Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-06-24
THE SCARE ENDED.
BRYANT AND A "GLOBE"
REPORTER ON THE GROUND.

F0RSYTHE, BRYANT AND A "GLOBE"
REPORTER ON THE GROUND.
The Frightened Badgers Needlessly Alarm
ed---A Visit to the Indian Encampment
at Wood Lake, Burnett County, Wis.,
They Are Dancing Hugely, but Perfectly
Tame, and Say Their Hostility is all a
Lie---They Have no Idea Of Harmins any
One---General's Forsythe and Bryant Re-
port That There is no Occasion for Troops
Incidents of the Scare.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.
RUsH CRY, MIMI, June 23.-YcsterdaY the
excitement here had somewhat abated, and yet
there were those who could not be persuaded
that general uprising of the Indians through
the whole length and breadth of the land was
not Immediately upon us:- so-Aeep rooted was
the scare that all the logic in the world would
not get some men to believe otherwise than
that the new dance and new songs were not
communicative Of some concerted plan of ac-
ton among the tribes, originating in the
SUBTLE BRAIN OF SITTING BULL,
and disseminated by his emssaries. Colonel
Forsyth and General Bryant, as stated in the
GLOBE Saturday, were determined to investi-
gate the trouble to the bottom, and according
ly started out yesterday morning for that pur-
pose. Of course the expedition could not be
complete without representative of the
GLOBE, and accordingly your correspondent
joined the party. We were up betimes, and
were on the road at the early blush of day. Our
ride for some six or seven miles was over
fair road, and through beautiful country,
diversified with luxurious promises of boun-
teous harvest, rich, spontaneous growth of
succulent heritage, and cool, inviting forests
of oak, ashen and elm. At intervals, well
built farm houses, snowy white and surround
ed by well kept gardens, marked the thrifty
| homesteader's happy home All seemed peace
full as the early summer morning, which was
only disturbed by many tongued songsters of
the groves, and the rattle Of our wagon on the
travelled highway. Within one hour we came
upon the verge of
THE FAMOUS ST. CRoIx.
whose huge bulk was rolling silently down it's
fulrowed channel. Upon the bosom of the
swelling waters were carried myriads of logs
threatening jam at any time, and rendering
it difficult and dangerous to cross. Oar BUSH
J ness, however, was imperative, and the
crossing was attempted and made in
safety. Once over the river on the Wisconsin
side and our progress was much slower on ac-
count of the difficult roads. Rising from the river
bank for some little distance, the country was
very pretty and evidently of rich productive
soil. trout stream, very diminutive in size,
but boisterous and pleasant in it's purity
swept merrily past, it now dashing with glist.
ming scintllatlons ana sparkling edd1es IN the
clear light of day, and then murmuring
its 1ulliby song under the deep
recesses of sedge and fern, and ove1-
hanging messy crag. But soon all this was
changed A sandy. deep rutted road through
depleted pine forest, with red soil, with
here and there a stunted, blasted pine a scared
| trunk scathed by lightning's scorching fork or
the ravages of fire, old stumps BACKED and de-
cayed, fern or two. few stools of coarse and
sickly grass scattered here and there, with
moses, ichens, and barren sands between.
The scene was occasionally relieved by a flower
or two, such as the luDin and the sweet William,
but a more
BARREN LOOKING WASTE
| it would be difficult to find. So monotonous,
[ indeed, was the scene, SO dreary and irksome
the road, that when at length we approached
the dwelling of some hapless settler who had
tried, by direct perseverance and literally by
watering the uncongenial soil with the sweat
of his brow, to raise pitiable looking crop of
rye and potatoes. that General Bryant observed
that such unfortunate settlers ought to be
eternally grateful to any Indian
scare which could induce them to
forsake such uncongenial and ungenerous soil.
Some two hours travel through such country,
if it were not for the clear, fresh, invigorating
air, the bright morning wind, would have been
dreary in the extreme, but as it was, Col. For
sythe and Gen. B yant stole from time its
tediousness by variations of their campaign
days and the glorious recital Of some
THRILLING INCIDENT OF MANLY PRO WEISS
and heroic daring. From barren pine wastes
the road led across swampy marshes, sweating
in the ascending sun their vapory
Impurities. Over these swamps ou1
team carried US as rapidly as
was consistent with safety upon a corduroy
road. The roads. however, after weary while
more promising aspect. Comfortable farms anc
we'll stocked barn-yards were again the order
and as our party passed them there wal
rush Of little feet across the greensward, ant
crowding of older folks to open the doors, curl
Gus to know the import of jour
ney. Occasionally sturdy Swede would ven
ture to ask if we feared any danger from tn
Indians. It was evident as we proceeded tina
the people were getting over their scare. Man,
had already returned to their homes. and other
we passed on the road.
aRANTsBURa
was reached about II o'clock with horses tiret
and needing rest. Enquiry among the man,
loungers around the Lumberman's hotel wa
made to ascertain the whereabouts of Indians
The scare had partially died out, but still ther
were some men residing under the very SHADOW
of the court house Of which the village is g
proud, who would shake their heads obviously
and look mysteriousiy when one would ventur
to assert there was nothing in it. 1t wa
thought by some that the Indians had left tn
neighborhood. One man laid that they ha,
been told that the troops had been sent for, an,
would soon be down upon them, and they il
turn had
BEEN SCARED INTO STAMPEDE,
had pulled up stakes and disappeared into tn
surrounding forests. It was pretty certain
that the small band which had its encampmen
. upon Trade lake had gone, for man had bee1
al round the lake this morning and had no
seen an Indian. He had been right upon tn
spot where they had had their camp, bct not
living son of the woods could be seen, nor tn
two reported dead ones either. 1t would the
be useless seeking in that direction and it wa
concluded TO search the woods in an opposit
course. in and around Wood lake, where it wa
said large body of Indians had held a pow
WOW and danced their
INTERNAL wAR DANCE,