Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1867-09-04
THE RECENT INDIAN FIGur.

The Omaha correspondent Of the Chi
cage Tribune gives clear account of the
recent Indian fight on the Plains:
An interesting report of the fight be-
tween the Pawnee scouts and the Chey-
cnnes is received and published here to-
day From this it seems that Col. Dodge,
of the 18th Infantry, was stationed with
a body Of troops at Willow Island Station,
on the Union Pacific Railroad, having al
so under bis control company Of the
Pawnees at Plum Greek. Ga the south
side of the Platte, opposite Plum Greek
Station, is telegraph station on the old
California line, which was guarded by a
party of soldiers from Fort Mcpherson.
During the morning Of the day Of Tie
| fight Colonel Dodge had information from
Fort Mcpherson that the telegraph line
on the south side of the river had been
interrupted By party Of Indians near
Plum Creek. lie at once ordered Major
North, commanding the pawnees, to send
force out to look after the perpetrators
Of the act. Major North started Lieut..
Davis and twenty men across the river,
and very soon had information that he was
driven back by large body of Indians,
who had already destroyed several miles
of the line, and were apparently having
things entirely their own way.
In very few minutes he bad his en-
tire command across the river ard making
for the Indians, who in perfect confidence
had quietly gone into camp on the main
road near Plum Creek. These last, Gu
discovering Major North Pawnees, only
fifty strong, and supposing them to be
white men, boldly and coolly advanced to
attack him. The Major Immediately Of
lcred the charge, and the Chcyenncs,
soon discovering their mistake, fed with
wild cries of "Pawnees Pawnecs ~ the
latter in close pursuit.
The Pawuccs pushed them so close that
they soon had to abandon all their ami.
mails, of which they had number, and
all their extra weight of blankets, saddles,
kc., compelled them to stop and fight
In this they were overmatched in arms
and fighting qualities, aud a running fight
was kept up till darkness closed down and
stopped it. The Pawnees, who, though
in the service Of the Government, still re
tain mos. Of their old customs and meth
cd of fighting, returned about midnight
with sixteen scaIps, between thirty and
forty mules, and an immense nuuiber o:
blankets and other articles dropped by the
cheyennes in their hasty flight, besides
sqsaw and boy about thirteen years old,
captured and brought in unharmed, Gen
Augur's rigid orders forbidiiug them from
harming prisoners, as was formerly their
! custom.
The Indians who had attacked proved
to be party of Cheyennes, about hun
dred strong, with some few Ogalallah,
Sioux and Arapahocs, who, from the state
ment of the boy and the squaw, had come
over from Turkey Foot's camp on the
Republican to attack and punder pas
senger train, evidently emboldened to this
/ by their success OF few weeks since, and
tempted BY the hope Of more punder, Of
which they 90: large amount on that oc-
casion. From the body of one oc the
Cheyennes killed was taken pockct-book,
which was recognized as belonging to enc
Of the train men, who had keen killed in
the previous attack. The whole affair was
a signal and brilliant success for the Paw
nees, and very severe blow to the Chey-
cnnes, and no doubt it will have a mos.
sautary eiIec; in checking future attempt
on the railroad