Sauk Rapids frontierman. [volume] (Sauk Rapids, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1860, 1859-11-03
Y WAR PARTY Of SIOUX.

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| IA war party Of some hundred and if
lty or two hundred Sioux met party Of
Chippewa hunters, five il number, on
Maine Prairie, some ten miles from St.
Cloud, on Friday last. What bands q
Sioux they were Of, we did not learn. =.
The Chippewas belong to the Red Like
Band. and their homes are at Red Lake,
several hundred miles north II this. .
The Chippewas were allurcd into
within shooting distance Of. an advance
party OF Sioux, numbering about fifteen,
BY signs Of peace made BY the latter,
when they we're fred upon. and one
killed. The Chippewas returned the
fire, and fled for their lives, but not an
t'l 4 brother Of the Chippewa killed had
got badly bruised in a hand to hand
encounter with bis enemies in endeav-
orinng 70 protect his brother. One Of
the ChipEpewas took refuge in the house
Ola settler on The prairie, and although
twas surrounded by the Sioux, the man
refused 70 give Up the Indian 81 81 to adj
nit them into his hnuse--a humane act
which saved the life Of, the Indian and
was the more praiseworthy as such in
reference IN the qnarrels Of these tribes
Is not always unattended with danger.
| As = trophy Of this conflict, one of,he
Chippewas who passed up the river af-
ter the battle, had scalp, taken from
1.-THE head Of one Of his enemies. This
Sioux was Killed BY the Chippewas af.
ter the FIRST fire afhis party. The one
whom we saw said he had taken bu: one
scalp, but two other Indians were kill
ed, and was sure that but the one Chip
pewa before spoken Of was killed. AZ
ter the Indian was shot. the Sioux took
the body, mangled it in a barbarous
manner, and afterwards burned it.
Some white man, passing the place soon
after, gathered the bones together and
Idecently buried them. Z
It's shocking to be compelled to wit
ness such barbaritics. Neither ofthese
nations have right to hunt. much less
make war, in this section of country
Much Of it IS densely settled, and where
settlements IRE sparce, they often do
much damage. Now. as. we: have be-
fore had OCCASION to say, let there be a
stop put, at once, to these war excur-
sions into the country They have no
right here, and they have country Or
their own, ample 10 extent, on which to
gain a subsistence, SO that they have
little excuse for encroaching upon their
white neighbors. IN 7s3s f
| Il would not be quite 50 bad if indem-
nifty could always, be obtained for the
depredalions committed by these Indians
on the propenytof our settlers; but 50
far from this being the case, he may
see the Indian take his property. but if
he is not able 70 fully identity him. ten
to one if he Is not obliged toi hear, in
Isilence, his loss. @ 3ssi' 81 2t.f T3 EsaH
| Nov this Is al wrong. The Indians,
in the the first rIace, have no right 70. be
| here e all and. in the next place, the
Band should be responsible for the acts
of each indiyidual,oi il, members, after
taking from the guilty one all that may
be due him. in the way Of annui,ies,
from Government. I'M this way the ras-
/ cal will find i . iosiag business, and
the Band will not want him, and lie will
be left in disgrace, u learn that honenty
l. the best policy. .ssss, s5..s \ nj, 81.
/ PRECEPT, AND EXAMPLE M m
i i has been saidbyl somesof our friends
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