The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-06
THE FORT PEAsE DISASTER.
The CALL or THE SETTLERS ron AID-rHx
KILLED AND woUSDED-THE COLONIZATION
ABANDONED.


rHH CALL or THE srrrLERs ron AID-rHx
KILLED AND woUSDED-THE COLONIZATION
ABANDONED.
Fort ELLIS W. T., March 81, ls76
The following the letter addressed to Major Bris-
bin by the Fort Peasc settlers just previous TO tho
disastrous assault by indians upon the little colony
We tho undersigned nile settlers and citizens OF Bic
Horn having settled here upon the public domAn on tne
selves homes and developing
ma sasesss unable 70 accomplish anyhns from the iscs
daily hArass us kill our citizens. run on steal and XIII our
OF colony who grated here. numbering loss than
my men, ,e have been killed And nine .oand.s BY ns
s sna so .sass As here 20 rd
in larger forces than II warm NV weather.
0n The "a day OF isIe vs men wen, ors 10 x
s sw our post they were " SIOUX % one
The hide around in the brush and await favor
able opportunity for along and then shoot
him down before he Is o. danger We have stayed
such iie We lind very ans climate and productive SOIL
-" .as papSs and
we are anxious 70 stay under any view q the case
havoc I. these hostile sioux indians would ever pray,
v. Wilson, Wesley 0. Minikin, William Watson, Tou-
sn rsns os s' a s AMBROSE ns
NTH John Ford. 1oAp Baker s jane; oAn
.as, !. Borshsras Tyler Eevin.. Daniel Blair,
ns"1a s ssS1s SSssSs % w Hss
a SSl.sn D%ns'n sssdsw
ousto.
GOING rog A RESCUE.
Soon after this letter written 400 Indians at
tackled the little colony and drove them into their
stronghold, Fort Pease. The lighting continued for
several days, and many Indians we're killed. The set
wounded.
On the l4th OF February Paul Mccormick and 0. s
Hubble volunteered 10 90 to the settlements and carry
a. le sit N tim N
They set out IN u binding snow storm, and after
pcrous journey OF SIX days reached Bozcman CITY,
on the commanding officer at Fort Ellis and asked HIM
70 send troops TO the succor OF the men AZ Pcasc
General Terry was tclegraphcd, and he ordered tho
troops to move at once Four companies OF cavalry,
battery, two companies OF citizens and hty friendly
Trow indians under command OF MAJOR hr as ~
March came IN sight 81 the beeaguered fort Tho flag
still lying and tho little garrison fred salute Of
welcome from their iron twelve. FOUNDER
Eighteen white men and one negro we're found In
the fort The following are their names john :.
Craine, John Mckenzie. John Barker. Hugh Norton,
Daniel Blair, John Williamson. J. T. Ford. William
Watson James 0'Bran William Smith, Joseph Andcr-
son, Duncan McCrea Edward Fox. \: v. Wilson, e r.
Norris, Borcharat Albert Goehdc, T. > Topping aud
Joseph Hill, colored.
On tho 9th Of March the fort evacuated and tho
flag ien dying. All the goods and were brought
away, and on the 10th Of March they arrived safely at
Bozeman.
rHE KILLED AND WOUNDED.
In the attempt TO lodge settlement at Fort Pcasc,
which Is located at tho mouth OF the Big Horn River,
where y joins the Yellowstone, the following men
were Killed oy indians:-Jamcs Edwards, samuel
Shirley, Fred hcwlin, p. q. Sweeney, Joseph Jesse
and Grin Mason. The following named
wounded but will rccover-Palrick Hyde, shot In tho
elbow; W. o. Mllliken, in the shoulder; Tyler Blew
ems, in the body; Jefferson Thompson, finger shot OF;
James Doing, arm broken Neal Gillis, shot through
the thigh Byron Nultcn, IN tho leg; ana II. NJ. Tay
Tor, thumb shot of. IL was confidently expected that
the Indians would attack the cltzeus and troops on the
march, but they kept out OF their way
Fort Peasc was abandoned on the 4th OF March, and
the 9th the Crow Indians report the Sioux appeared
IN great numbers and burned the fort the ground
COLONIZATION ABANDONED.
heavy body OF Sioux followed the troops thirty
miles up the Yellowstone but did not venture to attack
come sight of them Fort Pease located
Sitting BULBS camping grounds, and all attempts
mako settlement there have been abandoned for tho
present !. d. Pease, Zeth Daniels Paul Mccormick,
Il. Dexter, John Mckenzie and William Smith were
the proprictors OF the former settlement and they
have lost heavily by the failure OF their enterprise
They had laid out a town, located farms and wero
building steamer to carry trade along the Yellow
stone.