Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1881-08-22
FROM FORT suLLY.

Moody Encounter OF two Indian Braves
and squaw-Escape OF an Important
yitness-ImprOvements at Fort Bennett
Indians.
70 M Pssss and Dakotalos.
Fort Sully. Dakota, August Tits
wonderful how many things happen in
a small community like this. What
would it be in larger place? This week
a fracas occurred at Willow creek, lit.
tie way south of here, between Pock
Mark and another Indian by the name
of Hawk. Pock Mark was under the in.
tluence OF liquor and struck Hawk with
revolver. Hawk could not stand that
kind of an argument, 60 he took away
the revolver from Pock and the way he
ornamented and altered Pock's counten-
ance was caution to oil beholders. In
the meantime Pock's squaw was not
idle. Sho was trying to carve the Hawk
in various styles, finally finishing her
work by plunging her knife into one of
Hawks legs. He is badly cut up. but
up but not dangerously so. Pock Mark
has gained several bumps that would
puzzle phrenologist to classify. Pock
is chief of the Two Kettle band of Sioux
and Hawk is an ex-scout of Fort Sully.
The horse thieves had not been cap
tured at last accounts. Twelve of the
horses they had belonged to one party.
Since wrote my last have been in
formed by Mr.. Hoover that Jones and
his gang were lying hidden in the bluffs
back of Peoria bottom previous to their
going away with the stolen stock. Mr..
Hoover had to go to the bottom on bust
ness which detained him till way after
dark. In returning home to Sully his
horse took different road from the one
they travelled in going to the bottom,
hence the parties that we're ambushed to
take away Mr. Hoover's life missed their
victim. AS soon us Mr.. Hoover learned
the circumstance through Johnny Poin-
ter's confession he repaired to Pierre and
swore out warrant against the guilty
parties. Pointer returned to Spring
Creek during the night, one day last
week, and left horse that he was
riding. He then took skiff and sailed
down the Missouri bound for Yankton
and Sioux City. He may be out of reach
reach by this time. He is wanted bad,
being the principal witness against the
other parties.
We feel muchly indebted to the clerk
of the weather for change in the tenn
perature. The thermometer marked
GA degrees this morning at sunrise, with
cold north wind blowing and light
rain falling which increased to genu.
inc shower before 8 a. m. Yesterday
evening was so close that it was a labor
to breathe.
Last Saturday took ramble towards
Bennett. The post is greatly improved.
All the buildings have been repainted
lately, gravel walks have been made
around the parade ground, and other
improvements have been added. Alto
gether it is one of the prettiest posts
on the river. All that was unsightly in
the shape of old buildings
have been pulled down, with the excep.
tion of the old commissary and quarter.
master buildings. The former is now
used to store all the heavy quartermas.
ter property, such as stoves and other
hardware. The latter is used for sta.
ble for the government mules and othe,
quadrupeds. Before coming to Bennett
from Sully prominent feature of the
landscape are the tall. telegraph masts
that loom way up on either side of the
river;the wire that is stretched across o
span of over $500 feet is in perfect con
ditlon and is doing it's work we'll. The
agency has not changed any. Frank
Anderson has been promoted to the post
of boss farmer in the place of Vincent
discharged. Mr.. Anderson is on the way
down to the agency from Standing Rock
where he had been sent by Major Love
to help bring down 1900 Indians.-par
of Sitting Bulls band-to the agency
They are looked for at any moment.
The agency farm presents fine mp
pearance. A great portion of it wa.
sown in oats which are now being har
vested. Watermelons occupy promi
nent place and is sore temptation t.
the aborlgines and other inhabitants O
that agency.
The Gen. Tompkins arrived from
Yankton last Saturday, leaving about 81
tons of freight for the agency and Ben
nett.
was much amused at two commercis
travellers from st. Paul who came up OF
business tour. They had hired a team
in Pierre and imagined that they coul,
cross the Missouri at Bennett on regu
larly organized ferry boat but thei
dreams Of comfort were sadly dispelled
for instead of a regular ferry they so,
flat boat used by the agency people
and the regular skiff used to conve,
passengers across. They had to leav
their rig on this side and foot it on til
other side of the river from the bon
landing to Robb's store, distance O
about two miles, in torrid heat an
Juggling their samples with them.
Jones name is "Harry" instead c
Harvey"
I dink dot Book Mark vas foolish. {