The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-01-03
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While Ring Esi-srnci ss:@ Foota
Esand Cave iilc Soldiers Battle.

While Rim. Esi~srmci ss:@ Foot'e
Hsand Cave The Soldiers Battle.
Wounded Knee Greek, 5. D. Dec. -.
Indian treaehery resulted in an awful
slaughter Of soldiers ana redskins here
today.
Big foot. the renega lie Sio!ly chief.
showed the true Indian spirit, AMI to-
night the greater part OF his band Is
dead. while the rest are scattered an
pursued by aolIier5, VINO are giving ~
quarter
SUNDAY morning OWNED b19llt and
warm as Il summers dry. Every on
of the solfiers had their oytrco Is OF
and we're talking weather. The fifteen
Indian scoass had been gone two days
and 10 word from them. L:t.le B.ttle
started out at lay5rtak. and n 1920
was seen Gashing over the ridge for
ca,np. waving lI.s hat. II Il few min
ntcs he was IT the genial Mai. Y l!fe
sides quarters with the good news that
Big Foot vas o,l. eight mil away.
Boots and SD Hes were sounded, an j
II ever lot Of III n 20. ont OF clIno i'll
:. hurry it was the veterans Of the SHT-
sath In Il few moments they were
hnrrvinc over the ridge toward Por-
rupine butte Passing that they turned
north and east. descending the slope to
the Porcupine valley. where they, soon
founl Big Foot's band drawn up III
line Ike sol,!ler5 and apparently ready
for battle.
There were over 10 war he bucks,
Iray. Il armed, facing the cavalry that
they met last in 1876 on the Little Big
Horn Big Foot advanced from his
,ile ANA Mi N-hiteside from the boys
in llae
Zig Foot started in far 4 long talk
on how weary he was Of rmnin" around
and said he wanted To open his heart
IL the chief Of the soldiers Nhites!de
WAS there. however, for business, not
talk and said that he must surrender CT
fight Like 4 magic up went a flag OF
truce ard Big Foot s'Irren Tered his
band Of over one hundred and fifty
warriors AMI 80 women AMI children.
The prisoners were marched over to
the old camp on Wounded Knee. The
battalion surrounded the Indian camp
and kept yisilant guard over them dur
ing the night.
Bright AMI earl were troops NJ t;iS
morning Vt o'cl5ch they We're ogd-
erred 10 be i'll readiness to move. At
that hour l!a cavalry and dismountcd
troops were mlSsed about the Indian
village, the Hotchkiss guns overlooking
the camp not fifty yards away.
Col F0rsythe ordered all the Indians
10 come forward away from the tents.
They came and sat in half circle until
counted The dismounted troops were
then thrown around them, Company X.
capt. Wallace, and Company b, Capt.
Sarnum The order was then given TO
twenty in,iians 10 - and get their
guns pom returning it was seen
inat only TIVE guns were had, and de
'achment ut once began to search the
village, resulting in thirty eight guns
icing found.
Is tits task was about completed.
tie Indians surrounded ny Conn anic; )
X and =, began 10 move. III of a
sudden they threw Their hands to the
ground and began firing rapidly AT the
troops not twenty Fee Away. The
troops were ;.t Il great disadyantage
fearing shooting Of their own cOmrads.
Tie Indian men. women and chlllrt n
then ran TO the south, the battery tir
i".g rpaidl5 as they ran.
mounted troops were after them
shooting them down on every side.
The engagement listed fully IN hour
AMI 4 half. To the south many took
refuge in ravinc, from which it was
difficult to Oslo lge them.
Ii is estimated that the soldiers kill
ell and wounded number about fifty.
Just noN il is impossible to state the
exact number Of dead Indians MANY
more than fifty, however, killed out
right The soldiers are shooting the
Indians down wherever found, no quar-
ter being given hy any one
tapt. Wallace, X troop. with cavalry
was Killed, and Lieut. Darlington, Of
-tr@tic.fame. was shot through the arm
1t the elbow. The troops are still
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