The New York herald., 1879-02-10
THE HOSTILE INDIANS.
A Party Of Cheyenne Bucks
on the Warpath.
GOING TO SITTING BULL.
An Uneasy Feeling at Fort
Robinson.
[Dy TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD! !
PINE RIDGE AGENCY. d. T.. Feb. 8.
Via Fort ROBINSON. Neb.. Feb. .. 1879.

Via FoRr RoaINsoN. Neb.. Feb 8. 1901
On January 81 force of about eighty Cheyenne
warriors were met by teamster hauling from this
tween the Dry Fork and White River ffty-four miles
northeast from here. They had nearly three hundred
head Of horses. in fine condition. mostly American;
armed with the latest improved rifles and actu
ally loaded down with ammunition. No travois
lodge poles noebaggage accompanied them.
MOVING FOR THE CHEYENNE RIVER.
They got what food there the train and
asked for the crossing at the forks Of the Cheyenne
River and are undoubtedly moving in that direction.
This is no doubt the body of Indians under Little
Wolf. lately in the Sand Hills. south of Niobrara
River. Snake River. which six companies of the
Fifth cavalry started more than week ago to find.
ALL YOUNG wARRIoRs.
All Of them were young warriors with the excep-
ton of four or five older men. No squaws were
in the party. They had quantities Of dry meat and
ammunition in brackets. their arms and every
place they could put it. An old frontiersman here
named Dillon says that they bound by the old
Cheyenne trail. leading north through the Red Water
Creek and Belle Fourche country. and evidently
ON their way to join Sitting Bull.
NO DOUBT OF A WAR.
No one in this section regards the reported over
lures Of the latter portending peace in tho spring
Freghters say that there will certainly be and
the young bloods will make it. have followed Dull
Knife. chief of the lately annihilated fighting Chey
ennes to this agency where he arrived with his wife
and young son. He left here several days ago for
Spotted Tails agency doubtless to meet tho above
reported war party.
PROGRESSED IGNORANCE
Neither Red Cloud nor other principal Ogallala
chiefs whom your correspondent has questioned
about the knowledge Of Dull Knife. since arrived
here. admit that they were of it. Sioux In
dian was met near where the Cheyennes crossed Pass
Greek. which would seem to indicate that the move
and Brule Sioux.
A MASKED MOVEMENT.
The request Of these tribes toAsend of their
young men north to bring back their people now
Will olttiug Dull ID tuouBut uerc 10 DC mashco
movement to get some warriors out ON the warpath
to join lighting force when tho grass grows. No
one thinks that Sitting Bulls following will
be content to leave q game country to 60
on . reservation where there is no hunting. He
will try for location in tho Belle Fourche corEn-
try but is thought he may be offered the Missouri
River location only to be rejected.
"oUIEr'' INDIANS PUTTING ON WAR PAINT.
The Indians quiet here, but counselling to-
gether good deal and putting occasional streaks
of black paint. The leading chiefs and principal
say their hearts are good. Old campagners and
freighers unhesitating in their conviction that
war parties will start out in the spring. Nightly
dances to tell deeds OF valor and bowling over the
loss Of tho Cheyennes are kept up within stones
throw Of the agency.