The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-12-11


Although at date matters are quiet,
yet there has been something more than
rumols since our last issue. LastSatur-
day, Sunday and Monday, small bands
OF Indians crossed the Cheyenne river
near the mouths OF Battle and Spring
creeks, raiding that section OF country
for distance OF about five miles from
the river They showed no desire to kill.
but were after spoils, particularly saddle
horses.
I One hundred more arms have been
received and distributed under the direc-
ton OF NJ. IT. Day, whom the governor.
has made his aide for this purpose and
the organization OF settlers. The settlers
on the lower divides and the mouths OF
the creeks, are now fairly armed and not
entirely at the mercy OF savagcs as here
tofore. Quite q company from the resi-
dents OF lower Spring creek and Hermosa
have been organized and make their
headquarters at the old Acorn ranch.
$1O0 worth OF provisions have been
raised in this city and forwarded to
them and they will remain in active SER
vice during the continuance OF trouble.
The sixth United States cavalry under
command OF General Carr reached this
city Tuesday night. They went into
camp on the bottom near the Mallow
ranch north of the creek. Two COM
panies left for the Cheyenne river Thurs
day forenoon. Gus Craven has entered
the government employ as scout and
leads theexpedltion. They will probably
J 20 into quarters on the Cheyenne between
Battle and Spring creeks. Another de,
tachment OF three companies went down
Rapid creek. They will patrol the ter.
ritory between the mouth OF Rapid
creek and Smithville.
1t is reported that two more companies
will leave Friday, and will probably
guard the country lying between The
Cheyenne and Peno springs. Those best
posted state that in striking north the
hostiles would take this latter route.
A dispatch received from the agency
Thursday afternoon, stated that the
hostiles were not coming in but on the
contrary were moving north. 1t is sup
posed that the movement OF troops east
from here IS to intercept them. Moro
trool sare expected in this city from tht
east.
4 The following letter from our CORES
: pondent gives an outline eofdepredations OF
committed to date:
HERMosA, S. D., December 9.-Th'
report came to Hermosa Tuesday
morning that the ranch OF Jack DAILY, {
short distance above the mouth o
Battle creek, had been raided and every
thing he had around the place that the,
wanted taken, aud a great dea! tha
they did not want, destroyed. Satur
: day evening the news came OF the rob
, bing OF the Phinney ranch, on the tabl
| below the mouth OF Battle creek T'
satisfy my own curiosity in the matter
! in company with several Others iron
2 this city, started for the scene of til
| | trouble When we arrived at Folsom
we found quite crowd OF Indian fight
ers gathered there, our two parties mum
l bering some thirty men, all armed witt
: Winchester and Needle guns. From her
I 1--we rode down the creek, arriving a
Frank Stanton's ranch about noon an,
stopped for lirst-class dinner ;lnd fee,
for our horse. After sufficiently restln
our horses we organized a party consist
g ing Of, A. A. Shoemaker, ALI Hart, j. Z
e Triggs, Frank Portertield, G.. G. Parrish
w. II. Acker, Gus Craven, AL Smith am
your reporter, for the purpose OF cross
: ing the Cheyenne river to the ranch c
II MI, Craven to look after his propert
and remove such articles as the Indian
p would be likely to want. We foun
every thing at Mr.. Craven.s place alright
: nothing having been moiested. Ate
lmoving these goods to place OF safet
8 we returned to the Stanton ranch. W
, learned during our trip that the Indian
> had stolen quite a number OF horst
from the ranchmen in that vicinity
The following is list: Six head frol
Jack DAILY, five head from the Phinne
ranch belonging to Geo. Nevis and a NJ
4 Burwell. eleven head OH Dhorses i)elon.
ing to John Daugherty, these were take
from two OF Mr.. Dougherty's men whi
bringing them off the range to the rancl
% In order to get them they fired thrt
:. shots at the boys to frighten them OF
= This all happened Friday night an
n Saturday. Mr. Burwell, after beir
" robbed at the Phinney ranch on Satu
in day niaht, went to the Graham rane
= and stayed there till Sunday mornll
~ when he procured another horse ar
as vent over to the Phinney place to "a
ce tend tx, the stock that was LETT, thinlll
no that there was no more danger. t
!. nlt his horse in the barn and wei
II about caring for the stock. After loo
ing after other matters he went out
TO the pasture about a quarter OF a mi
IL from the barn to pump water Tor Il
! cattle. Before he had finished wateril
Y he heard a whoop and looking up !
OF saw three Indians between him and +
In barn and already In possession OF i
= horse. This time he had his rifle wi
him and exchanged three shots wi
as them. but was to far off to be effectiy
tn On Monday morning there was
We marty consisting OF Frank Portertiel
n Il. Triggs, Paul McClelland, A.
s5 Shoemaker. G. G. Parrish, w. H. Ack
.s and your humble servant rode over
ice The Phinney ranch for the purpose
ib- Investigating matters there. We {
- rived abont 8 a. m. and found thin
- pretty badly torn up; provisions streN
er- all over the house, trunks and boz
~, broken open and the contents, such
mt they did not want, thrown around
~ every direction. While examining 7
= premises we discovered in the dista1
'aO and on the other side OF the river
old party CT ho.se!ise,. nnniberlng abe
We fifteen TO bwanty. We then rode do
.,,r to the river. a distance OF mile.
Or meet the party, but they would
ing come down after they discovered
an After scouting around for a time we
ed turned to the Phinney ranch and al
- feeding and resting our horses lett
.ia Hermosa fully satisfied that there
IN been depredations committed, such
!, a stealing stock and pilfering from hous
nts but l 90 nog pelisxe al,np q .iey miS
are steal and j know that the reports hi
rms been terribly exaggerated,
bav S ss'i3li es Il. E. PARRISH
res- : :
.tsSs Sixty-four dozen shoes received at
,ck- Fair last week. We thought we
o.. l,nrcrhf ar1nnrh shoes in Saptem0er for