The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1869-07-16
NEW NORTHWEST.
DEER LODGE CITY, FRIDAY, JULY 10.
ScG!i,cd at Uxshifs.
l"rom the Detroit Free Press

tvrom the Detroit Free rrcss.]
A victim of Indian vengeance in the pres.
cnt struggle along the borders and in the
Territories and one that will forever have
cause to remember il. arrived in this city
Saturday night, and departed yesterday for
his home in New York. near Rufield. Non.
roc county. His name is Del"s G. San
ber'son. and lie lost his scalp at the battle
of Washita. lie has been an inmate of
Laramie Hospital since tina" event, and was
discharged about ten days ago by reason of
the expiration of his term of service lie
allowed tho curious TO examine his poll and
look nj the still red and tender spot from
which his scalp was jcrkcd away was not
calculated to prejudice any person in favor
Of ''ha'r lifting" As but few persons have
ever lived to undergo the process, perhaps
the sensations experienced by Mr.. Sanbert-
son will interest and cnlightcn. Says he:
II was in the infantry. Custer had com.
mand of the troops. There was quite
force of cavalry with us, but they were about
mile in the rear when we first discovered
the reds. Some of the troops had been sent
around SO as to attack from the other side.
The reds were camped in sort of valley,
and we were within eighty rods of them for
half an hour before daybreak. Just in the
gray Of morning the firing commenced on
both sides, and we had it all our own way
for few minutes, the cursed snakes being
much confused, and not knowing what was
up. At length they rallied, and We could
hear Black Kettle shouting and ordering.
The vermin got into holes and behind rocks
anywhere they could find placc-and
began to fight back with will. We fired
whenever we could see a top-knot, and shot
squaws-tl,crc was lots of thcm-just as
quick as Indians. We just went in for
whipping out the whole gang
"Whcn it was fully daylight, We all gave
. big yell and charged right down into camp.
The lodges were all standing yet, and lots
OF Indians in them. As We run through the
alleys big red Indian jumped out at me
from behind tent, and before l could
shorten up enough to run him through with
my bayonet, a squaw grabbed me around
the legs and twisted me down. The camp
was then full of men fighting, and every
body seemed yelling as loud rs he could
When I fell, went over backward, drop
ping my gun, and had just got part of the
way up again, the squaw yanking me by the
hair. when the Indian dubbed my gun and
struck me across the neck. He might just
as well have run me through, but he wasn't
used to tho bayonet. or didn't think. The
blow stunned me; it did mt hurt me in the
least, but gave me numb feeling all over.
! couldn't have got to my feet then II all
alone, while the squaw kept screeching and
pulling my hair out by handfuls.
II heard some of our boys shouting close
by and the squaw started and rsn-one of
the boys killing her not three rods of. The
Indian stepped one foot on my chest, and
with his hand gathered up the hair near the
crown of my head. Hc wasn't very tender
about it but jerkcd my head this way and
that, and pinchcd like Satan Ny eyes were
partially open, and could see the bcad-work
and trimming on his leggings. Suddenly l
felt the awfnllcst biting, cutting flash 60
round my head. and then it seemed TO me
just off. I never felt such pain in all my
life; why it was like pulling your brains
right out didn't know any more for two
or three days, and then came to find that l
had the sorcst head Of any human that ever
lived. If the boys killed the viper, they
didn't get back my scalp; perhaps it got lost
in the snow. was shipped down 10 Lara
mic after bit, and oil the nursing got
hasn't made the hair grow out on this spot
yet,