The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-10-19
THE CAPTURED INDIANS.
TIE pATTrErIEIp-THE WOUNDED WAR

THE BATTLEFIEIp -THE WOUNDED WAR
RioRs--How THE INDIANS WERE ARMED.
Special correspondence Chicago Timss.)
FORT BENTON, Montana, Oct. 0, via
HELENA, Oct. l4.-Gen, Miles abandoned
bis battlefield In the Bear 's-Paw noun
talns on the morning ofthe .th inst, and
started to return 10 his camp on the \ ell
lowstone. He was accompanied by the
surrendered band OF sayages and his own
wounded. There 10 little left TO mark the
scene OF the Indian disaster. The rifle
pits occupied by the savages remain as II
monument TO their endurance and the
careasses of the animals killed during the
fight are all that Is LEFT to remind cne Of
the conflict. The snow which has fallen
In the mountains has obsCured nearly all
the other evidences Of the fight.
THE SOLDIERS KILLED
during the engagement are buried on
one OF the banks Of Smoke creek some
distance from the battlefield. During
the night previous 10 the surrender Of
Joseph the troops advanced their rifle
pits very close 10 the Indian detenses
and covered the stream which flowed IN
front OF the Indians. On the morning Of
the last day OF the fight storm OF sleet
blow sharply, and the discomfort of the
troops was increased. A Irregular fire was
maintained from every point, and an I'M
wary movement on the part Of any d
the sayages was followed by
! voLLEY or BULLETS.
Until the fifth day the main body OF tho
Indians had shown no signs of surrender.
Joseph appeared before his rillc-pits on
the afternoon of the previous day and Of
tered TO surrender, STIMULATING that his
warriors should retain their guns. This
was not granted, and when he appeared
on the afternoon OF the 9th inst. he COM
municated through an interpreter that he
desired to make an unconditional surren.
der. Even then !. was not assured tina,
his followers would consent to accept the
same conditions. In this instance JOSEPH
advanced boldly toward the earthwork
occupied by the troops, carrying q Win
chester rifle, and stepping in front o
Gen. Miles he extended his piece to him
the muzzle Of the piece pointing to hi
own breast.
THE CHIEF OF THE NEz PERcES
| is a savage OF splendid bearing in hi
dress and manner. There is little whicl
resembles that of the ordinary savage o
the plains. On the battlefield he wor
pair of moccasins and pair of buck
skin pants, oyer which was drawn pal
of wooden stockings, which fitted closcl
to his legs and extended to the knees
showing his great muscularity. A blu
wooden shirt covered the upper porto
of his body and over his right shoulder
white blanket was carelessly throw
His face was free from paint and
THE ONLY SIGN OF sAVAGERY
was seen in the green feathers in his la
at the back Of his head. In addrcssin
Gen. Miles he merely said that his pei
pie desired to surrender. He was TO
lowed by three or four warriors who az
vanced and offered their guns to Gel
Miles In person. The Indians were slo
to leave their works at first and JOSEF
returned to the ravine and appeared
argue with them. Presently betwee
thirty and forty warriors appeared al
advanced over tue piece OF flat grouI
which lay between the two forces, an
before night-fall all had sure ndercd say
Ina, wounded, who still remained in the