The Lamar register., 1898-10-12
tbs BATTLE DESCRIBED.
Graphic Account Given by Deputy Mar
shni Shrehan.

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Walker, Mimi, Oct. 6.-Colonel L. J.
Sheehan. deputy marshal, who was
wounded in Wednesdays fight, ar
rived here to-day and gives n graphic
account of the action up to the time he
started back. He says:
We landed about 10 o'clock yester-
day morning on the southeast side OF
the point ON the mainland, directly
north of Bear island. Near the shore
is the log house of ug-Ah-Mah-Ge-
Shik. General Bacon left twelve sol
diers along the shore to protect the
landing place, and the remainder of
the troops marched across the point to
the west side and along the shore for
a couple of miles, looking for some In
dians who were said TO want a coun-
ell.
Il remained behind with my inter
prefer and arrested an Indian l want
ed. near the house. and sent him TO the
boat While | was talking with other
Indians | saw six bucks armed with
Winchesters come out of the house
and go away inland. They did not
speak TO me, although | was their
agent for five years, and | feared trou-
BILE and called to the twelve soldiers
who were scattered along the shore
About that time General Bacon re
WIN AAt AAbNlH.
Half the men had stacked arms.
and the order was given to unload
their equipments As they did so a
shot was fired and firing almost imme-
diately became general. The soldiers
formed in line in semi-circle, facing
the Indians. and the twelve men who
were with me rushed up TO protect the
right flank and drove the Indians back.
securing a favorable position. one of
these men was shot in the face. one in
the arm and a third in the leg. | do
not know how the other men We're
wounded.
After our first rush we had the best
of the position. The log house was in
side our lines and II was used as n
hospital, and the men sought the cover
of logs and trees and settled down for
long fight. 1t continued during the
day and evening. and was renewed
this morning, although it was never
so hot as during the first hour or so.
This morning a boat maze land
ing with some provisions. and General
Bacon wanted to send the wounded
back. He sent me down to arrange
matters. and went out to the steam
er in canoe. They brought down one
wounded man and the captain of the
boat brought him Off shore. but before
the others could be moved the Indians
opened n hot fire on the boat and we
had to leave.
about six miles out we met the
Flora going in with thirty or more
armed men and everything the soldiers
needed. When l left there had been
five killed and eight wounded, besides
the Indian policeman. Three men were
sick. | don't know the names OF any
of the killed or wounded except Major
Wilkinson.
General Bacon handled his men
magnificently and was ON the firing
line during the whole of the engage
ment, encouraging his men and direct
ing operations. He was ably seconded
by Major Wilkinson until he was
killed, and Lieutenant Ross, under fire
for the first time, showed himself a
born fighter. He rallied the men ut the
opening volley and stayed right with
them all the time.
1T is impossible to tell how many
Indians are in the attacking party, but
| should say not fewer than $50 or
200, and we don't know how many
more are joining them. They evidently
had the thing all planned out and We're
ready to begin firing at the signal.
They concentrated part of their fire on
the boats 10 drive them away and
leave the soldiers no means of retreat,
evidently thinking they could overpow-
err the whole force.
1.-THE newspaper men. Brill, Beaton
and Knappen. were all in good shape
when l left, doing their share of duty
on the line. No one of them had been
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