The sun., 1891-01-01
TREAOHEROUS REDS.
Indian Treachery Results in
a Terrible Fight With
the Soldiers.
Troops Suddenly Attacked by
Big FOOt's Band While Be-
ing Disarmed.

WOUNDED KNEE CREEK, s. D., Dec. 81
Indian treachery resulted in an awful
slaughter of soldiers and redskins here to-
day.
Big Foot, the renegade Sioux chief
showed the true Indian spirit, and tonight
the greater part of his band is dead, while
the rest are scattered and pursued by SOL
diers who are giving no quarter.
Sunday morning dawned bright and
warm as a summers day. Every one of
the soldiers had their overcoats off and
were talking weather. The fifteen Indian
scouts had been gone two days and no word
from them. Little Battle started out at
daybreak, and at 1880 was seen dashing
over the ridge for camp, waving his hat. In
a few minutes he was at the genial Maj.
Whiteside's quarters with the good news
that Big Foot was only eight miles away.
Boots and saddles were sounded, and il
ever a lot of men got out Of camp in a
hurry it was the veterans of the Seventh. In
few moments they were hurrying over the
ridge eastward toward Porcupine butte.
Passing that they turned north and east,
descending the slope to the Porcupine val
ley, where they soon found Big Foot's band
drawn up in line like soldiers and appar-
emily ready for battle.
Three were over $50 war-l1ke bucks, heav-
lily armed, facing the cavalry that they met
last in 1875 on the Little Big Horn. Big
Foot advanced from his side and Maj.
Whiteside from the boys in blue.
Big Foot started in for long talk on
how weary he was of running around, and
said he wanted to open his heart to the
chief of the soldiers. Whiteside was there,
however, for business, not talk aud said that
he must surrender or fight. Like magic
mp went flag of truce and Big Foot sur
rendered his band of over one hundred and
| fifty warriors and go women and children.
The prisoners were marched over to the
old camp on Wounded Knee. The bat.
talon surrounded the Indian camp and
| kept vigilant guard over them during the
night.
Col. Forsythe ordered all the Indians to
come forward away from the tents. They
came and sat in halEcircle until counted.
The dismounted troops were then thrown
around them, Company K, Capt Wallace,
and Company B, Capt. Varnum. The or
der was then given to twenty Indians to go
and get their guns. Upon returning it was
seeu that only two guns were had, and a
detachment at once began to search the viii
lage, resulting in thirty-eight guns being
| found.
AS this task was about completed, the
Indians, surrounded by Companies K and
| B, began to move. All of sndden they
threw their hands to the ground and began
firing rapidly at the troops not twenty feet
away. The troops were at a great disad'
vantage, fearing shooting of their own
comrades. The Indian men, women and
children then ran to the south, the battery
firing rapidly as they ran.
Soon the mounted troops were after them
shooting them down on every side. The
engagement lasted fully an hour and 6
half. To the south many took refuge in g
ravine, from which it was difficult to dis
lodge them.
It is estimated that the soldiers killed anG
wounded number about fifty. Just now il
is impossible to state the exact number O
dead Indians. Many more than fifty, how
ever, killed outright. The soldiers are
shooting the Indians down wherever found
no quarter being given by any one.
Capt. Wallace K troop, with cavalry, wa.
killed, and Lieut.. Darlington, of Arctic
fame, was shot through the arm at the
elbow. The troops are still firing from tn.
camp and pursuing the enemy in every di
| rection