The New York herald., 1876-09-17


Munson was foremost peering the steep bank
into the ravino when he slipped in through
dense bramble and found himself among
the Indiana The dry water bed narrow and
deep and hidden by brush. Several warriors lay
face downward In this trench, and had built snail
bresstworks across It with mud and roots Behind
these were score Of squaws and children Some OF
these were wounded, and the mud drenched and
bushes spatsered with their blood
DEED
Munson calamity seized squaw, and putting her
papoose on his back, showed her out One buck
lying dead infant. Munson had barely glimse Of
lodged backed to escape the muzzes or ve guns
his head Bullets h,ssed both ways soldiers press
Ing forward TO fire. They several times swayed back
ward before the fro of tho Indians, and the Of
musketry was like that at Antietam.
Baptlstc, the Pawneo scout. dashed In caught
two other squaws and young brave. They said the
rest
WOULD SURRENDER
but when quarter was again proposed they answered
with bullets
John White. known Buffalo White, friond and
follower OF Buffalo Bill, shot through the heart
Baptste just escaped ball. to kill the savage who
fred 1t, and scalped him In an instant
A talk was meanwhile held with the women who had
she would 60 into the ravine and induce the
Indians still alive to surrender. Sho went,
and aftor led out fororn looking
group. There several squaws and two bucks,
hold hore found three dead squaws and dead
brave American Horse or Iron Shields was found hor-
ribly wounded In tho abdomen. Ho brought out
and cared for by the surgeons but ded this morning
THE cAPrrss
twenty-one In number When they surrendered
they seemed to expect immediate death. squaw dis
covered her dead papoose tepse, and was = pic
ture Of intense woc
INDIANS RKAPPRARiSo.
Captves said that Crazy Horses village was on the
other side Of Slim Buttes, and that some Of their
people had gone 70 bring his band TO their assistance
About three O'Clock mounted Indians began to swarm
The ridges and attacked tho camp They made
strong efforts nnd point In skirmish line,
which had been thrown across the village, making
circuit Of the whole command Firing was rapid for
two hours. An attempt was made to cut OF Llcuten-
ant Sbloy. who had charge Of led horses in rear
Of tho column, and was just approaching camp, but
they failed.
A battalion Of infantry Of four companies under
Major Burt calamity carried several difficult points Of
the Buttss charging the mounted Indians foot and
pouring from tho which they gained terrible
fro upon them About twenty Indians wore killed
this side of tho camp Tho cavalry did equal execu
tion. Our skrmsh line around the camp was about
six miles long, and evening fell the flash Of guns
was still continued Major Burt, in a final charge,
drove the Sioux over the highest ridge occupied by
them with ringing cheers The casualties side
in these afternoon fights were four.
Private Fi,z Henry, Ninth infantry. wounded in tho
log.
Sergeant scribncr, Fifth cavalry, wounded In tho
thigh
Private Dorm, Fifth cavalry, wounded In the hip and
arm
AIrEn BATTLE
The spoil of tho village not useful for subsistence was
distributed among the who captured It, Its pro.
vision OF meat and fruit will support the troops until
reach the Black Hills The lodges and debris were
then burned. During tho night tho Indians sent few
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tion was completed Many hno robes
burned The Indians indulgsd in q littio sharpshoot
ing. but with effect
The column took up the march, with aanks carefully
guarded against any attempt OF tho Sioux to rocapure
the prisoners and ponios
sgvEx INDIANS KILLED AND soLDIrR WOUNDED
Two companies of the Fifth cavalry, acting as rear
guard, surprised small body of Indians who ventured
from their hiding place, supposing tho camp deserted
Seven braves killed
Private Walden wounded in the leg.
march Of twelve miles was made to-day. Some Of
the wounded squaws were among tho ruins Of the
village, where their friends will nnd them.
Captain JACK killed and scalped an Indian q mile
from the column during tho engagement Of yesterday
afternoon.
SITTING BULL xsCAPHD.
Captured Indians say Sitting Bull has crossed the
Yellowstone and that the other bands returning to
the agencies Tho captured horses havc been dis,rb
uied among persons engaged In the capture OF the
village. One formerly belonging to Custer's cavalry
fell to your correspondent The wounded oil doing
WELL They are carried mule nttsrs furnished win
captured turs and bankstA
A FORLORN HOPE.
COLONEL MILLS LEADS PATTY TO THE BLACK
HILLS FOB sUpPLIHa
CRooK CRY, BLACK HILLS, Sept IL.
Via FoKr LARAMIE, Wy. T., Sept 10, 1875
voetcrdav morning General Crook dcspatcbod a party