Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1891-01-01
While the List of Indian Cas-
ualties Foots Up in the Neigh
borhood of One Hundred
and Twenty Killed and
Thirty wounded.
Graphic Description Of the Fight,
which was Hand 10 Hand From
the Start and waged with
Devilish Fury.
More Than 100 KILLED

WAsHINGTON, Dec. 80 Gen. Scho-
field this aftcruonn received n dispatch
, from Gen. Mlle- dated Hermoss, :. D..
Dec. 3Oth. - follow: Gen. Brooke
telegrAphs as follows: Col. Forsyth
says 90 dead Indian men were counted
on the plain after the attempt 10 dis-
arm Big Foot'- band; on other parts
OF the ground there were Is more.
These do not include those killed in
the rAvines, where the dead warriors
were seen but not counted. six were
brought In badly wounded. and six
Others we're with party NJ q men sDd
women which Capt. Jackson had to
abandon when attacked by about $50
BruIe indians from the agency. This
accounts for
NINETY-Two INDIAN MEN KILLED
and leaves but few alive and unhurf.
The women and children broke for the
hills when the fight commenced and
comparatively feW Of them were hurt
and few brought in. Thirty-nine are
here, 81 which q are wounded. Had
IL not been for the attack OF the BTules
an accurate account would have be IN
made. but the sravines were not searched
afterwArd. I :hiuk this shows very
little apprehension from Big Foot's
baud in the future. A party Of 40 are
reported To be held by 5 outs At the
head Of Mexican cresk. These consist
Of all sizss, and the cavalry from Rose
bud will bring them in II IL II true.
(Ssgned) JOHN A. BROOKE
'Thsse Indians under Big Foot
were among the most desperate. Ther'
were IS of the remainder of Sitting
Bulls following that Joined Big Foo
on the Cheyenne ri ser and 30 tba
broka away from Humps following
when ne t,5k his band and Sitting
Bulls Indians to Ft. Bennett, In al
nearly 100 warriors. Before leaving
i their CAMPS on Cheyenne river. the,
cut up their harness, broke thei
Wagons and started south for the ba'
lands, evidently intending not TO re
turn, but 10 go to war. Trc ops wer
placed between them and the ba'
lands. and they never succeeded Il
Joining the hostil,s there. All thei
movements were anticipated and thei
severe Ioss at u hands Of the 9Th cav
airy may be a wholesome Fsson to th
other Sioux. lSigned)
MILES,
Gen. SchOfield said this afterono
that the fight wcs a most unfortunal
+ occurrence. but he did not see how
could have been avoided. He ssnt
telegram to Gen. Miles. saying he n
garded the news received ss still ell
couraging, and exprt sl-d the oninio
that he (Milts)- would be tnfster n Il
situation very soon. He also EXPRESS
his thsnks TO the officers and men
the 9Th cavalry for the gallant condu
displayed by them.
The following telegram YVES receive
by the surgeon general Of the U.
| army this Afternoon. dated Pine Rid
'. agency: ''I reported during the el
= gagement with indians yesterday,
miles from here, the following cssus
ties: Capt. Wallace, 25 men Of the Y
cavalry and one Indian scout kille
Lieut.. Darlington, 7th cavalry, Lier
Hawthorne. 2Gd artillery, aud
THIRTy-EIGHT MEN WOUNDED.
y This includes two men Of the p
infantry. Many Of the wounds q
? severe. Hospital Steward Pollock "
= killed. Have also about 30 wound
Indian men, women and children.
(Signed) BACHE,
sM Medical Director
The commissioner Of Indian afia