The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-01-03
7HE INDIANS BESTBHHD.
Three Thousand Red Skins Sur
rounded by the Troops.
MILES OFFICIAL REPORT
To the General of the Army.-.Inci'
dents of Mondays Battle--.Indtan
Babes Found Beside Their
Mothers.Touching Scenes.


Gen. Miles dated at Pine Ridge Agency
January l, esying that 5000 indiana
men, women and children, and includ
ing about 600 bucks, are now encampe'
in section Of the Bad Lands about L
miles from the Pine Ridge Agency, ant
there is almost Gordon Of troops arount
them. Gen. Miles announces that b,
hoped to be able to induce the hostile
to surrender without struggle. Tht
spot where they are encamped he de
scribes as somewhat like the lava bed
of California, where the Modocs madt
their final fight. II is an excellent posi-
ton from a Indian standpoint, but there
arc now no avenues Of eecape, all having
been closed by the troops.
General Miles says the Indians have
gathered some cattle and provisions aud
appear to be determined to make thell
fight for supremacy at this point. he
says he will make another effort to get
them back to the agency without blood
shed, and in order TO do so he has estab'
lishsd regular seige around this strong
hold.
General SchofieId said this morning
that there is no truth in the report tele.
graphed from the West that General
Brook had been relieved from his COM
mand at Pine Ridge. General Miles, he
added, has charge OF the campaign, and
as it has progressed he has stationed
himself at the most convenient point
for general communication with his
forces.
SAD SCENES on THE BATTLEFIELD.
A dispatch from Pine Ridge Agency
says!
A party of Indian scouts, visiting the
ucene Of Mondays battle, found nine In.
dians, who were wounded in the fight,
still alive. Two Of them had been taken
to log hat nearby, and were being
cared for by a squaw that had remained
behind. The other seven were found
lying in gullies remote from the battle-
field, having survived the blizzard with
out any attention Of any kind. Two
were bucks and the other five were
equaws. There was scarcely enough
lie left in any OF the seven to pay the
scouts for bringing them in, but they old
so and they are now with the others in
the Episcopal church.
In addition to the nine adults found,
two tiny Indian babies, neither Of them
over three months old, we're found alive,
each beside the dead body OF its mother.
They were well wrapped up, but how
they ever survived the tesrinl weather
OF the last iorty-eight hours Seemg mir
acte. The little innocentg were brought
to the agency and found friends in the
wives OF some OF the Indian scouts. OF
the thirty-fve wounded Indians brought
in sitter the battle, nearly all OF whom
were squaYe end children, not one has
yet died, though many Of them are badly
mspgled with bullets.
The rear guard OF the party Of scouts
that went out on their search fol
wounded Indians were forced to ex-
change several shots with some Of the
rowing hostiles. After the late battle the
Indian scouts went over the field and
picked Up all the disabled hostiles they
conld find beinre tho troops we're com
PEELED to hurry in here and protect the
svanoy from the uprising that occurred
as previously described. The Indian
scout that fell at Wounded Knee was
given military burial yesterday by
his comrades, under command Of Lieu
tenant Ppyl9r, the Rev. Mr.. Cook Otlici-
atirs.
twenty four hours, has ceased. The
waather is warmer, and as a result the
yiRilant outlook for surprise by the hos.
tiles, which was allowed TO lapse during
tie waY Of clements, has been resumed.
None Of the Sopnded eoldiers are any
worse, and mess oil item seei1 l!ttlle
better.
BAILEY ESCAPED THE FATE OF CUSTER s
MEN.
It is evident from the testimony oi
officers and men that the seyepth Cav
airy barely escaped the tragic fate oi
Custer in the battle OF White CLAY
Greek. Thetroops bad passed the Cath
olic mission and we're dismoBnted in
the big valley, one and hall miles
vide, jQst beyond the school. At the
end oi this valley is narrow canon, not
oyer rs feet wide and 800 yards long,
openih: into small, circular park. Il
was the object Of the Indians to draw
them into this amall Valiey.
j The soldiers were getting ready 10 make
a rush on foot for the top Of the hill, when
a CRY arose that they were surrounded.
Advancing now in one, now In another
direction, on either side Of the valley,
they loGnd themselves opposed each
time by from 200 to S0l Indians. Soon
the hills began TO swarm with sos to
1000 warriors, and in twenty minutes
mora the troops would have been mas
eacred, yhea the untiring Ninth rode
in, as they rode before St the time OF the
Meeker massacre, attacking fpriousiy
\ tie fesr Of the rayage horde, scattering
them in every direction. Before the
enemy could rally from their eonlgslon
| the troops withdrew slowly sndsqlleniy
to Pine Ridge.
The enemy are now busy stealing
horses and cattle in eyery direction.
While tho blizzard made the old men,
women and children suffer, it will have
little or no effect on the bucks aqd ynr.
riors, It is believed that Little Wound
planned and directed the battle, as II
shows more Generalship than has been
displayed since Red Clouds fighting
Old Red Cloud cent letter last night
claiming that he was aprisoner and beg
giug the soldiers to come and save him
| This is corroborated by triendlies, who
say that when the stampede took place
Monday old Clouds wife began TO throw
things into the wagons, and with true
wiiely spirit she wag for war and would
go out on the bloody path, even II hel
| liege lord remained and fought on tht
other side.