Sauk Rapids frontierman. [volume] (Sauk Rapids, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1860, 1859-11-17

tdnolng was that may 1puIq not nre,
upon NY going out from ',Rs Sioux camp,
but y 1 sqqpon those who were returning toit'
A. being the more likely u meet with
but few of tho Sioux, ~ they were strag-
Cling in from their Hunts. Tho life of
him who violated this agreement was the
forfeiture Of such violation. "A few
Sioux were seen by The Chippewa. COM
ing from their camp, and the' one. which
was finally killed, expressed ! determine
alton to fire upon them AZ al hazards.
After finding expostulation fruitless, one
Of his comradesr-a brother or cousin
the word ia Chippewa, denoting either,
being the same, begged the privilege Of
tho first shot, as he had the gun which
had belonged TO the brother who had
been killed BY the. Sioux at. the battle
spoken Of before This was granted,
and he shot, killing his man. The par
" Of their enemy. more than doubling
theirs, and others, quickly arriving on
the ground, the Ghippewas were oblig-
ed to- retreat,h after the one who had
insisted upon firing upon the party, ID
violation Of the agreement before allud-
ed to, had been wounded, and also the
one who had fred the first shot They
fled to the houses of the settlers in the
vicinity the one who was killedto one
house, ana the one who fred the first
shot 70 another. The Sioux surrounded
both houses, and insisted.upon the Chip
|pewas being givenlup. This, the two men
Fat one Of the, houses, positively refused
|to Do, and stood armed, ready to resist
any attempt 5ofs the Sioux, to force their
way intothe house. They finally gave
up Tie siege, and the Indian was saved,
to carry back to his friends the hands 3!
an enemy, as We presumed them to be
il our Pasl paper Of, last week, The other
Indian was nota unfortunate .ssIn the
house where he took refngeithere were
three men who, doubtless unacquainled
with Indiantcharacter, became lntimida-
ted by the threats ofahe Sioux. The
Chippewa, with the saga city for which
Indians are noted, was aware OF this,
and signifed his Willingness sto'leaye The
house. andtry to make biz escape from
the nwatchful ionemysi He was let out
stealthiIy,,a, when crawling snake like
upon TIE ground, he succeeded zee il GET
ting into the thick top Of, fal|cnstree
some fourth Of a mile fromithe house. ~
The Sioux in some way discovered that
he Had left, and BY means Of their dogs,
hunted him, oYt, and the whole party
firing upon. him, his bodywas literally
|riddled with balls after which the flesh
was mangled, cut up, and the whole
body burned. -'a 'a"--..
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|, These are about the facts Of this If
fair, which occurred il, our neighbor-
hood, as gathered from the ,Chippewas
themselves byithose who can speak their
Language and knew of their going out
Ian as'war party. 't5f ste.tst ts'3 i5's.lf ~
Boz ss4Iao #, E14sss Wssi Il 3lagft hns E
~ The Sioux to- tfetnumber of five!lor
|six hundred, are sill inthe vicinity 81
Maine Prairie, ana # they arc suffered a
10 remain there, othef attacks pf a SINH
lar nature may be expected. As we
have before stated, neither ssof these
tribes have 4 right n occupy this coun-
~ FL, any any. J, pqrpofe whatever. and i
seems "a PITY that il oanaos get rid Of
them. They are worse than NUISANCE,
Especially whent they are III gteat NUM-
beers. They arc 4 terror, 1,t u SOM mIe-a al
though they dare net take, tie life Of 4
white Y. t' Person iifInol ,understhe influence
Of liquor-and often destroy property
A report was ii circulation a rev days
ago that they had shot down l. Yoke ,,, III
oxen man Vas driving along, and With
o Y tpafhipg them went On their ways.
n his may not bentrbsp but III seems so
much like Them We should not 81 sur
nriaAy1 if n 49, mt 49, h9g a09 st
8 e HEY lde. soa. leave riaanediltely,1
would itinot be q good idea tosiotify ahb|
GoyerhoroT their Agent that their rooin|
hi better " Fl than A. their conpanY THeI
oflthe GhiPPeWaA here il cons
pasratiYalu ofl.liltlo account lin sonss-I
tliuencH of shbifscoitiiAp Il. si,hA ssa,i,,ia III