Show Things About to Reach a Crisis DENVER Dec 17A special to the IVcirs by courier from Dalys ranch S D says I Things are about to reach a crisis here I Indians are seen in all directions and we i aro prepared for an engagement at any moment mo-ment Pickets were thrown out and report re-port seeing a number of Indians Scouts I report we would be attacked this morning and the signal would be setting lire to the grass The grass has been set fire t and a number of ranches are seen burning They may not attack our camp till night or tomorrow to-morrow morning A rancher reports several sev-eral white men killed on the Cheyenne river The Seventh cavalry men will be sent against the Indians and make an attack at-tack on them as soon as possible as a decisive de-cisive move is imperative A squaw man reports one hundred hostiles moving toward to-ward our camp We are informed that we will have reinforcements this evening of four more troops which will make the company com-pany 250 strong It is understood General I Carr will leave Rapid City for here today with four more troops |