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Show TELEGRAPHIC CltOOK AM) THE SIOUX. A Four Hoiifs' Fighl ou Powder River lonsiiltTiible Loss I of Lil'e. i )IIo(hSiil(-N ICfilrc t rooli lioea ! ItiK-k to IUn lump. Cheyi-nne, '2:1. As intimated in tho last di.sjmicli, Crook's comniand loft caaip on tho morning of tho 10th itiMtunt, with four (Uy'n rations, and struck jicaxw to Ituscbud river, a hranch of the Yelloivsionc, in Montana. Mon-tana. KulIoviii down linn creuk ti.e next morning nbunt tivu milt's down, the Snake and Crow seouta bronchi woid to the front that the Sioux were in torce in the hills, and by S..'iO o'cloc k the command was in position hiuI an extensive fire w;w inaugurated among tho blullj to tlm north of the creek. The enemy, who had began j the attack, showing thereby their con 1 fidence in their ability to whip the t command, retiring as the 8 'ldiem and allies advam-ul. The Sioux wero all well - mounted and Wt-ll-nrmed, 1 nnn swarmed in mini burs al timed. L They were prodigal in the use of their x. aniuitmition. Tho light lasted four '' hour, when the ent-niy letired out of sight at every point. Tne casualties 1 are as folio wud: , Third cavalry -Company F, Ser- 1 geant Marshall and Private Roe J killed; Privates Hroderson and Featli- i( ersby wounded. Company 1, Privates 11 Allen and Flynn killed ; Sergeant ti Enoch, Corporal Cirlz and Privates Smitli, Slewart, O'Brien and Losso-boaky Losso-boaky wounded. Company L, Ser- f geant XewbirL-en and 1'iivatcs lien-nett, lien-nett, PolLs, Connors and Mitchell killed; Sergeants Cook, EJ ware's, u Snow and Cramer wounded. " Second cavalry Captain IK-nry, company 1). Sergeant O Donnt;! wounded. Company B, Private Su-iner wounded. Tne latter are all likely to recover. One Snake scout wan killed and three wounded, and four Crows wounded. The de..d bodies of thirteen thir-teen Sioux were found on the field, and it a certain that a number more were killed, with the usual proportion of wounded. Several Sifnix ponien were killed and (.Jcneral Crook' shoree was shot under him. The fight occurred fifty miles from tli wagon aud pack trains, and owing ow-ing to the want of rations and that the wounded might be cared for it Wiii necessary to return thiiher. The otBcers and soldiers all displayed dis-played marked gallantry, the nature of the ground making the infantry advantageous. General Crook has ordered five companies to join him at once, the cavalry meantime continuing opera-tiuii3 opera-tiuii3 on the plains and in the hills. One month's upply of rations are in the camp. The Crows have re-tinned re-tinned to their homes; the Snakes will remain. The rich gurue counlrv of the Big Horn affords an ample eoiumiisary department for the Sioux. |