Year: 1876

cal butte, which overooks magnificent landscape
toward every point OF the compass. The Crows gath
cred on the summit and, forming close circle, per-
formed war dance around their bloody trophies vary
Ing their monotonous music by firing their guns at
scalp suspended aoft on willow pole. The eminence
was the scene many years ago OF ongconested bat
tie between the Crows and tho Blackioot Algonquns
Those of the latter who engaged surrounded
on the butte and all OF them killed. Through the
valley lying northwest OF this point a stream,
called by the Sioux the Ro;tng Grass
takes its course II once ran red with the
blood of both Dakotas and Absarakos when the
former were routed by the latter on the southern
side of the Rosebud Mountains the proiuson of wild
flowers OF every hue wonderful and renders beaut
iu the otherwise barren plaeaux Reaching the valley
OF Goose Creek the quartcrmaster's camp was found
to have been unmolested by the Sioux. 1t was re-
moved from tributary TO the main stream southwark
and subsequently, still nearer the mountains where
the command rests


THE CAMPAIGN


The supply train departed for Fort Fetterman June
90 to bring back provision and Tor another
and more important scout Captain A. H. Nickerson,
General Crooks aide, sent to tho services
Of band of Pawnee scouts possible, and. also, to
organize force OF 200 half-breed Sioux, VINO have
volunteered TO fight against their kindred Louis
Richards has been despatched to the agencies in Ne
braska on this mission. Five companies OF Infantry
from their station in Utah and two CON-
panies of cavalry from the military dis
trict of the Black Hills will reinforce the expedition
before the next movement General Crook believes in
the efficiency OF infantry in operating against the
Sioux and intends to put it to the proof


NO NEWS PROM


Nothing has yet been heard in this column from Gen.
eral Terry's force; but is probable that it is at
great distance from the Tongue River, portion Of
Is not indeed ascending it on steamer. Smoke has
been seen in that direction like that pulled from coal
furnaces and a vessel 10 be sent up the Yellow
stone with is not improbable that attempt
has been made ascend the smaller river, a,so rs
TO approach nearer the field OF Operations


The Snakes with the exception of two braves who
care for one OF their wounded, left two days ago.
but expect to return stronger in numbers with their
old chief washakce at their head


cRooK's CAMP AFTER THE RETREAr-wAITINa


FOR REINFoRCEMENTs-ABsUR PEACE TALK


RUMoRs OF cUsTERs FIGHT--cRo TO GO


GOLD HuNTING-sToRIEs OF THE ROSEBUD


BATTLE.


CLOUD PEAK CAxP. June 81 1915


The four days spent in campaigning from the
10Th to the l9h have been succeeded by dead calm
which the fates not likely before July
TO- when the supply train OF the Big Horn and Yellow
stonc expedition expected to return from Fort Fet-
terman with fresh slnews OF war. AS In their con-
tary moods however, the fates very enigmutical
there may then be advance. Rumors reach
us here at the outskirts OF the popuous world the
influences made to work al Washington force nego.
ta,ion peace upon the Sioux To the phrase has
a ludicrous sounding, as we have certain knowledge
,ha, people ncrved to desperate war
or loss open to soft scductons OF pacific bcncvoence
than they who await the sol tiers Of the United states
with the bold spirit and prowess which they showed
the nth OF June in the Rosebud Hills Unless they
we're injured by tho fire Of General Crooks command
verely than 1t is preposterous
10 prate OF counsclng with Sitting Bull
or any of his brceeh .couied minions Should this
campaign be checked at its beginning by a Congress
bent upon petty economy It will entail upon It's
cessors within the few years the necessity of ap
than those IN the field, while will merely pro-
crastnate the inevitable tanning which the Sioux
undergo before tho frontiersman be safe from
murder and rapne The coming OF dispatches from
Fort Fetternan Will be with peculiar interest
as they will probably indicate whether tho next
ment of the army OF the Big Horn viii DO forward or
retrogsde In the latter event you may look for In
soent oulrages by the Sioux at every ranch west o
the fork of the Platte or Nebraska River. Nothing
exists to prevent them from wrscking trains on the