The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-11-12

dead on the field and Sully had ESQ
women and children prisoners, but he
paid for: his victory with the, lives Of
twenty-five Of his men and fifty others
severely wounded. And Inkpaduta was
still at large. 5+.-..
Inkpaduta went down to the Mime
sofa frontier and lived during the fol
lowing winter and spring off Of the set
Elements. The leadership which he had
shown in the two engagements with
the troops in 1868 had won the admira-
ton of the Indians, who still feared
him. His success in saving the women
and children in : both instances was
marvellous from any point of. view, and
the Indians could see in it only" medi
cine.' On the whole, they believed
his medicine was bad, but he had used
it to their advantage in their. great
need and they were just in according
him credit for their salvation. 's
The next year, when Sully wantonly
beheaded the two Indians who had shot
Fielder, the botanist, and mounted their
heads upon poles as warning to the
tribes, the Sioux nation was stirred as
never before. Fleet carriers took the
news to the remotest camps and every
where they believed it was the purpose
of the whites to pursue them until not
a Dakota was left alive. Post haste
the Hawk was sent to summon .Inkpa-
duta to the Missouri to help them in
the awful emergency which confronted
the nation. He was found at his old
haunt at the Madison lakes and
promptly responded to, the summons.
he proposed that the Sioux be gath
cred and retire to point in the North
Dakota badlands so remote that no
army could dream of following them.
Accordingly the remnant of the Mime
sofa hostiles, most Of the Yanktonais
and many Tetons proceeded to the bad
lands and established themselves on the
side of Killdeer mountain. They were
well fed, but almost destitute Of am
munition; all trade with them being
interdicted by the war.
To their surprise they were promptly
followed to their rendezvous by the
soldiers, and the desperate battle of
Killdeer mountain was fought by Gen.
eral Sully on the 28th of July. The
manner in which the Indians were
handled won the admiration Of General
Sully, who little dreamed that sold
Inky," as the soldiers called him, was
in command. Black Moon, Gall and Sit
ting Bull were present in the battle
Of Killdeer mountain, but the general
direction Of the warriors was left to
Inkpaduta.
With scarcely enough ammunition tc
provide two rounds to the brave, the
! battle was, Of course, a losing one fol
the Indians, who were driven away with
the loss Of most of their camp equip
age. The Tetons returned to Their
homes along Grand river, but Inkpaduts
/, continued upon the trail of the soldiers
and followed them clear around the
bend to Fort Rice, and even as they
were about to re-enter the fort he
picked off one Of the soldiers. Then hi
went far west Of the Missouri and wa.
not heard Of by white men again.
But he was far from being idle. FL,
, was an active leader in the Red CLOUD
war during all Of the campaigns about
, Fort Phil Kearney, and was among tn,
/ most sanguinary in the ambush which
/ resulted in the destruction of Captain
!, Fetterman and his command. Red Clous
/ had no more efficient lieutenant. Whel