The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-11-08
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u we" OF tne camp which consisted OF zoe lodges
had counted The troops an told only numbered
prepared themselves. The Indians did not seem desr-
GUS Of fighting and motioned the troops back Lieu
tenant Baldwin, being a very prudent man withdrew
their wagons and took Up line of march for Tongue
river TO inform General Miles OF the rendezvous Of
"Befort Lieutenant Baldwin reached the post he ran
into small band of Sioux who immediately Iert
everything and fed for the hills. The troops burned
their lodges and captured about sixty their ponies
and brought them 20 Tongue river.
While The command was out Licutenant Hargous
arrived from the Gro" agency with a party of crow
Inau5 lo 9e hepl az lhe post as scouts ihey were
ters IL must DE remembered taat Che Sioux ard
meet one or the o.her has g. e dI5 ana VINE" they
BATTLE BETWEEN INDIANS.
"The next day after orr arrival at the post party
OF Sioux rode into camp under naE OF truce. They
crows ran OUT ana opened Hre ON Jhem= me Sou,
did not return the dre 5ut t5ots n direct iir lion. ,l
camp The Crows followed and continued ufne. rbe
Sioux. seeing them closing chem. turned ANA
il was no use. Before anything could De done the
Crows Rad killed. sc3ped and mdtaJed the codes %.
five sioux. The sioux. thinkinc The soldiers Wen.
also going TO lire on them, also took hight ne Grows
followed The officers uncertool J' arrest the Grows.
but they lcft tneU lodges and. hid anou. ,ae hIIa.
They We're ai'aIa they "ouid oe hau=ed Tor nriHE
'lne sioux bad killed two OF the Grows. sou-vs
when they were coming 10 the post. and tH" CROWS
only avenged the deaths Perhaps Iaope Hsy Imagine
that the Indians are dealt Iouny vln bur not SGD.
The military iH this department has offered thcm
fe75cnanle terms, asking them to come DID ueIoob-y
and give their arms and stay tncir reserva-.
uons. But the} would rather Dee aft consts0t warfare
WIN ue eminent 81 II Is not alone the Indians
who to blame There are white uer in I,.,e-r7
with them. Look at the fate of General tse1ree. A.
Custer. This was the work of whites mostly
MISSING PAGES.
Several pages or the manuscript missing here.
The owner of the manuscript is una1l. 10 recall i,sr
what connection Trumpeter Brown figured o3l between
the whites and tho massacre Clusters command f.
previous summer some of tine missing pages 5sIl of
of
Tongue and Rosebud rivers early In the Journey the
death of one of the mounted mon a man named E{ett
is described. The man snot from ambush and
instantly killed. just after mounted his horse
one morning the bullet piercing his heart Betty wore
a heavy buffalo overcoat ana vas unable TO reach his
carbine in time 10 defend himself from The Indian
scout who killed him. No lights of consequence oc-
CURED up the time the story resumes but frequent
exchanges of SHOTS took place. Trumpeter Browns
narrative continues as foHows)
TWO CLOSE CALLS
Several of our horses were killed. None OF the
men were hurt but many of them had their clothing
Johnson-had furrow cut through his long hair. He
said it close
Jan. Sth-Bevenle at O'Clock Prepared for a
scout with pack mules just got ready move
our scouts came running n and reported large body
of Sioux coming in t. direction camp
"Lioutenant Pa dwin displayed great forutudc and
courage He rooo along the line and chee1ed up tine
on u.s. I'm front of as was n ngtssr be[,-,d ['5if
high bluffs The Indians appeared our right
and distributed themselves among the rocks ana along
poured am incessant FIRE upon skirTnishers, who
We're lined across the valley. This line was COM
manded by Major Dickey. Tvcntysecond infantry and
consisted Of z and # companies Twenty-second They
were exposed to calling fire our ROdman sun and
panies and c. Fifth infantry, charged hill to the
left Captain Butler had his horse shot from under
him. but this did ratard their progress Cor they
went CALAMITY up and. with the loss Of wounded
triumph
The Indians then took the bluffs to our left and
front bus were oiSlodged oy Company + and the arr
uHery- The firing ceased at T. o'clock. noon for it
began to snow so that it impossible for either OF
the parties to continue the combat We went back
to camp for the night
CASUALTIES OF FIGHT.
Jan. 9th-Lay in camp on the min. Three companies
moved out in order of srmishers up Tongue river and
passed the occupied by the Indians yes
terday's engagement They found several dead ponies
their wounded and also where they dragged the dead
through the snow with Iassoes. They saw where the
Indians had moved of and separated into two diff
ferent parties. The loss of the Indians estimated
at fifteen killed and twenty-five wounded, but there
may have been many more of which the troops had
no knowledge. Our loss was one killed and seven
wounded that is only seven were seriously wounded.
There were fourteen wounded altogether.
Our pickets held the ridge which Companies c. and
O had taken for about TWO miles out and withdrew,
leaving party i'm possession of the hill to
camp Showing and raining.
Jan. lOJh- started ON the nome slreJen- Marched
seven miles down Tongue river Weather very stormy
Jan 11th-Marched twelve miles down the river
One foot of snow on the ground on the level at the
Jan 12th-1larched thirteen miles down river.
Weather cold Many frozen hands and feet
in of old camps. Thermometer at 40 degrees
below One of the wounded men. Mccain of
the Tventysecoud infantry, died from the effects Of
his wound, received the Sth inst. The marching
was very rough owing to the snow being frozen in
Crusts.
Jan 14th-Marched to our fifth camp and dug up
the body of Betty and carried him home with US.
A very heavy storm blew just got in camp.
Jan. 15th-Marched twenty miles and went into
camp Very cold.
ian 16th-lIarched TO Camp No 3 Reached IL
about O'Clock Would have gone further but diff
cuues prevented.
Jan. 17th-Marched twenty miles to Camp No. 1.
Men and teams fairly out.
RETURN TO CANTONNENT.
Jan 1Sth-NI0yed out for the environment. which
about eight miles from the Yellowstone.
The men were highly eated by the prospect of glow
ing fires iu nice. and quarters. shelter
from the bleak mountain winds well cooked meals and
q good wash
THE advance struck out at daylight but, owing
TO the condition of the teams. delayed.
1t O'Clock before reached the post All hearts
those forever stilled by the missiles death.
hrobbed for very joy sight of the dear old post.
ana enthusiasm knew bounds when the ringing
sound of the Fifth Infantry band greeted ears.
coming far out the fat break the nonotouous
tread OF the boys I'm blue
The main difficulties on this march wiz be per-
ceived by the foregoing. Tn the deep and after
"a thav the rotten condition of the ice the river