The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-10-08

ceased altogether. The regulars with
drew TO the neighborhood Of the dock
and threw up breastworks, and one OF
the steamers, the Flora. was sent back
10 this point with the marshal OF
Walker and George Helmuth. who was
wounded In the hip In the engagement.
Fear "a General Massacre.
What the pillagers will do Is prob
lem. II is believed they will attempt
10 escape to the mainland and move 10
the northeast along the Little and Big
Fork rivers. AS they are desperate 1t
Is feared they may massacre the whites
In Itasca and Cass counties.
As vet there is no indication OF an
uprising of friendly Indians. There Is,
however, no telling what they might
do in the event that they felt that the
pillagers had gained a temporary adj
vantage. There are, besides the 1900
Indians Oh the Leech Lake reservation,
big band of Chippewas at White
Earth, band of ojibways at Mile
Laos and about 1000 bucks and squaws
around Fond du Lac. Knowing the ma
ture of the Indians, the government
will push matters and try 10 round up
the recalcitrant reds before the end
OF another week.
Another Account
| Minneapolis, Mimi, Oct. Ga special
10 the Journal from Walker, Mimi,
says: A terrible battle was fought at
II o'clock Wednesday morning, 80
miles from Walker, at Bog Ah-Mau-Ge-
| ShiQ's point, close TO Bear island. The
detachment OF 100 men under Gen.
Bacon was landed on the point shortly
after eight o'clock. The landing was
effected with considerable difficulty
owing 10 a high sea. After landing, n
sortie Of the bush was made In all di-
rections. The soldiers went through
the thick underground. very carefully
and with every precaution taken
against ambush. No Indians were seen
until nearly IL 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 order TO make
coffee had been given and the soldiers
were standing in column formation
when the first shot was fired. IL came
from Bog-Ah- Mau-Ge-Shig's house.
The ball struck Ed Harris, ex-marshal
OF Walker, half-breed. His arm was
} broken.
Rattle Grows Fierce.
This shot seemed TO be signal. fol
Immediately shots came from every di
: rection, and three men dropped and
were carried 10 the rear. The sol
diers. who are veterans. not alone OF
! the Santiago battle but OF many an In
, dian s<irmish, knew what to do, ant
at the first shot all found shelter ant
5 awaited another volley TO tell then
+. where TO shoot. Gen. Bacon and Maj
: wilkinson steadied their men with en-
: couraging words and with a SECOND
! volley the Indians attempted rusl
= on the soldiers. The rafting wolfe,
from the regulars that met the on
coming reds stopped the rush AM
2 drove back the Indians, although hal
o dozen of them were dropped by tn
i soldiers fire. The fire from the pill
d layers then became more scattering
! and the soldiers made a fine charg
l. and drove them, though the firing cor
q tinued. The steamers on which tn
, soldiers had come as well as those use
r by the newspaper correspondent
II were fired on by the Indians with ei
e feet. Inspector Tinker received she
. in the leg and had his sleeve riddled.
NJ Force WAS TOO Small.
r. A statement has been secured froi
is United States Marshal O'Connor. II
1t says that Gen. Bacon told him b
h thought ~ likely that they would hay
ie 10 remain several days, and o'ConnC
I'd thereupon said he would return hel
ps for tents and supplies. O'ConnC
started In skiff for his steam launc
ID which was some distance from II
Nv shore, and just then the battle cor
On menced The troops did not retui
m fire for some time. When ordered
p. fire they did so with good effect. M
Is. o'Connor says IL was folly to go ov
nd there with so small force, and thin
Il will take at least 1000 troops to I
store peace.
A dispatch boat that has just {
go rived announces that although tn
~. cruised up and down near the scene
L. the battle for two hours they were Z
-. able TO see n man and fear that
,ns soldiers and officers have fallen. Abo
cls 100 armed citizens, including the
zen tachment from Brainerd, are about
do start for the scene.
ran Reenforcements.
Car st Paul. Mimi, Oct 6.-Orders W.
an, issued late Wednesday night for
the ditionnl troops 10 60 TO Leech La
10 and 200 soldiers will leave for there o
ac- special train early this morning, rea
be- ing the scene Of trouble early In
hal afternoon. This is in accordance W
len, telegram from Adjt. Gen. Corbin
Lieut.. Col. Sturgis, assistant adjut
general for the department OF
ON kota.
ing More Troops Needed.
'ent Washington, Oct. o.--Oficial
ops patches received here brought to
tely authorities the sudden realization