The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-04-22
'S|b[EY TRAIL TO
Be INVESTIGATED
DR.. o. g. Libby and Curator
Fish Will 60 Over Line Of
| March Talse, in. 1853.
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REDSK1N FIGHTS
WERE NUMEROUS.
Old Camping Place, Burial
Grounds and Battle Fields
Are Being Explored.

LIT. ". u. lLO0y. mas just. returned
from the western part of the state
where he did some work in the inter-
ests OF the State Historical society re-
ports some very interesting eXplora-
lions. He spent most of his. time on
the White Earth. Indian reservation
and along the. White Earth river. Old
Indian burial grounds We're examined.
These are very interesting. where
some OF the old warriors are eXhumed
1t is expected that some exceedingly
interesting facts may DE brought to
light. Indian camping. grounds and
battle fields We're gone over very care
fully. As q result the State Historical
museum at Bismarck will be generous
ly enriched by the addition OF Indian
relics and war weapons. Old settlers
on the ground were interviewed n
much historical data of an early date
not now a matter Of record was Sc
cured.
DR.. Libby was in consultation with
Curator Fish of the State Historical
society and planned an investigation
OF the old Sibley trail. This is the
trail followed by General Sibley
when he made his famous campaign
against the Indians in what is now
North Dakota in 1863.
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The campaign Of General sibley
started. from New .Ulm, Mimi, and it's
object a to- punish the Sioux and
other tribes for their atrocious
massacre of white settlers in Minne-
kota. The Indians paid dearly after
wards for { cir temporary victories
and slaughter of defenseless women
and children in Minnesota.
General Sibley. on his campaign in
to North Dakota to punish the In
dams for their murders, entered the
territory Of Dakota at Big Stone lake,
and was at old TT. Abercrombie. from
which place he started northwest
southeast Of Valley City. and continu-
ing up that stream he made a perma-
nent camp. near What Is now Lake
Jesse. in iGriggs county. At that place
he left d small force and camp equip
age, and started after the Indians with
500 cavalry and some artillery. The
route from Lake Jesse was southwest
through what is nov Stutsman county,
and the battle Of Big Mound was
fought in Kidder county July "a, 1868.
Qualifications Plainly Shown.
The old Notifications show plainly
he camp made by the Sibley soldiers.
which was near what was then an
alkali lake. The Indians were defeat-
ed in q pitched battle Which came
that tie fndians DESIRED to make
peace with sibley. lay down their arms
and 90 upon a government reserva-
tween a few Indian chiefs and the
federal officers ut 81 point midway be-
tween the ranks of the Indians and
the camp of the soldiers. Among
those attending the conference was
Surgeon weiser. Without warning
and against the intention of the In
dians, a young savage crept up behind
weiser and shot him in the back, kill
ing him instantly.
This unexpected interruption. of the
peace negotiations brought about the
battle which resulted in the total de-
feat Of the Indians at Big Mound.
They were then pursued about ten
miles west and again made a stand ut
what is known as Dead Buffalo lake.
Defeated there they were again driven
westward and another battle was
fought near the border of Burleigh
county, at a place called Stony Lake,
where the red skins were again rout-
ed.
General Sibley- continued his ex-
petition to the Missouri river where
he had expected to meet General Sui
ley, who came up the Missouri from
st. Louis, with n force of soldiers. the
intention being To- prevent the Indians
LFOSll CIUS6Iu6 lllC MtSSOOIl iASei, anu
to get them between the two federal
ranks. Low water on the river n
other causes prevented Sully reaching
the upper Missouri in time to prevent
the Indians from crossing that stream
and scattering into the Bad Lands fur
thcr west: sully however made a de.
our southeast from TT. Lincoln, and
It was on this trip that the battle Of
Whftestone Hill in Dickey county was
fought.
sibley returned to his permanent
camp, in what is now Griggs county
by almost 'tht In route that he
can1e to the river. n continued his