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Excerpt from A History of Jerauld County, South Dakota: From the Earliest Settlement to January 1st, 1909
The story of the country embraced within the limits of Jerauld county, prior to the removal of the Indians to their reservations in 1859, is almost legendary. Even the man. For whom was named the range of hills that run north and south thru the center of the county, is only known to have been a trapper who frequented the lakes and streams in this part of the great territory prior to 1863.
Of him it is related, that he in company with some other trappers was engaged in his usual avocation along the Firesteel and Sand Creeks at the time of the Indian uprising at New Ulm, Minnesota, in 1863. The whole western country was then swarming with hostile bodies of Sioux. As these bands were driven westward by the soldiers from Minnesota, the trappers were caught in the line of retreat taken by the savages. Wessington and his companions took refuge in the grove near the big spring. For several days the trappers fought off their enemies, but provisions and ammunition failing, they attempted to break through and escape. One by one they fell, selling their lives as clearly as possible. Wessington was the last of the number. He was wounded and captured. Taking him back to the grove where he and his friends had made such a gallant fight, the Indians tied him to a tree and put him to death by torture. The story of his capture and death was told by the Indians. Various trees about the spring have been pointed out in later years as the spot where the trapper met his''death.
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The story of the country embraced within the limits of Jerauld county, prior to the removal of the Indians to their reservations in 1859, is almost legendary. Even the man. For whom was named the range of hills that run north and south thru the center of the county, is only known to have been a trapper who frequented the lakes and streams in this part of the great territory prior to 1863.
Of him it is related, that he in company with some other trappers was engaged in his usual avocation along the Firesteel and Sand Creeks at the time of the Indian uprising at New Ulm, Minnesota, in 1863. The whole western country was then swarming with hostile bodies of Sioux. As these bands were driven westward by the soldiers from Minnesota, the trappers were caught in the line of retreat taken by the savages. Wessington and his companions took refuge in the grove near the big spring. For several days the trappers fought off their enemies, but provisions and ammunition failing, they attempted to break through and escape. One by one they fell, selling their lives as clearly as possible. Wessington was the last of the number. He was wounded and captured. Taking him back to the grove where he and his friends had made such a gallant fight, the Indians tied him to a tree and put him to death by torture. The story of his capture and death was told by the Indians. Various trees about the spring have been pointed out in later years as the spot where the trapper met his''death.
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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.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
Hardback
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N. J. Dunham
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ISBN - 9780331384437
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.4 cm
Page Count - 450
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N. J. Dunham
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ISBN - 9781332139132
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.4 cm
Page Count - 452
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