Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-08-07

ae Montana State University. has
been named secretary Of the student
body for 1878. Miss Woodgerd Is
, taking business administration. She
is s member Of Alpha Phi sorority.
two days later. orders were received
for troops, @, G, H and K of the First
cavalry. three companies Of the Goth
Infantry, and the detachment OF Bat
terry F, Fourth artillery, to move inme-
diately under the command Of Lieu
tenant Colonel Arnold, First cavalry
to PowderVille, Montana, 20 miles south
of Miles City. Here they were ordered
to establish a line east to the Mis-
souri, river, making connection with
Major Carroll at Cave Hills, Dakota.
/ Supplied with 20 days rations and as
much ammunition as could be carried,
/ the troops started upon receipt of the
+ order. Additional supplies would follow,
1 1t was stated as soon as contract trans
/ portation could be arranged. The re-
mainder of the command, consisting
Of eight companies, were ordered to be
ready in light marching order to fol-
low at a moments notice.
Troops Used to Scout Territory
The troops sent out were to scout
from Powderville south and east to
intercept any Indians that might at
tempt to escape to the north. The rea-
son for maSSing troops at Fort Keogh
was apparent from map. The fort
was the center from which the lines
diverged to Rosebud, Powderville, Camp
Crook, Cave Hills, New England City
and Dickinson, thus being in position
in short order to send troops to the
necessary positions The points named
formed a semi-circle which guarded on
the west the natural avenue of escape
from Pine Ridge, the Cannon Ball and |
Grand rivers.
Post adjutant, Lieut.. Kell at Fort |
Keogh, early in January, 1892, formal |
ly announced the death of Lieut.. Ed /
mund Casey. Coincident with the de- !
parture of the troops from Fort Keogh,
Lieut.. Casey, who had been detailed by /
the Cheyenne group, known as "Caseyss /
Scouts" was in the vicinity Of the Lit
tie Missouri, from which region he had 4
gone to White River valley. His Indian
scouts were scattered feeling for hos
tiles One Cheyenne was with Lieuten-
ant Casey, who was in advance, when
they came upon an Ogalalla and q
Brule Sioux, the latter making threat
ening gestures. Unable to make any inn
preston upon the Indians, Lieut.. Casey
turned to his horse, when he was shot
in the head. The body was recovered
later and taken to Rhode Island.
Comment in Montana ranged from
criticism which brought about the muir
der Of Lieutenant Casey, to praise for
his career and service. The Butte Miner
said that the governments thanks for
relieving 1t Of the embarrassment Of
killing Casey viii be read at the next {
war dance" Thomas Fl. Irvine, who was I
appointed as the second sheriff in Gus
ter county, succeeding Hugh j. Hoppy
IN 1879, and serving for two years. re- '
signing in 1881, wrote as follows, under
date Of Jan. 10, 1892, from Bozeman: {
In the cowardly murder Of Lieuten-
ant Casey, not only the army Of the
United States, but the whole people, 7
sustain loss that can never be sup {
piled. A Drawer officer never more /
nobly honored the service and his I
cowardly murder is one of the saddest c
events of the present outbreak.
Il have served with him in the field
N capacity of scout. I have known {
him Intimately since the spring Of 1877 I
When he was chief of scouts under j
command of General Miles at the fight I
IN the Muddy, tributary Of the Rose I
bud, in Custer county, Montana, Lame r
lostiles, had village consisting of 50 S
edges. Lieutenant Casey asked per- a
mission of General Miles to take a few i
mounted infantrynen and some of the q
,itizen scouts and lead the charge into q
he village. This was granted him, and O
With about 20 ment he charged thru C
he village at daylight on May z, 1877, b
itampeding the Indians, driving them d
nto the hills and capturing nearly 500
read Of ponies. a
Casey Chosen for Hazardous Trips b
eff any rough, hazardous trips were v
o be made, Casey was chosen to per- o
orm them. If not chosen he would vol .
lnteer to go, and never failed to ac-
'omplish what he undertook. believe
le never knew the meaning of the word
ear. He was loved by citizens as well
IS soldiers for his courage and his
General traits Of manlineSs. It Is an
legant commentary on the misman-
cement of the Indian affairs, which is
he outgrowth of the sickly sentiment
alism in the east that so good and
rave a man should be sacrificed in
savage treachery.
This war win prove how little the
and misled Christians
now about the Indian. So far these
leople seem to think more Of the In
ian that Is sent on his long hunt than
he brave soldiers and officers who
ave been sent to their deaths thru
from the war department
Q quell the instruction without blood
he'd. If the army had full control Of
he Indians for the last 20 years Gus
er and his brave little band would
lot have been murdered, and many
'ther brave and noble men would be
live today These Indians have vir-
ually starved until they are desperate.
t Is fight or starve, and die in either
vent. But after the eastern people
lave neglected to comply with the
erms Of the treaties made with the
indians, whom they almost worship
nd they are left to either fight or
tarve, they think they must be quelled
Without bloodshed. The officers and
oldiers must endure all the hardsnips
{ winter campaign, stand up as tar
cts for the Indians, but must not
boot back. have no doubt there we're
1ore tears shed over the death Of Sit
ing Bull than over the death uf the
rave Captain Wallace and the 80 SOL
iers killed at Wounded Knee"
Two Sioux Indians Plenty Horses
nd Leaves is-Wife, were indicted In
be United States district court at
ioux Falls for the murder Of Ldeuten-