Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-01-09
The Indians Encountered with
bloody Results.

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naming four troops of the Seventh
cavalry arrived from Pine Ridge agen-
cy at o'clock last night.
At 8 this morning General Forsythe
issued orders to have the $50 male In
dams who had been taken prisoners
called from their tepees, saying he
wanted TO talk to them. They obeyed
slowly and sullenly and ranged in
semi-ci-cle in front OF the tent where
Big Foot their chief, lay sick with
pneumonia. BY twenties they were
ordered to give up their arms. The
first twenty went to their tents and
came back with only two guns.
This irritated Major Whiteside who
was experimenting this part Of the
work. After hasty consultation with
General Forsythe he gave the order
Tor the cavalrymen, who were all dis
mounted and formed in almost a square
about twenty-five PAGES back. to close
in. They did so and took a stand
within twenty feet of the Indians now
in their center. When this was done
a detachment of cavalry afoot was sent
to search the teepees. About sixty
guns were found. but while this was
going on the warriors held an meant
alton pOw-wow.
The tepees having been gone through
an order was given to search the war
riors. All thought of any trouble was
evidently wholly out OF mind with the
soldiers.
About dozen OF the warriors had
been secured when, like u flash, all the
rest of them jerked guns from under
their blankets and began pouring bull
lets into the ranks OF the soldiers who.
few minutes before, had moved up
within almost gun length. Those In
dams who had no guns rushed on the
soldiers with tomahawk in one hand
and scalping knife in the other.
With General Forsythe and Major
Whiteside, stood, when the firing
started, within touching distance of
the treacherous devils. The only
thing that saved all three of us from
death was that the Indians had their
backs turned toward us when they be-
gan firing.
Their first volley was almost as one
man, so that they must have fired one
hundred shots before the soldiers fired
one. But how they were slaughtered
after their first volley.
Some however, succeeded in get
ting through the lines and away to the
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ing lasted half an hour and even as |
write those words hear that Hotch-
kiss pouring shots into the gulleys of
the north, where few of the reds
have taken refuge.
The list of killed and wounded sold
iers, so far rs we can now ascertain, is
as follows:
KILLED.
CAPTAIN WALLACE, commander
OF X troop.
PRIVATE COOK, b troop.
WOUNDED.
FATHER CRAFTS Catholic priest
(mortally).
PRIVATE FRANK LEWIS, b troop.
PRIVATE STONE and PRIVATE SULLL
VAN, X troop.
S. +. SMITH, X troop.
CORPORAL CLIFTON, X troop.
DAVIS.
HAZELwoOD.
TOoHEY.
LIEUTENANT DARLINGTON.
SERGEANT LLOYD.
INTERPRETER p. I. WEELs.
LIEUTENANT KNIFE.
TRUMPETER JAMES CHoEDENsoN
(mortally).
SERGEANT CAMEL.
PRIVATE letter, A troop.
SERGEANT DYER HoDUNCAN.
GEORGE ELLIOTT, X troop.
SERGEANT WARD, b troop.
SERGEANT HoTCHKIss. X troop (mor-
tally.
HIP A. Cook. l troop.
PRIVATE ADAMS, X troop.
CoRPoRAN NEWELL, b troop.
This is only partial list. There
are about II dozen more. One is re-
ported to have been seen lying as if
dead, but no more officers are killed,
while twenty-five or more are wounded.
Many of the wounded will die.
Captain Wallace was tomahawked
squarely in the forehead.
Lieutenant Kinzie received but a
slight wound in the cord of his ankle.
Army surgeons, Captain Hoff, Lieu
tenant kenna and Captain Ewing wa
caring for the wounded.