The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-09-23


vas hshflnr fof 'No dsys. she Indians
sitinf nts ~ ths afats and woods
hni Rot lfafria thH Scene uniu She
nlfhi 10 August a. IN thia hrhi ulb.
BON. who was hims.lf wounded insi ~
men KILLED ana wounded out ~ total
NJ iai The hodies of 40 Indians we're
ltft an the neid Joseph ana his ioi.
lowers vent south killing and plumb
efinr. it .s said. and crossed the main
divide NJ Che Rocky Mountains then
turned east ana recfussUd iha Hockiee
ana went into what 81 now yellowstone
Park closely pursued by Howard ana
u detachment from Gibbons command.
There was O. running light nearly every
day and the advantage was not wholly
with the troops
Tho chnae iosted until oct ]. The
government had detnchments IN al
most every direction where ~ was
thought Joseph and his little band
might be intercepted while Howard
was after them Col. Sturgls attempted
to head them or at Sinking river and
Clnrk's ford At the latter place he
met Towards wearied troops and then
pushed on, hoping by forced marches
OF 80 ana co miles a day to overtake
the hostiles. Gen Nelson a Miles was
ordered M from Tongue river. in Mon
tana, 20 intercept Joseph farther
north Sturgis overlook the Indians.
fought them all one day. killing q and
capturing 800 ponies, bad blow for
Joseph. sturgis' horses were worn
out, however, his troops being COM
PEELED to walk, and he was obliged to
discontinue the pursuit and wait for
Howard to come up with him.
Gen. Miles. meanwhile had started
north for the gap between the Little
Rocky and the Bear Paw Mountains.
Joseph was away to the north, having
crossed the Missouri at Cow Island
where he had fight with few troops.
and. afterwards with the men under
Major Ilges, forcing the latter t. with
draw. on Sept go after a march of
2G7 miles, Gen. Miles came within sight
OF Joseph's camp in the valley of
Snake creek. 1t was In strong posi-
ton, but Miles sent a battalion of ca
valry to the rear of the camp and cap
tured 500 ponies. He then charged the
camp, but lost "a men killed and A.
wounded, 35 per cent. of the attacking
force. He withdrew without capturing
the village.
TT was apparent" says Gen. Miles,
that their position could only be forced
by charge or a siege. The hrst could
not be accomplished without too great
sacrifice while the latter, in my judg
ment, would be almost sure to result
satisfactorily" So, the Indians being
surrounded and their pony herd cap
lDnn
impossible. Miles determined to hold
his position. He notified Howard ard
Sturgis of the situation.
WOULDN'T LEAVE THEIR WOUND
ED.
Poor Joseph was now in a hard case.
Looking Glass, one of his bravest men,
had been killed; so had Josephs brother
White. Bird, with more than hundred
warriors, had escaped through the night
and safely reached the Canadian from
tier, his ponies We're all captured and
he had only a handful of warriors. The
women and children We're still with him.
In his extremity he sent a messenger
to Sitting Bull, then encamped across
the Canadian line, about so miles away.
The crafty old medicine man had had
some dire experiences with the United
States a year before and he at once
went 40 miles farther into Canada. 1t
was showing and the weather was very
cold. Hunted for more than thou
sand miles, the chase lasting more than
three months, having fought nearly 20
battles, Joseph found himself surround
ed and helpless. He and his warriors
might have escaped, but they would
not make the attempt. He afterward
said; I'VE could have got away from
Bear Paw mountain if we had left the
wounded and the women and children
behind, but We We're unwilling to do
this. We had never heard of a wound
ed Indian recovering while in the hands
of the whites"
SO, after four days, Joseph and a
band of warriors came out under a flag
of truce. Terms We're agreed upon and
the Nez Perces-S7 warriors, 1S4 squaws
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