Arizona republican., 1911-02-28
EIGHT sHOsHONEs KILLED
One Member of the Pursu- ing Posse Fell The End of a Nevada Chase That Began Almost a Month Ago.

Winnemucca, Nev., Feb. 27.-Eight Indians. including two squaws and two children, and one white man were killed in running fight yesterday afternoon near TuscarOra, when pursuing pose
 of twenty-one men came upon the band of twelve ShoshOnes charged with the
 murder of four wealthy Nevada stock
 men in northern Washington county on
 January l9. on the posses side, Ed
 ward Pyle of Eagleville. Cal, was
 killed. The squaWs, armed only with
 bows and arrows. fought stubbornly by
 the side of the braves. A steel tipped
 arrow struck one of the posse in the
 chest. infiicting a painful but not seri-
 ous wound
 The posse was composed Of the state
 police under CapiaiF J. F. DOnnelly, superintendent of the Nevada state po-
 lice, and several stockmen under Sheriff Smith, of ModOc county, Cal It
 probably was the first time in many years that bows and arrows figured in an Indian fight.
 A 16-year-old girl and three children were captured. IL is said that the loot taken from the bodies of the murdered stockmen was found in the camp of the Indians
 The state police under Captain Don nelly and Sheriff Smiths posse had been trailing the Indians since Febru- ary when the mutilated bodies of the murdered stockmen, frozen solid, were found
 On Saturday night. Captain Donnelly and Sheriff Smith and their men stopped at Stewart's ranch. twenty five miles north of Winnemucca. Yes terday morning a report reached them of band of Indians camped about ten miles northeast. Let by Skinny Pas cal. an Indian trailer, the posse fol- lowed the trail and sighted the Sho- shones, moving in a single file about noon about fifty miles west of Winne- mucca.
 After a consultation. Skinny Pascal. | the Indian with the posse, was sent ahead to talk to the band. When with in a hundred yards old Indian Mike,7 1 the leader. raised his rifle and fired 1 skinny Pascal dropped from his horse | unhurt and fired twice Indian Mike ! fell 'and was seen to crawl away in | the bushes, where he later was found l dead.
 When they saw that their leader had | fallen. the remainder of the band start | ed down a canyon, driving their stock | before them. 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 h. | dians crossed a ridge and went into | another but smaller canyon. Here they | made stand. When the state police | and sheriffs posse again came up with | them, the Indians. including the squaws i and children, were beating drums and | executing a war dance" The white | men dismounted and crawling through | bushes and over rocks. engaged the in a pitched battle. It was there that Ed Hoyle was killed
 With only two bucks armed with | rifles and two squaws. and several 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 the posse made a rush and the girl and three smaller children. The latter stood their ground -O the last. wounding one of the posse with an arrow. and fighting with sticks and stones until Overpowered. Ac- ,ording to the telephone reports re- ,eived here from Captain Donnelly. the 'quaws fought bravelv by the side of he bucks and under the circumstances he killing Of them and the children vas said to be unavoidable.
 A messenger was sent to Kelly's 'anch. ten miles distant. where wagon vas obtained and the captives and he body of Hoyle was taken to that place. The Indians will be buried where they fell upon the arrival of the coroner. who started from Winnemucca Ii oday. Hovle's remains will be shipped Q Eagleville.