, 1891-01-02
FROM Hi FRONT. \
Col. Dav, the Indian Fighter, a Rank
Fakir--What the I7th Bows are
Doing.

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Special Correspondence.
In CAMP AT CoRNELL's RANCH, Dec.
26--Piity Cheyenne scouts. under COM
mand of Lieut.. Casey. Just arrived. go
into camp at the mouth of Battle creek.
About $50 scouts are now here. Lieut..
Strothers, with his scouts. went to within
sight of the hostiles' camp today. Saw
no tsepees. Think they have gone into
the agency. Some signal fires can be
seen from here tonight. Lieut.. Strothers
goes back tomorrow to investigate. The
stronghold spoken of by Father julie Of
Pine Ridge agency can be seen from here.
II the tostiles try to escape west they will
evidently attempt to pass our lines here.
Companies D and G of the 18th infantry,
under command of Mai. Egbert. with
headquarters, are here, Reinforcements
can be easily obtained. Col Day, with
seventy-fve COWBOYS. are in camp about
two miles from here. They are doing
more harm than good. If a fight does
occur it will be brought on by the COW
boys. Dishonest people, taking advant-
age of the excitement, steal cattle, burn
and ransack ranches and the Indians are
blamed for it.
Special Correspondence.
CAMP AT MoCoRMIcK's, Dec. %, 1890
p. m.-CoL Ofiey's scouts we're all
through the bad lands today-saw hos
tiles breaking camp on the White river
this morning, making towards Pine Ridge
agency. Col Ofiey expects orders at
any moment to move his troops to White
river. thus cutting off the hostiles from
the bad lands if they attempt to return.
Ali rumors of any engagements between
the Indians and troops in this vicinity are
false; neither have any shots been fred by
the Indians upon white persons. One
Indian was killed at a ranch about four
miles from here whilst attempting to steal
a horse.
Col. Carr. at the mouth Of Rapid creek,
has never expected an engagement with
the hostiles, as is stated in the Rocky
Mountain Netos of the goth inst. He
has pickets posted on the hills surround
ing his camp, but no more thar the usual
camp guard.
Col. Fl. NJ Day of the Dakota militia,
who is spoken of IN several dispatches as
having made so many miraculous escapes
from the Indians, Is a fraud. HIS own
men say hat when they saw three or four
Indians in the bad lands several days ago,
he cried, For Gods sake boys, don't
leave me here. L can't ride very well and
a keep up" He was the first to get
on this side of the river. 1 give his story
which he told me today: One day last
week nineteen of us went oyer the river
to see if We sould get a shot or
two at the red devils. Suddenly
l seen about forty of the var
mints about a mile ahead. 1
saw it was of no use to try and get
back 30 thought 1 would try and play a
trick on them. Pretending not to see
them, l rode right along till within about
fifty yards OF them. when l put spurs
to my horse, turned suddenly and before
they knew what was up 1 was In their
rear just a pumping hot lead into EN-,
and such surprised Iniuns you never
saw"
This part of the country is full of Just
such 'blowhards," who are enough to
make a civilized person go on the war
path.
Capt. j. M. Burns, 18th infantry, has
Joined his company, e. at Oelnchs, as
has also LIST Lieut. Wm. A. Mann, com
pany a, at Days ranch.
Lieut.. VIM. A. Mann has been ordered
to proceed at once to Hermosa to receive
and ship supplies to 18th infantry and
Cheyenne scouts. Seven companies of
the LIST infantry are now at Hermosa
awaiting further orders. 1t is thought
they will go to White River. Capt. G.
a.. Greeue's company, B, has been or
dered to proceed at once from Buffalo
Gap TO mouth of Battle creek and camp
with the two companies OF Cheyenne
scouts.