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The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-02-28

on the Marias river, they were at
tackled by a large party of Blood
Indians, and the whole party bru-
tally murdered. 1t is difficult to
get the facts in this case, as no
white man survived to tell the sad
and brutal story. The Indians
claim the whites fired on them first
and they returned the fire. Some
of the whites claim that the act was
in retaliation for the murder of the
three Indians on the 22nd, while
others contend that the Indians
were entirely ignorant Of this af-
fair, as only four days had elapsed
since the murder of the three In
dams at this place and the mas
sacre on the Marias.
"The Indians of this agency
have been seriously afflicted with
sickness and death, from measles,
the past winter. The Piegans have
lost $50; the eros Ventres, 100;
and the Bloods and Blackfeet
tribes report the loss of 1900. Pro-
badly this number is exaggerated,
but there is no doubt they have lost
something approximating towards
this number. 1t Is customary with
these Indians, when the headman
of a lodge dies, to bury him in it,
and leave it standing when the
camp moves. When the Blood
camp moved this spring, so lodges
were left standing %(one-sixth of
the whole tribe) in memory of sol
of their leading men.
Thought Whites Used Poison
"This was a sad ~affliction to the
Indians they could not account for
the anger of the "Great Spirit"
and looked about for a cause for
their Affections, and finally settled
it among themselves that the
were the cause of all their
nis%fortunes. They had purposely
poisoned the annuity goods, and f;
given them out to kill them. This /;
ranked in their bosoms |
when spring opened, and this, to- {
with the killing of five of {
heir number by the whites, wash
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-02-28

were hunting for peltries near the
Little Rocky mountains, they had
all their horses stolen from them
by a party of IA Blood Indians
early on the night of the 18th Of
the same month, leaving them on
foot 200 miles from any settlement
in the dead of winter. The snow
was IS inches deep and the trail Of
the Indians easily followed. The
theft was discovered about 9
O'Clock the same night, and nine of
the whites followed in pursuit of
the Indians, overlook them at day
light the next morning, fired upon
them, killing two and wounding a
third; the rest of the Indians fled,
leaving the stolen horses behind,
which the whites secured and re-
turned to their camp.
This was the first difficulty
that occurred, and this was sup
posed to have been forgotten, til
spring opened, when the Indians
showed evident signs of resent
ment, both in threatening words
and in stealing and differing. On
the night of April % the Blood In
dams stole 40 head of horses from
various persons then at this place.
This act exasperated a certain por-
ton of the whites to such a pitch,
that on the night of May 22, while
under the influence of liquor, they
attacked a party of Blood Indians
that happened to be here, killing
three of them and driving the rest
away, stating at the time that they
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-02-28

place. On the 18th of August a
party of some 20 Piegans were met
by a party of 80 Crows on the
Marias river, some II miles from
this place; a fight ensued in which
each party lost four killed; the
Piegans, however, driving away
the Crows, and remaining masters
of the field. Both of these par
ties we're guarding trains for the
whites-one from, and the other
to Fort Benton.
"On the 23rd of the same month
a train Of Is wagons and II men,
while travelling to the mouth of the
Milk river for freight (landed
there by steamers) we're attacked
by a large party of Assinniboines
and one man killed and one wound
ed with an arrow; how many of
the Indians were killed cannot be
ascertained, as they were carried
away with them as fast as they fell.
The Indians were driven away by
the whites, and the train turned
back, but met other trains bound
for the same destination, and re-
turned with them and secured their
freight. This happened ear the
Big Bend of Milk river, about $50
miles from this place.
Asks for Military Posts
Il have now given a full state
nent of such and all the depreda-
committed by Indians within
his agency Enough has been
shown, I trust, to satisfy the de-
oartment that my previous recon-
nendation to establish military
POSTS at this place, and at or near
he mouth of the Muscle Shell
liver, was directed by sound judg-
nent and prudence, and with an
:ye to the protection Of the prop
rty and citizens of this territory.
lad these posts been established
s | recommended nearly two years
go, these unfortunate men would
ave been living witnesses instead
f dead ones to testify to the ne
of this recommendation. |
ope no time will be lost in estab-
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-02-28

liquors to the Indians is the first
cause of all our troubles in this
nation; not a depreciation is COM
mitted that cannot be traced to this
nefarious traffic; and yet these in
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-02-28

