Salt Lake Herald | 1891-10-24 | Page 1 | The Blood Indians

THE BLOOD INDIANS They Have a Fight with the Canadian Can-adian Mounted Police They Make a Raid on the Latters Horses One Policeman ana Two Rucks Killed 1 ho Battle Still ou DENVER Oct 23A special to the Jfeirs from Assinniboine Montana says Word has been received here of battle yesterday between the Blood Indians and a force of Canadian mounted police Tho fight took place just across the international boundary bound-ary line not over forty miles from here Time Blood Indians who are old time one I mies of the police made a raid on horses belonging to the latter and made off with i nearly all of them Ten police started in 1 pursuit and coming upon them both sides commenced firing The first fire killed I I one policeman and two Indians and sovcra1 were wounded on both sides Tho news was brought in by a Blackfoot who I said the fight waR still in progress when he left Colonel Bates commander at Fort Assinniboine has ordered a troop of cavalry I to the Blackfoot agency as t precautionary j measure to restrain the Indians I