CHAPTER IX.

The Midsummer Campaign--Adventures of a Scouting Party--Running the Gauntlet--Indian Allies--Hazardous Service--Junction of Terry and Crook--Following the Trail--At the Mouth of Powder River--Crook Starts for the Black Hills--Short Rations--Battle of Slim Buttes--The Chief American Horse--Deadwood--Terry at Glendive Creek--A Chase after Sitting Bull--Close of the Campaign--Long Dog's Reconnoitering Party, 62