TN the early sixties when Mon
tana, or what was later to be-
come the Territory of Montana,
was experiencing its first influx of
population, settlers, miners and
freighters we're greatly harassed
by marauding Indians, who fire.
quently killed their members, stole
their livestock and burned their
buildings.
At that time there was not a
military post in the territory, al
though a number of trading points
were dignified by the appellation
of fort. Efforts were being made
by the Indian agents to induce the
government to send soldiers to
Montana to awe or subdue the In
dianns but it was not until in July,
1866, that an army post was estab-
lished at Fort Buford, on the Mis-
souri, river just outside the Mon
tana line and about one and a half
miles below old Fort Union.
The first permanent military
camp ii the territory, Camp Cook,
on the south bank of the Missouri
river at the mouth of the Judith
river, was garrisoned in the fall of
1866 by the First battalion of the
18th Infantry.
Fort Shaw, on the Sun river
west of the present city of Great
Falls, was established on June 80,
1867, being first known as Camp
Reynolds.
The next army post to be Great
ed was Fort Ellis, 10 miles from
Bozeman, which was established
August 81, 1867, and it was not I'm
til May 9, 1879, that the next per-
manent army post was established
at Fort Assinniboine, near the
present city of Havre.
Fort Benton never was an army
post. 1t was established as a trad
ing post and did not become the
property of the government until
in October, 1869, when it was pur-
chased by the U. S. commissariat
general for use as a supply sta
ton for the northern military
K
An indication of the Indian sit
uation in northern Montana and |
the need for the establishment of |
army posts at that time is wildly I
told in the report to the commits I
of Indian affairs, by Cad E. |
agent at the Blackfeet '
agency, then located at Fort Ben I
on, under date of October 2, 1865.
It follows: t
A Gruesome Report 2
"The rapid settlement of this S
erritory, and the great number of S
passing over the Indian n
:ountry, to and from the mines, a
nd settling up the rich valleys, II
'uilding up large and flourishing d
owns in close proximity to the In v
.ians, has had a tendency to create I
4 their ignorant minds a jealousy ii
nd prejudice against the whites, IL
mounting in several instances to Il.
pen hostilities and resulting in al
loodshed to both parties. II
"In the month of December last, II
,hile a party of some 20 whites av
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-02-28

the cause, no doubt, of the mas
sacre on the Marias river.
During the latter part of the
two skirmishes have taken
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-02-28

had got revenge for the horses
stolen in April.
"On the 18th of May, while a
party of 10 men was cutting logs
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-02-28

fishing these very necessary and
important posts, for in no part of
the country ire they needed more.
"The secret sale of s~pirituous
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-02-28
INDIAN DEPREDATD0MS DIM NORTHERN MONTANA I'M THE EARLY
SIXTIES LED TO THE ESTABAlSHmEVTs0F MILITARY POSTS

famous whisky traders have man.
aged thus far to escape the clutches
of the law. | hope the coming win
ter will open up a new era in the
prevention of this accursed bust
ness.
"The moral condition of the In
dams in this country is truly la
mentable. Not one spark of civili-
cation appears to have dawned up
on their ignorant minds, and their
capacity for Improvement, if they
ever had any, seems to have risen
and set in total darkness. They ap-
pear not to have benefited one iota
from their intercourse with the
whites, but rather to have initiated
their vices, instead of their virtues.
War with each other, and disease,
are fast taking them away to their
spirit home and unless a change
for the better appears soon to inn
prove their moral condition, but
a few years will elapse before all
but a remnant of what they once
were will have passed to their last
hunting lands to return no more
forever.
"The efforts thus far to improve
the moral condition of these In
dams has proved a total failure;
but perseverance has accomplished
great things, and overcome almost
insurmountable. obstacles. Let us
hope that success will yet crown
our efforts to ameliorate the con-
dition of these unfortunate and de-
graded savages, and place them
and their children on a road to a
brighter and more glor-
ious future.
Predicted Montana's Growth
"The rapid increase of popula-
ton in this territory, the new and
rich placer and lode discoveries,
The extensive and fast developing
business, the immense mineral
and the rapid development
If the country, demand the foster
ng and protecting arm of the gov
.rnment.
"The Missouri river is the great
transporting thoroughfare for this
immense trade. in fact. il is the
great artery or channel of water
communication to the very heart
IF the territory. During the past
year millions in gold dust have
passed over its waters safely to its
of destination, and over 1000
ons of freight have been landed
N its banks above Fort Union; as
write hundreds are receiving en-
,loyment in transporting these
-oods to their destination in this
erritory. Over $50 wagons are
low between this place and Fort
Union engaged in this transporta-
If this trade and this terri
Dry receive from the general gov
the protection and encour-
cement their importance and geo
-raphical position demand, then
ut a few years will elapse before
mother rich and powerful state,
qualling in mineral wealth Cali
ornia itself, will be ushered into
ne great American Union, adding
mother brilliant star to the con-
tellation, unsurpassed by any now
ct in that great temple of liberty"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-11-05
PORTLAND OUT
TO TURN BACK
CAPERS GRID CREW

