The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-04

stream. or point with his Ions, wiping stick
t9 some other more uEmistasa1Sls sd sngs
ss nSs Sa 70 the devious Wirdnss
three or four times dismountinR, SO. as more
closely to examine the ground. He finally
brought mo to where the Indians had re-
The siblcy scouting expedtion Is one Of the
byayest episodes in Western wartare CAPT; +:
% Vest Or K ss dsTise " as scout tke Sioux
ting Bull and his thousands Of Sioux warriors
m s 1 R S T MSEa and nd had
among the vast region OF barren hills
s were on tse erih GEN anS Crook ' ana
his snn than lQo %ss to
tho tracElcss hills and valleys between the two
Generals and their FORCES. The, slaughter Of
military skiiI OF sitting Bull and the saveVery
Of the Sioux made brave meg timid and head
forces, how many warriors the chief had or
days PS s" tSa more
grave. Gen Crook had to know the location OF
The indians and the route to and from there.
scouting and knew the Indians ways fairly
well. volunteered to lead a detachment Of sol-
s ss The H hs S Tss saG TO Try to
dertak!ng, and 1t was prepared after considera-
ton Q; The work to be performed and the
back to camp alive. A detachn ent oftwenty-fve
picked men was assigned to Lieut., Sibley.
Of courage and large experience. Gen, Crook
babe each man In the detachment good by and
his The s9s
When night fell Lieut.. Sibley and his men
were twonty miles from Gen. Cracks camp.
ate a cold meal. Then. led by the scout Gruard
and Lieut., sibley. the soldiers remounted and
night long they travelled 1t was q clear and
moonlight night. and the soldiers. gripping
their carbines and eagerly searchinG the hori::
sitting, Bulls, army. rode in silence, Along
about 3 o'clock IN the morning, Scout GrMard.
halt Lieut. sibIey " moved swiftly to the
< mile and half away. down in an ellptical
water 1 Sitting Bull and his army Of Sioux were
ccamped rhere we're the smothered camp
could be distinguished in the moonlight. The
hrayipa OF mule. that one OF the men In the
snd Sf T
had nearly finished a survey Of the Sioux camp.
In moment the Indians we're reused by the
b tho hundreds from the ground. A dozen
snd a. 's sana ' to The camp 6sow
LeaplnR into their saddles. Lieut.. Sibley and
Gner sars 1 The Se sy
are after US and escapes our only way out"
They all knew there we're several hundreds OF
the detachment. Up few minutes tn. Sioux
wccH,ld be armed and on the trial Of the fleeing
Ms athp fss nat the E.
mountain passes and hiding spots. could ever
ge: aMny from these sarages. 40 thoroughly at
eoiIers might reach the rocky apd timb ered
foothills over to the west. Once there. few Of
the men might by some miraculous chance get
Away the cavalry eslloped streIght across
S,2shs RSYT Ss ssR Essasf}S Ts as
horsemen we're pushing their, faded horses as
best they could up the m sd sides OF the
now coming last several miles in the rear on
their fresh P2Pnies yelling se19snnR and
their horses through q pass among the rocks
and on into growth OF timber on the noun
ve Te sous SePe e
The warriors had spurred t their .bronssos
ssort Re soders resshsd the heavy stRpfp%e
down among the fallen logs and behind the
possible Fortpnatsly they had an sbqndapcs
was on in dead earnest. The Sioux were COM
ing IKE, painted demons up the steep and rock y
good view Of the pass and they kept up con-
tinuouss dlscharge Of outlets into tho swarm Of
ssayancing soIx dozen Indians fell in tho
Make every ball count: keep, your nerve
and expect no quarter" shouted Lieut. Slbley
sssat a5aar$ tsT posslbis escape ,S5 a Tie de:
ssaresy load them indians had $ olde1
and gu fa da At length n warrior OF
Of lead that the savages were sending into tho
During the luil Lieut. sibley told the detach.
ment that the horses. food. saddles and all but
Sorhi9es and ammunition aGl were ere to be aban-
ming on the left the men one by one were to
sneak to the rear and get away as best each
US possible. The purpose was to deceive tho
siopx, who seeing the horses and camp outfits
sioud Of bowler smoke and the s trees and and
logs. the soldiers were slowly disappearing
among The mountains.
and. amid sheet OF flame and pattering Of
bullets among the timber and on the rocks.
men in the, detaehmen Mt were shot dead that
early morning. Two had crawled to the rear
S %Rsn STRAW bss. ie ss' behind f hs
waited about ten minutes between one
anothers departure to attempt escape by re-
treat, The men who remained on the firing
line kept ceaselessly at work with their hot
carbines. in spite Of blistered fingers and pal
leave the line Of, battle. and when he had
crawled back and Joined his surviving com
rades among the rocks he Orde red three ore
voleys. Then the soldiers scrambled over
rocks and ran down tho main part OF Tongue
river like madmen. At the same moment the
the detachment and carried the position. One
may imagine their disappointment when they
ratons and a good camp outfit. They scalped
the dead soldiers and gathering up their own
dead. went back down into the valley, The
famous sub-Chief White Antelope was killed
that morning.
The story OF the hardships the survivors oil
the Sihley scouting expedition endured during
their retreat to Gen Crooks camp lie a dread
ful one. but in the end all managed to reach
the goal.
BID WHISkEY IN BOSTON.