Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-12-09
DAKOTA.
A MvaoeaEo,poulcEMAM.
One Of Her Nisjesty's Frontier Guard
Killed by 1ndlans.

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Ono OF Her Msjesty's Frontier Guard
Killed by lndlans.
Correspondence OF the Sioux City journal.
Fort Walsh, British America, Nov. 10,
lS79.-Last evening the post and village
people of Walsh we're considerably aroused
by the report coming in that the dead body
Of one of the northwest mounted police had
been found some eight miles from the post.
The circumstances SO far a. learned are
about AZ follows: On Sunday night be was
posted as guard over the herd of horses be-
longing to the police, returning to the herd
camp on Monday morning. After break
fast it was discovered that he had left
ont at his post a larist rope and an AZ,
and about Q o'clock he started after The
articles left, distant from the herd camp
about three miles. 1t appears that the
articles were found, as the lariat was
afterward found upon the horse. The
man had evidently started for the camp,
and when a short distance ON his way
left his regular road, and by the assist
ance OF the was tracked going along
q small but rather deep ravine. thickly tim
bered with small pine, and at this point WAS
shot 10 the back BY some unknown party,
the ball entering just under the right shoul-
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ard lodging just under the skin in the left
breast. Near where the body fell to the
ground we're tracks of Indians, or some one
wearing moccssins, and q short distance
farther 1t was discovered that there were
two connected with the murder, rs the
tracks were separate and distinct. After
the body had fallen from the horse 1t was
dragged some twenty yards, to the edge of
the cut based on TIE rayina. picked up bod
ny and thrown over, going down some 20
feet. through limbs of trees and brush, fal-
ling upon its face, in which condition it was
found Tuesday afternoon. The horse
was taken some five hundred yards in.
to a thick clump of pines, almost
impossible for person, and was
led in between two of the trees and tied by
the bride rein to one in front of him and
then shot. So tight was he placed between
the trees that he was found almost standing
erect. On him was the saddle and every.
thing intact, while near by was found the
ammunition, the cartridge belt and other
things strewn over the ground belonging to
the murdered man. The body was brought
in and buried with the honors of war, and 1
believe the authorities at Ottawa, Canada,
have been informed of the affair. No clue
as yet has been found of the guilty parties,
although it is generally conceded by ali
that they we're Indians belonging to the
Blackfeet tribe. The deed was evidently
done through some petty spite at some one,
and he being the first one they found waa
the victim. Indian nature is some different
from white people, as for instance you in.
suit or in some way make an Indian mad,
and he will not be particular whether he
kills you for the grievance or some one else.
1t is generally the first one he meets after
the affair, when he has a good chance of
escape, but they very seldom try to conceal
it, as in this case. The victim was a young
man named Grayburn, living in Ottawa,
Canada. He joined the force this last spring,
and was we'll liked by his officers and com.
rades. The members of the force have al
ready subscribed about 5000 for a monu-
ment to be placed over his grave.
1t is at present the intention of the gov
eminent to place all the Indians on their
reservations and start them to farming in
the spring. The farm instructors, the sur
veyors and the implements are already here.
How kindly they will take to it remains to
be seen, although at present it looks as if
they will soon have to work or starve, unless
the Canadian government feeds them. Buff
falo are now very scarce on this side of the
line, being principally confined in and about
the Little Rockies and Bear Paw mountains.
In any event We hope the Indians will be
more friendly during the winter.
The Sioux were all quiet at last accounts.
The weather here is fine, with snow about
ak inches on the level, but confined to the
hills, none south and very little north of
US.
Hope Sioux City is prospecting, and all
its people. Yours truly,