Show Skirmishing With Indians DENVER Dec 10A Aeuw special arrived early this morning from the camp on Cheyenne river by courier to Rapid City says From twenty t thirty ranchers lode into camp today to-day All agree tho Indians are augmenting their forces rnd growing bolder hourly I is ascertained early this morning that the deserted ranch and outlying buildings of a man named Wilson wereburned to tao ground last jnftnt having first been lootqtl Hon T H Day aided aide-d camp to GoverndnMellfitte reports besides seventy tepee betwetBattlh and Sprng creeks he taw > another largo band further Sown Cheyenne river He thinks they number at least 3 and estimates they had 1000 head of ponies and largo numbers of cattle with them most of which was stolen Early this morning General Carr sent 0iptam Stanton Sixth cavalry with his troops numbering num-bering about sixty men to scout and look around for Indians In the bad lands Three heliograph stations are established one in camp one on the top of the high bluffs and one which had follow ed up as nearly as practicable practic-able Captain Stantons command S ldlers from the heliograph station reported to General Carr tint Captain Stanton sins In an engagement engage-ment with Indians General Carr gave orders for Lieutenant Scott and troop D to go to his assistance Later Captain Stanton and the other troops returned I is learned he had a skirmish with a large party of Indians heading for the bad lands Shots were exchanged in quite a lively manner for some tirao when the Indians essup d to 1h bad lands Capta Stanton followed them for some time but fearing an ambush withdrew his troops and returned re-turned to camp |