, 1873-08-30

@ si ~ ~ -, no' - ,,,, w t outu loe PAusoAt tlr
eoInnie conflict. when within about III rods "
the slolx they opened tito on 1lH, md wo woro
ca'npollcd to novo BACK. The rawaces
tlloh eano w. offered batslo, aud tho contest 20.
gal Iho !rsl1g lasted ahont m hour, fl1tl nut
i, iow wcrn KILLED Oh eitor hido IlIo u1yanoo' ny
iliio of tho Sioux numbered oily about loo war,
riors, bit rointorce'nontH Aoon catno 1,p, ~! ma
tenyoloped tho pawnoeh on thrc9 nii!os. n mno aan
sioux WARRIORS rrobaDly ntlnlnoted foo 20 AtoVo'
wien tho PaWHooa broko hnt 1lou' ,-.
- Tho greatest panio oflslotl. 4Ao fnWnoos
threw OIL their roDoa anu moat, mouhtou 'no!i
women md Children on tho pacK-horsos. ana
sought to osoAno Down tlio Iavihe eoWasa tll9
Republican. Tho Sioux rapidly Pntsuea anu
most Of tho Pawnoo womoh nha onlnteH W1to n
overthkon. captnrcu anu sllot VI hcalpeu; Ply
Chtof tho loauorot tlo Ia"acos' "Ss sI!lou "lilo NJ
eknhtn8 y buIh1o' aat sea'peu: eoHo " tlto
sain Woro dfaRBo4 to6othut, Ino't poutes ousaod,
anu haFa6o toIsuloe piut'i5 tolPotntou'
IwoiFo son IaMaoo i,9a6gn sq IT, Meio AiMo!t, my
abont 1oo captui9u. NJ. , i1"tt hnu ,'ybell oaon
loat holeo ahu ouI o"tnt. ~, lug IA"1tooa loss
~ tiolr lneA1 aiIu topis; alt. ria.t "as e1PIareu
ny tue SIOUX, VINO tooK MS rovolVoft but l!d INN
no haTin. !! procooaed TO t!am crook station
Will th9 A1uitIh', "uefo y uootof calcu LOT tlle
Wonnded: then procuroti earb, ana had ttom
taRen 70 eilVor croet, AMI thohco tEey wore con-
Yoyeu Ill Ioame 1o tholf 3lilaso Oh tae fcaorVa-
tion.' "
TIE hATTLE-f1ELp.
u. e. to"oli, AHsiatant Surgeon. U. y. A.,
EiVos tho following additional particulars OF the
sion1-pawneo battle; ,;,. ~. ,,.,-,,
F., WIS scouting WIN capt. Charles Meinho!a
and Catnpany u, Third Cavary. on tue Nopubll,.
can, when, Oh THO 9TH Oh August, q party OF
pawneoa camo gallophlg up to uB and told Capt.
Nleinhold tilat about ,5o0 Sioux warriors had
Attnckcu tHom while notWeon tho ttenubllcan anu
Frcnchtnan, and had killed Gu Of their braves,
women, and ollildro1l.
"Ihe !awneos nt tlrst seemed completely de-
morallzod; mt. aitor eriof consultation among
themselves. told capt. Moinhod ehny would rally
them pursue aud flght Their enemies.
"Ihe Cnptaln informed them 1t Has not hia
iignt, ana ADVISED thom TO retreat TO Tie Aoti
Wlllow,Iat tho same time, promising no would
ing bGar and pe-so,ah-sharro wanted to remain
with tho troops ann go back to tho scono Of tho
battle; but Capt. Meiahold would not lot thou1,
we'll kno%1nG, II t1o sioux %ero stu ti'ero, enu
ther blootlshod.,
"Wo marched nearly 20 miles before reaching
tho battlefield. 1t was 2 horrible sight. Dead
warriors lay grin. in death, with bows still
graspod In their stltonea fingers. Sucking ILL.,
fantH were pinned with arrows to thoir nlotllers
broaata. somo lay on Tho ground, their bowels
protr1lding from ghastly Wounds mado by knives.
othoIs presented to ~ thor skinless IL heads, tho
rcd blood glazed upon tho SKILL wtero tho scalp
had boon torn OIL. In cano1i, Us no rode up,
the first object that attracted our attention was
! dead aquaw; aud, as NO advanced along tho
raVine, Wo counted ~ otnef doad boulos. Ihoy
were IN every possible position, having
great agony. 1lAny Of tho squaws had evident
II been outraged alld thon shot. Ohot with hor
pappooso, WaA fouha III tno weeds bndIy wound-
Ell, but silll altTo. Wo ln9de nor aa comfortable
as a poaeiD!e, anu hroceeaea mp TUG reVlno, bnt,
on its head marks OF irebh VIOLENCE. The moth
er haa &ifEed 1t TO sare Il from further pam"
WAR nEcLAhED,
Immediately on their return home to their VII