The New York herald., 1874-09-15
INDIAN RAID.

Rowing Parties of Sioux Operating Un-
der the Guns OF Fort ElIis-Over
100 Horses stolen and the Owners
Ruined-A Herdcr Found Murdered.
OMAHA, Neb., Sept. o. 1874
Detailed intelligence has been received here OF
depredations by Indians IN Montana. Recently
they made dash into the Gallatin Valley ana run
of stock almost under the guns OF Fort Ellis. This
Is the boldest raid ever made in the Territory and
am sorry to say the Indians escaped with their
plunder. The raiders have been in the habit of
coming into the Gallatin through Flathead Pass,
natural roadway through the mountains to the
Yellowstone. The pass is about eighteen miles
northwest OF BOZman and has heretofore been
guarded by detachment OF the Second
United states cavalry during the raiding
seasons in the spring and summer. There
are only three ways OF getting into or out
O. the Ganatn; by Flathead Pass, Bozman Canyon
and Spring Canyon Fort Ellis Is built on plateau
and commands all the entrances. Ii Is not known
which way the Indians came In, as they were not
discovered until well in the valley. All the passes
have wagon roads running through them, and
these roads are travelled daily. 1t Is q miracle
now the Indian got in without being seen, but
they did it, and passed close by the stockade OF
Fort Ellis. It's only three miles from Ellis to Boz
man, and yet the Indians operated between the
TWO places. They struck the herd grazing about
two miles from the tort and ran 1t or az two
them IN the act OF
DRIvING AWAY THE STOCK
and fired on tnem The fire was promptly re-
turned, and With effect, one white man being
brought to The ground with ball through his
shoulders. As soon as General Sweitzer COM
mandng at Fort Ellis, heard OF the affair, he or
dered out his cavalry and gave pursuit. Fifteen
citizens also started out, and the Indians were
given lively chase; but they succeeded In reach
ing the pass and getting through with the stock.
AS soon as they reached the Yellowstone Valley
they broke up into small parties and scattered IN
nlI "A
the stock. The cavalry became confused by the
number Of trails, and alter following several came
back without recovering any. The party OF clti-
Zens had better luck and succeeded in getting back
SIX head or horses.
The whole number or horses run of was some
thing over 100 head, and most OF them belonged 20
poor farmers. One man lost all he had and Is lett
pennlless with a large family dependent upon him
Tor support This Is a SAD blow 10 the settlers
farming next spring Without stock. ana yet nave
no money To buy any.
Another report says W. H. oDare, herder from
Illinois, was found III the Yellowstone Valley. nifty
miles from Bozman, bis body shot full OF arrows
! and his scalp taken. The skull was crushed with
stones a ciuU. Three rapcnmen were chased In
by indiaass 9naa farmer living IN ne very centre
daylight. The hsils are satd to be fan oi skuKine
Indians, and great uneaslnessA felt by the people
living in the Gallatin. There rs q ioud ca! Tor
put 1t Is believed the four companies now at Ellis
VIII be sufficient to drive out all the hostile In
dams and give security to life and property all
along Gallatin Valley. The reports teegraphed
North that the sioux are preparing to attack the
Montana border are not credited here. The hos
tile Indians are undoubtedly Sioux, but they are
small raIding parties, and can do little harm be-
sides stealing stock and killing an occasional
straggier. rhe settlements are safe enough, and
there is no organized movement Of Indians upon
| the Montana border.