Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-05-30
Jhe Daily 9ress aud gatotaiau
YANkTON DAKOTA
Friday Evening, May 80, 1879.
YELLOWSTONE ITEMS.

sitting Bull will .Try II \ POp.'
Chris ellison, noted frontiersman and
scout, sends a batch Of items from Fort Bel
KNAPP, Montana, under date Of May !, TO the
Bismarck Tribune:
The weather has been delightful, as it
season of the year. On the 7th of March
l started out up the Yellowstone. Went
up as far as Fort Ellis or Bozeman, and re.
turned to the Big Timber, from whence l
travelled north fifteen miles and took a
northeasterly course to the forks of the
Muscleshell. The valley looked delightful.
There is not q better grazing country on
Gods footstool than this. Travelled up the
north fork of the Muscleshell to Camp
Baker and came back to the Forks again.
Here l journeyed in a northwesterly direc-
ton through the Judith Basin. another
lovely expanse Of unbroken country. Pass
ed through the Belt and Highland noun
tains and Square Buttes to Benton.
started from Benton via Bear Paw
mountain to Cow Island and went from
there up Bull Creek, and struck southeast
to Carroll through the little Rocky noun.
tains. Here l found some Gros Ventres,
some Of them drunk. They say they get
their whiskey all right. returned through
the little Rockies in a northwesterlv course
and struck Cow Island at the Forks. Fol.
lowed up the south fork to its head and
then struck out in a westerly direction
through the Bear Paw mountains and ar
rived at this point April 30th.
Some few days ago the Assinaboines had
a little fight with some Of the Yanktonais
Sioux. Two were killed and one wounded.
The fight took place somewhere on Beaver
Creek in the Little Rockies.
Sitting Bull and all his warriors are
camped on Frenchman's Creek seventy-fve
miles east of here on both sides of the line,
and are making preparations for a summers
campaign against the whites. When they
calculate to make the FIRST attack is more
than any one can tell, but they are deter
mined to TRY it apop" this coming summer
will soon start for Cypress via French
mans creek and Pinto Horse Buttes ant
will visit the hostile camps. 1 will return
to Fort Keogh via Woody mountain anc
Fort Buford. When arrive at Fort Walsh
l will send the Tribune the whole particu
camps.
1t is the Tetons and Yanktonais that ar
committing all the depredations on tn
Yellowstone and elsewhere. They are fron
Sitting Bulls camp. c. G.
ATE NEWS.
Fort Walsh, N. w. T., May 6.-I arrive
here after a hard and tedious journey
Started from Carroll through the Litll
Rocky mountains and Fort Belknap. Pass
ed through the hostile camps on French
mans creek. They seemed to be very kin,
to me and didn't show any signs of ba
blood. l shall start tomorrow for Bufor
via Woody mountain, Wolf Point and POI
lar river.
Sitting Bull left Pinto Horse Bu:tes wi,
his W family and five lodges three day
ago. He is undoubtedly on his way to tn
Saskatchewan. Bear Cap, Little Knife, Tw
Horns, No Neck, Long Dog and Spotte
Eagle are bent on having another tussl
with the whites this season. Long Do
3 will be the brave warrior this campaig,
Four hundred lodges went south a few day
ago. They will probably go south of tn
Missouri. They were not hostile. c. G..