The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-06-03

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considered Very Dang rors
and may G1ve Trouble.
augos Funeral in Parls-A I.naa-
tic Runs Railroad Trsin and
His Difficult Caprurs

~bArTLEFoRD, (via Winnepeg,1 June L.
1he steamer Northwest en- route to pitt
came across James Grant and Chas. Rosi-
yer III a canoe, 60 miles up the river. They
lett Pitt on Thursday night with despatch
es ior Middleton, the fight between Stran-
gers iorce and Big Bears band having taken
place that day. Rossiter informed your
correspondent that Big Bears location wa
discovered on Wednesday and an advance
made the following morning. As the whole
OF Strangers troops had not yet arrived at
fltt he could only muster about 300 men.
the fOrce consisting OF two companies OF the
winnipeg light infantry, two companies of
the sixty-fifth battalion; also some mounted
infantry. Captain Steele's police, after a
march OF ten miles down the river and
three miles inland, brought the troops to
the indian camp. The redskins were in
tfenehed just over the brow of the hill, and
in order to reach them Stranger was obliged
TO cross the marshy valley. While advanc
ing the Indians commenced firing and the
troops were extended in skirmishing order.
For three hours and q hall a steady fire
was kept up from both sides. The troops
had good cover from tina enemy. Our
Grenadiers did good service in driving the
Indians iron their quarters but the num-
Der killed could not be ascertained. Stran-
gers loss was very small, only three men Of
the sixty-fifth being wounded, Narcotic OF
No. ) company fatally.
WINNIPEG, June 1~.-Stranger's encounter
with Big Bear has again aroused interest in
the progress OF the Indian war. 1t is fully
expected that Middleton will have trouble
with Big Bear before the latter is reduced.
In the meantime there is much solicitude
for the welfare OF Captain Ives in the Indian
camp, as it is hard to tell what the sayages
may do with him. Middleton left Battle
fo,l r-n E@r% D.A{ @ls- ..AJ 1900
o men, the companies being selected from
the Ninetieth Rifles, Queens Own Toronto
Grenadier, Midland "a" and "B' batteries,
mounted police and Boulton's mounted
scouts More will probably follow. 1t is
reported to-day from Medicine Hot Springs,
that several parties OF horsestealing In
dams are within twenty miles Of that point.
Two OF the mounted rangers were fired at
on Saturday by a band Of Indians, mum
bering 15O. Stuart force has gone in prr-
suit. Part OF the Halifax battalion is sta
TONED ASA garrispnat Medicine Hot Springs.
OTTAWA, June IAN official dispatch
from Battlefnrd, dated to-day, has been re-
ceived here, stating that Middleton left that
place at $50 o'clock with reinforcements
on the steamer Marquis" and "Alberta,"
to meet Big Bear. The reinforcements con-
sisted of the Tenth Midland and Ninetictl,
Winnipeg, with two Gatling guns. fifty
OF the garrison artillery, B~Oulton's mounted
infantry, Dennis Purveyon scouts, Brertel-
bank (IAte French's) scouts and fifty
mounted police under command OF Colonel
Hermer. The water north OF Saskatche-
wan was reported to be high and General
Middleton is expected to reach Pitt this
evening.
OTTAWA, June 1.-The trial Of Louis
Riel will probably ut Regina
about the 22d OF this month before Colonel
Richardson, the stipendary magistrate.