Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-09-14

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Cor. of the Courier Journall
DEADwooD CITY,
BLACK HILLS. August 30, 1875,
In my letter of the goth l gave
you an account of the killing of
DR.. II. W. Smith, formerly of your
city, and three other citizens Of
this place by the Indians, and
promised to give you report Of
the party that went in pursuit Of
lhe Indians. The party all re-
turned yesterday. After three days
hard riding they succeeded in re-
capturing about one-half of the
Montana herd, but they did not
make any headway in killing or
capturing the Indians; in fact the
expedition in this respect may be
set down as a lamentable failure.
The pursuing party soon came in
sight of the fleeing Indians with
their herd of stolen horses. The
whites tried to cut off the Indians,
tried to flank them, tried to sur
round them, but the Indians out
generated them every time, and got
away with the best portion of the
herd in the face of a largely SUI
perior force Of whites. A running
fight was kept up for two days.
Two Indians were found or left
| lead on the field. On Monday, the
second day, the horses scattered
over the prairie, and one venture
some Indian, in trying to drive
the stray horses into the herd,
got off from his companions
and was completely surrounded
by twenty five white men.
The Indian, quick as thought,
slid off his horse, and hid himseli
in some high grass and weeds The
whites approached him very eau
tiously from all points, but no In
dian could be seen, and the white!
fired volley after yolley into the
clump Of brush where Che Indian
was supposed to be, but no sign o.
an Indian could be seen; but a
last Ike Brown, q clerk in the re
corder's office in this city, more
yenturesome than his comrades
ventured up within a few feet o
the cIump of bushes, and partet
aside the weeds with bis gun fol
the purpose of looking in, when
gun was fred, apparently from tht
ground, and Ike Brown fell dead
Shot through the heart. Charlie
Holland rushed up at the sam,
instant and met the same fate a
Ike Brown, The remainder OF thO
squad then felI back in order, out o
, range Of the unseen foe. AS it wa
then near dark, the balance Of tn
8 party concluded that they woulC
}, keep the Indiap corraled unit
\ morning, aud then see If they coul'
not get him out of his hiding plact
: They kept guard all night, an,
b supposed they had the Indian al
a safe, and, after crawling up with
I great deal of precaution, it wa
Z aecertained that the gentle red mal
!. like the Arab of old, had SILENT
stolen away during the night; not
!, however, without taking a faw me
!, mentOes of his white friends. TIL
dead body Of lie Brown he relieve
of $4O0in money, besides carryin
off his watch, pistol and gun. Th
Is body of Holland was plundered j
= y like manner. Upon examining til
ground, a coyote hole was fount
= where the Indian had slipped dow
70 in and escaped the shower of bu
lets that was fired at him. Brow
:. was killed Within fifteen feet
where the Indian lay bid.
= But the Indians are not 50 SUI
eesslll every time. Nathan !
! Valneyen, o professional hunte
! has sent three Indians to the happ
hunting ground in less than wee
Last night Nathan was out on d
prairie cutting grass for hay. !
was about noon, and Nathan's tv
companions had laid down und,
, the wagon to sleep. Nathan, tai
r- ing his gun and fork, had gone OF
about half a mile from the wage