Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-12-06

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bled at vermillioo. aud were organizing
under the cali Of the governor, bat soon
after the soldiers started above, the most Of
the militia started TO join their command.
ing of6cer, the governor. who vas in Sioux
City.
The judge OF the first judicial district
court was 10 Vermillieu, snd at that time
the only government odicisl 10 the terri
torv. and although the Judge was . very.
neshy. corpulent man. be mounted small
nals barebseked sud. rode to Sioux City
Three families. also living 10 Veruilliop,
went to Sioux City. The most Of the set.
'tsss shove and below Vermillion also left,
and but lew that left at this tims ever re-
turned. Mr.. Jscobscn. Who lived near the
present town Of Hecklisg, returned and was
killed BY the IQdians at the Dakota river
crossing below thscity Of Yankton. Thom.
% Thompson also returned and IVES badly
wounded BY Indians. James Whitehorn and
Mr.. Finch, living above Vermilltop, did
not leave and were not molested.
The 1udisns at the time Of the stampede
killed some hogs, hsifsr and burned .
house near Clay creek.
When the soldiers who left Vermillion
that day reached the place where Gayville
now stands, the squad who had engaged
tho Indians had returned to Yankton.
They saw the Indians long way sff up tho
Dakota river, but their horses were too
jaded 10 over,ake them. They
then went to Yankton and found the
citizens much excited, a. they supposed the
Yankton Indians had broken out and that
the town would be attacked before mornin..
- there was large force of Indians but 4
short distance north of the place, but they
determined 10 hold the town and give the
Indians warm reception in case Of an At.
tack. Among those old settlers who were
then cheerfulIy acting the part Of soldiers
and who still remain At Yankton, are N.
Edmunds, D T. Bramble, William Miner,
g. w. Kingsbury, Capt. Ziebach, Judge
Presho, William Werdebaush. and H. G.
Ash, who will be in Yank:on when he
finishes sowing oats in the Black Hills.
And Of the brave soldier boys who we're
then and are now in Yankton are A. NJ.
English, George Pike, George Falkinbure,
Charles Wright, Adolph Mauksch, and per.
haps some others. Time has taken some
ito that undiscovered country from whose
bourne no traveller return" whilst others
have left the territory for the east. All act
ed the part of good soldiers.
In day or two word came from the
chief of the Yankton Indians that they had
held another council and had this time de-
cided to stand true to the whites, and thev
have been loyal ever since.
Relative to this difficulty the Yankton
Sioux Indians and the Santee Sioux Indi.
ans d sagree. The Yankton Indians claimed
the Santees were ..to take Bon Homme,
Yankton and Vermiilion, and then they
we're to join them; whilst the Santee Sioux
Indians claim the Yankton Indians had
Joined them. It appears however. that =
portion of the young men of the Yanktou
tribe were with the Santees north of the
town Of Yankton, and those men wanted
the Santees to proceed to business. But the
santees said there were great many SOL
diers in the town Of Yankton and great
many coming up from below and they we're
not strong enough to take the town. The
Yankton Indians then left them and held
another council, and this time decided not
to join the Santees. The Yankton Sioux
Indians are good band of Indians and are
the most friendly of any band of the great
Sioux nation. At this time the town of
Bon Homme was abandoned and there were
no white settlers above the present city of
Yankton,
Sioux City was garrisoned BY one: com
pauy Of soldiers and as they were In great
fear Of the hostile Indians of Dakota. thev
asked for and received four additional com.
psnies, making about five hundred men
Who fortified that town to protect it from
Indians. a.d only one company was on duty
between Sioux City aud Fort Randall.
Before the stampede took place, General
Siblev had driven the Indians out Of Min.
nesota, snd had followed them to the Mis-. !
souri, river, digging rifle pits every night TO
protect bis camp. When he came to the
bluff overlooking the Missouri river be
halted and fortified his camp. At this
camp Lieut.. Beaver, in reconnoiterine Was
killed BY the Indians. Gen. Sibley buried
him in the ditch of the fortifications and
then returned to Minnesota leaving the
hostile Indians on the Missouri river IN
Dakota many of whom followed him back
most of the way.
As late rs November of that year q small
squad of the Dakota cavalry wen. 10 Sioux
Falls and were there attacked BY the hos
tile Indians. The soldiers killed one of the
Indians. wounded two Others and burnt
their camp.
In tho .r,:.. oe 1000 o. Gu,