The Montana post., 1869-04-23
abe Late Indian Fight
A First Rate Description.

THE BOYS ARE COMING HOME AGAIN
EDITOR PosT:-Bozeman was throw.
into sudden state OF excitement on
Tuesday evening last by the return AZ
the Indian fighters, mentioned III previ.
GUS letters, under command of Captain
Cliff and Lieut.. Thompson. y trTribI.
Indian veil was heard by those indoors
that was enough To startle the dead and
on rushing out the sight that We he;
was Mt first appalling. Down the street
on a full gullOp came the reruruipg
squadron, all trimmed and painted In
dur Indian costume with trophies
Haunting in the air. After our FIRST sur.
prise and fright incident TO being cap
turrd and scalpcd on the instant. lad
subsidized. the truth was made apparrn.
that the Fort Ellis boys had returned
their efforts crowned with glorious r=-
sults and the Indians completely routed
The exultations of the happy deniZeDs
was n testimonial of their gratitude 10
Captain Cliff ard his brave command &c
we'll "a the heroic citizens who accom-
panied him, and will long he Temem.
bered.
LIST OF THE CASUALTIES.
A party of twelve Indians had been
overtaken, nine ot them killed and one
wounded. But this result was not &C.
complished without much hard fighting
and sad loss.
The following is list of the casual,
ties
Terrence Conry. Co. d. killed.
Michael Filz Gerald, Go. f., wounded
ankle.
George Crason. Co. e., wounded-el>
bow.
Lafayette Pool. a citizen, wounded
head.
Thomas F. King. a citizen, wounded
left cheek.
John Cashaw, a citizen, wounded
hand, (slight.)
The wounded are all doing well and
will recover. An ambulance was sent
out and brought in the body of CORY,
who was buried at Fort Ellis on Satur~
day the 10Th, with military honOrs. His
home is in Lyons, Iowa.
The following are the particulars Of
the engagement, so far as we could
learn:
THE MOUNTAIN SIDE FIGHT.
The pursuit was commenced on Mon
day, April 9TH, and on the third day. the
eth. the Indians, twelve in numUer, were
overtaken about noon, by the advance
guard upon the north fork OF Sixteen
Mile Creek and about seventy"five miles
distant. From signs discovered there
were supposed to be other bands Of In
dians in the vicinity. and that they had
scattered in different directions on the
approach of the pursuers. The Indians
fled to the top of a very rough noun
tain upon which was a fortifcation
formed by nature, almost impregnable.
Here they imagined they were safe from
the attacks of a host, and from this point
commenced shaking their blankets al
the men and making several other dem>
onstrations of hostilities, daring them 10
come on. cursing and swearing in very
plain English
SURROUNDING THE GAME.
Captain Cliff divided his forces. send
ing Lieut. Thompson upon the east.
and surrounding the mountain. Then
came the ascent and raking fire from
the Indians The summit was reached
at last, and from the crags and the
roughness of the surface they were ens-
BLEED TO obtain positions that completely
surrounded the Indians. and from which
they could fire with safety. point
was gained above the tOrtihcation from
which they could fire with telling effect.
Nearer and nearer the men began 10
gather about them, creeping from point
10 tblnk anu iIAhS whenever an AANl1A
raised gun or made a movement.
SINGING THE DEATH SONG.
The InGians saw a. this juncture there
was no further hope tor them and sang
their death song. Nearly half OF theiF
number were killed Or disabled. The
firing had been going on for upwards Of
two hours and the sun was getting low.
F. airing that darkness would Overtake
them before finishing their work, and
the Indians would Yet make their es-
cape. Capt Cliff called tor volunteers
from those nearest the foTtificGtiOn 10
make charge 4 half dozen or
dozen men spTang for the walls with
revulvers, the Indians making the last
faint struggle for life. 1t was here that
Conry fell King was shot, at the same
time. with an arrow through the ie.t
cheek. disl coating tooth, and Pool re-
ceived severe wound in the forehead
with an arrow, the point running under
the scalp. but without injury 10 the
skull. But the work was finished and
nine dead bodies lay before them. Two
OF the In ians had escaped during the
early part of the engagement. the third
having previously departed on the pony
captured from the Su rveyor. The last
Indian escaping was discovered before
out of reach of the fire arms. and
received a severe wound. Large guam,
titles of blood was discovered and traced
tor quite distance, until reaching the
creek was lost Search was maize Tor
the remaining number but without sue.
cess. They were fortunately spared tv
tell the story to their tribe, a. warning
for the future.
Old ACQUAINTANCES
Among the dead was Blood called
Jim" and recognized by Nell Campbell!
who had known him a long time as
friendly" They were all well armed
having revolvers and one or two HenT!
rifles, with plenty of ammunition were
dressed in soldier clothes. all wearing
tho ragula,iop ,,lum.s showing they