St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1859-11-10
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! The Sioux Indians of Blue Earth Res.
ervation, claim the right to hunt on all
the he; lands sold in the ''52 treaty, which
includes 81 }. this County, Last Fail, several
hundred Of them, With squaws, and nap,
posses, epcamped about IS miles back Of
St. Cloud; and killed, i was estimated,
one thousand ~ md deer, This Fall, about one
hundred warriors, besides women and
children, came and eamped about u miles
back, on Maine Prairie. Five Chippewas,
rel.tives Of some Of those killed At Shak-
opee last Sum Slaammer-a7year, were, on the
watch J; and, g ne near es we can learn, sue
ceeded in killing six Sioux ); when one Of
them, after p shooting 9 bis SECOND, and before
h he g, succeeded ~, getting th.i scalp, was
discovered: The entire SIOUX camp ap7,
pears \ s., to haze y y turned out, but q The
Chipppevas bad made e!,;t their attacks, singly,
The 81 chase % was was, greatly divided The one
before e mentioned sle Wounded, and pursued
BY l8 ,S ils asd to the residence Of Mr..
SIMMONS s: lNs whot took him in ard standing
in his door; ;nae il 81, hheepd, held his pursu-
,ers At bay, and finally made. them le.ve:s
They pointed their guns, = At him, and
threatened bis life, unless hewould deliver
up tho es::iaaay-~h;le the CHI, ewe, see-
ing so good IN opportunity for taking aim,
could scarce be Isstrained fiom shooting.
Mr.. S. had his hands full, but stood firm
and The Sioux lefts5i1.:>3 A,"j t>:;,> d2:d@> =
Another Chippa~a ran "a D. settlers
house, but, being refused admittanc, was
shot by bis :pursuers-the body cat into
pieces, and turned amid horrible rejoicings.
One ChipPawa, badly wounded, Ii aiyy three
days and nights il = t1ee-top without food,
when be crawled down., and reached
~. SIMMONS house, where he was cared
for. He va. the brother Of the one who
vas burned and got both the hands Of
his brother. Our informant saw him with
them Just as they had been chopped of
at the wrist. He had them rolled in a
cloth, taking them home to Grow Wing.
Mr.. SIMMONS brought him to St. Cloud,
from whence he went on by stage. He
had one scalp which he exhibited with
broad smiles of satisfaction. Another Of
the Chippewas was killed; one was known
to have escaped: by way Of St. Augusta,
and the two saved by MI. SIMMONS, made
UP the party who went to fight a hundred!
Sheriff F1LlMoRE appointed g. KEgcu-
uM, Esq, special deputy to go out and
warn the Sioux to leave stearns county.
KETcHuM took with him our Democratic
Sheriff elect, LAuERMAN, and G: LEWIS.
About half-a-mile from the camp, The new
Sheriff concluded to remain and-hold
the horses, while the other two went on to
warn the savages away. - No pursuasion
could induce him to leave the horses or
bring them farther. But while he waited
for the return of the posse, a@:party Of
sioaxs came in sight carrying one of their
number dead, when he concluded the hor-
ses needed no further care, and lef: sud-
denly. The body of the Chippewa was
burning while the posse was there !; and
6. LEWIS insisted upon shooting as many
Sioux as Ppcc::ssible-just while he<was there
KErcHuM with difficulty restrained him !;
found his other assistant; and left the
Indians, after warning them to be gone
before The soth ult.. They left atthe time
ret; and our people have resolved they
shall hunt in this County no more.
=" Generally, the white settlers have no
fear Of them, for they know that the MUIR
der Of white by them, would be apt to
result in the speedy extirmination Of the
tribe land they attempt no greater injury
than stealing provisions. Last year, MS Ms
GREEDY drove eight. of them out Of her
house with . broom after they Had tried
to Tighten her by threatening her life.