The Osceola times., 1877-06-09
THE WEST,

An Inter Ocean special from Bismarck,
D. T., says; Lieutenant Alfred F. Fuller,
gust arrived by tho steamer Peninah from
Tongue river gives the details of fight
with the Indians May 9TH. General Miles,
with companies F, II, J. and G, of the See.
ond cavalry, and twenty-five mounted men
"f the Fifth infantry, attacked an India,
village en- the Little Muddy creek, ninety
miles from the mouth of Tongue river, sur.
prlsing and routing them. They pursued
the redskins five miles over rough country
on foot Fourteen dead Indians were
counted upon the field and many others arr
known te have been killed and wounded.
Forty ponies and horses, and ffty-four
lodges, with the entire contents, we're taken.
The cavalry found many new agency goods,
saddles, guns, officers clothing, ETC., taken
from the Seventh cavalry in Clusters fight
The band were Minnecipkens, led hy Lame
Bear, the commander. Killed-Privates
Charles Springer company C.; Peter Lewis,
company II; John Martndale, company F;
Charles G. Kesky, company r. The wounded
are: Alfred NJ, Fuller, stabbed through the
right shoulder; privates Freyer left arm
*. Osborn, right arm; Wm Jeiries and Polk
p"an eft arm; Thomas Gilman, neck; vii.
j.. Wilkes, right thumb; George Leonard,
Fl 4. General Miles had a narrow escape
from being shot by two Indians, who, under
cover of friendly greeting, came near shoot.
ing him just before the engagement.
General Crook reviewed six hundred
of the principal warriors at camp Robinson
fcws day ago. Crazy Horse and many
Others knelt on the ground while they teok
tire Generals hand. The council was opened
with a speech by Crazy Horse. Red Cloud
was one of the speakers.
General alarm prevails throughout
California at the prospective ruin of the
farmers and stock raisers OF the state by the
drouth. The San joaquin and other great
agricultural valleys are utterly bleak and
desolate. In the foothills and valleys there
are thousands of dead and dying sheep, and
the bones OF sheep and cattle whiten the
fields. Mr.. Hollister, the famed sheep king,
who owns fifty thousand sheep in California,
told a friend that II FIVE thousand remain
alive next spring he will consider himself
very fortunate. Friedlander, widely known
as the grain king, who controlled all the
shipments of wheat from San Francisco,
failed recently by reason Of loans made to
farmers. He used to pay six hundred dol
lars per month for accommodations for
himself and family in the Palace hotel, San
Francisco. In the northern part OF the
state, where rains never fail entirely, the
prospect is better.
A special from Leavenworth 10 the
Globe.Democrat, says letter in the Kansas
City Times, from Sweetwater, Texas, gives a
report that the town of Double Mountain in
the panhandle of Texas, has been captured
by the Apaches Indians and all the stock in
the town run off, No particulars given.
The letter also states that quite large mum.
Der of hunters had been killed by the In.
dians during the past winter; also that
fight recently occurred in the pan. handle
between about sixty hunters and twice that
number of Apa hes. The hunters started
after the indians TO avenge the murder of
Mr.. Sewall, one OF their number. They fol.
lowed their trail many days, and although
their provisions gave out they still pursued
them, living on what game they could kill
on the way. At length they came upon an
Indian village, containing a number of
lodges, on the bank Of a small stream, and
although they had been without food for two
days, they attacked the Indians under the
cover of the banks Of the stream. TIE fight
continued several hours, and was only
stopped by the darkness. During the night
the Indians struck their lodges, and took
their women and children, and killed and
wounded, and iel. The Indian loss is not
known, but is believed to be considerable.
Several hunters were wounded, but none
Mere killed-