The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1882-06-15

Further News of Their DepredntIons
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aud ThIevinE.
In Laramie City, Tuesday, a telegram
was received from Mr.. W. o. Downey,
of the firm of Downey 81 Grant, who
have several surveying parties at work
in the vicinity of Fort Fetterman. The
dispatch was dated Fort Fetterman,
April 18th, and was as follows:
1.-TWO hundred lodges of Crow In
dians are on Powder river, Wyoming.
They are very impudent and an out
break is feared. Send by express to
Seventeen Mile ranch, ten needle guns,
with 300 rounds Of ammunition. See
that the guns are in good order"
Says the Boomerang: The dispatch
was addressed to his brother, Hon. S.
w. DOwney, but as he was absent Mr..
Groesbeck, his able lieutenant, took the
matter in hand. A~scertaining that
Sheriff Boswell had a number of guns
belonging to the territory, together
with an ample quantity of ammunition,
he telegraphed to Gov. Hoyt, who is at
cumming 'NPlAiIlhB LHV olluhllOu anu
asking for permission to use the arms.
The governor promptly granted the re-
quest, and ten needle guns and 300
rounds of ammunition went up to Rock
Creek on the emigrant train last night,
and will leave on the stage for their
destination.
The Crow reservation lies just north
of the Wyoming line, in Montana, ex-
tending as far north as the Yellowstone
river. Recently a tract of land, $500
miles square, comprising the western
end of the reservation, was sold to the
government by. a delegation of chiefs
who visited Washington for that pur-
pose. AS is usual in transactions Of
that nature, however, the majority of
the tribe did not endorse the sale, and
now want to retaliate in their own
peculiar manner. Although the exact
location of the redskins is not stated in
Mr.. Downey's dispatch, it is evident
that they are at least $50 miles from
their reservation. Usually a lodge will
average six Indians, which makes a
grand total of 1900 red devils-a force
large en- Tough to sweep the whole coun-
try thereab bouts if they wish.
The Times received the following
special tele gram:
Fort Fetterman, Wyo., June 49,
The surrounding country is being over
run by Crow Indians, some $50 lodges
being in this vicinity. The citizens are
preparing for an outbreak which may
occur at any moment. Reports from
the adjacent country show that stock
has been stolen or killed in many places,
and that the Indians have appeared at
numerous ranches, and demanded
bread, whisky, ammunition, etc,
which in most cases the citizens dare
not refuse. The governor has been
notified, and the county authorities
communicated with a view of obtain
ing arms and ammunition"
The LEADER has already announced
the order of sending one company of
the 9th cavalry from Sidney to Fort
Mckinney, and these troops were ex-
pected to move within a few days. The
usual route via Rock Creek will have
to be abandoned on account of the i'm
passable condition of the roads north
from that point, and preparations are
making for marching overland from
this point, at the quartermaster's depot
at Camp CARING. The company will
move Immediately, and although ex-
ceedingly troublesome, and, if allowed
freedom in their lawlessness, danger
Gus, perhaps, no serious outbreak is
anticipated, with the troops on the
ground to meet the reds.
Last evening was learned that the
troop will leave Sidney this morning,
arriving in this city by Nc. }. The
horses, etc, will follow, arriving i'm
mediately afterwards upon No. 7, the
emigrant train.