Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-03-03
INDIAN MIKES LAST STAND

OdIu.
The last stand and the final
determination of this little band
of Indians as was told by members
of the posse at Golconda yesterday
was a reminder of early day
experiences of the pioneers of this
Western country, when battles with
redskins wer a common occur
renee.
The effects found by the posse in
the camp of the Indians showed
~conclusively that the band had
Kept aloof from civilization and
and had returned to the wild state
characteristic of The Indians with
whom the whites fought in the
States earliest days. All the
utensils of Shoshone Mikes band
were Of the crudest kind and most
OF their effects were of their own
manufacture. There wereb nw and
sarrows tipped with sharp steel
points. long handled war spears
and tomahawks of steel, with
handles two and a half feet long,
two Indian war drums and a bonnet
of feathers, probably the headdress
of old Shoshone Mike. All of these
articles iwere of primitive make
AID painted with Indian designs in
yellow and green and even the
arrows showed the coloring which
plainly indicate that the Indians
were undoubtedly on the war path
and were out for plumber and to
kill the p~alefaces if ~ecessar
Shoshone Mixes marauding band,
1t is believed, has for ten or fifteen
years roamrd over the northern
part of the State along the
boundary line of Oregon and Idaho
The band consisted of Mike, his
wife land their ten children.
The members iof the posse
brought to Golconda many
souvenirs of the battle from the
camp of the Indians. A number
of the arrows are now on exhibition
at THE Star" office.
Edward Hogle. who was shot in
the battle with the murderous
Indians last Sunday was a native of
California and was within two
days of being 81 years of age.
Hogle leaves to mourn his loss his
mother. a brother AID a sister
residing at Anderson, Shasta county
Cal, and another brother who
resides at Loyalton, Cal. The
deceased was a vaquero and haG
worked for cattle outfits near
Gerlach, on the Western Pacific
He was a member of the posse
that started from Eagleville and
followed the trail of the Indians
from the seem of the crime to the
place where he received his death
wound. He was shot in the left
breast, the bullet passing through
his body and coming out under his
right arm, probably touching the
heart.
After he was shot ::he walked
about forty feet when he turned
around and said to Henry Hughes.
MY God, | am shetland falling to
the ground he passed away in a
few moments. AS showing the
irony of fate the bullet that
killed Hogle was fired from a
Savage automatic 3S-caliber pistol
that was taken from the body of
Cambron. one of the victims of
the massacre in Little High
Rock canyon, and the last cartridge
in the weap on and the last shot
fired by the Indians in Sundays
battle was the one which gave
Hogle his death wound
Sheriff Lamb returned with the
posse to Golconda from the battle
field, he having reached the Kelly
Creek ranch Monday about noon.
To him is due much of the credit
for the victorious result Of the
chase after the Indians, he having
given the posse the information
which resulted in the trail being
picked up Sunday morning. That
Sheriff Lamb was not in at the
finish was due to a misleading
telephone message sent to him that
the trail was not the right one
when 1t was known by the entire
posse that the facts were exactly
contrary. Had Sheriff Lamb been
treated decently he would have
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