Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-06-11
INDIAN TROUBLES.
Serious Alarm IN the Country at
the Menaeing Attitude oftre
Cheyenne Indians.
A Detachment of Troops from
Fort Keogh Sent to
Sweeney Greek.
Sheriff Jones Telegraphs the
Governor for Arms and Am
munition for the Settlers.

News U rom MI VubTttrs luuitNtt Ihdt an
Outbreak 10 Impending.
The news r.ce,ved from all sections
of the courty yesterday warrants the
belief that the Indian situation rs re.
lated to the UNPROTECTED settlers and
the cowboys on the round-ups |. ex.
critical. The worst feature of
II Is that the settlers and cowboys are
unsrmsd aud totally un-
prepared TO cope with the Indian,
who are armed to the teeth aud boun-
tiiully supplied with ammunition.
From Col. Bryan, who came In yes
rridsy from Otter Creek. it wa.
leaned In 1t thar section of the coun.
Try is thoroughly alarmed. A few
days previous to his coming in Old
Crow. friendly Cheyenne, had
warned Lum Holt thai fher. wa.
danger of an outbreak and advi-ei
him to take his wife to towL. Mr..
Holt spread the warning to Matt
and Others, and in twenty
four hours there had assembled It
Brysn's ranch fourteen Of the neigh
boring settlers. mos, of whom came in
with him Yesterday. Col. Bryan's
err,nd TO town was tn procure sup
ply Of arms and ammunition for the
cowboys and ranehdrs in that neigh
borhood. There being hut very few
guns aud less ammunition TO be had
In town, the Colonel went to Fort
Keogh yesterday afternoon IN see Whist
could be done In that line ther He
was courteousIy received by Col.
Swaine and Adjutant Kehl, but owing
to the existence Of a positive order
prohibiting the issue Of arms or am
70 civilians. Col. Swaine
WAS un BILE to accede to his request.
While at Fort Keogh 1t was learned
that a letter had been received from
Bert Robertson, of Sweeney creek. de-
failing the fact that for two or three
days past quite number Of Cheyenne
bucks have been seen in the vicinity o.
bis ranch, rounding up his horses and
acting In a very insolent manner.
The presence Of his wife and sister in
law at the ranch tended to make Bert
feel rather nervous over the situation,
and induced his communication to
Col. Swaine. The latter at once
made the letter the subject Of tele-
gram to Gen. Ruger. at st. Paul. and
In the expectation Of an order to move
troops, issued the necessary orders to
place the garrison In readiness to move
at once.
Stock Inspector w. ID. Smith yes
terday received a letter from Whit
Longley. manager Of the F U r outfit.
stating that there was q very unususl
OF Cheyenne Indians in
his vicinity. On Sunday night uine
teepees were 10 sight camped on q
high knoll convenient to water be.
tween the v NJ ranch on East Ermell
creek and the F u F ranch on the
west fork. There were no Indians on
horses In sight. but IL was not'csab le
that the camp was pitched where they
could not be surprised and where q
good defense could be made. Lo1gley's
Idea was that the IndIans were trying
to keep out ofthe way Of somebody or
were hunting trouble with the round
up, which was wor king In tha: viciu-
ity. He says his men are poorly
armed. but he IL trying to remedy this
and while he is not courting . fight
with the Indians. he thinks ait will
be better to make . mistake and kill a
good Indian than wait aud find out
that he IL a bad oue."
On Rosebud, Frank Robertson and
C. b. Rustin. who are just In from
that locality. bring word that cattle
are being slaughtered In large num-
bers by the Indians through pure
deyiIfehness. On one creek two lots
of dead cattle were found. fourteen
head In each bunch, and but q short
distance apart. that had from all APP
psarauoes been rounded up by the In
dians and delibera ely shot, not for
food, o. not one Of the caroassss had
had q knife put in;o 10, but just for the
sake Of killing them. Such whole
sale slaughter ~ this wi lin few dsys
deplete the herds Of Custer county 10
. greater degree than the hardest win.
ter, and with ~ little prospect Of relief
10 the owusn.
Another mysterious and perhaps
omluous feature 10 learned from sst~
tlsrs on Pumpkin creek. Abeut fe1'
or ave days ego, two Indians with
about Is or 90 Indlaas ln low, crossed
Pumpkin creek ct Selwayls rasch.
going in the direction Of the Cheyenne
reservation. Mr.. eslway talked with
them. snd thsy pFoduesd . paper