Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1903-11-05
BATTLES WITH INDIANS
A Sheriff and His Deputy Killed In
Ambuscade.
TEN OF THE REDSKINS ALSO KILLED.
Five Hundred Men In Hot Pursuit Of the Saw
ages, WHO Are Said to Be Scventy.five
Strong and Are Supposed to Be Sioux
From Pine Ridge and Rosebud Agencies,
Ia South Dakota.

Denver, Col. (SpcciaD.-Five hun
dred men, including sheriff posses, aug
mented by volunteers from the ranches
adjacent, are searching the country i'll
the vicinity Of Lightning creek, in East
crn Wyoming, for the band OF Indians
which Saturday afternoon fought bat
tie with Sheriff Miller's posse. killing
the sheriff and one deputy named Fos-
senburg. The latest advices are to the
effect that a second battle has been
fought and 10 Indians killed and II
others captured, but these have not as
yet been verified.
News from the scene Of the trouble,
which is Is miles from tclcgraphic COM
munication, is very mcagre. The In
danS, 75 in number, are said to be
under the leadership Of Charlie Car
rics Elk. and arc supposed to be Sioux
from tho Pine Ridge and Rosebud
agencies, in South Dakota. They have
been hunting in Converse county.
Wyo.. in violation OF the game laws OF
the State. Sheriff Miller, with posse,
went to the scene of their dcpreda-
tiOns last Saturday to arrest them. | he
Indians had received warning OF the
coming Oi the whites and prepared all
ambuscade for them. The posse would
have been entirely annihilated but Tor
the fact that they were proceeding cau-
t,l,,cl,, nnI nrpnnrpI for some
trick OF the kind on the part OF the In
dams. At the first volcy from the In
dians Sheriff Miller and his deputies
ran to cover, and then cnsucd a genuine
Indian fight. The whites found refuge
behind trees and powders.
1t is thought that at least SIX Indians
were killed and several others wound
ed, among the latter being Eagle
Feather. a subordinate chief The bat
tie lasted almost an hour, when the In
dians began to make their escape by
ones and twos on horseback. They car
ricd their dead and wounded with them,
and arc now believed to be we'll on their
way to the Bad Lands in Nebraska.
The officers did not attempt to follow,
but sent a courier to l.usk, the nearest
telegraph Office, with a message to Gov
ernor Chatterton. apprlSinG him OF
what had occurred,
The news of the battle spread rapid1
and every ranchman tor miles around
armed himself and joined one OF the
numerous posses. The Governor wired
the Interior Department at Washing
ton that the Indians must be immedl-
atcly arrested.
For the past two weeks the Indians
have been in Northeastern Wyoming
slaughtcring game in violation OF the
game laws. In addition the settlers
have been complaining that the Indians
have been killing and stealing their cat
tie. Settlers warned the leaders ot the
band to leave the country. bat the red
skins only laughted at them
They claimed that the government
had so reduced the amount OF their ra-
tions that they were forced to kill game
to keep from starving. Charlie Car
ries Elk openly declared that ii he and
his followers were driven too Tar they.
would fight When Sheriff Miller, OF
Weston county, was notified OF the re-
usal OF the Iidians to get out OF the
State he organized a small posse, i'll
cluding r. D. Hackner, D. Johnson.
Fred Howell, Lieut. B. F. Hilton and
James Davis, and started for Beaver
creek, along which the redskins we're
encamped.
On Friday the Indian camp was
reached. 1t was deserted by all except
the squaws, children and few old men,
who were busy skinning wild animals
and preparing the meat ior winter use.
The entire camp was placed under ar
rest and sent to Newcastle in charge
OF Lieutenant Hilton.
The posse then started search tor
the braves. They were located Satur
day and during the afternoon Sheriff
Miller and his deputies started to close
in on them. When the whites got with
in rifle range OF the Indian camp they
we're suddenly fired on and the battle
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