Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1851-12-04
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the particulars oil an attack upon
and destruction Of party OF whites
bv the Port Oxford Indians, In that
Territory as furnished by Mr.. Vault.
one of the two who escaped. A
party Of ten were exploring the
country for the purpose Of locating
a road from Port Oxford to the up
per Rogue river country, and had
procured Indian canoes for the pur-
pose OF being transported down the
CoquilIe river. They found the Indi-
ans towards its mouth so hostile that
il would be necessary to be on the
guard, and Mr.. V. writes:
We were now in sight of the place
where we intended to leave the ca
noes, at the same time passing sever
al Indian lodges on the right bank,
where vast numbers Of the naked
Indians were promenading the bank.
One of our party, whose name | will
not here insert, insisted most strenu-
ously that we land on the northern
bank, at the largest Indian lodge we
had seen, and there get our break
fast. To this Mr.. Brush and myself
demonstrated. We however drew
in so near the bank, that the Indians
conld reach the side oi the canoe
With their hands, while in their ca
noes lying along the shore. They
Immediately grabbed our canoe, and
refused to let US push of. On one
occasion we succeeded in pushing of
six or eight feet, but they jumped in
and pulled our canoe to the shore
and commenced boarding US, and
seizing hold Of our arms.
We made one instantaneous rush
for the shore. | think Mr.. Brush
fired one pistol, the only one | recol
llect Of hearing. In less than fifteen
seconds we were completely disarm
ed, as there we've ten Indians 10 ont
white. man in the rencontre, and no
less than from a hundred TO two hun
dred and fifty standing round. lr
drawing my six-shooter was knock
ed down. The first thing | remem
ber, | was some fifteen yards in tht
river, in swimming water. looked
round, and. saw UPON the shore th'
mos, awful state of confusion; it ap
peared to be the screams Of thou
sands, the SOUND OF blows, the groan
and shrieks Of the dying. At III,
same time l.noticed nv friend Brush
not far distant from me, in the wafer
and an Indian standing in a canoe
striking him on the head with a pad
die, causing the water 10 becom
bloody around him.
Ny attention was then directed +
a small canoe, with an Indian lad il
il, out a short distance frcm me.
swan to it; he helped me in it, pu
a paddle in my hand, pointed 10 tn
southern bank, and Immediately rar
! 10 the other end of the canoe. OI
looking round. | think | saw hin
helping my friend Brush TO get int
the canoe, and he Immediately jump
ed overheard. Upon landing, W
succeeded in getting to shore, thel
stripping ourselves Of our clothing
and crawling upon our bellies up Tn
bank, succeeded in escaping to th
thicket.
We then continued, in our nake'
condition, travelling south, througI
the worst of hammocks and dens
brrery chapperals during the day; a
night we approached the beach
travelled all night and about dayligh
J on Monday, reached Cape Blanco
; On Monday we were taken bv IN
Indians living near Cape Blancc
and treated with a great deal c
Kindness, kept alInight on Monda
night, with every accommodation
Z they were able to afford, and oI
Tuesday brought in to Port oxlor
in the situation you saw US. MI
Brush and myself are all Of the part,
OF Ten that remain 10 tell the melan
; choly fate Of our companions. Nj
Brush is severely wounded by hav
ing Several inches Of The scalp oi tn
top OF his head cut of.
PoMERoY SALr.-The Pomeroy Tel
egraph speaking Of the prospects Of tn
salt business in that town, states the fol
lowing facts:
"There are two wells-one of whic
supplies 80 gallons of water per minut
-the other about 40 gallons. Tn