Excerpt from Encounter Between the Sioux Indians of the Pine Ridge Agency, S. Dak;, And a Sheriff's Posse of Wyoming: Letter From the Secretary of the Interior, Transmitting Records Giving a History of the Recent Encounter Between Sioux Indians of the Pine Ridge Agency, S. Dak;, And a Sheriff's Posse of Wyoming Reliable information just received by Chatterton, governor of Wyoming, reports Indians had been illegally hunting on Lightning Creek, in Wyoming, 40 miles from Lusk, on Northwestern road. Sheriff Miller seriously shot through hip by Indians, and member of his posse, Falkenburg, killed. Three Indians killed. Indians reported by Putnam, county clerk Weston County, Wyo., to be Pine Ridge. News paper men here received information later saying Indians were Crows. Balance of party of Indians at large in Wyoming supposed to be headed eastward toward Craw ford, Nebr. Suggest you reach them through agents or military channels and deliver 'them to proper authorities. Kindly advise me whether you have earlier or fuller information concerning matter. Governor Chat-terton, here in my office, desires earliest possible information and action. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.