New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-12-22
DID LITTLE CROW EVER DIET

spot where he died when in 1891,
they visited the locality and pointed
out the place where they found the
body. Surely they, if anybody, would
know and it was on the definite in-
formation furnished by them that the
wooden cross was erected that stands
there today. But it seems there are
others who desire to have a say-sO in
locating the spot and that they don't
ITO allow the pioneers who
ought to know more about it than any
one else to have monopoly OF the
Job. For instance note the following
taken from the Litchfield Indepen-
dent. -
!. ''In the interest sqf the state histori-
cal society, a party Of old timers from
Litchfeld made an excursion Satur-
day to the spot where Little Grow
was killed and marked it with an iron
section stake, also Z proved up some
surveys that had been made OF that
section some years ago:
The party was composed of n. Y. lay
lor, W. H. Greenleaf, Ed. Doll and D.
H. Duckering; who took the party IN
his auto. to- Ellsworth, where James
Fallon was taken in. While Mr.. Green
leaf was here at the time Of the kill
ing and familiar with the circum-
stances. James Fallon of Ellsworth,
was more familiar with the location
and points 'of, interest, having lived
in that neighborhood ever since that
event, at which time ne
was a lad of II years of age. In 1875
the first survey was made. At this
time Mr.. Lamson went over the ground
with Surveyor Taylor and notes were
made. At that time an elm tree six
inches in diameter near the spot
marked and entered into the notes:
It is still standing and is now about
eighteen inches in diameter. Other
markings pointing out the details OF
that day are visible. The old road
then in use, and. just east Of which Lam
son cautiously advanced before he shot
at the Indian, is visible, and no win
pasture, This road runs i north and
south. The open lake, upon the shore
of which Little Grow was picking and
eating berries July 3rd, 1868, is now
a grassy marsh" II!
The Litchfeld gentlemen having
got in their perfect work on this his
toric ground a citizen whose regard
for the truth Of history is only equalled
by his enjoyment of the absurd con
tributes the following comment which
will be read with interest and maybe a
grin: ;+
The press reports that. N. Y. Tay-
lor, a civil engineer at Litchfield, has
carefully surveyed the scene of the
late unpleasantness between the LAM
sons and Little Crow and exactly
determined. the site where the Indian
chieftan yielded up the ghost and
HE'D himself to the Happy Hunting
Grounds 't|.s<';>'
Some years ago a party Of Hutchin-
son pioneers sailed out from our city
to locate Little Crows croaking place
and, after heated and prolonged dis
cussion as to the exact locality of the
Sioux gentleman's premature taking
off, they averaged opinions and erect
ed cairn of rocks in which they stuck
a wooden sign proclaiming that there
was the place where the Lamsons
slew the old settlers ancient enemy.
All that these pioneres We're unani-
mously agreed upon was the undis-
puted fact that Little Crow was dead,
and this was so generally satisfactory
that it made little difference where
the death occurred or where the monu-
ment was placed.
Not so with Br'er Taylor. He want
ed facts; the exact locality where Lit
tie Crows life blood oozed out and
stained the soil of Meeker County
must be determined So shouldering
his transit and packing his chain and
pins, he began the task.
Rumor hath it that the scientific
gentleman, bent on historical accur-
acy, surveyed and determined the spot
thusly. Beginning at point 60 Gu
bits south and AZ fathoms east of the
northwest corner of conjecture, he
ran down along the east boundary
line of rumor 80 leagues and Is chains;
hence north IS IL furlongs straight
up a long the southeast boundary
line of imagery; thence back to the cen
ter of speculation to point 81 inches
west of hyperbole and here, by care
fully subdividing the distance between
and palaver, he located the
the exact spot at 3942 kilometers both
from the nearest point to veracity.
All hail to N. Y. Taylor whose name
and fame will live as long as the frag-
ments of Ta-o-ah-ta-doo-ta (the chiefs
Indian nanne) rest in the historical
rooms at the State Capital. The moot
ed question is settled and when the
monument is erected on the historic
site let the name of Taylor be inscribed
with Little Crows that all who run
may grin.
A Near Pioneer.
Hutchinson Leader.