The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-06-10
Indian warfare in the Northwest.

We learn from the officers and passen.
gers on the Antelope that band of two
hundred Chippewas under Hole.in-the.Day,
the celebrated Chief, had appeared on the
north shore of the Minnesota opposite the
town of Shukopee, about daylight yesterday
morning, and commenced the battle by fir.
ing upon and killing Sioux engaged in
fishing. The Sioux soon gathered and
crossed the river, and the attacking party i'm.
medately commenced retreatng towards
the bluff, for the purpose undoubtedly OF
draw ng the Sioux still further into the marsh
at that point, in order to place them almos,
completely in their power.-N. Paul Pi.
onesr, Nay 2s. ...
The warefare was conducted in regular
Indian style-a running among the trees
and logs, and grass, interspersed with q few
hand to hand conflicts with tomahawks and
war clubs. When Sioux would fall, he
was Immediately carried to the rear, and
taken across on the ferry boat Several
who we're also severely wounded were taken
to the rear, but as soon as they recovered q
| little, would rush back into the thckest OF
the fight. The Sioux are said to have acted
with the greatest bravery during the whole
battle, charging upon and following the enc.
my with perfect desperation. Whenever
a Chippewa would fall his head was imme.
diatsly cut off and carried to the rear. Four
ghastly heads were thus taken over the river
and exhibited with great exultaton by the
squuws, who were busy all the time carrying
ammunition, (Which, it is said, was furnish.
ed by the citizens to them free of charge, }
and encouraging their warriors. Later in
the day, some headess bodies of the Chip.
| pewas were brought over, and the squaws
hacked them to pieces, and finally kindled a
fire under one OF them and burnt it up.
About ten O'Clock the Chippewas drew off
and the whole force retreated over the bluffs
in the direction Of Lake Minnetonka, leaving
four of their warriors behind them, one o.
which, from the decorations on the scalp, ia
supposed to have been distinguished chief
AS they passed q certain point on their trail
they were carrying six, and some accounts
say eight, wounded braves on ltters, besides
those wounded who were able to walk, some
of whom seemed badly hurt. The Sioux
then returned to their encampment with
great exultation over their victory, and
counted their loss, when it was found that
two were killed, two pronounced by the phy.
sicians present to be fatally wounded, and
ten others wounded more or less, present.
ing bloody picture to the crowds of citi.
zens who had assembled there. Four raw
scalps were Haunted on pole, and lou,
ghastly heads were paraded as trophies, be-
side the disfgured trunks of two others.
During The ,ohols battle, the high bank 1ohicA
overlooked the bottom across the river nea,
Major Murphy's house, ,oas lined Nth spec.
tators-indeed The "'Ohole toson" might be saic
TO be there, aoatching the tight, and seeming
to enjoy the unusual spectacle of two ma
tions of barbarians numbering, mangling an,
mutilating each other, in full sight Of cit,
Of christians, it's churches, court house AM
institutions of learning-barbarism and it
brutal spectacles in contrast with enlghten
ment and its blessings Minnesot,Gn.