St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1863-08-06
TWO MORE, INDIANS H1lLED.
And Chased g J., Forty Miles. 4 LEI
ARE SURROUNDED ON A PRAIRIE.
THEY MAKE. DESPERATE RESISTANCE,
Th q Scene Terrib1
TWO WHITE MEN WOUNDED.

From the ST. Paul Prtss, tug. 1st. ;..,G III
Mr.. T. G. Jewett Of Forest City, who arriv-
ed in town last night, gives us the particulars
of the killing Of two Sioux about fifteen miles
north least of Yellow Medicine on Tuesday
last. They are as follows: '' '' '':'.'':
Two families named E4anham and Crocker,
who live in Forest City, went out on Monday
TO harvest on their farms about twelve miles
south Of that place. There were six men in
the party, and thev had team with then.-i
On that night they kept up strict watch over
their horses. About two o'clock they heard
| an alarm, but as the horses were heard quiet
| ~ feeding at the time, they laid down again.
| on awaking at daybreak, however, their hor-
ses were gone The skulking thieves had
made off with them. ':l';' - " .-
h. They at once went into Forest City, and
| rave the alarm. In the meantime two de-
tachmeQts of Rangers, Of Co. I, Capt. Allen.
one of five men stationed ut Long Lake. and
Que of ten men stationed at Pipe Lake, who
were patrolling between their posts at day
light as is their daily custom--came across
| the trail. and at once made arrangements to
pursue them. They followed the trail oil that
day, and finally came up to the Indians about
4 o'clock, at 4 point about 10 miles south. west
Of Kandiyohi Lakes, and fully 40 miles from
where the robbery was committed. The hor's
! SeS we're seen lltCuCU III lLC CcuLCI VI u UlS
prairie, and on advancing cautiously, the In
blanket There were no trees or bushes with
in several miles of them, and they had no
chance to conceal themselves. Our boys in
Estantly surrounded them and fred their car
] bines at tn. snyagcs, probably wounding them
/ both. They spraDg up, and at once began q
desperate resistance, as they were both armed
and loaded and fred with great rapidity.-
4 Ono of them was an old Indian, apparently
about 40 years old; the other beng young
warrior, but both seemed determined to die
game.
the carbines Of the Rangers, so that it was
with difficulty they fred them. Besides this
their horses became alarmed Mt the firing, and
could mot be brought up to the scratch. Only
! two of the boys, Frank Farnham and W. Crane
succeeded i'll forcing their horses up to the
work, and at the beginning they mainly car
ricd on the skirmish with tlicir earbines and
revolvcrs. The Indians fired II times-the
old one, who had a double barrel gun. eight
times, and the other tour times. At tn: be-
ginning of the fray, one of the Rangers above
mentioned, who did not know that the old In
dian had double-barrellcd gun, rushed on
him just after he firel once, but perceiving
that he had another barrel ready to fire, tried
tn wheel his horse, but failing to do so, threw
himself off on the side opposite Mr.. Sioux, aud
i was looking out to watch his movements. The
! old Indian ran around to- the side he was OH,
within three feet Of the Rangers body, and
fired. The ball struck his left breast just over
the heart, and glanced off, fortunately max
ing only a painful flesh woundt At this a
second Ranger ran UP and shot the old Indian
through the body, and was immediately shot
in turn by the young Indian, the ball going
through. the calf Of his leg, but not; brea king
the bones. " :i,.
The other Ran gcrs had now got their hot
yes and guns in working order, and poured Il
volley or two at the sayages, who: notwltl-
standing their wounds, still fought ferceiy:--
The old Indian finally received bullet which
gave him passport to, the ''happy hunting
grounds" When his body was examined he
was found to have been shot eight times, eitll-
er one of the wounds being probably sufficient
to have proved mortal. -.
The other Indians right arm was broken
1 by shot during the skirmish, when he at once
dropped his gun and held up his shattered
7 arm as much as to ask for quarter. One of
the boys tried very huruanely to relieve this
poor Indian of his misery by shooting him.
but his carbine missed fire; Mr.. Indian now
acted as if he was supplicating for mercy
The Ranger ''didn't see it" in that light. but
selling him by the top. knot and jerking him on n
his knees, gave the savage his quietus with a
blow from the barrel of his carbine. Trophies
from their bodies were secured, and their car
cases given to the wolves and buzzards. The
old Indian was probably ''mcdicine man.
as a medicine bag was found on him Hc
4 Tough. desperately; and indeed, probably in
the whole chronicles Of border warfare with
these savages, more fierce combat 'n ~. is nowhere
recorded =. ,,,,..,.,,'I 49,,
Only tvo Of our our boys were wounded in this
sktrmish, private Farnham wounded in the
IItleg and W. Crane, who was struck by a ball
on the left breast. They were placed on it,
ters made of blankets and carried towards the
post, until they, met . wagon sent out from
Forest City by 8 courier dispatched in ad-
vance. Their comrades have agreed to give
them the $50 bounty money which will pc
paid tho detachment for the two Indians slaln'
(u The ttwo horses which were stolen were re-
covered safe, but in the skirmish Capt. Aliens
horse was wounded, and another killed: The
ttvo Indians were piled up his carcase and
l.left there. The boys greatly regretted that
there were, no trees within less than eight
rtiies, or they would have suspended these
fcopper.headss 50 high that any Of their brcth7
ron passing that way could see the fate Of 'ne no
marauders! .,,
| In the case Of the seized vessel Peterhoff
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