Fort Keogh
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[[14 Jan 1878]]: Paymaster Maj. [[William Arthur]] left [[Fort Burford]] with [[Lt. Bronson]] and Co. G of the [[6th Infantry]] providing an escort. He will distribute payrolls to Forts Keogh and Custer. | [[14 Jan 1878]]: Paymaster Maj. [[William Arthur]] left [[Fort Burford]] with [[Lt. Bronson]] and Co. G of the [[6th Infantry]] providing an escort. He will distribute payrolls to Forts Keogh and Custer. | ||
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| + | About this same time, [[Yellowstone Kelly]] (his face badly frozen from a blizzard) arrived with scouting info on Indians from the north. He likely told Miles that: 150 lodges of [[Ogalala]]s, [[Brule]]s and [[Cheyenne]] crossed the Missouri 6 mi. below the mouth of the [[Milk River]] about [[5 Jan 1878]], heading north. Smaller war parties were sighted in the same area, same direction, one with a large herd of ponies. [[Sitting Bull]] is believed to be just south of the Canadian border on [[Rock Creek]], with about 300 lodges on Rock Creek and [[Frenchman's creek]] and they are likely going to join him. There are likely 9 camps straddling both sides of the border. Rock Creek is said to also have a camp of half-breeds containing a few [[Nez Perce]]s braves. The Indians are said to be constantly moving back and forth, visiting the [[Yanktonians]] frequently. The Yanktonians and [[Assinaboins]] are constantly losing ponies, some 200 head so far. The most reliable rumors, however, put Sitting Bull on the Canadian side of the border, with some of his followers on the Montana side. | ||
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