Portland, Nov. 4-Portland highs
grid warriors had light workout
yesterday. the first after their game
mt Rangor Saturday. The Blue
foam was sorcly disappointed In GO
Ing down to defeat at Bangor. es-
pecially after holding the Crimson
for almost the whole battle.
But tho Portland warriors are not
discouraged. and though yesterday :
work was only of tho lightest sort.
went nj Il with n vim. The boys oil
realize that the coming game with
the Cnpcrs will not he any picnic,
aud hope to upset the dope and
break in with n win.
Tho work yesterday started and
ended with run around the held,
with n drill lin signal work mixed In
for good measure. The Portland
coach spent long time on this
department OF the game. He also
spent lengthy period with the
punters. and in running back the
hoists.
Tie team came ont of the Crimson
battle In good shape. and as far as
condition goes are ready to meet the
taperS now. Coach Fitzpatrick plans
no radical changes in the Portland
Lineup, hut minated that ono or
two Of the second team boys, VINO
have been showing we'll in practice,
may have chance - show ther
worth against the south Portland
eleven
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-11-05
Girl BOWlers Strive
For Supremacy in /
Tuesdays Matches

The girls from the Central Maine
Power Company took all four points
from the Capital City bowlers in
their mach at the Y. NJ. c. A. Tues
Gay evening. The y. NJ. {. A. girls
won their first match when they
lunlbled the banking aggregation by
all four points. The Nickery and
Hill five managed to squeeze out one
rcint in their match against the Ed :,
wards Manufacturing Company team.
Two hundred and forty four was
high string total bowled in the first
match by Wilson. Hanks had high
single with ~
kilby Of the "Y' beat out Shea for
high string total in the match be
tween the Bankers and :he ~" hv
one point. the score being 226, Us.
sc was high sinSlc string boWled by
Grenier and kanaley.
y high string total Of 2Ji went 10
Hayes of the Edwards crew for hign
string OF the match. She also had
high single with IS. The summary:
Al II
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-11-05
COLBY GRID SQUAD
SHOWS UP BETTER
TUESDAY PRACTICE

Especial to the kennebec Journan
WaterVilLe, Nov. "A snow covered
athletic field failed to daunt the Blue
and Gray football meteor this after
noon and in spite OF the cold white
blanket of feathery snow, all OF the
Colby squad was given a long and
hard afternoons drill. The second
day of the final drive OF. the season
for the game with Bates produced
some better results and the coaching
staff at the local college are feeling
in better state of mind tonight as
a result.
The squad was worked from early
in the afternoon until it was impossi-
bic TO see the men and only then did
Head Coach Roundy call off the drill
until tomorrow afternoon. The var
sity and second team men are all set
10 meet their freshman rivals tomor-
row afternoon in a real game of foot
ball which should he worth Seeing as
a number of new plays will be tried
out by the first string men in prepa-
rat ion for the Bates game.
A better part of the afternoon today
was spent with forward passing scrilu-
mage with a number of men on the
heaving end of the game Head Coach
Roundy believes in having more than
one threat in this department and will
work several men in the game tomor-
row as well IS the rest of the week
bin big effort to place Colby's for
ward passing game OH q new high
I level and enable the Blue and Gray
to use this deceptive manner to con-
,, quer the Garnet warriors next Tues
day afternoon. The local coaching
staff has some plays in this line which
should make the stands yell, providing
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-11-05
Princeton and Harvard Begin Big Cambridge Saturday
Undefeated Somerse,
Eleven to Battle
Seminary SATURDAY

