The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1898-10-13
THE CHIPPEWAS
They Threaten to Go on the War Path
In Northern Minnesota.
A Large Band of Redskins Are Camp.d
Within Two Miles of Ferris, Nina
Friendly Indians Are Buy
ing Ammunition.

Friendly Indians Are Buy
Ing Ammunition.
ST. PAUL. Mimi. Oct l0.-Gen. Ba-
cons orders for the movement OF more
troops to the vicinity Of Leech lake
took 30 men from Ft Smelling on a
special train Saturday night. Two
companies OF the 14th Minnesota vol.
unteers are held at Duluth ready to
start for points along the Fosston line
of the Great Northern, where the two
batteries OF militia artillery men have
preceded them, and Sunday another
company Of the l4th, made up OF so men
from Company f, OF Merriam Park
and 80 from the guard stationed in
charge of Camp Vandusee, where the
18th is 10 be mustered out, was order
ed to take the o'clock train Monday
morning for points along that same
road. The last will take with them the
equipment Of the two Duluth compan-
les which was left at Camp Vandusee
when the men were furloughcd The
government is particularly anx-
icus about the danger to
the dams at the headwaters of
the Mississippi, only small guard
having been stationed there since the
trOub 49,; Il tbo T,d;apo anna IN Rt-
Monday night over 700 soldiers will be
scattered all around Leech lake pro-
tecting settlers and property from the
possible attack of the uncertain
number OF Indians now in
arms against the government,
because they objected to being
taken to court as witnesses in prose-
cutions for illegal selling Of liquor to
Indians.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, Oct lO-A special
from Ferris, Mimi, a small town north
of Leech lake, says:
A report reach here late Sunday
evening of the killing Of white man
near Bear island during the day.
Settlers living near the Indian reser-
vation are seeking shelter in
towns along the railroad A
large band Of Indians OF about
$50 were reported late Sunday vening
camped within two miles north of this
town. Armed citizens are guarding
the town expecting an attack during
the night or early morning.
Indians protesting to be friendly
were at Gracland, one and half miles
west of here Sunday evening trying to
purchase ammunition.
Falmouth and his band of 40 Chip
pewa Indians may be on the war path
before another day has passed. At the
council to be held at noon Monday he
will deliver a message asking that the
troops be taken away from the agency
and informing the authorities that in
the event of a refusal to do this he will
join the hostile Pillager Indians.
The situation Sunday night was
more ominous than ever. At the
agency Sunday council was held be-
tween the Indians, Gen. Bacon, Col
erbach. Indian Agent Sutherland
and Marshal O'Connor. The result Of
the conference was not in any way un-
like that Of those previously held, ex-
cept in the fact that not one of the
leading men of the different bands
was present
A most significant fact is this: Sat-
urday 80 canoe loads of Bear island In
dians and their families, processing to
be peaceful, arrived at the agency.
Sunday every one of the bucks in the
party left, but where they have gone
is only to be surmised. There is little
doubt, however, that they have left for
Bear island to join those who are al
ready prepared to fight. There must
be by this time several hundred armed
men on the island and from what can
be learned Sunday many more are on
the road. Two or three of the Bear
island men. who are still on the
agency, have been questioned in re-
gard TO last Wednesdays battle, but
they positively stated that they knew
nothing whatever in regard to the
lead and wounded among the Indians
and had seen none of those who were
n the ignt
A special from Walker says:
II was reported Sunday night on the
of citizen who has con-
versed with hostile Pillager Indian,
one who was in Wednesdays battle
Ind who has sat in all the councils OF
the Pillagers, that the Indians have
sworn to an agreement to accomplish,
4 possible, the following:
They will attempt in A few days to
irive from the reservation all of the
.roops already there. They will, IL
hey are successful in the above, not
sllow any United States authorities or
United States troops thereafter to land
ipon the reservation. II the troops
and upon point not inhabited by the
hostile Indians, an attempt will be
made to drive them off as soon as pos
lille.