Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-02-07

carbine at the bowling savages. He
killed one Indian and wounded an
other before he could be made to
mount his horse and fall into line He
was seeking revenge for the sad fate
of his people, who were killed in the
Minnesota massacre the year previ-
Gus, and he reluctantly rode up into
line, muttering in the Scandinavian
language his disapproval at being dis
turbed. The Indians in making their
attack separated their forces and at
tempted to pass around our battalion
to the right and left and charge in
upon the baggage train that was clos
ing up into line, while it was scattered
and before they could move into close
order of march. But they were pre-
vented from accomplishing their de-
sign, by our advance force and the
forces in the rear, who strung out in
a long impenetratable line between
them and the train.
Seeing we were prepared to receive
them and that they could not gain
any advantage by prolonging the con-
test, they wheeled around and with
drew beyond the range of our guns.
Meanwhile, an Indian brave rode out
on the summit of a distant hill. and
at this juncture, waved flag back
and forth as a signal for them to re-
treat. After making several demon
strative feints upon our lines, and per
forming many strategic feats Of horse
mn'aanship, they Withdrew, gesticulat-
Ing In an insulting manner, whooping,
as they disappeared over the hill, go
ing in the direction Of the Missouri
river. We pursued them for long
distance, but our jaded and way-worn
horses We're unable to keep up with
them very long and we were soon dis.
tanced in the chase.
This army of mounted warriors had
been heavily reinforced from the Te-
ton Sioux west of the Missouri, before
making the attack. The skirmish
lasted twenty or thirty minutes and it
was estimated that ten or fifteen In
dams were killed, while only two men
IN our command were slightly wound
ed. Our baggage train was now form
ed into three parallel lines, and we re-
sumed our march along the trail Of
the retreating Indians, ever ready for
deIense IN case of another sudden
attack. We moved along in this way
during the day, crossed the summit
sa 81 q ridge in our advance and came
N sight OF the Missouri river, where
we camped for the night. A beantifnl
panorama presented itself to our view
We could trace the winding channel
'El1l' the great valley for many
miles, by the long line Of timber that
skirted it's borders, which commanded
q wide and beautiful prospect. To the
west, the high hills rose up from near
the ne margin rlf of the river and stretched
away back beyond Heart river valley
Wnlch could be seen in the blue dis
lance lance into an endless succession AZ
peaks and ridges until the farthest'
outlines seemed indifferently to be
clouds or hills. And as we marched
along on the following day, these
heights, in the immediate vicinity Of
the the Missouri were literally covered
with Indians the Indians We had de-
feated IN the battles at Big Mound and
Dead Buffalo Lake who, having made
their transit across the Missouri.
stood on the opposite hills with their
sauaws and children, looking at us as
we marched down into the great val
ley. They had stuck number Of