Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-11-07
FIERCE FIGHT WITH INDIANS
FIVE HUNDRED MEN AFTER RED
SKINS IN WYOMING.
A Second Fight Took Place-Nine In
dams Reported Killed Outright and
Ten Captured-Whites Escaped
Without Loss-More Trouble Looked
for-lndians Hunting Out of Season.

men, including SnerlHS posses, aug
mented by volunteers from the ranches
adjacent, are securing the country the
country in the vicinity of Lightning
creek, in eastern Wyoming, in search
of the band of Indians which Saturday
afternoon fought battle with Sheriff
Miller's posse, killing the sheriff End
one deputy named Fossenburg.
second battle is reported to hav'
taken place this morning near the
Horse Shoe ranch. The fugitives We
traced by a posse, and with POTATOES
| endorsements made deterfectly
stand. Nine Indians are repor smooth
ed outright and 10 captured. Ting the
men escaped without loss Cen stock.
The news of the battle has epper and
the reservation and to other cream
parties, and a general uprisil the pota-
reds is feared There is reasto a dish.
lieve that Indian couriers are parme-
the redmen to deeds of violence. rather
ernor Chatterton is Investigate
report of the second battle, and S,
the story be confirmed he will il S.
ui"'0iS oiuo 'ioop' 'A'0 >ot-
suppress the uprising. :.
News from the scene of the trouble,,>
which is 25 miles from Geographic
communication, is very meager.
The Indians, rs in number, said to
| be under the leadership of Charlie Car
ries Elk are supposed to be Sioux
: from the Pine Ridge and Rosebud
agencies in South Dakota. They have
been hunting in Converse county, W.
| oming, in violation of the game laws
of the state. Sheriff Miller, with
posse, went to the scene of their dep
relations last Saturday for the pur-
pose of arresting the Indians. The
} Indians had received warning OF the
: coming of the whites, and prepared
/ an ambuscade for them. The posse
e would have been entirely wiped out
; but for the fact that they were pre-
t ceding cautiously, and were in a meas
d ure prepared for some trick on the part
t. of the Indians.
Killing and Stealing Cattle.
The settlers have been complaining
y bitterly that the Indians have been
killing and stealing their cattle. Set
y tiers warned the leaders of the band
&c to leave the country, but the redskins
- only laughed at them. They claimed
=. that the government had so reduced
the amount of rations that they were
- forced to kill game to keep from starv-
], ing Charlie Carries Elk openly de-
. clared that if he and his followers
- were driven too far they would fight.
= When Sheriff Miller of Weston coun-
- ty was notified of the refusal of the In
- dams to get out of the state, and the
=, threats made by them, he organized a
:, small posse, including R. ID. Hackney,
: d. o. Johnson, Fred Howell, Lieuten-
IT, ant b. r. Hilton and James Davis, and
~ started for Beaver creek, along which
the redskins were encamped. On Fiji
day the Indian camp was reached II
T. was deserted by all except the squaws
children and a few old men, who were
10. busy skinning wild animals and pre-
pairing the meat for winter use. The
entire camp was placed under arrest
and sent to Newcastle in charge o.
TO Lieutenant Hilton.
oy The posse started on a search fol
1g the braves. They were located Sat
We urday, and during the afternoon Sheriff
1g Miller and his deputies started to close
IS in on them. When the whites go
1g within rife range of the Indian camI
TX they were suddenly fired upon, and the
'n battle followed.
80 Sioux or Crows?
n Governor Chatterton reports thai
TO the Indians had been illegally hunt
ne ing in Lightning creek, 40 miles from
Lusk on the Northwestern railroad.
ne Sheriff Miller was seriously shot
w through the hip by the, Indians, and
IT, member of his posse, Falkenberg, was
at killed. Three Indians were killed Thf
Id Indians are reported by Putnam. g.
al ty clerk of Weston county, to be sre'y
in Pine Ridge. Later information is s
the effect that the Indians are Grow.
The remainder of the party are :
large in Wyoming and are Supposed +
~ be headed eastward toward NebrasL,
g Senator Warren suggests that the n
IN dams should be arrested, and he .,
a pressed the opinion that they can 4
"A reached either through Indian agent
20 or the military authorities. The a,
thorities here believe that the Indian
~ are a band of Crows on their way 8
ie the Pine Ridge agency to make a visit
~ It ig thought their meat supply was e,
% austed and they were hunting to obtai
food.
Towne-I suppose you have hear