Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1931-07-23
(By JOHN X.

(By JOHN X. STANDISH)
On January 2, 1876, Charley Cooke,
Johnny Dolan, E. S. Topping and
four others, went down the Yellow
stone from Fort Pease, to look at
some wolf bait and to put out others.
Two hours after their departure, Pat
Sweeney, Neil ellis, Jim Dewings,
BY. Mutton and Muggins Taylor, sad
died each a riding horse, and went
up the cOulee, on which Edwards had
been killed on the table lands. Here
they found a band of buffalo, and
killing some fat cows, packed each
of the horses with choice meat and
started back to the stOckade, each
leading a horse. They found at the
head Of the coulee which they had
come up, fresh signs of horses
going at full speed. The Indians at
tackled soon after. Giles, Mutton,
Taylor and Sweeney were wounded.
The Sioux lost Is in dead and
wounded. Sweeney died eighteen
days later, January 20, 1876.
A band of Minneconjous and Chey-
ennes led by Lone Elk, on May 3, 1876,
attacked Black Hill miners, 40 miles
south of Fort Alexander, and killed
John Martin and c. T. Williams, the
latter of whom was at mi time a min
er in Confederate gulch.
A party Of three men had been kill
ed on Rose creek previously. At Rose
creek, 20 miles west of Philipsburg,
William Jory, Amos Elliot and Jack
Hayes were killed by Indians in 1878.
John Wauham and Gus Cottle, two
cattle men, were butchered in August,
1878, neal the south fork of Sun riv-
er.
From the Montana Historical direc-
tory of 1879, the following list of as
saults by the Indians is taken. In al
most every case an Indian warrior paid
a life forfeit; but it is impossible to OBJ
tain the names or number of savages
who fell in these assaults.
William Berry was killed by Bloods,
on Elbow river, in 1874; Joe Munroe,
killed by Bloods, on On Old Mans riv-
err in 1872; McMullen, wounded by As
siniboines, near Grow river, 1877; two
unknown men were killed by Assini-
BONES, near Milk river in l87-the bod
les we're found tied to trees and filled
with bullet holes; Ed Grace wa kill
ed by A~ssiniboines, 1878; a party OF
men, women and children were killed
by Bloods near Porcupine mountains
in 1865. A soldier whose name was un-
known, was killed by Piegans, On Mar
las hill in 1876; Wei and Mitchell were
killed by Piegans on Badger creek in
1875; Joe Day and Howard were killed
by Piegans near the mouth of the Mar
las river in 1875
John Rock was killed by Blackfeet
Indians at the mouth Of Sun river in
1875; one man, whose man was I'M
known was found dead neal the Ma
riaS in 1875; Jack German and Frank
Keissee were killed by Assiniboine In
dams in 1875; Frank Robinson was
killed by Gros Ventures near Crow creek
in 1877; Joseph Spearson was killed by
the Bloods on Belly river in 1870; Mel
son Kyse, George Huber and n man
whose name was unknown, was killed
by the Sioux. on Squaw creek, near the
mouth of the MuSSelshel river, August
1866: Andy Harris was killed by the
Assiniboines on Milk river in 1867;
one soldier was killed by the Piegans
at Camp Cook in the spring of 1867;
Bozell A. Bair was wounded by the
Piegans on Eagle creek in 1867; Paul
Vermet was killed by Indians on the
Teton river in 1866; Champion was
killed by Arraphoes at Fort Hawley in
1867; Malcolm Clark was killed by the
Piegan Indians in 1869; Charles Carson
was also killed by the Piegans on Dear
born river in 1866.
Jennie Smith was scalped alive by
the Sioux at the mouth of the Mussel-
shell river in 1869-the unfortunate
wards.
John Leader was killed by the Sioux
at the mouth of the Musselshell river
in 1869; McGregor, Taber and two
other men, whose names were I'M
known, were killed, and one man
wounded by the hostile Sioux, near
Fort Peck in 1868. Rose and Mcknight
were killed by the Sioux at the mouth
of the Musselshell river in 1871; Nat
Crabtree was killed by the Piegans
near the mouth of Camp Crook, in
1868. Old man Lee was killed and
Charley Williams and Drew Denton
were wounded by the Sioux neal Car
roll in 1870; McArdle and his comrade
were killed by the Crows near Fort
Benton in 1869. Tom Rodd was killed
by the Sioux near Fort Peck in 1873.
Michael Thebo was killed by the Pie
gans on the Teton in 1853. James
Quail was killed by the Piegans neal
Silver creek in 1869. One mar who was
unknown, was killed by the Piegans on
Sun river in 1868. Clark was killed by
the Piegans on Sun river in 1868.
Dauphant was killed by the Sioux
near the mouth Of Milk river in 1865;
and Charley Desrnin was killed by the
Indians neal the Bear Paw in 1870.
Little Frenchie was killed by the
Assiniboines on Milk river in 1869. One
man, who was a herder for Carroll and
STEELE, whose name is unknown, was
killed by the Indians on Milk river in
1869. Sam Rax was killed by the
Bloods on Eagle creek in 1869. Jim
Watkins was wounded by the Piegans