stay
IN the Canadian side with few warriors
md sqnaws. but the main body are on this
tide. AS yet they have contented them
elves with stealing horses from the Crow
amp at Fort Clagett. Mr.. Kelly says
dissatisfaction exists among
he Prairie eros Ventres and other tribes
# that section, and trouble with them is
lpprehended. From this it will be seen
hat the military will have work in nlcntv
Guarding the Yellowstone country and the
northern border. More troops are needed,
)adlY needed and RIGHT AWAY.