The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-10-06
A CORRESPONDENTS STORY.
Thrilling Account of the Battle From
An EYEWITNESS.

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Minneapolis, Mimi, Oct. 5.-A special
to the Journal from Walker, Mimi,
says: A terrific battle was fought at
II o'clock this morning 80 miles from
Walker, at -Ah-Me-G Ge- -Shirk s
Point, close to Bear island. The de-
tachment of so men under General Ba-
con was landed on the point shortly.
after 8 o'clock. The landing was eff
fected with considerable difficulty, ow-
ing to a high sea- After landing a sor-
tie of the bush was made in all direc-
tions. The soldiers went through the
thick underground very carefully and
with every precaution taken against
ambush. No Indians were seen until
nearly II o'clock. The men were then
ordered to line up in an open space
near the shore of the lake. Charges
were drawn and preparations made for
dinner.
THE ATTACK.
The order to make coffee had been
given, and the soldiers were standing
in column formation when the first shot
was fired. II came from Bog-Ah-Me-
Ge-Shirks house. The ball struck Ed
Harris, eX-marshal of Walker. a half
breed. His arm was broken. That was
the signal. Immediately the firing be-
came general from all directions 1t
brush. Three of General Bacon's men
dropped. They were at once carried
to the rear.
On the very instant that the first shot
was heard every man in the command
sprang for cover. without waiting for
orders. Like flash the blue column
had vanished, and not a sign was to
be seen of the so men who had stood
erect but an instant before, except here
nd +nb
hat might be made out.
/ heard Captain Bacon's voice high
above everything admonishing his men.
The general stood straight up, and,
supported by Major Wilkinson, looked
right into the eyes of the red devils.
STEADY, men!" he called. Keep
cool now, keep cool"
Again there came a volley from the
Indians, and that was what the troops
had been waiting for. The Krag-Jor-
gensons opened up with a frightful rat
tie just as the pillagers made a terrific
rush. Half a dozen of them dropped
and the rest fell back, yelling like
fiends incarnate. I don't know how
many Indians there were, but there
must have been $50 or 200.
MORRIsON'S CHARGE.
Lieutenant Morrison, with a squad of
20 men, made a rush to prevent the
recapture of Old Man Quod, a very
choice scoundrel, and Bap Dway We
Dung. The marshals had these men
under arrest and a rescue would GER
tainly have been effected, but Lieuten-
ant Morrison yelled, "Chargei" and his
squad scattered the copper-colored
gang.
BY this time the troops were under
cover. The Indians were firing in a de-
sultory way and the order was given
TO charge. The soldiers rose, ducking
and dropping like grasshoppers. They
made the most of their opportunity.
Suddenly volley was fired by the In
dians at the steam tug Flora, which
10y off shore. A score of bullets tore
their way through the frail woodwork
of the boat and every man except the
pilot sought cover. Some blazed away
in return with revolvers, but the range
was too long.
A volley was then fired at the tug
Chief of Duluth. Inspector Tinker was
shot through the leg and his coat sleeve
was torn to ribbons by another ball.
The Flora steamed for the agency