The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-14

~AoAoO Of ort Naugely, Tor troops, and he sent
Company A, commanded by Capt. Barnard g. Bee
and Lieut.. Murray supplied guides and interpret
ers from my Indians. and after most laborious and
painfui roundabout march Of many days, we reached
the scene or the trouble only to find, as fully ex
pected. the Indians gone The dead were buried ana
the troops after remaining for some time returned
to the fort.
NOW comes the most interesting part of tho inci
dent The captured women were Mrs Noble Mrs
thatcher Mrs. Marble and Miss Gardner The legIs-
iature OF the territory in session. the news
OF the event soon reached ST Paul. and as might be
expected, created quite excitement and course
the principal interest centered In the OF tho
prisoners. All the legislature could do was to ap-
proprfate money to defray the expenses of the IN
dertaking and as nobody knew what to do or how to
do 1t. they appropriated $4,000 and wisely left tho
whole matter to Gov. Medary. who then the gov
ernor of the territory with full power to do what he
thought best about 1t. He, being a practical man.
and having no idea at all of how to proceed In the
matter very sensibly turned the whole business
to me, with carte blanche to do whatever thought
best
An accident controlled the situation, and shaped
future events. Two of my Indians who had been
hunting the Big Sioux river heard that Ink -dn
ia was encamped at Skunk lake. about seventydve
miles west of Spirit Lake, and had some white cap
tives in his camp so they went to see him. and sue
ceeded In purchasing Mrs Marble, for whom they
paid horses and rifles and whatever they had, and
brought her into the Yellow Medicine agency and
hvered her to me. L paid them $500 each for their
services, and Immediately sent out another expedi-
ton to try and rescue the other captives 1 say
paid these two Indians $500 each. The fact is, /
could not raise but $500 in money on the reservation
which gave them, and resorted to financial scheme
to get the rest, which has since become quite the
fashion when people communities are short. ]
issued territorial bond and as 1t is the first govern
ment bond that ever was issued in all the country
that lies between the Mississippi and the Rocky
mountainsI give it in full.
II, Stephen r. Riggs. missionary among the Sioux
Indians and I. Charles e. Flandrau United States
Indian agent for the Sioux. being satisfied that Max
pia-ka-ho-ton and Stba-ho-ta, two Sioux Indians
have performea valuable service the territory Of
Minnesota and humanity by rescuing from captivity
Mrs. Margaret Ann Marble and delivering her to tho
Sioux agent and being further satisfied that the
rescue of the two remaining white women who are
now in captivity among 1nk-pa-du-ta's band Of In
dians, depends much upon the liberality shown
towards the said Indians who have recovered Mrs
Marble, and having full confidence in the humanity
and Hberality of the territory of Minnesota through
it's government and citizens have this day paid to the
two said above named Indians the sum Of $500 In
money, and do hereby pledge to said two Indians
that the further Of $500 will be paid to them by
the territory Of Minnesota it's citizens within tree
months from the date hereof.
Slated May %, 1857, at Pa-ju-tazi-zi M T.
stephen R. Riggs,
missionary A. B. G. 4. M.
'.e -"Charles e. F1andrau,
"U. S. Indian Agent for the Sioux
This bond differed materially from some that
Were issued by Minnesota afterwards in being PAID
promptly at maturity.
My expedition brought in Miss Gardner but Mrs
Noble and Mrs. Thatcher were killed before relief
reached them
ALI this occurred before heard of the action OF :
the legislature and done wholly my individual
responsibility. 1, however, reimbursed myself for
the outlay from the and covered the BAL
ance of the appropriation into the treasury.
Very shortly after the rescue Of Miss Gardner
while at the Redwood agency, received note from
Sam Brown, a trader at Yellow Medicine by an In
dian courier which informed me that Ink-pa- duta
and several of his band at the Yellow Medicine
river. 1 at determined to kill or capture them
and sent word back that would be hand with
the proper force the morning of the second day
and that he must send Indian who knew where
to find them, who would meet at midnight on
the top of a butte half way between the Redwood
and Yellow Medicine rivers to guide In.
then made a requisition for troops on the COM
mander of the post at Ridgely. who sent me a lieu
tenant and fifteen It CHANGED to be Lieut.
Murray who had accompanied the expedition to
Spirit Lake While waiting for the soldiers 1 raised
a volunteer force of about twenty men, among whom
Of the celebrated electrician Prof Morse
and some other young gentlemen who visiting
the agency, all of whom insisted on going for the fun
of the thing; the balance consisted Of employees
most of whom halfbreeds. The soldiers ar
rived about o'clock in the afternoon. and 1 pur
them in wagons. l mounted my squad on GOOD
horses, and each furnished with double bar
relied shotgun and a revolver. We started about
dark and at midnight arrived at the butte I gal
loped to the top of it, and found sitting there the
most composed manner possible smoking his pipe
Au-pe-tu-tok-sha, or John Otherday, who had been
deputed by Brown to guide us in. He said he knew
where could find the enemy and indicated six
lodges standing together four miles above the Yellow
Medicine agency. the open prairie. He left the
road, and guided us through the open country to a
point the river about mile below the place where
the lodges located they being the other side
of the river We arrived at about O'Clock in the
morning, just as the light of day breaking 1t
was engrossing study to observe how skilfuy he
kept concealed from view of the enemy, by keep
ing rolls of the prairie between u.s. All his move