When  we  left  Powder  river  the  General  asked  me
where  I  thought  the  Indians  were,  and  I  said  on  Powder
river,  and  he  asked  me  what  made  me  think  so,  and  I
told  him  from  my  knowledge  of  the  Indians  and  their
mode  of  living  in  the  winter  time.  I  knew  where  they
ranged  during  the  winter  months.  They  had  a  certain
range  where  they  went,  just  like  animals.  The  next
morning  the  General  wanted  us  scouts  to  go  ahead  of
the  command  and  find  whether  there  were  any  Indians
camped  on  Tongue  river.  It  was  the  same  scouting
party  that  started  from  Powder  river —  the  same  men
with  two  additions.
MAJOR  E.G.  FECHET,CAPTURER  OF  SITTING  BULL.
LOOKING  FOR  INDIANS.  183

We  crossed  along  the  forks  where  the  Big  Red  is
at  present,  and  went  on  to  the  head  of  Dutch  creek,
following  it  down  to  its  mouth  ;  from  there  down  to  the
mouth  of  Prairie  Dog,  down  to  Tongue  river.  We
found  a  spot  there  where  the  Indians  had  been  camped
about  a  month  before.  We  waited  there  until  the  com
mand  came  down  and  overtook  us.  It  was  to  follow  up
our  trail.  It  took  the  command  two  days  to  reach  that
point  from  Clear  creek  over  to  Upper  Prairie  Dog.
