Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1909-03-26

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| Ing from their lodges, hiding behind
trees or lining the bank Of the little
stream that acted as rifle pit, the
reds fought in vain. Black Kettle
himself was killed, besides lO3 of his
warriors. The village was captured,
the pony herds were shot, as they could
not be carried away, taking an hour to
XII 875 of them. The village and an
rs possessions Of winter provisions, in
Guiding thousand buffalo robes, hun
| dreds of pounds Of dried meat, ETC.,
were destroyed. Over 500 pounds Of
powder and a thousand pounds Of lead
| were at the same time captured. FIFTY
three squaws and children were made
prisoners, thus entirely DESTROYING
Black Kettle. Elliot and party of
fourteen, who had followed some flying
parties. we're missing, having run into
larger band Of Indians in large ad-
Joining village, which threatened now
to rush on the command and give tit
Tor tat, but Custer rallied every man.
threw out skirmishing parties and ad-
vanced, with his bands and busles
playing, and after some sharp fighting
the Indians. believing that he must
have re-enforcements and seeing Major
Bell, with an escort, coming dashing
with load of ammunition, which. bv
the way, was badly needed, and hay-
Ing Little Rock, their fighting CHIEF
killed, they broke! away and scattered
An unknown number were killed and
wounded during the all day fighting.
a white woman and child were found
IN the village who were killed by the
Indians for revenge during the opening
OF the fight. Our loss was seven killed
and eleven wounded.
Owing to the condition Of the wea tb-
or, etc., 1t was necessary to get back
to Camp Supply to recuperate, which
was successfully accomplished. That
same winter Custer repeated the same
trick on larger village and wiped
1t from the face Of the earth and can
tured Satanic, whom he held until
many white captives were given ;up In
exchange. After come rest following
the battle Of The Washita a search
party was sent out to find trace Of
Elliot and his men, whose remains
they found. the story being afterward
learned from the Indians how catas-
trophe overcame them. Flushed with
success In the Black Kettle village
Elliot pursued the flying band and ran
into the midst Of a big band Of braves
coming TO assist in the fght. They
were seen, an ambush was quickly
effected and they were surrounteds
Their horsesswere shot down and 9th
ers dfsmounteda and they stood back to-
back tillsall died calamity fighting. S
OFTEN the white men had narrow
escapes from determination, General
George A. Forsyth's siege on the Arick.
aree river in September, 1868, being 81
famous example. u
General Forsyth was In command Of
q body of about fifty plainsn6en en.i1
listed az scouts, and camped beside
the Afickaree river, q ssnallastrearustb
northwestern IRnsas .s..F fusfsans
had been reported as uprising, and the
expedition was projected for the paiif-
posesoft finding out the true state OF
affairs. Itsbeing "a season when nyerys
little wa ter wasitn the river; the party
removed its campsto an island I'M the
middle Of the stream. There their
worst fears were early realized, for at
9 o'clock on the morning Of Sept. II,
1858. Chief Roman Nose entered the
river valley With his braves, sduaws
and children and prepared for an ut,
tack. Roman Nose was ID heroic speci-
men Of the Indian warrior, and he
headed q party of nearly. a thousand
hostile braves. ss DIV "a. q
General Forsyth Immediately began
making the best preparati lions he couId
With view to fortifying bis position.
digging rifle pits and placing saddles
ind other available materiaiin q circle |
around his men. There was 80 little
water IN the river bed that lie Knew
hand to hand encounters would result
rom the impending attack unless the |
advancing host could be repelled be-
lore they reached the imperiled sol.
Hers Indian sharp shooters ranged In
hiding along both banks Of the stream
began pouring Into the Forsyth posi-.
Ion q deadly fire at close range. The
,esieged men cfouehed III the rife pits
hey had dug ID the sand, their fire.
lrms In readiness, awaiting tie word
i command. Closer came the caval-
.ade Of redskins until their fellow
harp hooters were compelled to cease
lring for fear OF killing their own
men. Then Forgyth shouted .sNowr'
ind a crash Of musketry rang from
ifty guns. It was apparent that the
indians were bent upon Riding down.
heif prey and killing them on the spot.
The first volley made no change in
heir intentions. At second v0lley Il
hey did NOT Raser but when Others
too rapidly to count the ranks
,egan to thingout. and at last Roman
lose went down. shot dead from his
lorse. The death OF stheir defiant Lead a
z sent CONSERVATION into the ranks OF
is followers. ana when they sefef
Within ! hundred yards 6f the miflsfa.i
ure Fort they broke IN 1 panic,
During the nett! two hours the FOR.
WITH psrty dug their ride piLs deeper, II
trenxth their barricades WI h the III
,pdiss of their dest toyjiessd MOI ~ IND i
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