New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1894-07-25


Al went 10 ma. Brown, Who az SIT
on sack off grain laid On . wagon
tong He qnest toned me closel ia
which way We had been, and 81 Is wheth-
ger We had seen any Indian 81 gns Jack
Frazier grunted out some ssatisfactiicn =
.at the camping place, and T think if you
ask Jack about If you IL find that he
found = bed il i bunch Of willows two
5or three hundred yards II ON camp, near
er the river and to the left Of The road
The next morning We marched down
ito the river at the old ferry crossing; !
the soldiers who had been killed there ~
the outbreak were buried and the mount
ed men and several civilians then crossed
the river which was just deep enough to
take. the smaller horse off their feet for.
q few yards. vert Up to the agency,
buried some dead there, and went on to-
Little Grow village. We stayed there
awhile looking for catches Of plumber,
and I think found and opened one OF.
two. While there Ma. Brown,
sGalbralth, the Indian agent and myself
concluded to follow the trail up farther.
Before starting Ma. Brown told Capt
Anderson where we were going, and di-s
srected him as to his movements SO as to.
join the infantry for camp that night.
We followed the trail Of the Indians on
leaving, which kept tie old y slow Me-
dicine trail, until we were satisfied they
had kept the river trail and had not gone
OF on the prairies. We then turned and
went wei down on the river bot. ON, and as
we saw no sign, we found a favorable
place where We could rest and watch,
and unsaddled our horses and let them
cool aud feed, while We took q lunch Of
wild plums. We then saddled up, went
dow il' p 10 and crossed the river, then went
to Beaver creek, which we followed i
short distance, and went oft on the
prairie. stopped at q deserted cabin,
and Maj. Brown and Galbraitll went on
! soon after followed, skirting along the
Thicker for mile or so, and then
struck IL across to where Maj. Brown had
told me the camp WOULD be, ana came
IN after shutdown. Brown and Gaibraith
We're before me and had get supper.
Jack Frazier had just come in and eaten
his supper, and was taking his pipe.
Dave Redfield was tel ling a story. (Isg
the Way, what has become Of him. az
=. brave man and better judge Of 4 horse,
dead '7l or alive, was hard to find. Wash
Faribault came IN la ter. IL don't remem-
Der seeing him, but Brown said he had
reported hearing a shot or two in the
5afterno but Brown thought there
could be nothing in it, coming from
where Faribault was at the time. SIS
We lay down to sleep that night, and
just IN the gray Of dawn the next mo lrll.
ing We were uncere M niiously aroused
by Indian yells, gun shots and Whistling
bullets. INSTANTLY all was hustle and
confusion. The Infantry At first tried Us
fall insl vy az al ssop SIT
the corral made with the gons Oh the
side s. pposite Che eoulie One 81 TWO SoI
men rushed out through here, and
others were starting but they were met
by Mai Brown, pistol il hand, and
stopped down On the other Sid sof The
CORA, Capt. Anderson was tel Hing them
il 4 voice loud enoug to make tlae.
farthest Indian hear. and II. ! language
more forcible than po lite, 10 ..lay doM 81
ssgget under the wagon, and the same
order vas 81 wen 81 every bod q soon IS
each one COM rehende lea that t,at IN
the proper thing q DO. any o ii ~ III
m command and gave any other olslcr
= did not hear IS Sc ror did I want 81
Altar order ,vas some list restored. d
came up from fhe sitle nes rest the coalie.
where had gone gone syery soon i lIsr|
~ ball openea, "a ma mat IS. 3 Bao ,ys
the ddssof the 80 m as had|
been among lli /, llad ri