The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-08-17
GIBBONS BIG HOLE FIGHT.
ONE or THE LIyELIEsT ASSAULTS ON
An INDIIN CAMP ON RECORD.
How the Boys Surprised the Indians and how
the Indians Astonished the Boys-Thriiiing
Incidents of n Big Mountaineering Fight.


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u 80. 90
DAN fhANoisoo, aug l9.--'hppohs com
mand came up within six miles of the Indian
cnrnn ON IN, IN I'm ,bo s,b rto,, p.o,,,o,,
a,'., ,, '"' w o',' i-'ou' n'",'.y
anu MS parry managed 10 get near enough to
the camp to observe the Indians and i'm the
middle of the nipht this force nosscd within n
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mile or 40 OF the indian camp, where Gen. Glib
bon and the main body Joined them. A short
49, 49,, Wv"
ana rcconnoltrcd the Indian position. The CEN
trail camp was located across n bend ON the north
~ ",o D'S ny WI i"' - i'"''"'i'u
elghty-ninc. Inc stream was thickly fringcd
with Willows and the lodges were pitchcd on
tho sou,b ai,lo Gibhor ANNA M, an ,bo north
w s'u,n S,uo' "'pooi' o"nic up OH tilN hor"
one hundred Yards from the Indian camp.
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my 'e''''u 'n''' u''Spr'"N. yuSe as
horseback started Ia brin,, in th, bprd ~ n,ni.a
n,,n,lari,,,, a',.,s,, ~, 't..,', ,i1., '''','
n"n"crlhE scN'h OF eight huhureu' lie
did not suspect tho presence OF the whites. but
Lieutenant saw they would be- discovered and
\ WAS no time TO take chances: so they opened
ir" on the Indian, killing him and his horse
After firing they Instantly started for the
indian camp Arriving ut the willows
that lined tho stream an Indian rose up
and ilrd at Liout;,,, Bradley. killing him
upon IN" spot The Indian was inn
mcdiately riddlcd with bullets. Before
arriving at the willows dibbon had cautioned
had CALI out 70 hun. Hold Lieutenant, don't
Eo IN thcre; hut the fearless soldier led on.
iino sol1irrs chnrged across Inc stream and
mo Inc lndlnn camp before the Indians hnd
uil' 10 escape from their lodges. The attack
was complete success, hut these shots had
aroused the Indians, who were sleeping on
their arms and Wntchful still the suJdnnnpes
ot me attack surprised them. The Indians
rnsihel out IN the widest confusion. the men
WIN guns, boys with knives, and squaws with
pistols. al lighting desperately. The Indians
w,r' wei armed ana had plenty OF ammunlt ion.
10. han
nghung was carried on Tor an hour and u half.
by ms time the Indians had recovered from
Hrselyrr h an npw began TO nght with d.spera-
uon. Ihey tel back INTO the brush and To high
points c2nmmanhing inc camp and kept up
ialnns hr, on the command. who then en-
nehNnte .. 70 uurn tne amp; The canvas
lodges wer. burned, Tut the skin lodges could
too green To take iire. Continued occupation Of
tle camp was Useless; Under direction Of Glib
bon the men moved toward wooded point.
about nall mile OH. near th"annu n from which
i,n ,, ,roops nau come dnwn. me iniians. sec
command but ii" cool-hcadcI General f oracr r,
th"ni To nSht thelr way; His horse was Killed.
ana ne was sho, through the cali OF the leg. But
an me men got IN. ana, covering themselves as
Wei Ms pus-ihls. buShwhnrking hight COM
menr"i. The Indians took their usual tactics.
ana "" Shhrpshpotlng was lively ana nerrr.
Gibton expected his howizer 10 Join him
h'r.' nut w" hgit hhd begun earlier than "N-
r. geo. anl the howrtTHr moved TOO far down
thr, mountain, sidc. me lndians discovered 1t.
and party 0i, them charged the little squad Of
SIX men VINO had .harSr oi the gun. The sol
hl"rS EhN" th.n ths t"nrnt OF the howD"rs
contents. fired and loaded again. and after the
second Hire the sergeant threw the gun from the
runl.ns ana di"d beside the dismnntl"d piece.
IN" other sergeant was wounded, hut, with the
lgur men, escaped 10 thc command The In
ulnns uAtHd not rhars" upon thr position.
Niit" Bird was PLAINLY h.nri and seen on
dehvorlng to annnte the Indians Ia charge
np1h w ovmhahu ny IN VAN. ne could not
men was not to eynose themselves and save
!helr ammunition eshnrpshootlngwas excel
,cht anu whenever an lnhlAn exposed himself
ne ~, ~, y, while my rn'otiri IN skiifnl slyl:
position posted their sharpshoot"rs in the
woods nh9v. MN anu a every available point.
T. PICK on Tn" men. they would raise their
n'r.est war cry anu ADVANCE upon the fortified
parry untIi ,h"y would come w,ui,n range oithe
soldiers rifles when they would hat,
e gong IN tnn ulre'.ion OF ms supply train.
nu v'i'i se oi nv .,tlh' ,or'in.u anu maze stch
u IvTiniluapie Shn" Nun nis Htuv squad mat me
small band OF Indians who went back on the
rn'i ua '.n m3' =. MN, 10y were 700
nnn,Ir th H. ,l', l,, - ~, 81 Il, ~, i"trso
INN H. ,b ,, ~, -, Wy i.' "a; ni N' IN" IN
rnfh.r1nv nm thair xonnd.j NH s,ohN ~ ~" ~
III a., -, ,'t 'v.,rI T., q. 49, va an ~
nnd ,vh.n nj nj e.u,, on ~ N'.,, ~ = ~,
f.Nx .trnpginrs f., k,.n m ti,. rom r,,r.a,'J g;
"A southw,st,'rly dIrnrt ion va va ="
MANY r.nnrka Iii, inc,d,nts q, ,,.nrr.d 7, ,ro
after H., iirsi rnpil,r nns,i m, ndivii,ai nh,'
Gen Gbhon ussd his FIJI. i,kn thn rs, sn
shoulder with |. flrs IN their hands Men were
giving each other warning OF Indians aiming
AT th.ir conir les. Soldiers and eff lons WIZ
mixed together Sergeant Wilson does not r.