The sun., 1879-01-16
THE CHEYENNE SLAUGHTER.
FULL DETAILS or WHAT FOLLOWED
THEIR DASH FOR FREEDOM
The indians Ready Even "a Butcher Them
selves with Knives Rather than he Forced
BRoL TO the Hated southern Country, where
they were stnrving-TheIr Princess shot

FoRr RopTNsoN. Nch.. Jan. ii-Thc clos
ing scenes for the ~ cscnt in the fierce conflict
which has been going on in this vicinity since
Thursday night tho 9TH inst have Just trans
pirrd. Capt II. W. Wrss,s " the Third Cav
airy. with Companies \. G. II. T.. +. and l. Of
that regiment. has Just cOme into camp uftNr n
hot pursuit aud an engage with tho Chcy-
Cnno savascs who have made such u courage
eous stand against odds since the night VI the
outbreak They were pursued for twenty milts
along tho Hot Creek telegraph road to the bluffs
which some few years ago were used as n camp
ing ground by them. Here. with their peculiar
tactics and strategy. they held tho soldiers at
bny Tor four DAYS digging hocs and rifle pits
confronting the rifles and artillery Of the troops
and killing Corporal Henry Ore of Company
and wounding Private George X. Painter "
Company G. Third Cavalry.
Yesterday Capt Wessols directed that tho two
pieces OF artillery at the post consisting Of
brnss Napoleon ~ Founders. be brought TO the
scene. and, though but ono could be used owing
u the difficulty ui dcpr ssion necessary to
cover the position Of the Chryrnnes. some forty
rounds OF shells and spherical cuscs were fired
without clecting disIodgmrnt Of thc Indians.
At daylight this morning Lieut.. Crawford Of
siton ~ the Indians and found that they had
left retiring during the night. going in a south
westerly direction; apparcnty toward Fort lnr-
annie. MI through they have fought with the
desperation and rrcklcssness of demons. Yes
killinG bel. and left not a vestige Of the car
cass except tho hide
The pursuit Of the Indians Is to be taken up
again by detachment of Can't Wcssrllss and
Lawson,s companies. who will start out with
pack animals, two wagons cach in light march
ing order with tents to protect the men from
the Intense cold now prevailing.
The orieingl progranlme OF the sayagcs seems
now To have been carefully prepared ly them
with an intelligence and spirit which would
have been heroic In the highest degree II EN-
ployed in better cause. During II visit to this
band OF reckless wrctches. made by your corrc-
spondcnt during the past throc weeks, 1t became
evident thnt the young bucks were strung up to
the highest pitch OF resolve, and were plotting
some desperate undertaking, They freely gave
out that they were ready to dio before consent
INK to go South, md said they would butcher
3ne another with their own knives; Old Dull
knito. as he sat by my side. seemed buried in
decp revcrlc bis face as smooth and cnssic ms
any any eyer y ib bpui IN mar6e Snd much resembling
thoughtia moment. War 6y % always !" watshinS ate iHs
was Wild Hog the Achilles ofthe Cheyennes. with
ed to Richard iii 6y Shatespear" apparent iTui in
every feature He came over and asked to bo
m1n insrodbIccd b to me In oEdeT To- say how good
good Judgment OF Capt Wessclis and the nerye
Third Cavalry. who was wounded by tho knife
81 NJ n"nd a. hc plunged i with downward
Capt. Vessels Immediately seized him. and
bearing down On his wrist. broke the b.adc. Tho
soldier with arms in their hands. Duh Knife
IS 81 u az large and leads tho hopeless band
may die 9t any tim.
When the d i-ise moment arrived for their
u"HIeraur ul'nPI IN" nrSt incident winch took
bllarv WIS t9e deliberate shooting by buck Of
Cq,a,ry. through tie win Tow sash, in ir6ni u
WIZ thr inttr was walking as sentry after
Whirh lh" lud1u sprang through the window
an 2 I'D lhn gun oi III wounded spldi.r as
quirky srr.nEins back u his cover. Th'n
slwu lal'"gsiN tWo bucks ran uut OF ia" door at
inc Wet rnd oi the barracks AMI fired urun tho
tw' snuiinrls there wounding one Private Pc
ter hll-e, .Cpmnany A. AMI as urecipitntrly
rnshni hi'k. The gugrd-room clDse Is WAS
filled with the guar'l. and Corp ru Tulvcr
opened the door quickly to sec what was tho
mNtt'r.
turning nc corner where the firing had oc-
upon the remninins mcuhers oi the guard
jumucd through the window us ala ihr In
dams. pell mHi. and toe firing then became
rand ana almost iniiscr inmate. Here Private
Daniel Iomm.ny of Comrnny D. IN lpard.was
shot down, Attic lower rnrAenstrriy .cud 90
thr narra rs s'lua ad qf Indian tu.Ls. four or
nye IN number. mud .led ana fired rapidly on
der thn.r arf.s wilde sqggw- io!l Nod close
9royouier ior thor l.r.lols march. Cont
Mrss'I7 hnl O. ompHhy e gui' kyoul from thelf
aunrlrrS, whrh run IN an ohiIgn' dirctilr
90 the prison house % the Cheycuu"s and v1I-
Iey ait'r VOL. 3 WAs pnur'l into the cling dos
nlNns VINO sl'b q Ntrd thr -!Whull, Whl'h les
SCUM. ana tN"lf hlrciluE Nilt-. Wansicd and
literally sircw,d tA. road they had s.lr't"d for
lheir uu'h hornd ior drlttoran'e. This last d
e.. tmlt '.' lnt lte "'thn"r7 uhtl NE Ii .lsl-
noi,hE ,hl.si I-,h~ nc = Hit l''n' Tt0, were
rearhrd ana many n"n" stumbled anl iell deal
?usi ~ 'he nouhli'n ia,tn' 50 w'rc reached,
MH't' lhIePt would D. lmlrA tl'"bio and
t1ry fhIhol.
me soldiers. wLo 81! along nom officers
unNn - lFiEats' nAd treated thrm WIN ne
greatest kinln"s-. were now aroused - the
nlAhrst pith oi tN"sp rstoh an Where a."
nrst sho; did net diSpose of TIE yietm. cotpde
grace was ieadiiy given 10y llunl pistol charge,
Almost "v,ry ono is shot through the hcad and
tn. ht'ita!' ol the d.ai are of almost every
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