Portland, Nov. 4.-Humilis,o,
its defeat at the hands OF :.
Portland High last Friday af,e,,.' /
Westbrook High will make -
effort to capture the two re,,,,-
games on its schedule. Skows.
High next Saturday and na
High one week from SATURDAY. ..
hogan hasn't been defeated thpNe
this season and has won game.
Oak Grove Seminary. Cony H,,I
Augusta, Lawrence High ~ Il
field, Hartland Academy. Ws,as,
High and tied with the fas, ~
Central Institute team. SkouSsa
boasts OF a fast trio OF playss
Captain Applehee, MURRAY
Stinchhcld, the latter two me, .'l
ing lin the backheld. Capta,,
plebce plays right tackle and ,s Y
10 bc one of the best men !, y.
state playing on high school -
Raymond (Pat) sullivan. the NJ
brook lett tackle. will have :"
tend himself to break even Win \
neCring. Of course. win pro,, Il
tougher customer of the tWn
Messrs. Finn and Fraser the NJ
and White coaches. helieve - \
team to he Just as good il M, Il
ter than FlaCk'S outfit II is 6,,si
possible that LchCgu NAV hs u
Nailed upon Ia PLAY these last Il
games. lie would $trcny,bs, y
team considerable both on tho Il
Tense and on the dctcN>..
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-11-05
PROMISING TRACK
MATERIAL AT COLBY
DRILLING HAR D
Especial to Kennebec JournaD


Waterville. Nov. 4-Coach Mike
Ryan is putting in considerable time
this fall with some promising track
material which he plans TO use in
the State meet next spring. ~Coach
Ryan believes that training all fall
and winter will enable couple of his
high jumpers to do considerable next
spring and thus help out the few
dash stars who have done all or the
scoring for the Blue and Gray tracy
teams in the last few years.
Two of the most promising high
jumpers which the Waterville college
track mentor has at the present time
are Bobby" Fransen, former captain
of the Colby baseball nine. and Ed
ward Newhamm. a freshman. Last
year Fransen was entered in the
State meet and tied with three other
jumpres for the second honors in the
high jump. The agile shortstop is
improving his form and height daily
and should be counted upon in the
spring,
Newhan is freshman who looks
mighty promising 10 Coach Ryan.
He is a tall. rangey lad with good
spring in his takeoif and should with
great deal of work do much in the
spring. Last year he attended Kent $
Hill and previous to that Lynn Eng
Ish High school. Last Year he won
the high jump in the dual meet be-
tween the Colby freshman track
team and 'kents HILL
! Charlie" Ma or, the wonder jump
er who halls from Coburn Classica
Institute, is assisting the two Colby
jumpers and in turn is being trained
by Coach Ryan. Daily the Coburn
flash is working out in the college
gymnasium and exhibiting some
/ wonderful form in the jumps.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-11-05
Lewis of Hartford
Meets Flashy New
Yorker at Portland

Portland. NOV, i.-kid Lewis Of
Hartford, Conn. one of the hest
haptamweiGLts in the east, and who
holds decision over the famous
ral Moore has been selected as the
opponent to meet Nat PinCuS, the
hashy New Yorker. In the feature
bout a. the caldwell Post boxing
show at the Arena next Monday
night Lewis il expected in Fort
land this week. aud will work ont
with Joe Carlo ard other local box
ers.
Last night in New York. PinCus
won the decision over Jack snyder
I'm the main bout at the Broadway
Athletic club. and Snyder has re-
Gently defeated Bobby Wolgast and
Joe Souza. Fincus is now one OF the
leading Contenders for Abe Attell
GoIdstein's crown. He has defeated
Ernie Goozeman. Lew Perfetti. Joe
Souya. Little Jeff. Wilbur Cohen.
Jack Snyder, Billy Bevans. Mickie
Nelson, Murray Legion and many
others.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-11-05
Bates Regulars
Working for Big
X. |. Grid Game

