Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1891-01-07

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sistance. They seemed to recognize
this fact. and when Major White.
sides ordered them to come up 20 at
time and Eve up their arms, they
came, but not with their guns in
sight. Of the fret 20 but or 3 dis
played arms. These they gave up
sulienly, and observing the futility OF
that method of procedure, Major
Whitesides, ordered detachment OF
K. and B. Troops on foot to enter
the tepees and search them.
This work had hardly been enter.
ed upon when the $50 desperate In
dians turned upon the soldiers, who
were gathered closely about the te-
pees, and Immediately q storm OF fir
ing was poured upon the military.
1t was as though the order to search
had been a signal. The latter not
anticipating any such action, had
been gathered in very closely, and
the first firing was terribly disastrous
to them. The reply was immediate.
The soldiers maddened by the
sight of their falling comrades, hard
ly awaited the command, and IN q
moment the whole front was sheet
of fire, above which the smoke rolled
obscuring the central scene from
view. Through this horrible cur
tain single Indians could be seen at
times flying before the fire, but after
tho first discharge from the .carbines
of the troopers there were few OF
them left. They fell on all sides.
Indians and soldiers lay together,
and, wounded fought on the ground.
Wherever an Indian could be seen
down into the creek and up over the
bare bills, thoy were followed by ar
tillery and musketry fire, and for
several minutes the engagement
went on until not live Indian was
in sight.
During the engagement Captain
Wallace and twenty-five mon OF .-e
Seventh Cavalry aud one Indian scout
were killed. About fifty others were
wounded, while at least three hun
dred Indians uere shot down during
the day.
On the same day the Seventh Reg
iment was again called on to save a
settlement of people at Clay Creek.
The Indians had messacsred a.teach-
er and a number Of school children.
Marching in that direction they en-
conntered about 40 Red Skins, who
led them on and on till the Cavalry
was surrounded by body OF $500
Indians. The command was saved
from a general massacre such as o,-
ertook Custer, by the arrival OF the
9th Cavalry, which broke the sur
rounding line of the Indians. Tho
indians went into camp about seven
miles from the agency.
4 great snow storm and blizzard
brought affairs to halt several days,
Deeredations have begun on the
ranches. Scores of houses along
White River have been burned, and
the cattle run off and killed
Dyer chief herder of the govern
mont had to leave the government
herd of three thousand cattle to
save his life. The herd has been
seized and appropriated by the In.
dians. Two teamstsrs were found
dead in the road ten miles from the
agency. They had been shot by In,
dams. The panic in the railroad
towns in the vicinity of Pine Ridge
is indescribabls. Settlers are pour
ing into the villages on foot, in wag-
ons and on horseback. Many OF
them have abandoned their stock anG
household goods, while others have
brought their cattle and ponies with
| them.
Some of the refugees who Travelled
through the blizzard were badly froz
en- and many women and children
have become i'll from exposure. AT
Chadron, Albany, Rushville, Oelricbs
Buffalo and Valentine the panic
amounts to stampede.
Citizens have made forts Of the
school houses. Armed men pntro
the streets at night, and sentinel:
have been posted along the road
leading to Pine Ridge.
The peril of Chadron which is the
largest town in Nebraska, west o.
Fremont, has caused the citizens tc
organize themselves for defense o
the town.