The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-10-07

| hold out so long as ammunition lasts.
Major Wilkinson was shot and killed
while walking UP and down admonish-
ing the men to keep their heads low.
No drawer man or better officer ever
| lived. The men in his command are
mentS arrive they will wreak ven
geance on the Pillagers in their own
way.
The fight is not half over yet, the
biggest battle remains to be fought.
That strip of land must be captured or
there will be heavy losses in making
runs TO Bear Island.
Just to show that Major Wilkinson
knew his business when the fight start
ed yesterday, he shouted:
STEADY now, make every shot count.
Kill everything you see
The squaws are more to be dreaded
than the bucks, and Cuban vultures
were not more to be avoided. Lieu
tenant Morrison has won his spurs. 1
never saw more splendid bravery in my
life. Aim straight" he shouted. Don t
get ratified, boys. These devils can't
get us"
Try again. he said, laughingly, as
a ball touched his hat and knocked it
off. The men cheered him right in the
thick OF it, and know he was pleased.
AGENCY CONFERENCE.
There was a big conference at the
agency last night. Lieutenant Hum
phrey of the agency detachment and
DR.. Hart, the agency surgeon, were in
vited, with half a dozen bad charac-
ters who had voted in favor of joiS-
ing the Pillagers.
DR.. Hart told them that if they went
on the warpath there would not be a
live Indian on Leech lake in a week
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statement. After several hours talk
the Indians decided TO be good Indians,
at least for the present. The assur
ance may not be worth much.
Lieutenant Humphrey made most of
the agency chiefs sign promises of good
behavior. They did not like to do it,
but decided to accede. Gay Gwa Chi
Wyx, a Bear island chief, sTears that
the majority of the Bear Islanders are
not hostile. Il am going to stay with
the whites" he said, and many of my
braves will do So"
I am now satisfied that the surviv-
ors of the Bacon command have fallen
back to the lumber camp, six miles in
land from where yesterdays engage
ment was fought. The plan is for the
200 reinfOrcements now en- route to go
from here by train to Lathrop, march
overland to the battle-ground, and by
preached, to get the hostiles between
two fires. There ought, however, to be
400 men instead of 200 to cover the
ground.
BRAVE MAJOR WILKINSON.
Major Wilkinson was shot through
the leg, and he had his leg dressed.
took the field again and was shortly
afterwards shot through the body. Ly-
ing in pool of blood he raised himself
TO one elbow and shouted to General
Bacon: Give them h-ll, general;
never mind me-" These We're the last
words of true soldier.
The pilot box OF the Flora was ar
mored with sheet iron before she pulled
out this morning. Several shots fired
with Winchesters at close range PEN
etrated, but at longer range the plat
ing will afford protection. The boat
will meet with a hot fire at Squaw
Point, half way through the narrows.
There is no other way.
I believe there will be 20 or 80 In
dians at this place all day today. It
would not be surprising if Dr. Camps
outfit landed and wiped them out.
FIFTY DEAD INDIANS.
I have just met an Indian named
Mah-Ge-Guh-Bo who came over from
Bear Island In a canoe at a. m. He
says the loss of the whites is ten killed
and 10 wounded. He denies that the
troops have been wiped out, but says
the Indians have had the best of it.
Their losses. he claims, does not ex-
ceed five killed and wounded. The force
viii be safe and more encouragement is
felt about it. l have other informa-
ton that there are so dead Indians
within a mile of tie landing
Corporal Nettle Koven, the sharp
shooter, is worth his weight in gold
He dropped a couple of bucks over on
the point yesterday evening with his
Krag-J orgensen at 1000 yards. Both
the Indians were distinctly seen to
stagger and collapse after he had shot
at them.
Our fighting preacher is worthy of
distinguished mention. After the pilot
was shot and / had gene aboard the
Flora after the marshaTs instructions,
Rev. Mr.. Chandler took the tiller and,
with a storm of Winchester balls
whistling around his head brought the
boats away into port.
GROSS AISMANAGEMENT.
At later date I am going to tell the
whole truth about this expedition. l
never knew of such gross mismanage-
ment or witnessed such criminal OBJ
stinacy as has been exhibited here. The
men of Bacon'S command We're taken
out under conditions that would dis
grace a militia sergeant were he re-
sponsible for them. Every life that has
been loss here is a useless sacrifice. 1t
broke my heart TO see the poor fell
lows dropping. Had proper force
been sent here in the first place. not a
shot would have been fired.
SETTLERS ALARMED