, 1869-09-22
the INDIANS ON the WAR.
PATH.
Lieutenant Stambaugb's Fight with
lhe sfoux on the Popoagie .
River.
The Indians Retreat with Loss,
TFtuthtrT aul B.esnt 0utrases Of iht
Saynscs.
Four vvla'tc Settlers Murdered.
Names Of Tho Ki1led and Wounded
In tbs Popoaglo Fight.
tSsox oum arhctaG counxsyoxpsxr

Va PAU AAAAeA &UU WQUQQgS
In ths Popoagio Fight.
tsRof otM Hrtc1At conAEaroxpskr.1
lilo fuFoAaiE llivAk, 6epL Ia iatp
2hoAo fFscnds Of The 1tuAkure-ths nobIc rr.
Men-haSo again t'sa0 On lbs wss.path. AMI N
~ hsit ~ fhs tnttat Of ternbla uxcIleusrt hers
Yesterday moFnIaa eight Indiana appeared on N
a""s so!o" inc litiMy oAsph on IItx Ipp,sa,u
sha 7nsdo slans ahRs thsy wanted 70 coma n
snoJ @temptoa 10 approach hs3laH party III tb
hdla near lno hlafs, hui tho tay kera rhn vcr
3ohlsFs, would not allow tnstn to CANA mar
iA"'o doaeH axIsta'i in thu mind of any but ,bs
my ~efe friendly Indiana, ~ tho Sho,hons
hasn been expected Ia tho valley oycry t1sv fo-
week paAt 10 draw thote anna.tsos '3'
Inc ssfgtzat In chafxu OF tho hs7 nartv ho,x
etef, VET pfudeatiy determined 10 hold uo cor,
tuaniest'on with tho savaxcs, and CON nencad .
.eueAt Ios sao !osI Tho Indians allowed him T.
move GU With hts wagons and stpuk. snd fI1 -
nuempt 10 follow him. On arriving \, th,, Nv Nv
the Sergeant reported tho matter IN tha .o.s
| nanalnfo Nicer. who at ouco ordered Iicut.n.n,
stamosaSh. with detachment Of D Comn,nr
4 sccotd CasAlrJ, 10 20 out add see vim tho ~ =,
ans were. Just u The detachment was moyiog m
Some twenty OF thirty 1ultaus sho we'd them Ill, =.
un INC nals. and citizen oanc III and rrnorts1
lne" 70 10 s'ou1 wHFr1ots. TIC detachment va.
| dtred out "'S"1 VI
The impscAkou sttl was that thev re,e ,r,s,,,,
Indians, aud The cavsrymcn, ~ thev ealIon =,
Ing to battle. ' "e'o ~
un Inc approach OF the caralry tho Indian. ,.,,
BACK over the bluffs, and wese cloaely follovc, Nv
| sne troopers, who made friendly higus. and rcr.,
ansWe Weseu y the aAFaGcs with ctcs OF 'couc on !,
u."s.. aouo* ug taem couple Of miles Lieutenant
s.ata13h ga" ofheF small parties OF Indians on
MS nanks, and began TO a1vancs
with great caution. None Of .l,e indiana ~ ns
'tont were painted, and they continuaIIy ca]lc,1
out' "cone on; good Indian; eat heap.r Not
counting but that they wete advancing to the
enosnone tsnazcl camp, tho cayairy continn4,J
toe1f masch, Keeping well closed %. hoFeytr. ann
seaoy a. moments notice for action, A mile or
wv auf1aef on, when among the bills, ueutenant
etanoa7sn suddenly found himself confronted by
ovel hundred soux wantora, In war paint and
tof paaue- The n11ng at once began. When
nFst attacked, the cavalry was marchlnr n ,,t,I.
valley, on the rtgh, OF which vas a rnnni htTt.
nit The possession Of this bill was Of creat Yn.-
poflance, "a II commanded the VALLEY and 1ower
pluus. 1he lnasans seemed to recognize the MIL
Ia1y value OF The place, and at once uade fnr IL
Ihe race between them and the caya,ry vas hnt
and heavy, bus the cavalry outtau their t1uskv
Toes and SEIZED the hull Dtsmountlux and placIn1
tnen notses Under cover the short Jackets
vent 10 VOTE In easues, With their hreech.oaders.
~ aMe lLasans made feeble attempt to carry the
a4l' Out iel back, with TWO empty saddles ni..
mounting. they resorted to their fasor.,e mode az
nenung' Dy crawling up the ravines and taxing
ao'aoAse OF every stone. tuIt at Rrass AMI hi.
