Year: 1879




AND THE BISMARCK RoAD-No TIDINGs FROM


THE SEVENTH CAVALRY DETACHMENT POSI-


BILITY OF DIsAsTER-FEARs OF THE LoY-


Atty OF THE SIOUX


[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD


Fort ROBINSON Neb.. Feb 81. 1879.


As predicted time ago in these dispatches the
we'll armed band of hostile Cheyennes, supposed to
be led by Little Wolf. numbering about one hundred
young. reckless warriors. have been heard from i'll
the section of country indicated. They constitute
the remainder of 300 VINO swept up from the south
over all obstacles. and who have now evi-
IDENTIFY selected their field of slaughter by
foray on the Belle Fourche region and
the vicinity north and east of the Black
Hills The down passengers the coach from
Deadwood to-day report that they were informed the
Indians raided three ranches the Bismarck road at
Belle Fourche. Elm and the first stations north of
the latter taking all the provisions they could get
This is evidently small party sent out to forage for
their brethren, who doubtless encamped some
where between the forks of the Cheyenne River and
Red Water Creek. extent of country covering
some sixty .miles-a small days Indian ride.
Belle Fourehe Station is. twenty-five miles
from Creek City. The forage driver for the
Northwestern Transportation Express and Stage
Company, who was on the road delivering grain. was
killed. No murders committed ut either Elm
Belle Fourche Station, but Mt the latter the Ind
ians, to the number of twenty, perceived some
distance off by those residing about there who i'm
mediately ran to get arms for their defence. 1t
turned out that there only one rifle among
the party, which was subsequently concealed
in barn near BY The Indians rode up and
friendly salutation of "How" They took all the
provisions they could get. and searching about also
captured the hidden rifle. when they rode of with
their plunder, saying they did not to kill any
one. The next murders on the Bismarck road. now
four in all. We're no doubt committed by portions of
this band of Cheyennes, who were first re-
ported more than week ago, north of Deadwood
without blankets and one day out of rations.


THE SEVENTH CAVALRY.


Nothing has been heard from the two companies
of the Seventh cavalry. Captain French commanding
which left Fort Mead on February Il in pursuit
Of them. Should they meet the full force
GUS enough to compete with the reds, and
a fierce fight, if not disaster to
the troops, may be expected. All the cattle men and
settlers for hundreds of miles about here look for
stirring times with the Indians the grass
is well up in the latter part of April Large supplies
an number of troops are being
here and the headquarters of the Third cavalry will
be- it is said. stationed at this place. but old officers
OF the army Of opinion that the most Of the
miles east of this. it will be by far the most i'm,
porant point for either observation or active opera
tons.


AN INDIAN THREAT.


squaw man named John Seehler, Arkansas
john" who is married to the full blood Cheyenne
woman accused some time ago of using up all his pat
rimony in succoring and feeding the captive hostile
Cheyennes lately here is reported to have said that
the Cheyennes now at large have resolved pro-
grame OF retaliation against this place and vicinity
for the punishment inflicted on them by the troops
All eyes in this quarter turned to the Sioux
Indians under Red Cloud and Spotted TAIL respec-
lively 70 and Ito miles away on account of the
few Cheyennes now among them, ana the vast
amount OF material they have to work upon for the
next few months with their oldchief Dull Knife in
their midst II they should be successful the agen
cies may become grand recruiting depots for the hos
tiles.