The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-12-31

WASHINGTON, Dec. 30.-General Schofield
this afternoon received the following tele-
gram from General Miles, dated Hermosa,
S. D.:
General Brooke telegraphs as follows:
Colonel Forsyth says sixty-two dead In
dian men were counted on the plain where
the attempt was made to disarm Big Foots
band, and where the fight began. On other
parts of the ground there were eighteen
more. These do not include those killed in
the ravines where dead warriors were seen
but not counted.
six were brought in badly wounded. and
six others were with a party of twenty
three men and women, which Captain Jack
son had to abandon when attacked by about
one hundred and fifty Brule Indians from
the agency. This accounts for ninety-two
men killed, and leaves but few alive and
undurt. The women and children broke
for the hills when the fight commenced and
comparatively few of them were hurt and
afew brought in. Thirty nine are here, of
which number twenty -one are wounded
Had it not been for the attack of the
Brules, an actual count would have been
made, but the ravines were not searched
afterwards.
II think this shows very little apprehen-
sion from Big F'oot's band in the future.
A party of forty is reported as held by
scouts at the head of Mexican creek. These
consist of all sizes, and the cavalry from
Rosebud will bring them in if it is true.n
General Miles adds: ''These Indians
under Big Foot were among the most des-
perate there were. Thirty eight were of
The remainder of Sitting Bulls following
that joined Big Foot Oh Cheyenne river and
thirty that broke away from Humps fol
lowing when he took his band and Sitting
Bulls Indians to Fort Bennett, making
in all nearly one hundred and sixty war
riors. Before leaving their camp on Chey-
enne river they cut up their harness and
broke their wagons and started south for
the bad lands, evidently not intending to re-
turn, but to go to war. Troops were
placed between them and the bad
lands and they never succeeded
in joining the hostiles there
All their movements were anticipated and
their severe loss at the hands of the Sew
enth cavalry may be Wholefome lesson
to the other Sioux.
[Signed MILES,"
General Schofeld said the fight was a
most unfortunate occurrence. but he did
not see how it could have been avoided.
He sent telegram to General Miles ex-
pressing the opinion that he Miles would
be master OF the situation very soon. He
also expressed thanks to the officers and
men of the Seventh cavalry for the gallant
conduct displayed by them
The surgeon general has received from
Medical director Bache at Pine Ridge 2
report of the casualties among the troops
at yesterdays fight, as follows: Captain
Wallace, twenty five men, of the Seventh
cavalry, and one Indian scout killed. Lieu
tenant Darlington, Seventh cavalry, Lieu
eenant Hawthorne, Second artillery, and
thirty eight men wounded. Many of
the wounds are severe. Hospital
Steward Pollock wis killed | have also
about thirty wounded Indians. men, women
and children"
The commissioner of Indian affairs, late
this afternoon, received telegram from
Special Agent Cooper at Pine Ridge, say
ing in yesterdays fight $50 Indians were
killed and thirty wounded and captured
He also states the Indians attacked a
wagon-train this Tuesday morning, two
miles south of the agency, killing one SOL
der of the advanced guard.