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rraled f Fort ssulted ;r« es-rophe-at the ig into ay and 0. Nocau-lterfeit n gross which to the ree and case at and its : strict-?o, to leader-on the Christ, worldly ;«uaint-a1e ansigned0 eFect to have sy have ition of . Kail-unused rs.13 SCC-nof the ndiana, be less 8, Wis-» to be , South y frost, maand s. The . West-1 cloverspecial jyennes ey weresached :k Hills and say;d hisThe Indian Revolt at the Cheyenne Agency.It transpires now that the revolt of Indian prisoners at Cheyenne Agency, I. T., was more general and determined than at first reported in official telegrams. Gen. Neil informed the commanding officer of the department that the Inmans, upon their surrender, turned over their firearms to the Government authorities; but his information on this point seems to have been at fault. The crafty redskins evidently outwitted the General by burying their best guns in the sand, and handing over to the soldiers only their old and unserviceable muskets. Moreover, the Indian rush to the sand-hills was not simply an impulsive stampede, but rather the precise execution of a preconcerted plot to abandon the agency, unearth their weapons, and go on the war-path.For some time the Cheyennes have suspected that the Government intended to deal out a fearful retribution for the massacre of the Germain family, and consequently witnessed with apprehension every attempt to identify the immediate perpetrators or ringleaders of that crime. Whenever an Indian was put in irons, or singled out from the main body of his fellows as an object of special supervision, mutterings of discontent were heard from hla companions. The signal for the revolt was given when the savages saw one of their warriors shot down for attempting to escape from the guards, who were in the act of putting him in irons. Three shots in quick succession from the camp of the hostile Cheyennes told the Indians to break away from their captors. The movement was simultaneous throughout the camp.There was no demoralization or confusion. They were not fugitives fleeing from real or imagined peri) for they” didn't scatter here and there over the plains, eachone seeking to make sure of his own escape. They assembled with the least possible delay at their chosen rendezvous, occupying a position and giving battle with every advantage of location in their favor. The troops, believing that the Indians were unarmed, charged recklessly through the deep sand; but, instead ot meeting a defenseless foe, fell under the range of deadly rifles. Three times the soldiers charged, and three times they were repulsed. The official report of the battle says the troops —consisting of four comnanies of the
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Wood County Reporter
Grand Rapids, Wisconsin, US
Thu, Apr 29, 1875
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