The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1849-09-20

resolute Dakotas went boldly out TO meet
them, and the fight commenced along
the borders of small puiet=sicirted'
with tall grass, thsough which the Chip
pewas had expected TO approach under
cover, so as to penetrate unseen into
the Dakota camp. This sortie saved
the lives of the women and childrensI
but the foremost Dakota. well known to
some of the whites, and much regarded
for his mild and unobtrusive character,
lost his life. He had shot down the
leading Chippewa, and with the aid of
a few brave young warriors, completely
checked the advance of the enemy, when
he found himself cut off from his friends
by ten or more Chippewas, who had
wormed themselves through the grass.
Finding his case desperate, he continu-
ed to fire; and while in the act of rais-
ing his head to draw the stopper from
his powder horn, he received bullet
through his brain. This ledto an affec
ting incident. His son, boy not ten
years old, seeing that his father was OIL
Their killed or mortally wounded, rushed
forward, exposing his whole body to
volley from the nearest Chippewas; and
strange to say, he escaped unhurt.--
Clasping his fathers corpse, with min
glcd yell of sorrow and exultation, he
then threw himself along side of it and
kept firing upon the Chippewas until he
had the sad satisfaction OF getting aid
to bear the corpse beyond the reach of
their scalping knives.
The attack commenced about noon,
but the Chippeways being toiled IN their
first onset, kept up mere sklrmlshing
fire until near dusk, when they fell back
and scattered over the plain, pursued on
horseback by some Of the youngest bands
of the Dakotas, who had but their ar
rows left In their flight, they threw
away guns, blankets, legglns, and other
more primitive articles OF clothing; and
to add to their veXation and miserable
/ plight, party of Red River hunters WAC
mad come to see the sport, from hill
which overlooked the scene of action,
rode up to the fugitives, haunting and
reproaching them as towards; then gal
loped away leaving them to their tate,
with their only trophy one scalp. Three
OF the Dahotas were killed and nine
wounded. They took two Chippewa
scalps, and captured two of their horses,
"a few OF the Cnippewas being wounded
The Halt-breeds reported t, afterwards,
that three Chippewas had been killed
and eleven wounded, two or three of
whom would die.
This affair happened about the 18th
July last, at place high up the Chey-
enne river, called blythe Sioux, ''Pischa
'da," Jumping Lake, } and there is no
doubt, whatever, of the truth OF the
main incidents; the writer having seen,
and had stalk" with twenty of the
Dakota band who had been conspicuous
in the fight They had heard, that
among the other wonderful things at
Eminlsna sea est. Paul. their Great Fa-
theirs people had ''wakon writings, %
which talked to all the world they were
therefore very anxious that in this in
stance, as In many others In which the
Dakotas have been misrepresented, that
their father, and all their friends, should
know that they were not the aggressors,
but fighting on their own hunting ground,
as has been almost always the case, for
q long time past, either when attacking
their enemies, or defending themselves
from hostile lncursIOns. They feel that
every day their hunting grd funds are
becoming more and more circuInscribed
by the msldlouS approaches OF doubtful
friends; and the latteriy more frequent
incursiouS of their declared enemies
They have long listened to advice, and
have repeatedly restrained taeIr young
men from going out beyond their own
country on war parties. Soon;thls must
cease. They will either have ito gather
together Like lCO1nen III their villa ges, and