The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1846-07-31

thlS Sldc OF Laramie, or TT. John.
In this company were few Nor
mons, bound for--they knew not
where.
"On the 18th of June we met
Smiths company, about thirty miles
below the crossing of the south fork,
lying by, hunting their cattle, which
had nearly all been run OF, as they
supposed, by the Pawnces. Soon
after we had camped that evening,
{ some twenty miles below two Of
Smiths company passed our camp
in search Of the lost cattle, but in
short time they returned to us, and
reported the murder of one Of their
party by the Pawnees, about six
miles below, ltapTcarcd that Mr.
Edward Trimblc, Of Henry county,
Iowa, and young man, named iIar-
rison, who had gone on in advance
Of them, had found part of the cat
tie, and were returning TO camp
with them, when a party Of Indians,
who had been concealed in the high
grass near the road, charged upon
them, killed Trimblc, and tool; Har-
rison prisoner, whom they were in
the act of stripping when the other
two of their party discovered them.
As soon as they saw the Indians,
they raised the yell, and charged.
The Indians, supposing, no doubt,
that they were backed by strong
party, left their prisoner, and fled to
neighboring bluff; while one of
the California party took Harrison
behind on his horse, and they fed
with all possible speed to orr camp,
lest the Indians should discover
their number and pursue them. As
soon next morning as it was light,
we raised camp, and moved on to
where Trimblc was murdered. We
found where the poor fellow had
weltercd in his blood, but the Indi-
ans had borne off the body. We
made search for it, but no further
traces could be found. Mr.. Trim
BILE was, it is said, one of the best
and most estimabln citizens of the
county in which he lived. He has
left a widow and four small children
to mourn his loss. His widow and
family would have returned with rs
to their friends in Iowa, had not her
delicate situation made it imprudcnt
for her to travel without being ac-
companiod by some of her female
friends. 1t is her intention, howcv-
or, to return to the States whenever
circumstances will permit. The
Pawnces have also committed sew
eral daring robbclies this spring.
A war party fell in with Mcssrs.
Sabillc and Bissonctte, who were
accompanied by three men in their
employ, on trading expedition from
st. Louis to Laramie, whom they
robbed Of a considerable amount of
goods, and would, no doubt, have
taken all they had, had they not been
deferred by being told that a large
party Of Americans were close be-
hind them, and that they would kill
the whole of them. We think it is
high time the attention of the Gov
ernmcnt was called to the matter,
and that they should use some other
measures with the Indians than ma
king them presents, and smoking
with them the pipe of peace.
"The company finally procured
the greater part of their cattle.
There were, however, four families
who lost their live stock, and were
unable to procure sufficient num-
Der TO ensure them provisions on the
route; they, consequently, were
compelled to return to the States.
Our party accompanied them thro'
the Pawnce country, and they are
now, in all probability, within three
days travel of the State line"