1oe& 10 hide behind and nre. 1t lB Incredible how
lucy can aheltet themselves and tho least roll In
the ground will furnish m 1nd!an ii, Tia
1oft ne Wants- It WAS soon hot enough
On the hal aud the cavalry did nnt
teihh the situation, as saarpshootiug ia no part nr
sneiF occupation. Not hand or head could bc
exposed 1oF an Instant bnt dozen bultets wo,Id
zip BY too close BY far for comfors, prtyate F,y.
gerald, while raising himself up to nre, recerc1 a
Dali IN the wrist, which came out at the chow
MAKING m ugly and painful wound. Another so,,
uef uaheu Zettle was shot In the stomach ,he
ol oenainS bis belt plate nearly double, and then
sencing into his body, making bad wound.
lnele vas q ravine on the right Of the cavalry.
1holang admirable protection to the E1ly var.
l'o's' anu Into this some twenty had c.awicd. and
e we're Anooslng the hoHea- Eight horses nsd been
HNaeu ,"hen Lieutenant stanbaugh determined to
of1se the enemy out Of the rasine, and sent 1,en.
tenant DtnWtadle, with detachment of men N
w tue *ofE It WAS hot job. but the Lieutenant
Eaeceeoeo IN killing one and driving the rcst on
Al1er an hours hand lighting the indians began
~ usa" on. and soon a1l we're gone. Lieutenant
etamoaugh suspected their movements IN ho a
fnse TO get him od the hill, and determined IN ~
nam where he Was All WAS quiet Tor hnlr an
nouf, *nen the Indians, lso strong, suddenly an
r neaneo u toe rear OF Ihe cavalry and renewed
sne ngnt vigorously. They were reputseh n. all
points, and, Is they ratreated, their chief v.e
ssen 70 fall from his horse, but was 1umedla1e}v
p'eAea up and carried on. The battle ragged until
uea1 eanooHn, when they retreated down thu
saue1t Aeutenaut Stamhaugh did not astempt tn
'oHo" 1nefu, ~ ho could not leave his
wounded, and had leaa than nfty men.
many Of whom had been dlsnounteIf
III tne nsht. The Indians wero
NeoWn 10 pe nom 10 TO 2co strong, and well arm
r. many Of them having Henry rlfies, Rematnlnu
on the ground until It VAS dark, Leuteuant st.n.
h@ngh Withdrew his command, and returned To the |
lofs Will nb wounded 1n addition to Priyatea |
tltzeefald and zettle. Company D, Second Caya- Il
y, tofee other soldiers were wounded and A cIt
z"n. named Schultz, was shot In the le9, Ear,y In l
me morning. soldier, named James or Joseph |
Aolt, Was shot and killed. He belonged 10 Com |
pan5 b, 5eTenth United States Infantry, and. I /
I'm informed, ~N son Of Dr. Holt, Of Kentucky, |
aud nephew Of General Joseph Holt, Judge All, |
'ocatc Of the amy.
1his nornin9 the cavalry went ont to renew the |
1ent II tne Indians were Atill About; but On reach
nR tne battlefield OF yesterday, no sign Of them /
coulo oe discovered. The saddles On the dead |
ao1tes lad not been disturbed, showing coucu- |
'isels mat the sayagea had not teen there after I
Inc uent as they always cut the leather on saddles
afa tA1e ont every screw. The cavalry followed
n Tue tfal' but courier To- night from Lieutenant
stamhauRh reportsilhas the Indians hare gone on |
4 great haste towasd the Big Horn Mountains,
md be will In all probability not be able to orer
AXE them.
In ine lighting, yesterlaJ, the loss Of the Say
'sea IS put down at i've killed and twenty wound
NJ. The loss To the government Is Que soldier
li'led' ave wounded, eight horses killed, and four
fouaded. The Indians had large heru Of STOCK.
h'en was IN night during tue Dght, but our
.oops Here not strong enough 70 take
I The soldiers Claim It was good
'ght md that the enemy was bally
whipped Tho tap laid for tho troona
'as admirably planned. but failed to catch any
'ooS, IL vas oeeeryed that after the fan at their
'hle1 The Indians did not light well, though
mother Cn'et1nnedtate15 took command of them
no behaved very brayely. The troops had the
asantase OF position an through the nght and
tom the prec1pftate manner Ia which the In
lans retreated 1t would seeln They were seyerr]r
unished.
HORRIBLE INDIAN ourRAGxs
Yesterday about daylight twenty Iul!ans |
0de up to the place Of Mi. Skinner, who l,7e.l On
ofsn FoTt, and proceeded coolly to drive OF his
oraeA MI. Skinner went out with his two men |
sop tneu. aud when about ten yards from the |
adtans they nretl four balls into his body Killing
I'M instantly. Nj. Skinner bad no arms when |
lleo- Iae Other two men ran to hay-stsck |
taf BY and as they ,nade NO resistance to tho
nFing oo OF the stock they were not d1ssu1bed.
|A'ter Ruling Nj. Skinner, the Indians went 70 ,
!e p1aee OF Nr. Williams, two miles above and | ,
hlle rome drove al hrs horses, othe7s attempted ,
enter the house. Mr. Williams objected, but ,
companions, two In number. insisted thar tha / ,