Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1879-04-24
YELLOWSTONE DEPREDA.
TORS!
Sitting Bulls Warriors Come
to Grief!
A WAR PARTY ALL KILLED..
Brilliant Engagement by 1t. loder
9TH Infantry, on Musc!esheII.
SOLDIERS AND FRIENDLY GROS
VENTURES FIGHTING SIDE
by SIDE!


Gen. Brisbin, commanding District O
Montana. last night received the foilowjn.
important intelligence from Lieut.. Loder
'th Infantry. scouting on the Muscleshell
CAMP NEAR HEAD OF MvSCLEsHELL
CANYON.
April II. 1879.
"i'efaclment under my command. as
sisted by eros NentIes. met and killed
e.2ht Sioux warriors near Careless Creek
head of Muscleshcll,. Sioux struck for
bllif of Bad Lands. then retreatcd into
coolie. where we surrounded and Killed
them all after a hard fight OF an hour and
half. They were apparently from Sitting
Bulls camp and on a horse stealing eype-
ditlon. and were killing cattle when dis.
covered. Our casualties: one eros Ven
tire killed. and one Chief wounded in the
foot. The Gros Ventres fought we'll
showing great courage. Most of killing
shots made by soldiers. Men I'll did well.
especially Sergeant Allen Cecil. 60 X. 81
Infantry. and Prvatcs William Evans. Go.
d. and Arthur 5. Haight. Co. +. Seventh.
Sioux fought desperately.
"LoDER."
Lieut.. L"der was sent out by Mai IIges.
rom Fort Logan. under instructions from
Gen. Bishin 10 scout the Nusreslell and
cooperate witt, troops from Ellis scout
ing the Yellowstone and it, tributaries.
Troops are also ont from Shaw ana Ben
ton. but have not We, been heard from.
The following congratulations order has
been issued TO Lieut.. Loder and his brave
soldiers:
HEApQrARTERS DIST or MONTANA /,
FORT ELLIS. VI. r /
April %. 1879. /
GENERAL ORDER. No. ,:
The District Commander takes GREAT
I'iea;isllrc iii announcing to the troops of
the District the brilliant and successful en-
gagemcnt which occurred on tie l7t!l of
April. near the head Of Mnscleslell Creek.
between a detachment OF he
Third and Seventh L. :. infantry. assisted
~ few eros NentreS Indians under COM
nand Of Second Lieutenant Samuel II.
-oter. Seventh Infantry, and a war party .
" hostile Indians, in which. aftera hard :
i@ht of an hour and half al the Sioux. ,
eight in number). were killed. Lieut.. :
.oders casualties were one eros Ventre :
milan kille,! and one wounded. q
Lieut.. Lodcr deserves special conmrafu- !
ition on iniiiciin@ such a punishment to i
lie hOStiles at so little loss to his command.
he result shows not only gallant conduct :.
ut good management. \ few such les =
ons will 90 lar toward teaching the pred ;,
tory bands Of hostile Sioux that they can !,
o longer penetrate with IMMUNITY on their ;.
ealing excursions the country guarded :,
V our troops. :,
The District commander expresses his +,
'anks 10 Lieut.. Loder for the energy. .e
illantry and efficiency displayed in find +
g and Furnishing these Indians and to the E.,
en- of his detachment for their uniform .,
'od conduct. Especial mention is due to =,
rgeant Alien Cecil. Co X, Third nifty. 81
d prirates Vim. Evans. Co. d.. ana Ar A
rIr l.. Iiai%'it. Co. Z. Seventh Infantry. on
7 the intelligence and activity displayed RI
ring the engagement. =,
BY order Maj. BRIsBIN. ~
Jos. HAZE. -,
First Lieut.. \. A. A. G.. -.
ANOTHER FRED" MADE A GOOD INDIAN. on
A dispatch, dated April .2nd. from Still qfi
ter saws: