anniversary of the last great battle

NEW HAZELTON, B. C, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1935

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The. Last Great
Indian Battle —
iy Fred Williams in ‘the “Mnil:

Empire, ‘Toronto. 7:
The week of October 2ist was the

and

between the hostile ‘tribes of the Casi-
adian West... Sthallpox chad played
havee among thé Blackfeet and the
Crees thought that Manitou had pro-
vider an opportunity for them to erush
their ancient foes. They organized a
wat party of about, 800 braves under
srch chiefs as Big Bear, Piapot, Little
Mountain and others whose names be-
came better’ known in the rebellion of

Blackfeet lodges on | Belly river, near
the historic fort Whoop Up, killing &
chiefs brother ‘and ‘several squaws.
The noise aroused the Blood camp, 2
part of, the Blackfeet confederacy, and
in a few minutes their braves ' were
engaging the enemy while messenegrs
had beet despitened” to alttor™ the
South Peigans.

With the dawn arrived the Peignns
and the. fight became general, the
Crees retreating towards the present
site of Lethbridge and the Blackfeet
following: The pursued, on, reaching
the river banks, took up strategic po-
sitions and gave stiff fight, but ‘even-
tually’ the Blackfeet worked around to
the sovith and for four hours the battle
riged with heavy losses on both sides,
but the Crees sufered most, despite
‘their sheltered positions. When the
Crees showed a. tendancy to slip away,
Jerry Potts, d half breed Peigaon, (at-
terwards. 4 famous Mounted Police
guide} made'a sign ‘to his companions
to. chargé. “Some on. horseback, . some

war erles of the: Blackfeet - comming-

afiot them: down like sheep; ‘the sce ie
beggaring’ ‘description, i:) (in Jerr:
language) “You could fire with your

The river. valley, was filled. swith ,qdust
‘and smoke ; § the air resounded with
the’ efidrt oF Titles ‘and the” deafening

Hng with the death cries of the Orees.

‘he sluughter did not end at the
river. The Blnekfect. crossed and,
Joined by the brethren from the south,
kept up the.fighting and “praqtically.
wiped out the enemy. Finally, the
Crees reached a chimp of trees (where
the Galt mine now is), abandoned. the
horses ond. made.na final stand; but in
the end had to surrender to be stain.

fucta in 1890 in the Lethbridge News
(WwW hic h narra tive was published in the
jubilee addition of the Lethbridge Her-
ald) estimated that between 200 and
800 Crees were slain and ° about 50
Blackteet. The next year the Crees

on foot, ‘they potired over the ridge
and down the coulee, driving the panic
stricken Crees before them end ii. |
ing without quarter. The descent was
almost perpendicular; pursuers and
pursued ritshed headlong, horses and
men tumbling over each ather, the men
fizhting and struzpling. until the bank,

1885, and made their plans for a mas3
attack, One night about October 25,

was reached and the fight beenme a:
butchery,

the whale force descended upon a few | The Crees plunged into the current:

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