Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-07-20
An Indian Outlayys Fate.

During the month of March our
camp in the Black Hills had Q
mystery which the sharpest could
not unravel. Tools, provisions,
gold dust, clothing, cooking uten-
sis and other truck were stolen
away in spite of the closest vigil
ance. There being no other camp
within three miles, and the in
habitants of our own town being
above suspicion, we had a puzzle
on our hands. All the theiving
was done at night, and articles
were carried off even with a double
row of guards around camp. A
ravine, with two or three feet of
water in IT., and crossed by bridge,
divides our camp, and it was at
length concluded that the thief
came and went by this dark road.
One night in April guards were
posted along the ravine, which
then contained thirty inches of ice
cold water, and the night was a
freezing one. Soon after midnight
an alarm was raised, and the guards
fred upon some man or animal
comiug down the ravine into
camp. At least twenty bullets
were fired, but the unknown got
away. Next morning evidence was
found indicating that the myster-
ious stranger was an Indian nam
ed "GeD. Scott" who had been
driven out of our camp at the close
of winter for stealing, and had been
frequently seen on the hills above
us. No white man would have
dared the ravine and it's rush of ice
water for what he could steal, but
it was believed that "Gen. ScoiW
would, and that he was thief.
Preparations were therefore made
for running him down.
No one in camp went to work,
but all turned out for sort of
Fourth of July, it being known
that General Scott" had fight in
him. Twenty-one miners, all well
armed, turned out on the hunt.
Half mile above camp we struck
tile Generals" trail, or the spot
where he had descended and as
cended the ravine. At this point
two of the missing camp kettles
were found. He had stolen five
altogether, and four of them must
have been taken out of pure cuss.
edness. The trail ran back to the
timbered hills, and was easily fol-
lowed. After slow and careful
hunt for mile and half, we sud-
denly got news of the General"
He bad discovered US, knew our
| mission, and was bound to have the
first shot. His bullet plowed a
furrow along the scalp of q miner
named Chalmers, from Pittsburgh,
knocking him over. 1t was
evident that the Indian expected
no favors from us, and after his
shot there was no intention of
granting him any. The fellow had
his camp under a ledge of rocks,
but, while il was good place to
shield him from the weather, it
became too hot for him when 20
men, each taking his own position,
opened fire. The Indian was game.
He opened fire with revolver,
driving three men to cover, and the
next we knew he was crossing a
valley for the shelter of the tim
bered hill beyond.
| The Indian knew the risk he ran,
and as he flew across the valley he
zipzagged his course to embarrass
the rifiemen ready to fire. When
called upon to halt he uttered de-
fiant yell, but was the next mo-
ment struck and brought down.
When he fell he rolled Into sink :
hole and was again at bay, having
"A freshly loaded revolver in hand.
The yells of the miners were
answered with shouts of definance,
and it was plain wo had not yet
won the fight. After brief con-
sultation, five OF the miners made u
flank movement to gain a
point overlooking the sink hole
This point gained, they
could pick the indian oil
with their lopg-range rifles This
left fifteen men in body, and
while most of them were sitting
down, the "General" suddenly rose
up and advanced upon US, hobbling
dreadfulIy upon his wounded leg.
He knew his fate and he was ready
to die game. He was within pistol
shot before any one moved, aud he
blazed away as fast as he could
fire, wounding u yonng man named
Charles Judson, of New Jersey, and
knocking the hat from another
mans head. Even as he went
down his finger pressed the trigger
once more, sending "a bullet
among the clouds. Any compunc.
tions Of conscience over the "Gen-
erals" death were wiped out wher