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Show MOOMBY] THE APPEARANCE OF TROOPS 851 of Pine Ridge reservation and about 50 miles northwest of the agency. In their flight they destroyed the houses and other property of the friendly Indians in their path and compelled many to go with them. They succeeded also in capturing a large portion of the agency beef herd. Others rapidly joined them until soon a formidable body of Fio. 74- Short Bull. 3,000 Indians had gathered in the Bad Lands, where, protected by the natural fastnesses and difficulties of the country, their future intentions became a matter of anxious concern to the settlers and the authorities. From the concurrent testimony of all the witnesses, including Indian Commissioner Morgan and the Indians themselves, this flight to the |