The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-02-07

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ssut in their oil, quarters For, s,el,;n,
l then Fort 81, Anthonyl WINS b,,nc hni,, !,
Ia me~nvAile. a,.l :. randy as ro.,.,. ,.,,l
be- prpnrsl they were oceuni,si hr the t,"ors
but the whole number could mot IL scc,sno,,
dated until ls2A. When tho work wus lnsll,
completed. A hrrr portion of the lumbc,
used in its construction was cut out with
wb;p saws trmn nine loys hrousht ,,ovu fran
the Rum River, In 1891. Tho ANAL saw mil
near the lalls was not finished until about n,
same period with the fort itse,f.
/ Il Is stated. there MAS sueh n lack q
writing naner In The fort ,lur,n, SEQ ~
that iieat. Camp, tommi~arv, or Quarter
master, was controlled TO make out h,s ouar
tcrly accounts for transmission 10 Washington
on strins az birch bark
! In Isot t,ol Smelling ~ho had rvrv,,s,s,x
arrived and assumed the command uu,,crtock
10 raisr wheat, whcrwith 10 furuish ilour for
the trco,s. but the CROP lailc,. ami a. a cons,
quenc,, thc garrison wrrc n,acci nr thrS
months ON half rations -,
!
rhk f"ooslks "r ~"
The am'cahle rlaticns existing between the
Government officers and DAkotas received u
severe shock in 1877. A party of ChippewAs
having descendcd the Mississippi gu visit u
the commanding officer Of the Fort, were al.
iowcd to eneamp outside the walls, under pro
lection OF the guns. During the night they
wec tired upon by small number Of Dakoiaf.
and two Of their party wounded. Col, Sncll.
ing wssintormod Of the outrage, and on the
following morning he paraded his men under
arms, marched towards the prairie where u
! large number OF The pakotas wcM ake,ublsl.
and seized some oi the principal men ~ hos
tages for the surrender of the guilty parties
and placed them under guard, During the
next day, three OF tue Young men. said 90
have participated in the nigh, attack. weN
brought in and delivered up, They werc i'm,
inedlately turned over TO the Chippcwas, who
put them to death In the proenccof tho troops,
aud two dho after, fourth, having also becn
surrendered met like fate. The bolics were
suffered To rcman where they fell, without
burial, until becoming Offensive they were
thrown over the steep bluH near the Fort. II
subsequently ,a,pward that but two out OF Tho
four were really guilty, oae OF tho innocent
men had sacrificed himself TO shield his brother,
who was mere boy, md the other was not VI
the attacking PARTY Tho cxcitcmen, which
WIS produced by 30 unusual aprocecding. was
prodigous, not only among the Dakotas but
among their white friends 10 the country, Tho
Commn'dant ~aS charged with unjustiiiablc
hAs1@ - the s1mmasy execution 81 innocenl
men, and lor short time there was fair pros
pcct OF nh Indian war Col, Smelling Justified
The steps he had taken. on the ground thai the
American flag had been insult9 by the violence
offered To Indians under ils Immediate prolcc'
ton, anu II was his duty TO punish the offenders.
A. mere question OF policy there IL no
go. =, .''a' - ~, o"Ss su'' W' sr"'u
., 49, ~ ss, r'' ~, WV, n""v" n.'s W. an
'Saa h',n ~ ~, Wv wo u " wv vn'pir-
49, w., IN ~ ~, ~ w"on '.so ', ..m, ~. sc
49, y. Wv """ ~. ' .1''s :" p'o'on' u.o.e
.';"i.'I,s, a"i :" Wv n'-S - '
soa.! y. Wv .o1' o.s nso e =, ~ 'a'
"PV' AN s',on ~ WV "'i"N " WV ,,aso
,,.wos an,. a s,,irl, nr .,..,,,.. .',.i,., H.
s,lJ;crs both of which fam, vent h. Heel
W.ny . t'h;nn"-s scsi,, was ,.,.,, t..',', ,,,
r.sl ;rc heal hy tho nI.,,,,S ~ 10 y;a,;u,s
which I'm, ~, tL.,ir nnh"an. t.,. sa,,i sasn
remained vhcrc proviJ.ncn mi ~laccJ 4, An,
number Of American soldiers. supposed ny
,"e'r ".csfs h'h' eoh',aaes ID nave shahs'ui,y
"Ssr"u ."e'r So,'rs' naa ~ fea'i'y "sn run
Ao,a MINIS
oo'er"' " sach ea~~ were oro"eht 10 ,'gn.
W ai", yohs ny inc orauors, anu nVoweu ny
Tue 'hu"''s ,hen'SNes, oh@ s9'd'ef was sno'
.hu u. pony @cteu" near LAKE oa'hoon
Ahothot was "sPoscu oi IN Ns, manner about
Nv" n',er o''Yw me"oota AMI ! hy@n Gus
ce'ere" thc sA'"'o'' VI WINE man, no. 'ar