Lewiston. Nov, with the Rhode
Island State game only two day
away the Bates pigSkin chascrs must
Put in n lot of hard scrimmarinG if
they hope to show any Improvement
over their exhibition with Bowdoin
Il week ago Yesterday afternoon
team \. consisting nt Ledger and
Chisholm at ends. Peterson and Per
lam tackles. COBB and CantN guards.
Ed. center. and Fellows. Wuodman
RutskN and Sinclair in the hackteId
lined up against Coach Thompson :
scrub tenn. I'll" upper ClaSSmCn
kicks, They lacked punch and were
pushed across two touchdowus. after
giving up the ban several times ON
slow getting started. The sub year
llnsS took advantage Of this and
brooks III many p1aNS before they
were under WAY.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-11-05
L|TTLEFlELD AND
BLAIR OF U. OF N.
OUT WITH BRUISES
Especial TO Kennebec JournaD

University of Names chances
against the fast New Hampshire
State next Saturday took a sudden
drop this afternoon when 1t was
learned that Blair. Names premier
halfback, and Littlefeld. star guard,
would he unable to play against
their out of State rivals. Blair and
I.ittlefielh are both laid up with bad
bone bruises obtained in the Bow
dom game last Saturday and may
not be in shape even for the TUFTS
game two weeks away.
Its uD to Coach Brice now 10 pro-
duce a kicker and a passer to take
Blair's place at left half. Newhall.
left end. is the only man in sight TO
take up the kicking burden. He has
been bunting and drop-kiCking all
the fall and should be able to till the
lob. Just who will be used at LETT
half is not known at present. Bar
rows and Bryant are the logical
men with B3rrowS slightly the 4
vorite due TO his good work in the
state series.
The Maine State champs have not
cot a ioh on their hands to stop ~
Wentworth. New HampShirc's whiri-
wind halfhack. in next SATURDAY
matinee. Wentworth is recognized
as one OF the leading scorers in the
East. having scored IS points alone
for his Alma Mater.
Coach Cuwoll has been bringing
, his team along all season with the
Maine game as their objective. New
Hampshire is planning for a big Al
! umni Night" before the game ana II
looks as the Maine champs would
have to extend themselves little
| more than they did against Bow
doin if they expect to lug home the
piG-skin.
Coach Brice feels perfectly salts
fed over the outcome Of the Bow
doin game and said. Both teams
were very evenly matched but !
think that Bowdoin outweighted us
slightly especially in the line. Bow
| Coin fought hard and 50 did Maine
lut il was = clean game and Won
derfuI craftsmanship was shown
throug hOut."
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-11-05
1877 Tickets Sold
At BOwdOin-Maine
GridirOn Clash

Bowdoin College. Nov. 1.-The to-
tai number OF tickets taken in at
the gate at the Bowdoin- Maine game
here last Saturday was 1917. This
number was Swelled by an army Of
rshers. national guardsmen, police,
and other officials includinti num-
her of youngsters who found a way
over the fence making the total at
tendance well over S.0O0-the largest
crowd ever at u football game in the
state. Many more We're turned
away because the seats were all sold
and there was no more standing
room.
BowdoiR'S football men had a hard
earned rest yesterday after their CN-
Cellent game saturday. There We're
no signs of football NJ Whittier field.
4 change from the yelling crowd Of
Saturday.
Bowdoin's next game is with
Tufts here next saturday, the last
homo game OF th2 season. As has
been the case with nearly all of
Bowdoin'S opponents tins wear TUFTS
has planned her whole football year
to the end of beating Eowdon. Since
BoWdoin has wrcStCd Victories from
TUFTS in the last three years. the
ColleSianS ON the hill at West Med
ford, Mass. have made il their OBJ
jccti\e to beat Eowduin. They near
ly did it. last year ami holc I" do
il this year.
The Il. Society Of Tufts is run
ming Il trip to Brunswick This week =
end To the game and over two hun
bred Tufts men are making this trip
which has become 4 biennial affair
to which all Tutts men look forward.
Bowdoin is determined to keep her
string OF Victories over TUFTS unim-
paired. hut TUFTS wishes Ia break il.
\ good game will result.