Burlington tri-weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1852-1855, 1854-12-05
From the Macoup,n lH..) statcsman)
A DtSTING is IL e d IRA n q z Il

We were visited few days ago by man by the
vi scph Barney, who says hat No * IN search
Of son, VINO. he supp'es, ves somewhere near A /
ton. nc made hts escape ON the i5til of last May
from the Flat Head inl.ans, near the head of the
Fiat Head river, Ia O.e,on. lie states that he has
bee.l wth this uibc VI Indians Is years. W. listen
ed Ior some l.ngth Vt time To has history many or
tl,us of which arc iTay thrilling lie was taken
prisoner IN 1855 the Upper Ms vu,i river wh,ie
IN the employ Of Fur Company. He l. native VI
France, aui SPEAKS English tut poorly; bur We g,e
what he communicated ~ Us Us nearly as pvssib
lie WAS III company VITA man by IA; name of Johi
Robertson, both of whom were captured They at
tempt. u H. defcnd themselves, aud suited two adj
aus, ons ia ~ were Oy.rpowesed: There beng twenty
i've inaians to .canteud with. lucy secured
hand and foot aud placed ponies. and started to
ta; north westward, and tsaveted five weeks when
they came to the hunting ground Ut the trie. where
they were given up Ia the chIef, VINO shook hand,
with them and IN ,nfested much joy of their capt,
lacy We { uuDoaal and confined IN IA nut, whee
they were fed bat rot allowed escape. The chief
OF cred ID IN his two daughters. il they woad mary
and rtmain with the tribe. Finding escape utterly
impossible TO- the time being, the te acceI.
ed, and the inarliage took p'acc Tie fruits Of his
marriage wert two children, both If whom still
living, dan,li er sixteen yea did md a four
teen. b'tn OF whom he left with the tribe. Two
years ago X bat on at clnp.ed to escape, but wa
taken, AMI scapel and buried alive, leaving three
children with the tribe. Seven years aga Barney at
tempted to escape but vas rec,pturcd, and would
have been put todeah but for tae interp,siton If
his wf., wa was the diu, Her Of the chief. During
the time Of his captivity, Barney states that he wa
engaged VITA his tribe in three bar ties, two with the
Black Feetaua One with tribe the name al which
We d. not know, If which he says " Black
Feet were killed.
The most Of the time of his captivity he live on
the hea.l Vt the Columbia river, and at times fa
up as the head Ut the Fiat cad river. DURING thus
eighteen Years he saw neither SALT bread ,t,to,s,
c'f,e, lea anything II the KIM; living upon the
meat If IN ose, d. ell, skunk, rattle saakes. trkie
prairie hchs. etc Atthe ti,ne H. IN ID hts escape
was near Like Superior, about sixty mnes FIR m he
trading post Of the Amer Fur ttmaany. The
chief lh3 Father n-awJ VISA az, anu.n. the 18th
of May left, and while he gone, Ia L.
cd IN mako nil the llria,is DEAD DRUNK with he
whisky which had JUST betn rceivct giving ID
half pint T., each Indian. After tn v were all
asleep. he took his bow and arrow, ton, ,lawk pc,
two aud half pounds tbacco, flint and steel and
about two pounds meat. being ali til re in the
hut. lie started and Travelled all night having hi.
dog ainrg; tie next mornng he killed his dog, pre-
vent his fe'utnns 10 give clue to his trace. About
eleven o'clock the same day, when b,ut thirty five
miles out, he osegh uled by ht~ f,t-c,-in law !
(he chief's) dog which he killed with his bow aud
arrow. and carried the away fr.n the path.
and then concealed him elf in the bush; white hc wa
thus concerted the chief passed him he rassel the
chief muttcre TO himself. in his iangoasc,..I will
pass this mountain. and the foot Of It will take
the left hand Overhelring this. Barney araslesI
himself Of this information; foil wing the chief ia
the foot Of the pnniain; h found, sure en~ugh that
he hai taken the # baud r ad. which he certain
cd BY The tracks # his pony lie con inned his jour
ney 70 the east ustl aout hours fore day brca
on the next ,rning when b. down. fatigued and
hungry; after daylight lac killed ratt esnake eight
iset, 'ur nches 10 length, which he roasted and eat
for his breakfast. NM
H. kent on IN tie same direction, when about 5 o..
clock he was over h,u'ed by his father ip-aw's d &
Which he kil'eI INN ,diascly and passed on. On The
nett day, about oc ck lie rhau:ed by anoth.
er log elonging to the tribe, which be dispatched in
the .am msnncr IA the Others; after which he pro-
ceeded wifht ut any Notwithstanding four days
without daring to build Ere. only in the day time
lie was seven weeks travelling before he to any
trbcof Ind ms during which time he had spent ono
week IN despair. not travelling expecting ever tt
reach hahitatt of whites. Al the eodnf the above
time be came to a tribe which he calis the Toma-
hawks He was indy treated by them. For fea,
otbsng taken again, he assured them that he belong
3 the FlaH and was in search Of two crazy
Indians who had made their escape. ~
After asking some questions in English concerning
thescraxy Inians he departed. and after niue miles
travel came to the Miss uri river. He made raf
OF logs and crossed over. Travelling due acst he con
timed hs iournss nine weeks before he arrived a
white Lake. in Minnesota. DARING all ct which TIM
he sad snbsised upon game. which he killed with hi
DOW and arrow. He renamed there three days ane
sold his aecoltrements Tor clothing. and then made
HE way for this State. He arrived hire to-day.
Barney il man Of considerable intelligence. ant
seems to have vivid recollection Of nearly al; tina
passed during his captivity. fIc says that II IL NJ
intention To employ To write ont and pub'isl
amnnte history 1t the hard .hips he had to endure
I've seems familiar with Indnn life. and gives man.
OF tt,ir sgns for determining cmr.ss. cures fr dis
eases, IL. Tie would like 10 see his children again
but would rather focso the pleasure than to cn bsr
ana remain with the tribe. Tie was married soon nj
Ter be b, this cuntrv and lived in Otscgo cum
y. y. T.. where his wife died; after which he wn
employed by the Fur COMPANY. lie Is 81 years old
but stii seems active and hsfdy. lie describes u
country where he has been being the handsomcst
ever iaw.l Luly, b. hos ssscen the elephant" and
hs ey Il eset, b can tell more At trials and TIL