Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-31
TWO TRIBES JOIN
FORCES FOR FIGHT
Troops Hesitate Before Provok-
ing an Encounter.
SHEEP HERDERS KILLED
Bucks Have Been Accomplishing Gun-
for Year.
ARE HUNGERING FOR A FIGHT
Troops Are Proceeding by Forced
Marches in Hopes of Surrounding
the Indians at Night
Bucks Have Been Accgmulating GunS
for. Year.
ARE NUMBERING FOR A FIGHT

SHERIDAN, Wyo., October 31.-Danger
from the 7O0 or 500 Cheyenne Indians joining
the renegade Ute band has become reality
Today six companies will leave Sheridan
and proceed up Tongue river to Ashland to
join forces with the troops from Fort Keogh
expected to arrive there tonight. The
troops from here cannot hope to make a
stand eighty miles north before Thursday
evening. This military force is in command
of Col. Augur of the 18th Cavalry, and will
be guided by c. c. Rousculp, better known
as Jesse James Rouscup He is familiar
with the Indians, and especially the Chey-
ennes' having campaigned with Gen. Crook
here in 1858. He was also in the battle Of
the Little Muddy in 1867, and was present
when Chief Lame Deer of the Cheyennes
attempted to shoot Gen. Miles.
According to Rousculp the Cheyennes are
reaoy TO hight at the drop of the hat and
are the best-armed tribe in the west. He
says the indians have been buying modern
guns and ammunition for the past year and
the young bloods are anxious to follow in
the footsteps of their old chieftains. Little
Wolf, Lame Deer and Standing Wolf. Rous-
culp's. statement explains the hurried
change in the plans of the troops under Col
Augur They expected to unload today at
Aravada but instead they were brought to
Sheridan and the wagons sent ahead at
once.
Indians Are Sullen.
The solid RS will proceed up Tongue river
TO Ashland reinforced by two companies
from Fort Mackenzie. The main band of
Utes is still in the vicinity of Moorehead.
but several small bands have been detached
and the troops now lowering near are
unable to keep track of them The Indians
are sullen and seem not at all afraid of the
soldiers. The troops from Fort Meade un-
der command of Col. Rogers, coming over
land, are expected to reinforce the troops
now watching the Indians before morning.
but no attack is planned until the concen-
tration of the entire forces now in the field,
1t is thought the plans of Chief Scout Chas
Long will be followed and an attempt made
to catch the Indians at night when all are
together. Private advices received hire re-
port the killing Of sheep herder on Butte
creek and the destruction of a band of
sheep by band of twenty Ute Indians.
Utes Cross Wyoming Line.
SHERIDAN, Wyo, October 31.-The Utes
have crossed the Wyoming line and are
apparently making for Ashland, appointed
as a meeting place with the Cheyennes
They are going down Hanging Woman
creek and will reach it's mouth in Tongue
river, near Birney. probably tonight. The
troops under Col. Augur left Sheridan to-
day, but will not be able to reach Birney
before tomorrow night. The Utes, unless
they are headed off by troops coming over
land from Fort Keogh. may join the Chey-
ennes Friday night. Fort Keogh troops are
expected at Ashland tonight. Two addi-
tional companies of Fort Mackenzie infan-
try will start from here tomorrow. An eff
fort is being made to mount them.