The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1911-03-04

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Gus Shoshone Indian band which am.
pushed and murdered the four Washoe
County sheepmen on January 10 last.
Eight OF the r~enegades were shot to
death and the remaining four captured
after a running, battle Of three hours,
in which u member Of the posse of
State police was also killed. The dead
member of the posse is Ed. Hogle.
a cowboy Of Eigleville. Gal. He was
but 81 years of q and was to have
been married next month.
The State police under Captain Don.
nelly and Sheriff Smiths posse had
been trailing the Indians since Fsbru.
airy 8, when the mutilated bodies,
frozen solid, of the murdered stockmen
were found.
Saturday night Captain Donnelly AMI
Sheriff Smith and their men stopped at
Stewards ranch, % miles north of
Winnemucca. Yesterday morning a
report reached them there of a band of
Indians camped about 10 miles north
west. Led by Skinny Pascal, an Indian
trailer, the posse followed the trial and
sighted the Shoshones. moving in
single file. about noon, so miles north
east Of Winnemucca.
Indian Leader Wounded
After q consultation, Skinny Pascal.
the Indian, with the posse, was sent
ahead to talk to the band. When with
in 100 yards. old "Iudian Nike" the
leader, raised his rifle and fired. Skinny
Pascal dropped from his horse unhurt
and fred twice. Indian Mike fell and
was seen to crawl away in the bushes,
where he later was found dead.
When they saw that their leader had
fallen, the remainder of the band
started down a canyon driving their
stock before them. A running fight
ensued.
The bucks with their rifles acted at
first as a rear guard. while the squaws
and children ran ahead. One OF the
young bucks fell under the posses fire.
Two miles down the canyon the In
dams crossed a ridge and vent into
another. but smaller canyon. Here
they made a stand. When the State
police and Sheriff's posse again came
up with the band, the Indians. includ-
ing the squaws and children. were
beating drums and executing q war
dance" The white men dismounted.
and crawling through and over the
rocks, a pitched battle followed. 1t
was here that Ed Hogle was killed.
Capture Squow and Children
With only two bucks armed with
rifles and two squaws and several
children using bows and arrows. against
a score Of white men, the fight was soon
over. After the braves had fallen and
having no desire to kill the women and
children, the posse made a rush and
captured the girl and three smaller
children. The latter stood their ground
to the last, wounding one of the posse
with an arrow and fighting with sticks
and stones until ~overpowered.
According to the telephone reports
received here from Captain Donnelly,
the squaws fought bravely by the side
Of the bucks, and, under the circum-
stances. the killing of them and the
children was unavoidable.
A messenger was sent to Kelly's
ranch, 10 miles distant, where q wagon
was obtained, and the captives and the
body of Hogle were taken to that place.
The Indians will be buried where they
fell upon the arrival of the Coroner.
who started from Winnemucca to-day.
Hogle's remains will be shipped to
Eagleville.
Story of the Crime
The crime which resulted in yester
days battle was committed on January
10 last in Little High Rock canyon,
Northern Washoe County. Harry
Oambrou. B. Indiana. j. B. Laxague
and Peter Erramouspe were the victims.
All four were wealthy stockmen and
were at their camp near DEMO. They
left camp on the morning of January 10
to go to an adjoining camp, and moth.
ing was thought of the matter until
several days later, when 1t was learned
that they never reached their destina-
ton.
Searching parties were at once form.
ed and the surrounding country secured
1t was thought the men had persisted in
the snow. The -four bodies were found
on February 8 in Little High Rock
canyon by a member of the searching
party. All four had been shot aud hor.
ribly m~utilated. Their bodies had
been stripped of clothing and piled in a
heap.
Posses Soon On the Trail