Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1825-08-27
From the Missouri Intelligenoer.
ADVENTURES.


Part Of a company OF Americans end
Mexicans, who left Santa Fe about the
LIST of June last, arrived in Franklin on
The lsl INST. with nearly five hundred
mules and horses, At our request, we
have been politely furnished, by one oil
The party, with the following interesting
par,icuIars, by which it will be seen that
the company fell in with large body ei
Usage Indians, at the vety Threshold OF
oul settlements, and plundered by them
and otherwise i'll treated. We sincerely
hope that vengeance will speedily over
take these wretches, and final stop be
put to their oulrages;
The. company, atat leaving San,a-Fe
on tbs Is, oil June, pursued route not
travelled heretofore, perhaps, by any
other parry, either in going to, or return
ing from, that country. After, leaving
SAINT. Miguel, and travelling about one
hundred miles, II crossed the Canadian
fork Of the Arkansas river, at the foot OF
the great table mountains, where in ge-
neral is tolcrable good ford, and a
large road leading near to it, made chief
ly by the Mexicans who go oat hunting
buffalo. From this place the company
continued down the north side OF the RI
yer for about 800 miles, until all the
high knobs OF mountains on the left OF
the river disappeared, A considerable
part of this route is rather uneaven, and
may be regarded as broken country.
From thence the company pursued a
direct northeast line till it inlersected
the main Arkansas river, near the mouth
OF the little Arkansas river, where it ar
rived o, The IL July. On the morning
of the | 9th, crossed the river safely, (al-
though The water was high and travel
led few miles and encanped. l4,h, ira
yelled few miles, and encamped about
g A.. NJ on the east side Of one of the
branches Of the little Arkansas, where
abou, IL or s oil the company were de-
spached Tor the purpose OF killing but
falo meat, to take into the settlements.
About hours after their absence, tho
rest fthe Company who remained about
the camp were aroused by the calling
out Of some Of the men that "ladians
were among the horses. AT this in
slant the greater part OF the company ran
with their arms among the horses and
Indians, (for by this time they were pref
ty we'll mixed together) and endeavorcd
10 check both horses and Indians, one oil
the company only being mounted. Al,
this crisis the Indians appeared 10 mani
fest no hostile intentions, continually
crying OUT" Wass ahes,"" Was ashes,"
and others endeavoring to irighten off
the horses by their hallowing and riding
among them, which they succeeded in
doing, SO that it is supposed about two
thirds of the animals were driven off by
them, in despite Of every exertion TO pre-
vent them. Immediately some or 7
men mounted some horses, and others
mules, and went in pursuit. After pro-
ceeding few miles, it was discovered
that the animals were divided into four
parties-they separated, a part pursuing
one drove and the rest another both
succeeded in taking each drove, one Of
which, amounting to So horses and
mules, arrived safe in camp; the other
was retaken by the Indians and driven to
their camp, which was moi more than four
or FIVE miles from ours.-In the mean
time these Indians had fallen in with the
party who went cut hunting, and forci-
bly, took them all 10 their camp, ct the
same time robbing and taking from them
every thing they wanted, and otherwise
very rudeiy treating them.-On the re-
turn Of the party who pursued the horses