Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-09-12
The Indian War.

cavalry in this vicinity was ordered to
Camp Robinson, for the purpose of sur
rounding Crazy Horses village and
tatine him with his band prisoners.
This morning about five companies of
cavalry and one piece of artillery, I'M
der command of Col. Mason, proceeded
to this village, accompanied by twohun-
dred Arrapahoe scouts and a number of
friendly Sioux. On nearing the village
Crazy Horse sent word to the command
that
HE WOULD FIGHT THEN.
HIS camp was situated on White river,
below the mouth of the Little White
Clay. Part of the command took a DO
sition at the mouth of the Little White
CLAY. while the remainder made a de-
tour around the village and came up
from the rear. At this movement the
Indians began to break camp and scat
fer in different directions toward the
bluffs, but were speedily overtaken by
the Indians and soldiers, who brought
them back prisoners. At the first adj
vance of the troops
ONE INDIAN, Drawer THAN II REST,
rode up TO Crazy Horses scouts and
commenced abusing them, when he
was struck over the head several times
with guns, and finally shot and his horse
killed. This is the only collision which
occurred in capturing the band. 1t was
then learned that Crazy Horse had fed,
and is supposed to have gone to Spotted
Tail agency. Thirty soldiers we're i'm
mediately dispatched in pursuit, and
shortly afterward Lieut.. Clark, COM
manding the scouts, Sent eight or ten
Indians after him, telling their leader
he would pay 5000 reward to the man
who brought the renegade chief back
dead or alive. Some of his band who
got away into the bluffs early this morn
inc have returnedto-night to the agency.
SURRENDER OF HosTILEs.
A courier just in from Spotted Tail
brings the following: Shedding Bear
with fifteen lodges of Lame Deer's band,
numbering fifty persons, s%urrenderd to
Mai. Burke of the 14th infantry, COM
manding Camp Sheridan, this morning.
Fast Bull with the remainder of the
band. numbering between four and five
hundred, will arrive in two or three
DAYS. These are the Indians who have
been committing depredations in the
vicinity of the Black Hills, and their
coming in leaves that country and the
Big Horn entirely free from the Indians.
The delegates sent out by Maj. Burke
succeeded in inducing these Indians to
return.
4 Camp Robinson telegram Of the 9th
says CrazyHorse with a number oflodges
left this agency last night, and the rest
commenced leaving this morning. Six
companies of cavalry and about two
hundred and fifty friendly Indians left
here OF $50 this morning and succeeded
in turning nearly all back. The mill
tary expected to have them all back
by tomorrow. No fighting or casualties
occurred.
A CRAZY PRISONER.
Dispatches of the 9th from Red Cloud
Agency Neb., state that the arrival of
Crazy Horse as a prisoner from Spotted
Tail agency, this evening, was attended
with a number of exciting events. About
6 o'clock an ambulance drove up to the
guard-house at Camp Robinson, bring
ing Lieut.. Lee, Indian agent at Spotted
tail agency; CrazyHorse, the fallen chief;
Spotted Tail himself, and several Indians
as guards. The ambulance was escor-
ted by about eighty Indian soldiers,
partly from this agency and partly from
Spotted Tail. On arriving at camp
Robinson Crazy Horse was led by Little
Big Man and Touch-the-Cloud into the
post a~djutant's office, which place was
at once
SURROUNDED BY INDIAN SCOUTS
and United States soldiers. The inter-
prefer was then instructed to tell all the
Indians that Crazy Horse would not be
harmed, but would be put in the guard
house and be taken charge of by the
soldiers. When they started to move
him to the guard-house he held back,
hut was forced along by Capt. kenning-
ton, who was officer of the day, assisted
by Little Big Man. 1t appears that
Crazy Horses revolver and knife had
not been taken from him, and on being
dlSarmed in the guard-house he secured
ms knife and attempted TO make his
escape, Little Big man, however, hung
on 10 him like a tiger and received
SEVERE CUTON TIE ARM
rom Crazy Horse. On emerging from
the guard-house he was at once sur
rounded by soldiers, some of them with
liked ~bayonets. In the scufie which
enSued Crazy Horse received n wound
IN the abdomen which is serious but
may not prove fatal. During the strug-
gle to retain him a number of the Ind
IAN who escorted him from Spotted
Iali rushed up, guns and revolverS,
cooked in hand, motioning forthe crowd
% open so they mightget a shot at him,
nut on receiving this wound
CRAZY HORSE SANK TO II GROUND