The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1903-05-13
FORTY YEARS AGO.
Movements Against the Indians Forty
Years Ago May I'd Last.

nations as colonel of the Fourth
Minnesota. Ever since Col. San
born has been in active service he
has been burdened with the oner-
Gus and responsible duties of bril-
gade or division commander, with
out either the emoluments or hon
ors of the position. He is now and
has for some time past been COM
handing a division in Grants army.
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There are now !, 1876 Indians held
captive at Fort Smelling. The in
closure which answered for aprison
has been moved from the bottom
land near the mouth of the Mime
sofa river, and is now on the edge
of the table land, about mile from
the fort towards Bloomington. The
Enclosure is about 500 feet square,
being a fence made of 16-feet boards.
nailed on vertically. Here are 800
tepees so close that there are only
narrow walks between and the visi-
tor must look to his steps we'll that
be does not tramp on some OF the
the innumerable pappooses lying
around. Filth and degradation are
on every hand. Their rations of
fresh beef, pork, -four, ETC., are lib
eral and fire wood is also furnished.
The entire labor of the camp de-
wolves upon the squaws. They
bear enormous burdens of wood up
the bluff, carrying it distance of
about mile. All their spare time
is spent in making moccasins.
Preparations for the expedition
against Little Grow is the leading
topic nowadays, and in a few days
old Fort Smelling will be almost de-
serted and the troops enroute for
the Indian country.
Gov. Ramsey returned Thursday
after an absence of nearly seven
weeks among the Minnesota regi-
ments. The Harrisburg (Pa.) Rec
ord says of his arrival in that city:
'Hon. Alexander Ramsey, United
States senator from Minnesota,
called on Gov. Curtin this morning.
Few Pennslyvanians have shed so
much glory by their actions abroad
on their native state as that which
the success and career of Ramsey
reflects upon his native common
wealth, and no man is so heartily
welcomed back as he when he thus
visits the scenes of his early aspira
tons and triumphs. -
The balance of the Sixth regi-
ment, stationed at Fort Smelling,
arS under orders to march for Camp
Pope, Yellow Medicine, just as soon
as the Favorite is ready to trans
port them.
The rolls of the hostile Sioux show
that they number about 1000 souls.
Of those about 1000 were captured
last summer and fall and have been
held prisoners at Fort Smelling and
Mankato. The other 5000 have
since been at large on the plains,
connecting further deviltry as soon
as the weather permits. Little
Grow and his party have spent the
winter on the Missouri, not far
from Devils Lake, and the balance
have been at Devils Lake. 1t seems
as if d good opportunity has been
allowed to pass by not striking a
blow at the Indian encampment
during the winter months, and thus
crushing out all future hostilities.
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The German citizens at New Ulm
are busy throwing up earth works,
in order to be able to meet the In
dams, whom they fully expect will
visit them again this spring.
The banks and business houses
generally were closed on Thursday
for observance of the national fast,
recommended by President Lincoln.
The Hawkeye State arrived yes
terday with 200 more mules. The
transportation was comparatively
easy but the debarkation was terri
fic. They were dubbed, pushed,