Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-08-22
INDIAN WAR.

DEER LODGE, Aug. 11.-W. II. Ed
wards has just arrived from Big Hole,
bringing accounts of n terrible battle
between Gen. Gibbons command and
the Nez Perces on the Big Hole river, on
August 9th. Gen. Gibbons command,
consisting of 1S2 men, II officers, 1873
regulars and 80 citizen volunteers cross
ed over from
IS OLE
on Wednesday, starting at II o'clock.
On the same night they moved down
all the troops. with the exception of a
few left to guard transportion. They
camped u few miles above, close to the
Indian camp, which was near the Big
Hole, about three miles below, where
Bitter Roots Bannock trail crosses. At
daylight this morning the
FIGHT OPENED.
by the volunteers firing on and killing
an Indian going after horses. The
charge was then made on the camp and
hard fighting occurred for the next two
hours, during which timea large num-
Der of men and Indians were killed.
The soldiers then charged on the lodges
but were repulsed in the attempt. The
Indians attempted to cut them from q
high wooden point, but the soldiers
charged and driving the Indian advance
from it, at once fortified. The
fighting continued all day and was still
progressing ftfully when the courier
left at II o'clock. The
FIGHTING WAS DESPERATE
on both sides, the full force of the In
dams being in the fight. Captain Logan
and Lieutenant Bradley, were killed.
General Gibbon, Captain Williams and
Lieutenants Costidge, English and
Woodruff, were wounded, General Glib
bon only slightly. Bradley was the
first man killed. The messenger says
that after they failed to capture the
lodges the Indians moved their camp
off in the direction of Bannock. All
their horses being captured the messen-
ger had to come to French Gulch nearly
sixty miles afoot.
Another messenger was sent to How
ard who should lave reached there to-
day. The
HOwITzER A ZEN f
six miles behind and was ordered to be
moved up at daylight. During the
night they heard it discharged twice and
then it was silent. A band of Indians
soon after appeared with a large band of
horses and it is believed all the horses
of the command, the guns, their sup
Plies, reserve ammunition, etc, were
captured. Gen. Gibhon thought when
the courier left there he still had 100
effective men. 1t is believed the Indians
are nearly all withdrawn from his front.
He says he thinks
y HUNDRED INDIANS ARE KILLED
and nearly one-half of the command, in
Guiding the citizens were killed or
wounded. Gen. Gibbon has sent for
medicines, surgeons, supplies. Colonel
Mitchell will leave to-day. He particu-
larly asks for ambulance wagons 10
come under escort, and every available
wagon will go forward from here and
Butler.
1t was one of the
HARDEST INDIAN FIGHTS
on record and Gibbon command made
a mos gallant and desperate fight
against overwhelming odds,
DEER LODGE, Aug. lilo A. M.-Got
all the men we want here to escort the
wagons. We are rushing up wagons,
stores, etc. Eighty out of one hundred
are killed or wounded.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 13.-The follow
ing dispatch was received ut the militia
ry headquarters Of this city:
Headquarters, DEPARTMENT OF Co
LUMBIA, BIC HOLE, Montana, Aug. IL
To the Adjutant General Of the Military De
portmem Of the Pacific, San Frdncjsco:-
Reached Gen. Gibbons at 10 A. NJ. to-
day. He assailed the Indians at day
light of the 9th, intlicting great losses
upon them, and his own casualties were.
those of seven officers, fifty men and