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American and Canadian Indiana EngageIn Combat Near the Border-Penn oInnkxtemive Rising.iBy telegraph to the New York Herald.)Winnipeg, Manitoba, Oct. 6th, 1880.Word haa jnst reached here giving some particulars relative to a fight on the Montana frontier between American and Canadian Indians. The written dispatch is dated from Fort Quappelle, and states that a serious fight haa recently occurred on the Coteau Hills, between Canadian and American Indians. It appears that the former, who were from Oceanman’s and White Bear’s bands, left their reserves at Moose Mountain, some seventy miles northwest of Fort Ellice, about the beginning of SeDtember in the pursuit of buffalo. They aoon reached the Missouri Coteau range of hills extending from the international boundary in a northwestern direction toward Old Wire’s Lake. Camping on the edge of the Coteau Hills, one morning just as they were breaking camp they observed a body of Indians riding toward them over the hills. As it was evident from the appearance of the riders that they were on the war path the Canadian Indians immediately corralled their carts and threw their tents over them. When the riders came up Ooeanman’s brother jumped out of the corral and asked what they were. The rider replied, “Indians and Grosventres,” and asked who the Canadians were. No sooner had the reply “Stoneys and Ojib-ways” been given than the Americans, who were armed with Winchester repeating rifles and well supplied with amunition, opened fire. Oeeanman’s brother retreated to the corral, in which he and his companions kept up a brisk fire on the attacking party. Though only armed with flint arms the Canadians resisted so desperately that the fight was kept up all day, all the male Canadian Indians being killed, as well as a number of women and children. Three women succeeded in escaping.A TIMELY ARRIVAL.An Ojibway from Fort Ellice, who was following m the track of the Canadian Indians, heard the firing in the evening and conoluded that they had found buffalo, and pushed on rapidly to overtake them. When he got near he noticed the American Indians, of whom there were between twenty and thirty ; in full retreat, as they evidently thought that he and his two companions were the advance guard of a large party. On reaching the corral the Ojibway entered it, and found the bodies of eight dead Indians. besides women and children. Among the dead were the brother of the Stoneys’ chief, Ocean man, and hia head man. Near the corial was the body of an American Indian, which he scalped. There were also three Winchester rifles left on the ground, which justifies the belief that the American Indians canied off some of their dead. The Ojibway took the scalp to Fort Ellice, where the scalp dance was kept up for several days. The scalp has been divided up and sent to various friendly bands in the hope that they may be induced to make common cause against the Americana. Oceanman, who is much roused by the loss of his tribe, has communicated with the Indian Commissioners, stating that when the treaty was made he believed that war was to be at an end and that the Indians were to live in peace. He is now poor and ill supplied with ammunition, and expects the government to defend him and his from the American Indians who may oroas the line to theCanadian hunting grounds. If something is not done he threatens to go on the war path next year.
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Richmond Hill York Herald
Richmond Hill, Ontario, CA
Thu, Oct 21, 1880
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