Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-08-03
DESPERATE ODDS.
Two Wen TiShtThcir Way Clear Of Forty
Five indians.
Crook City Tribune, July 2aI.

ltfQ0K CITY tribune, july 26I.
Ed. A. Dolan, who arrived here last night
from the scene of the late Indian attack, told
Us his own personal experience, which is so
full OF startling adventure and narrow life
escapes that we give it as related to MS. as
nearly as possible in MS own language. He
says that he picked up with the late Charley
Wilson and VIM, Alternately at Red creek,
where the whole party Lad the previous
night been coralled and attacked BY In
dams. He, with a man named Lem Lance
and an old man whose name he did not
learn, were on their way to Deadwood they
were in a wagon drawn by a span of horses,
while Wilson and Abe1nathy were on horse
back. When about one and a half miles
from Red Creek, as they passed through a
rayine theysawere attacked by forly-fye In
dians. Mr.. d. says they were evidently a
band Of superior Indians. They wore ele-
gent leggens and reech. clouts, the. balance
of their body being bare, and they had
neither saddles or brides on their
ponies, a conclusive evidence that they were
on the war path. The Indians swooped
down on them, keepingup a lively fire in the
meantime, which was returned by those III
the wagon and on horseback, all Of a sudden
Wilson and Alternately turned their
horses heads towards Redwater, about 80 of
the Indians stafte after them, ard Mr.. D..
says that inside of 800 yards the Indians
seemed to have completely surrounded w.
and A. Looking back he saw WIS. horse
riderless and running towards Spearish with
several mounted Indians III hot pursuit. In
the meantime Dolan and his companions in
the wagon, were making all possible haste
to IN empty cabin which they knew was a
mile ahead ofthem on the road. When near
the cabin the reins were shot out Of bis hands
and seeing he had lost control ofthe team. he
ard two OF his companions then jumped from
the wagon, he and Lance making for the
cabin, while the unknown man started for
an adjacent bunch of willows with his dog.
AS they left the wagon a per
feet shower Of leader missiles
was hurled at them ;ouce in the cabin they
lhonght they were safe for a while The r..
dams would come up to the windows in lie
cabin aud fire in, Nolan and his eompan.
ion thought they would end thai, so they
both went up 10 & window and taking a
cross fire discharged their guns, each one
killing an Indian. This seemed to dampen
the fighting valor of the Indians and they
all apparently retreaied to a hill plainly OBJ
servable from one Of the windows. Dolcn,
supposing that they had all gone, emerged
from the cabin went to the wagon some
100 yards distant, when all at once Indians
sprayed up and charged ON him from
behind some hay-racks that were between
him and the cabin. and then broke for the
willows, when five Indians followed him,
he kept fighting them and working his way
back until he reached Grow Peak, about FIVE
miles from where he originally left he cabin
In the interim Lance, who was in the cabin,
had managed in the night to slip out, and
started for Beaver creek. Dolan travelled
all night and reached Beaver creek yester-
day morning, about eight DEL ok. After
taking a rest he started for Deadwood, ar
irving here about seven o'clock last evening.
Mr.. d. says that Wilson had a presentim. Mt
that something was going to happen, as he
remarked that he felt that be was G ing to
have a big Indian fight.