Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-02-28
THEY ARE 5000 INDIANS

oSSouhS VI OuUUdy
battle with Indian Mikes band of
murderers:
The pursuers, detachment of
State police under command of
Captain Donnelly. and posse from
Eagleyille. headed by Sheriff Smith
OF Modoc county. Cal, and Rem
Cambron brother Of ere IF re
murdered sheepmen after following
the Indians on hot trail since
early morning overlook them
shortly afternoon at a point in
Clover valley, about eight lies
west of what is known as the Kelly
Crtek ranch The Indians were
hurryng across the valley when ov-
ertaken, trying to reach the
mountains on the east side. Reing
practically without cover they
had to battle in the open or
surrender. Contrary to the Indian
nature, they chose to exchange shot
for shot with the avengers. who
were all too willing for such a
climax and the bloody battle COM
menced. ...a. ... .-a. .,.
Only very meager details of the
battle in which the Indians were
practically annihilated, can be
obtained all the news aviable having
been telephoned to Winnemucca
from North's ranch, early this
morning. The messenger from
the battlefield arrived at Norths
ranch last night, but owing to the
telephone Office at Golconda being
rosed the news could not be trans
mitted to the outside world last
night.
From the details thet ,ar be
| obtained it is described as having
been running fight lasting three
rours and covering over a mile of
country. When the Indians saw
the approaching posse the four
braves astonished their pursuers by
! stopping and engaging in II eli
| tribal war dance. This continued
until the advance guard of the
posse had riden up to within hailing
| distance, when the summons to
surrender was answered by cries
Of derision and defiance and the
Indian braves, squaws and children
scattered into the brush and opened
the battle which was to terminate
in what was little short of a
massacre.
Indian Mike fell fatally wounded
early in the fight, but the loss of
their leader only spurred his fol-
lowers to more desperate efforts.
Realizing that it was battle to
the death, none intimated by voice
or gesture the slightest desire to
surrender. Answering shot with
shot the Indians fell back slowly
one by one before the whitening
fusillade from the rifles of the
posse. The Indians fought like
veri liable demons the squaw taking
part and selling their lives TO less
| dearly than their men folks. In
their last stand they used every
aviable weapon Of offensr. hows
and arrows and tonahawks being
res orted to when TIC an uni.io.
from their rifles AMI reviewers WGs
exhausted. rhus tn 1iJJiy ~. lp
continued until none cG tie Infi. r.
| remained alive but three pzppOOse:
and ift yJ1H< girl, VINO Heif found
IN thr brush near VI.crc the
fight was begun. The squaws
were shot down Win as lttl,
mpInction "a the braces, As the
women fought throughout. no less
fiercPly than the men but the
killing If the two children as
accidental and could not be avoided.
The only details Of the battle
known at this hour aye those given
by the messenger who brought the
news last night to North's ranch,
the remainder Of the posse remain
ing at the scene to gather up the
bodies and make arrangements to
convey them to Golconda, the