The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-08-05
THE SIOUX WAR.
Further Information From the North
Boundary Line.
The following ia from "a cpao;..1 fo tho

Boundary Line.
The following is from a special to the
Chicago Times:
During the afternoon Lieut.. Tilson,
of the Fifth infantry, who had been on
detached cervice, joined us and gave
some interesting particulars of the
fight of the 7th on the 18th, given by
the Sioux themselves.
Sitting Bull himself was in the affair,
and was among the first to run away.
His adopted brother, Little Assini-
boine, was badly wounded in the hip,
and may die. They report eight war
riors killed and several missing, includ-
ing the famous chief Rain-in-the- Face,
who is reported to have slain Gen. Gus
ter. The shells fired at them by Col.
Rice's guns completed their discomfi-
ture, and goes to prove how valuable
light artillery is in Indian warfare.
Three of our scouts who have been
among the hostiles' camp have returned,
and report herd of from fifteen to
twenty thousand ponies. They could
not count the number of lodges with
accuracy, but they do not fall below
from fifteen hundred to two thousand,
giving an enormous force of fighting
men, well ARMED and supplied with
ammunition, chiefly by the Red river
half-breeds, who deal with British and
American traders alike. Gen. Miles is
determined to put an end to this
vicious traffic if he has sufficient force
to do it with. The Sioux chiefs say
they do not want to fight particularly,
but that their children cry for meat,
and they must have it. They will fight
any force that gets between them and
buffalo. As the main herd is westward
and on this side of the line, they will
have to look for their supplies in that
quarter. The main camp, which was
right on the line, has moved back sew
eral miles, and some say they contem-
plate going further north, to the Cy-
press hill district. = The
Blackfeet Indians have separated tenn
porarily from the Teetons, and are now
westward within the dominion bounda-
ries, hunting buffalo. The whole hos
tile outfit was in Montana on Little
Rock creek two weeks ago. Maj.
Walsh says that our artillery demoral-
lied the hostiles completely. They
have nothing and can get nothing to
match it. Miles advance has been
watched ever since he crossed the Mis-
souri,. Spotted Eagle says that, in
spite of the cannon, his young men to
the number of three thousand will
fight if the Americans stand between
them and the buffalo. Some
herds OF buffalo are running north,
and Gen. Miles will endeavor to turn
them so far as to prevent Sitting Bulls
outfit from getting supplies. Maj. Ba,
ker, with four companies of the Second
cavalry, which has been detached, cap.
tured large half-breed train, which
was moving dominionward by the fords
of Milk river. Our wagon-train is 60
ing for supplies to-day, as summer
camp will be established on French
mans creek or somewhere in that re.
gion. Now that Sitting Bull and Other
chiefs have declined general engage
ment, chiefly, perhaps, because they dc
not want to offend the English author
tiles, there is not much prospect ol
fighting, unless Sioux hunting parties
should come over the border in searcl
of game. Our SCOUTS on the other sid
discovered quite number of stoler
American horses from the Missouri set
Elements. Gen. Miles Informed Maj
Walsh of the fact and demanded tha
the animals should be returned to thei
owners, some of whom were in camp
Maj. Walsh SAID he would do all il
his power to have the animals restored