The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-01-14
shows bucks and souaws with their chill

SHOWS bucks and squaWs with their chill
dren and dogs. Such spectacle imprints
itself On the mind with startling clearnesS
for 1t is huge in its grandeur, strikingly
unique and wonderful.
Just between the plain and agency
perched On a hill behind the earthworks, is
3-inch rifle, which is trained on the camp.
For while yesterday everybody at Pine
Ridge waited anxiously, feeling every
minute that the roar of that gun might be
heard and every one expectant. General
Miles had notified Father Jute he would
not consent to council. Captain Dougherty,
commanding the infantry company at the
Notifications, had thrown out pickets a
quarter of mile beyond the lines. The
Indians were known to be just beyond the
hill, about eighteen hundred yards distant.
Major Baker, the paymaster, visited the
Qualifications to pay off the company, and
all the men were in camp a hundred yards
away, except one, who was left as guard.
near the guns. Suddenly two Indians were
seen on the crest of the hill but short dis
lance beyond the other pickets Then
others appeared on the hills to the north
west, and then a body OF more than a hun
dred bucks rose to the crest of the hill be-
hind which the hostiles were. The number
steadily increased to 400 by Access
slons of bands ranging in num-
Der from five to twenty-five. Cap
tain Dougherty was Immediately notified.
He dispatched courier to headquarters to
notify General Mines of the movement
Then hurrying to the Notifications he had
the gun prepared for action. The range
finder adjusted his sights and the cave in
Which the ammunition is stored was
opened line of skirmishers was sent
out beyond the Notifications On the crests
of the hills. All was activity at head
quarters. Orders were sent to the cavalry
to saddle and to be in readi-
ness to move southwest of the
camp. General Miles, accompanied
by Buffalo Bill and his staff, rode to the
Qualifications and made the circuit of the
camp. Extra ammunition was issued, and
when everything was in readiness the
troops waited. After two hours, General
Miles received word that the Indians did
not mean to make any advance, out they
would like to talk with the general He
sent them word to go quietly into camp and
ne would receive ten of their chief men an
hour later. They were camped with the
end of their column on the plain. Their
camp is more than three miles long and
there are 1000 Indians in it, $500 of
whom are warriors. BY the southeast trail
they have been communicating with the
the friendly Indians and horsemen have
been riding continually between the two
camps. Captain Maus, General Niles
alue says Jnes6 communications were be-
tween relatives of the friendlies, who held
a council last night and, decided they
wanted none of the hostiies in their camp.
They have dug rife pits, and say if even a
solitary warrior comes among them and
causes any trouble they will arrest him,
and if he resists they will XIII
him. Still this does not give feeling OF
security. The ground upon which they are
campeu is between the agency and their re
treat. If afight takes place no one will know
a friendly from hostile ana the fight NAV
become simply battle between all the In
dians and the whites.
'If the hostiles could be sure of dragging
in the $500 friendlies they are sure to tight
The ten chiefs did not come yesterday and
they are expected this morning, but there
are fears that it will be day or two before
they can beinduced to come to the agency
Frank Giraud, the chief Indian scout
says the young men and old ones are ex
cited though they are half afraid. Il can
not tell said he, "What they will do, bu
L fear that there are several hundred youns
men who want to fight. They have theil
war paint on and they are ready for fight
if one occurs. The friend@ AsInp is now al
unsafe place, because the hostiles are rid
| ing in there constantly and it is difficult Il
get even CourierS to go through it late il
/ the evening"
General Brooke is coming slowly towards
the agency. Heis encountered with a mum
Der Of wounded, which makes his progress
slow