Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-06

/ HulIv fnfnrmad tha cnuncil ~ the ohiack d
b;a v;s;t Aftar Z Ionc consuItafinn In
council aoraed 10 del;ver the murderer &
lf7eneral SnIlv a. Fort ghav within Is
Idsys Henarai suliv va;ted for fhe inl6ll
sncnA q tha rror,;ss b,,t sncr fnnnd tha1
fba rnr-dsrars had hnsr sent north # rs,
pr;+;sh Lnsn 100 go +ba ;ntarnratars
said tha+ Az ,,sns Iarsbad a. the ides
81 sr~-arda.;nc tha;- h-a+hren - he HIM
II tha wh;ses ara
SOLDIERS THEY DID NOT FEAR.
Thav Hal naver coma n contact With them
vat
90 Soou &c uensrAl oully pe:anic s1sls
Eco lnab bne leans were aculng q Dao
lalcn, ne Ho.,neu u:l1rsi D~oLIoul'aIu
euMMahoing 1ne ul5IIlcS Of monSsna, VIZ
Y Curn Monicaeeu bne 0fuer 81 govern.
msng 9 MAJ. 1aker uo maron atohce agalns.
Ine lonans. ne accordingly marcneu IroM a
rort hlis, g instance 81 " m,ies, 20 roI.
|0naW, Win lve o. ms glora0lo
second cavalry. his force was about zoU
-strong. snaT ne was l9Ine1 ~
r. coMpany OF Gne IHiroeen0n y. Sin
After q short rest Major Raker with his
whole command. about three hundred men,
IN tns mlnale 7 January, 1871, tne mer.
-. .naSa ~ a .ah q tt no Iss.oe - ~
day aaainst the Pierans. who were en-.
camped in their winter village on the Marias
river. eighty miles rom Fort Shaw.
Major b. surrounded the village Just at
daylight on the morning OF the second day,
January 23, / believe, and got between
their camp and herd OF horses before an In
dian was seen. A soldier a little IN adj
vance OF his company, rode near toa teepe.
when an Indian. hearing the tramp OF
horses, stepped out with his gun across
his arm, and, without warning, snot
the soldier dead oil his horse. At this
Major Baker ordered his men to hre as
long as there was any resistance. In an in
slant every warrior was out OF his teepe,
firing at the soldiers. Being completely
surrounded, the Indians sought shelter IN
their teepes, and with their KNIVES,
cut holes through their sides and nred rom
within; as long az they Kept TINS up the
soldit rs Tired into the teepes: When tne In
dlans ceased firing, MAJOR Baker ordered
his soldiers to cease, q called upon tne
Indians TO SURRENDER, Whlcn tney ola az
once.
TIE RESULT OF THIS FIGHT
ooo. .a,7o r.a;a.a
was oou PONIES capoureu, ai0 i!o humans
Killed and some ADouu lou
women and children were left alive, and
eight warriors escaped. Unfortunately
. hout sn woman and ch;ldren were killed.
- = az I.a;.aa
. Duo oniS 80 ss .aa..;I:as
lOugns lIon Cleil 1eepes, mne = su : ;nta .Laus
VIZ ~ = : aaaaaa M 80 - AZ
u nl leslS.anoo 1885, no ~ 49, W
ru ~ louu sOn - -
ulans. wnen Iuaui IT, .oa, - tha onn na
- my 20. az InS;ams IA Mt M
taos .nrsnda. 49,. and had acted n
~. = 1870 moaa.ai ~ S,ii~ ~
r. mae eom5 H. the ~ ,voros !, ffor.
- sa.ain frana tha =sman-nax 81 Ma;nr
~ iesyy I;ananont 49, LII ana
,amnang w;,b ;nstrne,;ons - attand IN
~ naraaad - laaua tnom sne;.;snt tea,
= .oansa. .ahas - Co. aan;naaa
as. 1900 and - h,rn +ba rast e.
the infected camp, with all it's contents in
;luolng ohe ueau, WINS ne iaoely
amau wban he arr;vad there aysrv indian
nad fed. having been notified of his an.
by those who escaped from the first
village. Ineir teepes were s1anolng and
one IoSonnen 49, OH ~
After tbis tho camnand returned tn Fort
No.
Tha oold;ors snffa-ad savarelv from tho
ntanso oold and conductad tbamsalvos
aost aaHan+I, On tho marcb
4 Great nnmher Of vaoahonds regular
f@olIowers accommodated Mai RaLer,s
@na9it;nu rom It Shaw AZ Dor asItbs
;apt;no VOC ovar thew at onca Commenced
"a nlunder the camn Of buffalo robes. of
Sb;ch there was a 10 roe nnmher ali infected
tha anoa1lnoS M! RaLar observed this
~ ~
~ 49, 80 - nraven+ +ha ;rfoot;on
rom ha;no sent abroad This order was
% rr;aJ nnt most faithfully hy T,;ent. Doane
II 81 vanaors woro ssnt hack 70 n
paatnn and s1n R;uer amntv banded
- +ha;n sr;onSs ond hacLors OF onea
100 tha CIV +hat No; RoLarhaa wa nton-
- mnrSsred : 10 roo nTmbar nj women and
Z aaaa an
THE EAST WITH THEIR LETTERS,
n order to he reyeneed ON Mai, Baker and
lis command and bring them into disrepute.
Inc eastern press anu hu~nauea'iahs UooA
Up the crY, anu ha!' DaAer a"u ~ s0h"no
'oioiers ~ere oehounceu d n0hue anu
worse tnah muroerers.
Inc result was thaG econorolan man
.oo 49,. o4Eo,,a ~ tho rp, onl tprpoH
,uan =. arana rol,a;ons hoJ;as Nth snch
'ona 49, - 80 orin;nata5 ~ tha
nassaera ~ tho Gallant Custer and his on.
n sa ene az Man porces vor ~ Is77
~ ~ o.aaan ~ Nc; Tbnrnbnra and his
,n a11an = saId;srs nd n AGENT MeeLer and
a s
10 o. - no,+a,, fo,+ ;,a;on.,t Of
nG peopie :ontao ~ Ne; paLar
NC ns soaond ~ ~ ,aIrn and tbe c;tiza,s met
WV "san, ~ +own ana n;ninc
'po nn ~ tha' Tarr;tayv ond with = mo.
an, mt nanu. l1aJ and n b,rnino 10 nsnaae
IN in nGa .ba;n sn,d;ar fr;an5s for tha;r bar9.
i.a n eaLt;na III snh 1n;na tbs oowardlp
amua = nf tha;r fr;onds and pe;obhors
M +ha des,o;,ers Of their homes AND ril,
~ thair nrnnor+r
LIE Txoa,Ianar PreS;dont Gram Genaral
,harman Gansrai shsr;dan and ali The
n;na;nal n;Jitarv ontbor;t;es ~ the GOV.
,nnmap+ f,llv snata mad
MAJOR BAKER AND HIS
A. or.a that vora mods :, die
Il vi L 0ol ~ Tns
pace tne o"e OF oisg ace 6he o'hef' Inc
second cavalry are still serving IN Mon
Jana, and in connection with the brave
eava,, h limited States infantry. Colonel
- nihhan : ord .,wors will no
JIM haaoa 80. tha;r ;ni,n and
Si1CIuUCICu loA hVi accompanying "Au