The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-08-14
INDIANS In MEEKER COUNTY.
The Troops Pursue them and Cap
ture their Horses.


Col. MILLER furnishes US with the fol-
lowing report:
FAIR HAVEN, August 2, 1868.
Colonel s. MILLER, commanding forces in
SIR: There has been considerable ex-
element during the past week in this por-
ton of the country in regard to Indians,
and l have delayed reporting to you until
the present time, so that might be able
to give you something definite in regard to
the matter. left this place last Monday
morning for St. Cloud, via Maine Prairie,
and, on arriving at Maine Prairie, found
that there had been no horses stolen at
that place. About three O'Clock that morn
ing l dispatched messengers to Fair
Haven, Kingston, Forest City, and all
the points where there were men, to turn
out and get on the trails where they
usually cross, while there was party of
scouts on their track but they took a
different course from what they usually do,
and passed near Albion, where | have
some of my men stationed; and there was
man out hunting bees, who saw three In
dams without horses. He hid behind a
bush, and, when they got near him, he
fired and brought one of them down, and
he jumped to one side immediately, and
had not got fairly away from behind the
bush before the other two fired into the
bush where he was. He then ran as fast
as he could, and in the meantime they shot
at him with arrows, three of them passing
over his head. He retreated until he found
good chance to defend himself, and wait
ed, expecting they would follow him, but
they did not do so. He then went to AL
bion and gave the alarm, and they turned
out and got on their trail, and followed
them, and got so close on to them that
they LETT nearly all of their camp equipage,
shop rifle, some moccasins, and several
other trinkets, and fired at them, although
at long range There were at that time
three Indians, with two horses and a colt.
They followed them until they could not
keep the trail, there being so many trails,
and the men were about exhausted. Lieut..
Goliath had in the meantime taken por-
ton of his cavalry and stationed them on
the edge of the timber to wait for them to
come out, but failed to see them. A de-
tachment of Capt. Aliens cavalry got on
their trail and gave them chase, and got
the horses, bnt failed to get the Indians
They Chat is, the Indians) left the horses,
and, stripping off everything, swan lake
to get away. There were but two Indians
with the horses. and, where they left their
clothes, there were bandages saturated
with blood, which shows they were wound
ed. l think, from what can learn, that
there is no doubt but what there has been
one, if not two, Indians killed in this affair,
and the others wounded.
/ have not heard from Albion since Fri
day. They were looking for the body of
the first 1one shot at, and found where
they had rolled him up in a blanket, and
were in hopes of finding the body. AL
though regret that they did not capture
the whole party, yet am satisfied that
they have suffered loss, ard have found
that it is not SO easy a matter to get out
with their plumber as it has been hereto
fore, and that they will not try it again.