The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-11-27
REDSKINS
Put in an Appearance IN the Northern
Part of the Hills and Run off Stock.
The Bismarck Stage Captured by the Red
Devils.


press telegram Of Sundays date:
After a remarkable lull in Indian af-
fairs, the red devils put in an appear
ance neal Crook City yesterday, to the
number of forty, and succeeded in run
ming off every head of stock, thirty in
all, along the Whitewood valley, the
principal losers being Messrs. Fletcher,
Stewart, Shannon and Flood. Stewart
and a hand pursued the d~epredators a
long distance, pouring in hot lead upon
them until they abandoned his stock,
when he returned. Passengers on the
Sidney coach yesterday, reported seeing
six Indians about a half mile from the
road, between Rapid and Crook.
Additional particulars are CLEANED
from the Deadwood Times of Friday:
Our people have become so accustom-
ed to peace and tranquility that any
thing savoring of Indians will be as
great a sensation as though happening
in the peaceful States, and they will
be as greatly astounded as the veriest
tenderfoot at reading that hundreds Of
savages are ~depredating within ten
miles of this city. taking life and prop
erty by the wholesale, and have inaugu.
rated the novelty among Indians, i. G.,
attacking the stage coach and inter-
fering with travel, the treasure and the
| United States mail. But such are tic
facts, and from present indications the
worst has not come.
Mr.. George c. Cook reached town
this morning and reported that Indians
were depredating along the Bismarck
and Fort Pierre routes, and assisted a
reporter of the Times in hunting up
Geo. Adder, proprietor, with Thomas
Garvey in the Spring Valley ranch,
who related the following: Some time
ago a party of six miners left Bear
Buttes on a hunt, since which time but
little has been heard from them. On
Monday night at 1870 O'Clock a MI.
johnson, one Of the hunting party, stag
gered into Spring Valley ranch, COM
pletely exhausted, and begged for food,
which was given him, after which he
| stated that he had not ate or drank a
mouthful for forty hours previous. He
said that his party returned to camp on
the Belle Fourche, ten miles from Wa
chica springs station, Fort Pierre
road, Saturday night, and discovered it
in possession of strangers. They crept
up to good viewing distance and count
ed 230 Indians, whereupon they remain
ed passive until morning, when they
attacked the hostile camp and were re-
pulsed. Johnson became separated
from his party, and had a running fight
with two well mounted Indians, one of
whom he succeeded in killing. He sub
s%equently lost his latitude and wander
ed over the prairie for two days with
out bread or water, and accidently
stumbled into the ranch as aforesaid.
Nj. Cook and Mr.. Adder at once re-
paired to Crook, and there met Lieut..
Edgerly of the Seventh Cavalry, to
whom they divulged their knowledge,
but hat officer replied that he had mat
tiers at Deadwood to attend to; besides
which, he was receiving such reports
continually, and didn't take much stock
in them, and he came on in, leaving the
six men, who, as far as We can learn,
are Messrs. Bartlett, Owens, Corcoran,
Austin, King. and another, to perish.
simultaneously with %theabove, or soon
thereafter, a band of eleven indians
and a squaw attacked the Bismarck
coach at Elm Creek, first station be-
low Belle Fourche), while the driver,
Frank Joslyn, Familiarity known as SAN
dy, was watering his team. They
poured a volley into the coach, one bull
let cutting a large piece from San
dy's" hat. The latter hooked up about
as lively as he ever did, and, putting
his team to a dead run, soon escaped
danger.
On the day before yesterday, the
Bismarck coach, outward bound, was
attacked at Sulphur Station, first be-
You'd Belle Fouche, third beyond Crook,
by thirty-fve Indians. "Farmer jim"
was handling the reins and made an
effort TO stand off the reds, but the lat
ter were too numerous and captured
the coach and contents save the pas
sengers. They riled the vehicle, talk
ing the treasure box, and making
strenuous effort to force it open, but in
this they failed, for although they forced
off the knob and handles, the combina-
ton was too much for them, and they
decamped, taking with them the two
wheel horses, and cutting the Threats
Of the lead team, which being refrac-
tory, would not stand while the savages
were attempting to rifle the treasure
chest. Word was sent to the nearest
station, help and an extra team was OBJ
tanned, the box recovered, and the stage
continued its trip. -"
Our reporter called upon Mr-Selbie,
agent for the Bismarck Co., this MORN
ing, and %endeavored to secure further
particulars, but that gentleman re-
manned exceedingly reticent, and COM