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

the course, OF selected the camping
ground, for myself and one or two other.
were ranging around and got beyond the
camp, and did not get in until about
dark. About the same time that l came
in. Washington Faribault and Jack Fraz-
ier came in from other directions. We
all went to Maj. Brown, who was sitting
on sack of grain laid on a wagon
tongue. He questioned me closely as to
which Way we had been, and as to wheth-
er we had seen any Indian signs. Jack
Frazier grunted out some dissatisfacticn n
at the camping place, and think if you
ask Jack about if you will find that he
found a bed in bunch of willows two
or three hundred yards flom camp, near
er the river and to the left of the road
The next morning we marched down
to the river at the old ferry crossing;
the soldiers who had been killed there at
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
a few yards. We vert up to the agency,
buried some dead there, and went on to
Little Grow. village. We stayed there
| awhile looking for catches of plunder,
and think found and opened one or
two. While there Maj. Brown, Maj.
Galbralth, the Indian agent and myself
concluded to follow the trail up farther.
Before starting Maj. Brown told Capt.
Anderson where we were going, and di.
reeted 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 the old Yellow Me-
dlcine trail, until we were satisfied they
had kept the river trail and had not gone
Oft on the prairies. We then turned and
went down on the river bottom, and as
we saw no sign, we found favorable
place where we could rest and watch,
and unsaddled our horses and let them
cool aud feed, while we took lunch of
wild plums. We then saddled up, went
down 10 and crossed the river, then went
to Beaver creek, which we follow ed a
short distance, and went OFT on the
prairie. 1 stopped at deserted cabin
and Maj. Brown and Galbraith went on
lsoon after followed, skirting along the
.thlcker for a mile or so, and then
struck across to where Maj. Brown had
told me the camp would be, and came
in after sundown. Brown and Gaibraitl
were before me and had get supper
Jack Frazier had just come in and eaten
his supper, and was taking his pipe
Dave Red6eld was telling a story. (By
the way, what has become of him. A
bravcr man and better judge of horse
dead or alive, was hard to fnd) Wash
Farlbault came in later. I don't remem.
Der seeing him, but Brown said he had
reported hearing a shot or two in the
afternoon, but Brown thought there
could be nothing in it, coming from
where Faribault was at the time.
We lay down to sleep that night, and
just in the gray of dawn the next morns
ing we were unceremoniously aroused
by Indian yells, gun shots and whistlino
bullets. Instantly all was buste and
confusion. The infantry at first tried to
fall in line. There was an opening in
the corral made with the wagons on the
side opposite the coulie. One or two
men rushed out through there, and
others were starting, but they were met
by Maj. Brown, pistol in hand, and
stopped; down on the other side of the
corral, Capt. Anderson was telling them
in a voice loud enough to make the
farthest Indian hear. and in language
more forcible than polite, to clay down, 9
''get under the wagons and the same
order was given by everybody, as soon as
each one comprehended that that was
the proper thing to do. If any one was
IN command and gave any other order
I did not hear it, or did want to.
After order was somewhat restored. /
came up from the side nearest the coolie,
where I had gone gone very soon after
the ball opened, and met Maj. Blown by
the side of the square tent. He had
been among the horses, and had saddled
one SO. as he said, if any opportunity
offered he could send some one out.
While standing there he was shot in the
head. He dropped on the guy ropes of
the tent, and caught him and took him
into the tent which was then occupied
by DR.. Daniels who had piled knapsacks