Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-01-11
INK HosrILE CHEYEssEs.
Further Particulars OF Their Des'
perate Outbreak.

Further Particulars OF Their Des.
perate Outbreak.
Omaha. Jan. l0.-A dispatch received
by General Crook this morning says
that there were thirty ~Chsysnnss killed
last night at the outbreak at Fort Rob-
%inson, Nebraska, and that hfty prison.
ers have been recapturod from among
the fugitivss. Captain Vessels, with
Ave companies. is In pursuit. There
were 100 prisoners confined In the frame
building. from which all but thirty def.
antly refused to b removed, preparatory
to departure for Indian Territory.
When they stampsded from the build
ing last night they wounded four sol.
diers and killed one. They were armed
with clubs, which they procured by tear
ing up the flooring. and had also got
possession Of q few revolvsrs.
CHicAoo. jan. 10.-A dispatch to
army headquarters here tonight from
Captain wssseld, oommandant at Fort
Robinson, states that thirty.hve Of the
Cheyennss have been rsosptured. inclu-
ding the three head chiefs, Wild Hog.
Old Grow and Left Hand. and thirty
killed. More are expected to be taken
tonight. - trailing IL good and Ave
companies ara out.
FoRr RoBNsos, Neb.. Jan. 1880
p. M.-Ths troops are still In pursuit OF
tho escaped Indians. Thirty. seven.
nearly all Of whom are squaws and
children, have either surrendered or
been captured. and are under guard
here. Thirty.four arc still out, includ.
ing about fifteen warriors, among whom
IL Chief Dull Knife, %srronsously re-
ported dead last night. Wild Hog. Old
Grow and Left Hand, head men. are
among the rscaptured. The dead bodies
brought into the post for burial number
twenty warriors, eight squaws aud two
children. Five soldiers were wounded.
Two OF them, Privstes Smith and Ever.
etts, have died; the others are not
dangerously injured. Private Pergu.
son, who was stabbed by Wild Hog. will
recover
Nrw YoRx, Jan. 1.-THE Times says:
"Ths C%heyennss who rsvoltsd are the
Indians whose removal 10 the Indian
Territory has been deferred for months In
consequence OF the failure Of the Interior
Department to provide them with
enough clothing 10 cover their naked
ness. Yesterday the Secretary Of War
autographed General Sheridan that Com.
missioner Halt had given orders for the
issue to these red skins Of $500 worth OF
clothing. There are n hundred and
forty.eight prisoners In the band, and
a. none OF them are encountered with
anything heavier than o ~breech.clout
tbs $500 disburssd by the Commissioners
will just about buy apair Of socks for
each OF them"
A Times Fort Robinson special gives
the following graphic description Of the
scenes attending the hunting Of the
escaped Indians Thursday night: "Hav.
ing got up With the guards. who were
only fifty rods behind the retreating
sayages, the entire command poured
volley alter volley into the renegades
with terrible fatal results, killing over
twenty and wounding a many o
before the SAVAGE succeeSea N Salnins
the nils. u ms pom. h,aI1, y.oom;
COMMANDING comPanies A. =; 81 Ano
II. OF the Third cavalry, WIG were
campsd at the old camp occupied BY the
Fourth Cavalry Q year ago. ON hearing
the firing suspected the cause and his
troops were soon In the saddie ana
joined in the chase. gaiioPlng a. iuii
speed In the direction where the nash OF
carbines n the shouts OF inc tiooPs
we're seen and neard among sne nils.
AZ ia;lo A. y. . work o. Carrying Ine
lead anu wouhaea rom ~ snow was
commenced. a u me DUCKS Iouhu we1s
dead I'M ABOUT ,wsn.y s9uaw. sna
pappooseslwere picked up hna cafIisu 70
the post v an e.smlna''on " .he
women and children by surgeons NOSE
ly and Pettis several were found 70 nave
been dangerously wounded. Many nsa
limbs badly frozen. Five Of o INC disd
very soon after having their wounds
dressed, and as many moro are expected
to die before the sun rises. The troops
succeeded In capturing several savages
during the day. a detachment Of sol.
diers came up to . party OF SIX savages
In q washout. They refused to come
out, whersupon Private Everett, OF Com'
pany II, Third Cavalry, went 70 the
mouth Of the v,shout vain tne inten,
ton o. assuring them ,nas .hey wouia
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