The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-11-03
BLOODY BATTLE
WITH INDIANS
Wyoming Sheriff and One Of His
Deputies Killed.
WHOLE COUNTRY AROUSED
TROUBLE AROSE OVER VIOLA
TON OF GAME LAWS.

ENNER, Colo. Nov. 2-Five hum
~ dred mem including sheriffs'
posses augmented by volunteers
rom the ranches adjacent, are scour-
ing the country I'm the Vicinity Of Light
nlng creek, in eastern wyoming, in
search of the band of Indians which
saturday afternoon fought a battle with
9herlh Miller's posse. killing the sheriff
ana one deputy named FOssenburg. The
latest adVices are TO the effect that a
second battle has been fought and ten
INDIANS killed and eleven others cap
tureo, but this has not as yet been
tefiued- News from the scene Of the
ttoupie, which IS twenty-five miles
from telegraphic communication, is
very meager.
me Indians. seventy-fve i'm number,
SAID TO be under the leadership Of
charlie Carries Elk, are supposed to be
Sioux from the Pine Ridge and Rosebud
agencies i'm South Dakota. They have
Deen hunting IN the Converse country,
w Qmlngi In violation Of the game laws
or the state. Sheriff Miller. with a
posse went to the scene OF their depre-
cations last Saturday for the purpose
or arrestimE the Indians. The Indians
mad received warning Of the coming Of
tne whites and prepared an ambuscade
Tor them. The posse would have been
that they were proceeding cautiously
ana We're. In a measure prepared for
some trick on the part Of the Indians.
Whites Sought Cover.
At the first volley from the Indians
Sheriff Miller and his deputies hastily
ran 60 cover and then ensued a genuine
Indian fight. The whites found refuge
behind trees and boulders.
To is thought thaRat least six Indians
were killed and sSveral others wound
ed, amone the lahfer being Eagle Feath-
or. a sub-chieL
The batgss lasted about an hour when
the lndianS began to make their escape
by ones 8nd twos on horseback. They
carried Hheir dead and wounded with
them, Rnd are now believed to be well
on their way to the Bad Lands in Ne
lra6ka. The officers did not attempt
tO follow. but sent a courier to Lusk
Ve nearest telegraph Office. with a
message to Governor ChattertOn. ap-
prising him OF what had occurred
The news Of the battle spread rapidly
and every ranchman for miles around
armed himself and joined ore of the
numerous posses hastily organized 20
punish the Sioux. The governor wired
the interior department at Washington
that the Indians must Immediately be
arrested
Violated Game Laws.
For the past two weeks the band OF
Indians has been i'm northeastern Wyo-
ming siaughteriDg game in violation Of
the laws. I'm addition the settlers have
been complaining bitterly that the In
dams have been killing and stealing
their cattle. Settlers warned the leaders
of the band 10 leave the country. but
the redskins only laughed at them.
Ihey claimed that the government had
SD reduced the amount OF the ratiOrs
that they were forced tO kin game 90
keep from starving. Charlie Carries
Eik openly declared that If he and his
Followers were driven too far they
would fight
When Sheriff Miller Of Weston coun-
~ was notified OF the refusal OF the
Indians 20 get out OF the state and the
threats made by them. ne organized "a
small posse. including r. j.. Hackney.
ID ID. Johnson. Fred Howell. Lieutenant
-. y. Hltor, James Davis. and started
for Beaver creek, along which the red
skins were encamped.
ON Friday the Indian camp was
reached 10 was deserted by all except
the sQuaws children and q few old
men, who were busy skinning wild
animals and preparing the meat for
winter use. The entire camp was
placed under arrest and sent TO New
castle in charge of Lieutenant Hilton.
The posse started ON "a search for
the braves They We're located SatUr-
day and during the afternoon Sheriff
iu on them. When the whites got
rithin rifle range of the Indian camp
they were suddenly fired upon and tie
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